Hi guys .. i got some really big problem here ... how to differentiate between the MIJ / MIC / MIK epiphone ... the MIC i know there is sticker or tag at behind , how bout MIJ or MIK ??? cuz recently want to buy Epiphone ... but there's nothing that stated which country it is made from .. thnx and anything i should take notice when buying this epiphone ???
Differentiate, EPiphone MIJ/MIK/MIC
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turtlemuscle
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MIJ epi's are not necessarily Elitist. there are also the post orville lot.
So there is 2 types.
the post orville lot has the same headstock design as gibson. you can see pictures courtesy of orangeguitar:
http://www.orangeguitar.com/forsale/orvilleforsale.htm
elitist have the "elitist" stamp at the back of the headstock.
so both the MIJ type of LP are the easiest to identify from the MIK and MIC.
So there is 2 types.
the post orville lot has the same headstock design as gibson. you can see pictures courtesy of orangeguitar:
http://www.orangeguitar.com/forsale/orvilleforsale.htm
elitist have the "elitist" stamp at the back of the headstock.
so both the MIJ type of LP are the easiest to identify from the MIK and MIC.
rimuel
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lifele55
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Kudos. Do a check for the serial of the Epi you wanna get against this site. Will tell you the manufacture date/place/ and even the number your guitar was in line.
Or if you wanna buy on the spot and wanna know if its a MIK/MIC, the first letters of the serial give a veeeery good answer..
An "I" at the beginning means manufactured by Sae In (Korea); "U" means by Unsung (Korea); "P" means Peerless (Korea); "S" means Samick (Korea);
"R" have allegedly been manufactured in the Aria plant;
DW = DeaWon (China); EA = Gibson/QingDao (China); EE = Gibson/QingDao (China); MC = Muse (China); SJ = SaeJung (China); BW = China
"B" (found on some Korina G-400 is Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic);
SI = Samick Indonesia
F = Fujigen (Japan)
Courtesy:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epiphone
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