![]() 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).Samick began production of Squiers in 1989. You can determine if your Squier was made by Samick was through its serial number that began with an “S” or “S9” followed by six digits. The first Squier guitars to emerge from Korea started as early as 1986. ![]() ![]() The Squier brand was developed in 1982 and early on all production was based in Japan. If you want to know the production year of your Samick guitar,you can decipher it with the serial number decoder. The serial number is stamped or as a sticker on the back of the headstock, the neck plate or on (semi) acoustic guitars on the bottom of the sound box. Does anyone know how to decipher the serial number on Samick acoustics to figure out when your guitar was manufactured? This info would be good to know and I am hoping someone on the forum has figured this out and is willing to share the info. The Samick website does not have an email contact so that option is out. Dealer of vintage guitars, basses, mandolins, and violins. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. ![]() 3.5) The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formats from 25 factories. Learn how to read Korean Fender serial numbers and tell how old your Fender guitar is. ![]()
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