I just got an Epiphone DR-100 in a bait and switch last night. Didn't want to feel like i was wasting both our times so i got it anyway. I can learn how to work on guitars at least as it's missing a string and some frets are sticking up.From what i can tell this is a Japan (T) guitar from 2007 but:so i was confused as to which is right.Hey there. I can’t believe no one has responded to this post.
Anyway, your Epiphone acoustic appears to be one that was refurbished by MIRC in Franklin, TN. MIRC stands for Musical Instrument Repair Corporation, and they buy broken instruments from Epiphone, Fender, Gretsch, Samick, and other low-cost manufacturers, for pennies on the dollar. They fix them and then sell them at very discounted prices to dealers and/or anyone else that wants one.
You can Google them and find their company website, and their address in Franklin, TN. You can even go there personally and check out their showroom and buy one onsite, if you wanted to.What gives it away is the sticker that goes over the original Epiphone serial number. That white sticker where the original number was is the sticker that MIRC puts on all of their refurbished instruments. The manufacturers they buy from either remove or erase the original serial numbers, and then MIRC puts that sticker where the original serial number would have been.
Samick Bass Guitar Serial Numbers By Year
There are plenty of guitars all over the country (but especially in Tennessee) that have been refurbished by MIRC. The repairs can be anything from broken necks and headstock to simple minor finish repairs. And most of the time they do a very good job.
But the value of the instruments go way down from their original value.I hope this helps. But more importantly, I hope you didn’t trade an instrument that was worth much more than about $100.
Because that’s what this one would have sold for at MIRC.Best of luck. I just got an Epiphone DR-100. From what i can tell this is a Japan (T) guitar from 2007 but. So i was confused as to which is right.Yeah, sorry this never got answered. As far as I know, when there's a strip of tape over the original serial number, that means it's a refurbished guitar, which means there was some flaw in its production, big or small, that was identified at the factory, so the guitar was sold wholesale to a refurbishing company, usually MIRC, who looks it over and tries to fix whatever might need fixing.
Their s/n numbering system is completely different from Epiphone's, so that's why you're getting 'mixed signals.' So that guitar was made in China, but you're unlikely to be able to find out much more about it, other than that's a 'refurb.' Any help would be appreciated.The blue label inside my guitar says Epiphone. Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Made in Japan. There’s a sticker on the back where the neck meets the body that has 6 digits. 532xxx (x’s are illegible). There’s another stamp inside the guitar where the fingerboard hits the soundhole. That number says F3242. No mistake about that number.Any ideas or knowledge on this guitar?
Thank you!Unfortunately, the post that I reserved for Japanese serian numbers can no longer be edited which is why I never could finish the work. I refer you to the unofficial Epiphone wiki for further reference.
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