identify epiphone les paul standard

[amptones]

hi fellow softies i have the above and the serial number is I02090300 and was wondering which country and year was it manufactured in. realli appreciate the help . cheers

 

[Liberator]

this is wat i got


Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Saein Plant, Korea/China
September 2002
Production Number: 0300


Saein Musical Instrument Co. Ltd
The Saein Musical Instrument Co. Ltd. is located in the Namdong Industrial Complex in Incheon, Korea. Saein was established in July 1st 1991 and has a monthly capacity of 4,500pcs. In Oct 1st 1992, Saien Began manufacturing guitars for Epiphone, who they now consider to be their main business. They also started producing their own line of guitars called Shine in 1997. In February, 2001, a new factory was opened in Gaomi City, China. This factory boasts a monthly capacity of 10,000pcs. Saein was presented the ‘The Best Quality Award of the Year’ by Gibson Epiphone USA in 1998 and 1999.

 

[amptones]

thanks liberator for the great info, however it says korea/china which means could be either way, any idea how i can get a definate answer to this query?

 

[Everdying]

it will be korea.
saein if not mistaken didnt start epiphone production in china til 2004 onwards.
even the epiphone qingdao plant was only established in oct 02.