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How can I date/ID my instrument by serial number? Gibson and Epiphone guitar serialization (both vintage and new) can be found at: www.bluebookinc.com - there is no charge for this service. Identifying a particular model/variation can be difficult, please send the following information to assist us in identifying and/or dating your instrument quickly and accurately- - A complete description including the serial number and any other information written on or inside of the instrument. - Any information relating to the known history of the information (such as when and where purchased, any known repairs or modifications made)- Photos of the instrument (please limit to 2MB total size - emails larger than 2MB will not reach us) - full front, full back, as well as close ups of the front and back of the headstock, also of any inside labels that the instrument may have.
EpiphoneMost regular production models since ca. 1993. Many '80s and early '90s serial numbers may follow a similar scheme, but may not include a factory ID code.FYYMMRRRRF= Factory code (this can be 2 letters as well)YY= year of manufacture (this can also be just 1 digit for '90s models)MM= month of manufactureR= ranking number (may be more or less digits, not necessarily indicative of total units produced)Example - S02021234 was issued in Feb. 2002.Another code used on some current Epiphone modelsFYYMRRRRF= Factory codeYY=Year of manufactureM= This will be a letter code corresponding to the month (A=January, B=February, etc...)RRRR= ranking numberExample - R03D0263 was issued in April 2003.Epiphone Elite/Elitist modelsFYSSSSF= Factory Code (this code will be an "F" or "T")Y= Year of manufacture (2 = 2002, 3 = 2003, etc.)SSSS= Sequential Serial NumberExample - T41234 is a 2004 Elitist model.