Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-01-2008, 09:54 PM

I own 2 Gibson LP Studio that I like very much, but last week I went to a friend´s store and bought an excelent used Epi LP Standart with Gibson Classic 57 pickups, Gibson Vintage Deluxe Tunners, and all parts and eletronics changed to better ones. In my opinion it is an exelent guitar very well constructed as my other LPs and sounds great as good as my Gibsons. I´m really in love with it but I don´t know how to date an Epi. Could anybody help me? It looks like an old model. The serial is
U01060836. Thanks a lot.

diceman · 12-01-2008, 09:58 PM

Guitar Info
Your guitar was made at the
Unsung Plant, Korea
June 2001
Production Number: 0836

Un Sung Musical Instrument Co.

Un Sung Musical Instrument Co., Ltd. was established in 1987, Inchon, Korea. They have productive capability 50,000 of Electric Guitars and basses a year. Not only do they produce guitars for several well known brands by OEM but also have their own line 'Silver Star'.

The Guitar Dater Project - Epiphone Serial Number Decoder

djwilbanks · 12-01-2008, 09:58 PM

June of 2001 I believe. looks good.

diceman · 12-01-2008, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

June of 2001 I believe. looks good.

HAH! I beat you by a millisecond!

Anyways, the Guitar Dater site is your friend. DJ is just smart enough to understand the format - I cheat every time!

I used to live in Korea (stationed there w/ the Army) and purchased several guitars made by Unsung (an Epi, a ESP, a Jay Turser...) They turned out some pretty good stuff.

djwilbanks · 12-01-2008, 10:00 PM

'lo, dice.

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-01-2008, 10:07 PM

Thanks to everybody!

Gunner · 12-01-2008, 10:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauro Pavanelli

I´m really in love with it but I don´t know how to date an Epi. Could anybody help me?

I'd start off by asking it to go out for a cup of coffee. After that, if things went well, progress to a movie or a light dinner. Before you know it, you're both hitting it off really well.

djwilbanks · 12-01-2008, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Younggun

I'd start off by asking it to go out for a cup of coffee. After that, if things went well, progress to a movie or a light dinner. Before you know it, you're both hitting it off really well.

Zing!

Gunner · 12-01-2008, 11:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

Zing!

I couldn't resist!

QuantumShinobi · 12-01-2008, 11:21 PM

The mystery is over here, but I'm gonna pop in for two things:

first: ZING! Nice one

second: That is a very nice finish!

VastHorizon · 12-01-2008, 11:21 PM

Hey Young! Maybe I should practice on one of my guitars too.

djwilbanks · 12-01-2008, 11:22 PM

BTW, what the crap kind of stop-tail is that?

dennistruckdriver · 12-01-2008, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

BTW, what the crap kind of stop-tail is that?

It's a fine tuner. It works like a Floyd Rose fine tuner. You can get very precise tuning with it.

djwilbanks · 12-01-2008, 11:26 PM

ah... okay. I don't bother with this.... "tuning."

I just whack at the strings with a quarter until something that sounds like Nirvana comes out of the amp.

VastHorizon · 12-01-2008, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

It's a fine tuner. It works like a Floyd Rose fine tuner. You can get very precise tuning with it.

Wow.

dennistruckdriver · 12-01-2008, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

ah... okay. I don't bother with this.... "tuning."

I just whack at the strings with a quarter until something that sounds like Nirvana comes out of the amp.

I bet.

QuantumShinobi · 12-01-2008, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

ah... okay. I don't bother with this.... "tuning."

I just whack at the strings with a quarter until something that sounds like Nirvana comes out of the amp.

Little known fact: that's actually how Nirvana got started

matthornet · 12-02-2008, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by diceman

HAH! I beat you by a millisecond!

Anyways, the Guitar Dater site is your friend. DJ is just smart enough to understand the format - I cheat every time!

I used to live in Korea (stationed there w/ the Army) and purchased several guitars made by Unsung (an Epi, a ESP, a Jay Turser...) They turned out some pretty good stuff.

Nice kimchi eh?
Zing! you guys crack me out..

djwilbanks · 12-02-2008, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by QuantumShinobi

Little known fact: that's actually how Nirvana got started

Its true! A bottle of pills, some grape soda, and a guitar in "open tuning"

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-02-2008, 10:52 AM

....

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-02-2008, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Younggun

I'd start off by asking it to go out for a cup of coffee. After that, if things went well, progress to a movie or a light dinner. Before you know it, you're both hitting it off really well.

I take her to a Rock Show yesterday now I´m making her scream with pleasure.

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-02-2008, 11:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

BTW, what the crap kind of stop-tail is that?

Well, its not a crap (like some telecasters tails). Its a Gibson tail with fine tunner. Some 335 models use it. You could be sure that you can get precise tunning with it, and the tension/sustain becomes better, like using the strings with topwrap.

djwilbanks · 12-02-2008, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauro Pavanelli

Well, its not a crap (like some telecasters tails). Its a Gibson tail with fine tunner. Some 335 models use it. You could be sure that you can get precise tunning with it, and the tension/sustain becomes better, like using the strings with topwrap.

Like some Telecasters?

And I didn't mean it was crap, I meant, "what kind of tailpiece is it?"

I just used vernacular.

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-02-2008, 11:50 AM

Oh I´m sorry! I misundertood your comment. By the way, I was just talking about teles that use 2 strings saddles that is so hard to intonate. I got a Fender Telecaster that is one of my best guitars, I like it a lot. In my opinion it is the better guitar from Fender, but it needs individual saddles for a nice tunning.

Please forgive me bud.

djwilbanks · 12-02-2008, 12:48 PM

Oh, no problem

My tele has three saddles, so I can intonate no problem. I just like the vintage look.

overdriver · 12-02-2008, 01:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djwilbanks

Oh, no problem

My tele has three saddles, so I can intonate no problem. I just like the vintage look.

Thats what he meant 2 strings per saddle. Some tele never intonate with the three barrrel depends on the action and guitar in ?

A person can buy three piece compensated saddles.

djwilbanks · 12-02-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdriver

Thats what he meant 2 strings per saddle. Some tele never intonate with the three barrrel depends on the action and guitar in ?

A person can buy three piece compensated saddles.

ah, well whatever.

the one on my telecrapper intonated fine, but its just like some people can never get their guitars to stay in tune regardless of what is done to help the situation.

I thought he meant like two adjustment screws.

Oh well, I've only seen one or two of those and those were on eBay.

overdriver · 12-02-2008, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauro Pavanelli

Oh I´m sorry! I misundertood your comment. By the way, I was just talking about teles that use 2 strings saddles that is so hard to intonate. I got a Fender Telecaster that is one of my best guitars, I like it a lot. In my opinion it is the better guitar from Fender, but it needs individual saddles for a nice tunning.

Please forgive me bud.

or compensated three saddles www.callahamguitars.com sells nice ones, as do others Gotoh , Glendale etc.

Mauro Pavanelli · 12-02-2008, 02:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by overdriver

or compensated three saddles Callaham Vintage Guitars and Parts (Home) sells nice ones, as do others Gotoh , Glendale etc.

Nice! I´m always learning something new here! Not only about guitar but about English too, ehehhe.

Gunner · 12-02-2008, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mauro Pavanelli

I take her to a Rock Show yesterday now I´m making her scream with pleasure.

You're a good sport! I like that!

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Mauro Pavanelli Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart I own 2 Gibson LP Studio that I like very much, but last week I went to a friend´s store and bought an excelent used Epi LP Standart with Gibson Classic 57 pickups, Gibson Vintage Deluxe Tunners, and all parts and eletronics changed to better ones. In my opinion it is an exelent guitar very well constructed as my other LPs and sounds great as good as my Gibsons. I´m really in love with it but I don´t know how to date an Epi. Could anybody help me? It looks like an old model. The serial is U01060836. Thanks a lot. __________________ __________________________________ Mauro Pavanelli http://www.myspace.com/mpavanelli

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QuantumShinobi Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: College Park, MD Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart The mystery is over here, but I'm gonna pop in for two things: first: ZING! Nice one second: That is a very nice finish! __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------- Tobacco Burst Quilt Top 1997(?) Les Paul (Model?) Transparent Blue 2007 Epiphone Les Paul Standard+ Wine Red 2005 Line 6 Variax 500 Black 1998 Fender MIM Stratocaster

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djwilbanks V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 16,140 Thanks: 125 Thanked 207 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart ah... okay. I don't bother with this.... "tuning." I just whack at the strings with a quarter until something that sounds like Nirvana comes out of the amp. __________________ º\|\|\|\|\|º

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Mauro Pavanelli Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart .... __________________ __________________________________ Mauro Pavanelli http://www.myspace.com/mpavanelli Last edited by Mauro Pavanelli; 12-02-2008 at 11:29 AM.

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Mauro Pavanelli Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Rio de Janeiro - Brazil Posts: 217 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart Oh I´m sorry! I misundertood your comment. By the way, I was just talking about teles that use 2 strings saddles that is so hard to intonate. I got a Fender Telecaster that is one of my best guitars, I like it a lot. In my opinion it is the better guitar from Fender, but it needs individual saddles for a nice tunning. Please forgive me bud. __________________ __________________________________ Mauro Pavanelli http://www.myspace.com/mpavanelli

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djwilbanks V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Arkham Asylum Posts: 16,140 Thanks: 125 Thanked 207 Times in 38 Posts	Re: Help Dating my Epiphone Les Paul Standart Oh, no problem My tele has three saddles, so I can intonate no problem. I just like the vintage look. __________________ º\|\|\|\|\|º

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