Serial numbersfrom 70' and 80's era Epiphone guitars made in Japan are not supported Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. The Epiphone serial number decoder currently supports 12 serial number formatsfrom 25 factories. Model Codes (C) 1 = NVJ 2 = EMPEROR 3 = RIVIERA 4 = SHERATON 5 = CASINO 6 = Limited Edition 7 = EB.
Y = Year of manufacture C = Model code PPP = Production number. They were made by Terada and usually have an Orange Epiphone label. Home Epiphone serial numbers made in Japan Epiphone Serial Number Decodin