Except the extra digit is a zero behind the 88. There is one extra digit to many to show it as being in the Gibson series. The Fox Model B is not a slim, lightweight double gun built on the British pattern. This was eventually changed to a bulky full beavertail forend that became standard across the board. Lefever nitro special serial number location. Due to the 88 at the front I think it might be an early sample from the company whom started manufacture in the 90's for Epiphone.įorend style was initially a rather large version of the splinter type. Hi, I have such an Epiphone, serial number begining with 88 and I cannot find when it was made either! I would guess the guitar is either a copy or eipiphone had samples made by prospective suppliers in the late eighties.
The serial number will generally be nine to 10 digits long, with the first being a letter. Locate the serial number on the back of the guitar's headstock (the top of the neck where the strings are attached). Epiphone stamps each guitar with a serial number, however, which when deciphered can tell a guitarist all he needs to know about the guitar.
