Unknown Model - Anyone help?

km87505 · 05-02-2012, 11:13 AM

Hi, I just purchased this guitar used and I still can't figure out the model. It's got Gibson on the truss cover, an Epiphone inlay, it's serial number says it was made in Korea in 2000. It does not have a Les Paul signature although it looks like a Les Paul. The serial number is on a plate not stamped. Anyone know how to figure this out? Thanks!

leocuellar · 05-02-2012, 11:52 AM

Looks like a LP 100 or something like that.

SJM · 05-02-2012, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leocuellar

Looks like a LP 100 or something like that.

+1, you can start here and probably figure it out with this info:

Les Paul Numbered Models - The Unofficial Epiphone Wiki

km87505 · 05-02-2012, 12:04 PM

Yah it does, but there are a few other models it looks like. Weird thing is it doesn't have the LP signature. I'm mostly just worried I bought a fake. Thanks for the reply.

MyLeftyPaul · 05-02-2012, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by leocuellar

Looks like a LP 100 or something like that.

+1, LP 100 sans the pick guard.

RTH · 05-02-2012, 02:52 PM

Its common for a lot of the LP100s to not have the Les Paul sig on the headstock. Completely normal. You can see examples of this on the wiki.

km87505 · 05-02-2012, 03:06 PM

OK, I think I'm convinced. Now I'm just mad because I paid too much. Granted the thing is in very good used condition and came with a hard case, but I paid $250, which is what Amazon is selling this for new.

Hack · 05-02-2012, 03:42 PM

Does it have a bolt-on neck?

joe19680 · 05-02-2012, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by km87505

OK, I think I'm convinced. Now I'm just mad because I paid too much. Granted the thing is in very good used condition and came with a hard case, but I paid $250, which is what Amazon is selling this for new.

Does the one on Amazon come with the case? Might not have been a great deal but still a deal if you want to look at it that way.

MyLeftyPaul · 05-02-2012, 05:20 PM

Well, I got mine new at AUD 450 (AUD 50 higher coz it's a lefty

)! No case nor gig bag even (yup, that's how hard it is down here).

Not that bad actually, just really need to change the nut and put in some Grover heads (tuning was pretty bad before that, especially the G, plus I need to re-string in that manner so nut change is a must

). Oiling the frets makes wonders too!

LeftyF2003 · 05-02-2012, 05:26 PM

Considering it came with a hardshell case you didn't do too badly.

p700 · 05-02-2012, 05:50 PM

myLeftyPaul

That is one of the prettiest paint jobs on a LP100 that I have ever seen. I saw a new Honeyburst a few weeks ago and lost my mind. Mine, made in 2009 is not so hot. Barely any wood shows through the yellow of the burst and the back is solid red. 2009 was not a good year aesthetically. But, I put stellar PUPs and pots in it and the neck is perfect. I also have a set of grover tuners I am putting on too, so I'll keep her. I love to play it, in the dark

p700 · 05-03-2012, 12:36 PM

Thought this was interesting for us LP100 guys. I plucked this from a book called Engineerin the Guitar: Theory and Practice by Richard Mark French.

"The method of connecting the neck to the body can affect sustain (the rate at which volume decreases). Conventional wisdom holds that the neck through body gives the longest sustain and the bolt-on neck gives the shortest. However, experiments by R.M. Mottola [56] suggest that a bolt-on neck offers the longest sustain of the three attachment methods. These results are interesting, but should be corroborated before being accepted as being generally applicable."

The Mottola reference #56 is an article in American Lutherie, volume 91 published in 2008 titled "Sustain and Electric Guitar Neck Type"

Interesting at least.

imazerk · 05-10-2012, 04:04 AM

i think its an lp-100 but not sure though

05-02-2012, 11:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
leocuellar Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 216 Thanks: 5 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Looks like a LP 100 or something like that.

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km87505 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Yah it does, but there are a few other models it looks like. Weird thing is it doesn't have the LP signature. I'm mostly just worried I bought a fake. Thanks for the reply.

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RTH Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: The illusion of time and space Posts: 355 Thanks: 3 Thanked 17 Times in 1 Post	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Its common for a lot of the LP100s to not have the Les Paul sig on the headstock. Completely normal. You can see examples of this on the wiki. __________________ Unofficial Epiphone Guitars Wiki I've got an itchin' to rock, a hate for small talk. I'm funny that way.

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km87505 Junior Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? OK, I think I'm convinced. Now I'm just mad because I paid too much. Granted the thing is in very good used condition and came with a hard case, but I paid $250, which is what Amazon is selling this for new.

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05-02-2012, 05:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
MyLeftyPaul Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Somewhere in the Pacific Posts: 497 Thanks: 21 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Well, I got mine new at AUD 450 (AUD 50 higher coz it's a lefty )! No case nor gig bag even (yup, that's how hard it is down here). Not that bad actually, just really need to change the nut and put in some Grover heads (tuning was pretty bad before that, especially the G, plus I need to re-string in that manner so nut change is a must ). Oiling the frets makes wonders too! __________________ 2003 Gibson 1959 Les Paul Reissue (Gloss)\| 2010 Epiphone 1960 LP Standard \| 2011 Epiphone LP 100 2010 Takamine TAN16C

05-02-2012, 05:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
LeftyF2003 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: An island in the middle of a lake somewhere Posts: 3,058 Thanks: 9 Thanked 19 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Considering it came with a hardshell case you didn't do too badly.

05-02-2012, 05:50 PM	#12 (permalink)
p700 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 154 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? myLeftyPaul That is one of the prettiest paint jobs on a LP100 that I have ever seen. I saw a new Honeyburst a few weeks ago and lost my mind. Mine, made in 2009 is not so hot. Barely any wood shows through the yellow of the burst and the back is solid red. 2009 was not a good year aesthetically. But, I put stellar PUPs and pots in it and the neck is perfect. I also have a set of grover tuners I am putting on too, so I'll keep her. I love to play it, in the dark MyLeftyPaul likes this. __________________ Epiphone Les Paul 100 (2009) Epiphone Les Paul Custom (2002) Epiphone Les Paul E-series Nuclear Extreme (2001) Epiphone Emperor Swingster (2011) Douglas Tele-copy Surf City Spider Resonator A/E Ibanez M511S-BS Mandolin

05-03-2012, 12:36 PM	#13 (permalink)
p700 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 154 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? Thought this was interesting for us LP100 guys. I plucked this from a book called Engineerin the Guitar: Theory and Practice by Richard Mark French. "The method of connecting the neck to the body can affect sustain (the rate at which volume decreases). Conventional wisdom holds that the neck through body gives the longest sustain and the bolt-on neck gives the shortest. However, experiments by R.M. Mottola [56] suggest that a bolt-on neck offers the longest sustain of the three attachment methods. These results are interesting, but should be corroborated before being accepted as being generally applicable." The Mottola reference #56 is an article in American Lutherie, volume 91 published in 2008 titled "Sustain and Electric Guitar Neck Type" Interesting at least. __________________ Epiphone Les Paul 100 (2009) Epiphone Les Paul Custom (2002) Epiphone Les Paul E-series Nuclear Extreme (2001) Epiphone Emperor Swingster (2011) Douglas Tele-copy Surf City Spider Resonator A/E Ibanez M511S-BS Mandolin

05-10-2012, 04:04 AM	#14 (permalink)
imazerk Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Meerle, Belgium Posts: 113 Thanks: 4 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Unknown Model - Anyone help? i think its an lp-100 but not sure though

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