differentiating MIK and MIC epiphone stuff

[bassist_k]

any idea how to :?: :?: :?:

 

[RazrAsh]

usually the mic ones have the lil gold sticker saying MIC.

 

[bassist_k]

any other way that you can tell its a mic or mik? cos stickers might have dropped off and stuff.

 

[Everdying]

obviously would be the serial number.
the letter in front of it tells which factory it came from.

 

[relinquish69]

in some cases that I've heard, some people stick MIK stickers on MIC Epiphones and pass them off as MIK Epiphones. why? cos MIK is more favourable than MIC for obvious reasons . therefore, serial number plays a very important part in differentiating them.

 

[bassist_k]

oh, thanks guys! so how do i go about with the alphabet thing? which alphabet stands for mik and which for mic?

 

[Everdying]

basically anything with more than 1 letter is made in either china or indonesia.

 

[df]

usually the mic ones have the lil gold sticker saying MIC.

Noooooo....they gave me white...damn...I'm gonna sue them! I want gold!

 

[Everdying]

i'm sure the gold sticker MIC are more collectible than the white sticker MIC

 

[bassist_k]

lol, so if i want a mik, all ive gotta see is theres 1 alphabet?

 

[lifele55]

Google is your friend. http://www.guitardaterproject.org/epiphone.aspx

This site is to check the serial of your Epi's. Before you buy just check the serial with that site to determine its origin. A serial beginning with EE is MIC for sure and I is MIK. There's more alphabets than just this 2 and imade in indo epi is just starting to appear although I haven't seen any here.

 

[Everdying]

there are epiphones with 1 letter serials thats made in japan or czechoslovakia, but those you'll be able to tell apart pretty easily

common korean serials found are I and U, with S not far behind.

 

[bin4christ]

i once got an epi les paul without the "made in ..." sticker too. i typed the serial number at guitardaterproject and it said "made in korea/china" -.-'

 

[nickyseow]

Google is your friend

And a resounding AMEN to that bro!

 

[tany]

because of korean drama craze, MIK epiphones are in higher demand! :lol:

 

[bassist_k]

lol. just asking, anyidea how g77 brings in new mik stock when its all mic now. i called them last week to ask about the lp custom, the person told me 2 months more coming, mik. i didnt question more.

 

[bin4christ]

wow clement u getting epi lp custom? cool. how many axes u have now? heard u got a semi-hollow-bodies bass?

 

[bassist_k]

lol i asking only la! u r?

 

[Reth]

Exactly, how can they bring in new MIK stock when production has already been moved to China? 8O

 

[phoenix]

The epi dots at g77 got no serial numbers or epi guarantee stickers leh, are they real or fakes?