NOTE – Gibson USA goes to a 9 digit serial number in early July 2005.. This newest serial number system used by Epiphone is not yet completely deciphered. To understand the significance of the Epiphone serial number, we first need to look at how their company history intertwines with that of Gibson. This website possesses NO DATABASE of guitars made by manufactures, (Ver. Copyright © 2020 The Guitar Dater Project | All rights reserved. However, many serial numbers were duplicated during this period, making the exact production year difficult to trace. The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formats from 25 factories. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. The Guitardater Project cannot verify the authenticity of ANY Guitar, Serial numbers from 70' and 80's era Epiphone guitars made in Japan are not supported. from 25 factories. from 70' and 80's era Epiphone guitars made in Japan are not supported. It is certain that the models with a 6 digit serial number starting with 0 were produced in 1967. The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formats The first 5 numbers remain the same, the last 3 numbers will remain the same. From 1961 to early 1970, Epiphone used 6-digit serial numbers in the Gibson serial number line. This serial number system doesn't exactly tell the year - and doesn't tell the month at all. NOTE - Gibson USA goes to a 9 digit serial number in early July 2005.. The reason Epiphone Elite/Elitist models FYSSSS F= Factory Code (this code will be an "F" or "T") Y= Year of manufacture (2 = 2002, 3 = 2003, etc.) 3.5) this site is simply meant as a tool to satisfy the curiosity of guitar enthusiasts. The sixth number is now a batch number- batch 0 starts at the beginning of the day, and once we stamp 699, the batch number will change to 1. Beginning with F300000in late 2009 use… Epiphone started as a family business in 1873 as a luxury banjo manufacturer. It follows that potential scammers can use this knowledge to try to trick unsuspecting buyers. The sixth number is now a batch number- batch 0 starts at the beginning of the day, and once we stamp 699, the batch number will change to 1. The reason for this is that there is no reliable documentation from this time period. SSSS= Sequential Serial Number Example - T41234 is a 2004 Elitist model. RRRR= ranking number Example - R03D0263 was issued in April 2003. 1. If you have any doubts as to a guitars’ authenticity please contact the guitar manufacturer before your purchase. instead simple serial code patterns that are available on this site and in the wider guitar community are used. This Module has been updated to work with the newer serial number formats. Serial numbers The first 5 numbers remain the same, the last 3 numbers will remain the same. 'F' doesn't refer to 'Fine, Korea' - nor to 'Fuji-gen, Japan' - New "F" models are made in China. for this is that there is no reliable documentation from this time period.