
- #Cort serial number serial numbers
- #Cort serial number serial number
- #Cort serial number code
11 = MIC sticker on a '08 Masterbuilt 500.The numbers appear as the 5th and sixth digits in the serial number. NOTE: The factories identified by these codes are based on patterns which forum members have observed. Seen on "Epi" brand guitars.įor some models starting in 2008, if serial begins with numbers.
#Cort serial number serial number
X - _ (China) - Early to mid 1990's serial number label - Verified by Epiphone Customer Service. WF - _?_ (China) found on an Accu Bass Junior from 2001. QG - Qingdao Gibson (China) - Interim designation used prior to "EA" & "EE". L - Leader Musical Instrument Co Ltd (Korea). JK - ? Korea or Indonesia - Found on a 1999 G-310 Junior. Possibly Jakarta, Indonesia - Found on a 1997 S-310
GP - _?_ (Korea) found on a BB King Lucille from 2001 (verified by Epiphone Customer Service).GR - Grand Reward (Farida, Guang Dong) China, Seen on some early Masterbilt acoustics.G/GG - Identified as early modern Masterbilt acoustics (Epiphone says they have no record of G serials).H - _ (China?) Found on a 1995 El Nino.FC - _?_ (China 2000's) Possibly "Global Fine Supply Ltd.".
F/FN - Fine Guitars (Korea) = non-Japanese models.F - Qingdao (China) = Les Paul Standard '59 / '60 / Tribute Models (See: F-Serial used on LP Std'59/'60 models and Tribute/Plus models).F - Fuji-gen (Japan) = Elite/Elitist models (See: Epiphone Japan Serial Numbers).EE - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Electric.ED - Dongbei (China) = Chinese Dongbei means North-east.EA - QingDao (China) = Epiphone Acoustic.B - Bohêmia Musico-Delicia (Czech Republic).
#Cort serial number serial numbers
YY = Double digit year of manufacture (2010-Current)Įxample: F21234 = Fuji-gen Japan / 2002 / unit 1234Įxample: T101234 = Terada Japan / 2010 / unit 1234įor Epiphone serial numbers that begin with a letter(s), this list identifies the factory & country where produced:. Y = Single digit year of manufacture (2002-2009). #Cort serial number code
F = Factory code (F = Fuji-gen, T = Terada). M = Letter code to corresponding month (A = January, B = February, etc.)Įxample: R01B0123 = Peerless Korea / 2001 / February / unit 0123. Y/YY = Year of manufacture (Single digit for some 1997 and earlier models). F/FF = Factory code (No factory designator for some 1993 and earlier models). NOTE: Pre 1994 productions also frequently omitted factory letter codes and appeared as all numbers. In 2008 models begin to appear without a factory i.d. 1.5.3 F-Serial used on LP Std'59/'60 models and Tribute/Plus models. Some early 90's examples held a serial number with the prefix M followed by 7 numerals, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood. There were also Korean Squier serials with no serial number prefix and 6 or 7 numbers and the first number is the year. "E1" with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991. "E1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Young Chang in 1987-88. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digits The first number following the serial number prefix is the year. S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. S/E: The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. KC and KV serial number prefixes are usually used on Crafted in Korea Squiers. "KV97" = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997. KC/KV: KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. "VN5" = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1995. "CN5" = made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in 1995. CN/VN: C = Cor-Tek (Cort), V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.