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Is this real or a parts guitar?

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Saw this at a Guitar Center's used section. I think it says Gibson on the truss rod cover in the 3rd photo but Epiphone on the headstock. Not sure what I am looking at here.

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It's an epiphone s-type from the 80s. I believe it's a s-310. Check out this s-800 superstrat.
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All of the Epiphone strats i've seen have been rad. This one isn't an exception
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I would almost buy it for the headstock alone and I love Sea foam Green.
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looks rad. looks like it would play well too
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I think one of those va. beach guys (richard? mr. mustache? ...deadpenny?) had one just like this.
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yes batwing, yes!
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The neck looks delicious!
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Mages wrote:I think one of those va. beach guys (richard? mr. mustache? ...deadpenny?) had one just like this.
Mustache had(has?) one. IIRC it had a Teisco gold foil pickup in the middle position.
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A lot of Epiphones say Gibson vertically on the truss rod cover like that. I think pretty much all Korean ones did, and then when they moved production to Chinese factories (2004-ish?) the truss rod covers changed to the model name on them and changed shape slightly too where they meet the nut. My '96 Epi LP Custom and '96 Epi G400 both have that same truss cover with Gibson on it.

And that's definitely a real Epiphone and not a parts guitar, I remember when they sold those in AMS/MF catalogs when I was still in school.
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Post by Rox »

I hate clones . Rather have an ugly original design than a clone . Call me crazy but I love when guitar companies show originality.
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