Model Number Decoding
Letters preceding model number:
- A - Acoustic Archtop (Vintage)
- AJ - Advanced Jumbo
- B - Upright Bass (Vintage)
- BG - Blugrass Series Mandolins
- BV - Bass Violin (Vintage)
- C - Classical
- DR - Dreadnought
- E - Electric Archtop (Vintage)
- EA - Electric Archtop (1970's)
- EB - Electric Bass
- EB - Epiphone Banjo (1960's - 1970's)
- EC - Epiphone Classical
- EF - Epiphone Fingerstyle (Masterbilt)
- EJ - Epiphone Jumbo
- EM (acoustic) - Epiphone Montana
- EM (bluegrass) - Epiphone mandolin
- EM (electric) - Epiphone Mark
- EN - Epiphone Nylon (Classical)
- EO - Epiphone Orville
- ET - Epiphone ? Solid Body (1970's)
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- FT - Flattop
- G - (Guitar) SG Body
- J - Jumbo
- LP - Les Paul
- MA - Mandolin Acoustic (vintage)
- MB - "Masterbuilt" Banjo
- ME - Mandolin Electric(vintage)
- MM - "Masterbuilt" Mandolin
- NO or NV - Nova Series (1970's)
- NV - Nouveau Acoutic (1990's)
- PR - Presentation
- S - (S-Body) "Strat" style Body
- SB - Solid Body
- SC - Scroll
- SG - Solid Guitar
- SJ - Super Jumbo
- SJ - Southern Jumbo (Montana Series)
- T - (T-Body) "Tele" style Body
- TB - Tenor or Travel Banjo
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"Epi" Series
- A - (Acoustic) Folk Body
- B - Banjo
- C - Classical
- D - Dreadnought
- EC - Epiphone Classical
- ED - Epiphone Dreadnought
- ES - Electric Solid Body
- ES - Electric Spanish (Archtop)
Amplifiers:
- AR - Acoustic Regent
- EA - Epiphone Amplifier
- EP - Epiphone Standard Series
- AMP - Amplifier
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Letters Following model number:
Instruments:
- C - Cutaway
- D - (Double) 2 Pickups
- E - Electric
- L or LH - Left Handed
- T - Thinline
- T - Tenor
- V - Vibrato
- MV - Maestro Vibrato
Bass Guitars: (1960's)
- S - Single Pickup
- D or DL - (Deluxe/Double) 2 Pickups
- F - Fuzz Tone Effect
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Acoustic Guitars: (Modern)
- A - Ash Body
- A - Non-electric (Masterbilt models only)
- AE - Acoustic/Electric
- S - Solid Top
- C - Cutaway
- C - Cedar Top (non-cutaway
- CC - Cedar Top Cutaway
- E - Electric
- M - Mahogany Body
- R or RW - Rosewood Body
- P - Maple Body
- BL - Maple Body
- SM - Solid Mahogany Body
- SR - Solid Rosewood Body
- SO - Solid Ovankol Body
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Amplifiers:
- B - Bass Amplifier
- C - Chorus
- H - Head Unit
- L - Jim Lansing Speaker
- P - Professional
- R - Reverb
- S - Slim Line
- SC - Stereo Chorus
- T - Tremolo
- V - Vibrato
Hardware:
- BB - Black Bennder
- BH - Black Hardware
- CH - Chrome Hardware
- CT - Chrome Tremolo
- FR - Lic. Floyd Rose Tremolo
- GH - Gold Hardware
- KT - Non-Locking FR Tremolo
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Modern Color Codes:
Note: The "S" suffix at the end of a three-letter color code typically denotes a satin finish'
Example: AQ = Aqua Blue - AQS = Aqua Blue Satin
Satin finish suffixes are not listed on the page.
Vintage Color Codes:
- 1 - Blonde Finish (Pre-Gibson)
- 2 - Shaded Finish (Pre-Gibson)
- B - Blonde Finish
- N - Natural Finish
- S - Shaded Finish
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