S-Series

The S-Series was produced at the Samick factory in Korea starting in 1986 with the S-200 though S-900 and was ultimately discontinued in 2004. In 1999, the S-Series guitars were redesigned with the addition of an open-coil humbucker in the bridge position. The S-210 became the FAT-210 and the S-310 became the FAT-310. The FAT-210 was available in Player Packs until it was discontinued in 2004. From 1999 until 2004, the FAT-210 & FAT-310 were the only remaining S-Series guitars. Early S-Series guitars had "Epiphone By Gibson" inlaid on a Jackson-style. pointed headstock. These headstocks were later slightly rehaped at the edges and eventually changed to resemble an elongated Explorer-style "hockey stick" headstock. The "Epiphone By Gibson" inlay was dropped in 1989 and replaced with an "Epiphone" inlay. The headstock was changed yet again to the current Explorer-style and remained that way until 1996, when it was changed to the "Batwing" design. S-Series Headstocks: Matsumoku style Explorer headstock with vintage "Epiphone" script (Early 1986) 1st Generation narrow Jackson style with early "Epiphone By Gibson" logo (1986) 2nd Generation wide Jackson style with later "Epiphone By Gibson" logo (1986-1987) 1st Generation elongated Explorer style with "Epiphone By Gibson" logo (1988) 2nd Generation modern Explorer style with modern "Epiphone" logo (1989) Batwing style headstock with inlaid or printed "Epiphone" logo (1996-2004)

See Also:

• Epi-Series
• I-Series
• Pro-Series
• X-1000

Contents 1 Models 1.1 S-200 1.2 S-300 1.3 S-210 1.4 FAT-210 1.5 S-310 1.6 S-310 Custom 1.7 FAT-310 1.8 S-400 1.9 S-500 1.10 S-600 1.11 S-800 1.12 S-900

Models

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S-200

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Maple Bolt-on Neck
• Maple or Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• Epiphone by Gibson Inlay on Headstock
• Allen wrenches & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Matsumoku-style Explorer (1986)
• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)

Electronics:

• 2 Tech-II Series Humbucker Pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Black or White pickguard
• Black or White top-hat knobs
• Standard Vintage-style non-locking tremolo
• Optional Epiphone Bennder Vibrola with lock nut

Colors:

• Black (BK)
• Fiesta Red (FR)
• Pearl White (PW)

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S-300

• 1986-1995

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Maple Bolt-on Neck
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Matsumoku-style Explorer (1986)
• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)
• Modern Explorer style (1989-1995)

Headstock Inlay:

• Pearloid "Epiphone by Gibson" inlay on headstock (1986-1988)
• Pearloid "Epiphone" inlay on headstock (1989-1995)

Electronics:

• 3 Single Coil Pickups
• 3 Tech-II Series Single Coil Pickups (1986-1988)
• 3 Epiphone single coil pickups (1989-1995)
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware (1986-1988)
• Chrome Hardware (1989-1995)
• Black or White pickguard
• Black or White top-hat knobs
• Vintage or Bennder Tremolo with lock nut (1986-1988)
• 2-Point Fulcrum tremolo (1989-1995)

Player Pack:

• 1988-1995
• EP-150 Amplifier
• Gigbag
• Cord
• Strap

Colors:

• Black (BK)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Fiesta Red (FR)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)
• Seafoam Green (SG)
• Banana Yellow (NY)

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S-210

• 1996-1998

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Maple Bolt-on Neck
• Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard with dot inlays
• Batwing Headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• 3 Epiphone Single Coil Pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Vintage-Style Tremolo
• White pickguard
• White top-hat knobs

Colors:

• Black (BK)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Fiesta Red (FR)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)

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FAT-210

• 1999-2004

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on Maple Neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• Batwing headstock with natural Finish & silkscreened logo
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• 2 Epiphone Single Coil & 1 Epiphone Humbucker pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• White pickguard
• White top-hat knobs
• Standard Vintage-Style non-locking Tremolo
• Optional Schaller Floyd Rose Tremolo with locknut

Player Pack Includes:

• Epiphone Studio-10 amplifier
• Gig bag
• Tuner
• Epiphone strap
• Instrument cable
• PIcks
• Instructional DVD

Colors:

• Ebony (EB)
• Red (RE)
• Bananna Yellow (NY)
• Seafoam Green (SG)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)
• Vintage White (VW)

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S-310

• 1988-1999

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Maple Bolt-on Neck
• Maple or Rosewood Fingerboard with dot inlays
• Explorer-style headstock
• Pearloid "Epiphone" inlay on headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Elongated Explorer style headstock (1988)
• Explorer style headstock (1989-1994)
• Batwing headstock (1995-1999)

Electronics:

• 3 Epiphone single coil pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or black Hardware
• 2-Point Fulcrum tremolo
• Black or White pickguard
• Black or White top-hat knobs

Colors:

• Black (BK)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Fiesta Red (FR)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)
• Seafoam Green (SG)
• Banana Yellow (NY)
• Silver Flake (SF)

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S-310 Custom

• 1994-1996

Body:

• Solid ash body

Neck:

• Maple Bolt-on Neck
• Maple Fingerboard with dot inlays
• Explorer-style headstock
• Pearloid "Epiphone" inlay on headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• 1 Epiphone Humbucker & 2 Epiphone Single-coil pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• 2-Point Fulcrum tremolo
• White pickguard
• White top-hat knobs

Colors:

• Natural (NA)

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FAT-310

• 1999-2004

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on vintage-yellow antiqued maple neck
• Maple fingerboard with dot inlays
• Batwing headstock with black finish & pearl logo
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• 2 Epiphone single coil & 1 Epiphone humbucker pickups
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 3-way Selector Switch

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Die-cast tuners
• White pickguard
• White top-hat knobs
• 2-point fulcrum tremolo
• Optional Schaller Floyd Rose Tremolo with locknut

Colors:

• Ebony (EB)
• Red (RE)
• Vintage Sunburst (VS)
• Vintage White (VW)

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S-400

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on maple neck
• Rosewood or maple fingerboard with dot inlays
• "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid on headstock
• Allen keys & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• Tech-II Series Pickup System
• 2 Single Coil Pickups & One Humbucker
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 5-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Black or White pickup covers
• Black or White pickguard
• Black or White top-hat knobs
• Standard Vintage-style non-locking tremolo
• Optional Epiphone Bennder Vibrola with lock nut

Headstock:

• Matsumoku-style Explorer 1986
• Narrow Jackson style 1986
• Thicker Jackson style 1986-1987
• Elongated Explorer style 1988

Colors:

• White (WH)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Black (BK)
• Black Metallic (MB)
• Blue (BL)
• Light Blue Metallic (ML)
• Red (RE)
• Red Metallic (RM)
• Green
• Green Metallic

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S-500

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on maple neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with sharkfin inlays
• "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid on headstock
• Allen keys & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Matsumoku-style Explorer (1986)
• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)

Electronics:

• Tech-II Series Pickup System
• 2 Epiphone Single Coil Pickups & Epiphone 1 Humbucker
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• 5-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Gotoh-style high ratio tuners
• Black or White pickup covers
• Black or White pickguard
• Black or White top-hat knobs

Bridge

• Standard Vintage-style non-locking tremolo
• Optional Epiphone Bennder Vibrola with lock nut
• Optional Kahler Flyer with locknut

Colors:

• White (WH)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Black (BK)
• Black Metallic (MB)
• Blue (BL)
• Light Blue Metallic (ML)
• Red (RE)
• Red Metallic (RM)
• Green
• Green Metallic

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S-600

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on maple neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with sharkfin inlays
• "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid on headstock
• Locking Nut
• Allen keys & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Electronics:

• Tech-II Series Pickup System
• 2 Epiphone Single Coil Pickups & Epiphone 1 Humbucker
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• Coil Tap for Humbucker
• 5-way selector switch

Headstock:

• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Gotoh-style high ratio tuners
• No Pickguard
• Black barrel knobs
• Output Jack Relocated to Side of Body
• Epiphone Bennder tremolo
• Optional Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo
• Optional Steinberger KB tremolo

Colors:

• White (WH)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Black (BK)
• Black Metallic (MB)
• Blue (BL)
• Light Blue Metallic (ML)
• Red (RE)
• Red Metallic (RM)
• Green
• Green Metallic
• Candy Pink Metallic (Ltd Ed. 1987)

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S-800

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Laminated alder body

Neck:

• Bolt-on maple neck
• Rosewood fingerboard with sharkfin inlays
• "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid on headstock
• Locking Nut
• Allen keys & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)

Binding:

• Single-ply black body binding

Electronics:

• Tech-II Series Pickup System
• 2 Epiphone Single Coil Pickups & Epiphone 1 Humbucker
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• Mini-toggle Killswitch for Each Pickup
• Coil Tap for Humbucker
• 5-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Gotoh-style high ratio tuners
• No Pickguard
• Black barrel knobs
• Output Jack Relocated to Side of Body
• Epiphone Bennder tremolo
• Optional Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo
• Optional Steinberger KB tremolo

Colors:

• White (WH)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Black (BK)
• Black Metallic (MB)
• Blue (BL)
• Light Blue Metallic (ML)
• Red (RE)
• Red Metallic (RM)
• Green
• Green Metallic
• Candy Pink Metallic (Ltd Ed. 1987)

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S-900

• 1986-1988

Body:

• Alder body

Neck:

• Maple Neck-through Design
• Rosewood fingerboard with sharkfin inlays
• "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid on headstock
• Locking Nut
• Allen keys & holder on back of headstock
• 25.5" scale
• 1.68" nut width

Headstock:

• Narrow Jackson style (1986)
• Thicker Jackson style (1986-1987)
• Elongated Explorer style (1988)

Binding:

• Single-ply body

Electronics:

• Tech-II Series Pickup System
• 2 Epiphone Single Coil Pickups & Epiphone 1 Humbucker
• 1 Vol. 2 Tone controls
• Mini-toggle Killswitch for Each Pickup
• Coil Tap for Humbucker
• 5-way selector switch

Hardware:

• Chrome or Black Hardware
• Gotoh-style high ratio tuners
• No Pickguard
• Black barrel knobs
• Output Jack on side of body
• Epiphone Bennder tremolo
• Optional Schaller Floyd Rose tremolo
• Optional Steinberger KB tremolo

Colors:

• White (WH)
• Pearl White (PW)
• Black (BK)
• Black Metallic (MB)
• Blue (BL)
• Light Blue Metallic (ML)
• Red (RE)
• Red Metallic (RM)
• Green
• Green Metallic
• Candy Pink Metallic (Ltd Ed. 1987)

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