Try ing to find out what year my gibson gutiar was made

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Epiphone Guitar/Mandolin Serial Number Decoder - GuitarInsite

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Five digit serial numbers. Five digits with a space after the first digit and custom shop on the back of the headstock, applied from 1990 to 1999. The first ...
11: Qingdao
15: Qingdao (electric)
12: DeaWon or Unsung
23: Samick

How To Verify Authentic Gibson Serial Numbers - Epiphone

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The 1st digit indicates the year of manufacture for the 4 & 5 digit serial numbers, these were used from 1989-1999. The 1st and 2nd indicate the year of ...

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Epiphone Serial Number Decoder - The Guitar Dater Project

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The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formats from 25 factories. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported.
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Your best bet for identifing the guitastr is to call Gibson directly.
Gibson Customer Service

Epiphone dating can be a challange, but it appears to be from August 1995 or 2005. To get the best answer, contacct Epiphone (Gibson) customer service

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Thre serial doesn't seem to fit any of the common schemes. Please double check that it's correct, and see if there is a letter associated with it as well.
That said, the bolt on neck Epiphone Special instruments are made in China.

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Gibson Support Serial Number Search

Please post a picture of the guitar and number location. On some special edition guitars, Gibson used a more specific serial number.

Your guitar was made at the
Unsung Plant, Korea
December 1997
Production Number: 0594

Try the Epiphone site:http://home.provide.net/~cfh/epiphone.html or maybe here:http://www.fretnotguitarrepair.com/links_history.htm You might also look here:http://www.jedistar.com/jedistar_vintage_guitar_dating_gibson.htm I hope one of these helps.

Epiphone is a budget conscious gibson. And probably not made in the USA.
1957 - Gibson's parent company, CMI, buys Epiphone for $20,000, originally intending to harness its upright bass operation, but ultimately reviving the Epiphone name on guitars. A full line of newly designed acoustics and electrics is unveiled in 1958, and two years later Epiphone production moves into Gibson's factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1970 - In the face of foreign competition, Epiphone production is moved to Japan. Through the 1970s and early '80s, the Epiphone line has little continuity, although it maintains respect as a quality import brand.

1983 - Epiphone production is moved to Korea.

1986 - Henry Juszkiewicz, David Berryman and Gary Zebrowski acquire Epiphone and Gibson. The Epi line is soon expanded to include traditional models like the Sheraton, Emperor and Howard Roberts, along with Epi versions of Gibson classics like the Les Paul, Flying V and Explorer.


http://www.epiphone.com/history.asp

This is really a personal choice as long as the strings are made for an electric guitar there are hundreds of different kinds, it mostly has to do with the thickness of the strings and how the thinner the string the easier it is to manulipulate, you should go to a good music store and tell them what type of music you play and they will give you some choices.