Note: There may be no factory designator for some 1993 and earlier models. Pre-1994 productions also frequently omit the factory letter codes and appeared as all digits, e.g. Note: Models from 2008 and onwards omit the factory ID letter prefix. For Japanese and refurbished models, which are special cases, see bottom.Įxample: 08121520333 = 2008 / December / factory 15 / unit 20333 There are basically four distinct formats, also called identifiers, in which order serial numbers occur on Epiphone instruments. This is a guide to help you identify your guitar's place and year of manufacture by the instrument's serial number alone, based on the information given on the unofficial Epiphone wiki here, which mostly seems down nowadays.
