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09-25-2020, 08:26 AM
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Needing an Education on 1980's Epiphone PR-715
I recently bought a Epiphone PR-715 and I believe it was made around 78-80's.
It has a different MOP inlayed script Epiphone and Gibson crest with a Gibson labeled truss rod cover. The paper label in the sound hole is unlike any other I have seen. It has a laminated spruce top and laminated book matched back and sides.     Any information on this is appreciated. 
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#2
09-25-2020, 10:28 AM
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A quick google search brought this up.
Epiphone PR-715 1981-1989 Dreadnought body style Body: Laminated spruce top Two-piece bookmatched rosewood back Bookmatched rosewood sides Round soundhole 15.625" body width 4.5" body depth Neck: One-piece set mahogany neck Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays Scripted Epiphone logo on headstock Rosewood headstock veneer with no inlay 20 frets 25.5" scale 1.68 nut width Binding: Herringbone rosette Brown herringbone top binding/inlay Hardware: Chrome hardware Rosewood bridge with black bridge pins Teardrop tortoise pickguard Deluxe individual tuners Colors: Antique Cherry Sunburst Antique Sunburst (AS) Natural finish (NA)
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#3
09-25-2020, 10:35 AM
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According to Walter Carter's Epiphone: The Complete History serial number list your guitar dates to 1985, and would have been manufactured in Korea by Samick. The '20s "snakehead" headstock and three-screw "Gibson" truss-rod cover were characteristic of mid-80's Epiphone production, and an attempt to emphasize the Kalamazoo (rather than the original New York) connection; FYI I recall playing a slope-shoulder 12-string at a local music store around that time that had "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid in the headstock, and the short-lived Japanese-made Nouveau instruments (I came within inches of buying the L-5C style archtop model) boasted similar "Nouveau by Gibson" designation. Unfortunately it's not worth much from a collector standpoint - good news is that Samick contract instruments were/are made to a higher standard than most MIK imports (as any owner of a Gretsch 5400/5600-Series Electromatic will be happy to tell you) so with a good cleaning, new strings, and a pro setup you'll have a fine-playing grab-&-go guitar that'll serve you well for many years to come...
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#4
09-25-2020, 10:41 AM
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Thank you for the information. I also see a hang tag with a picture for the PR-715 on Reverb. I also see a sold model 715 on Reverb.
The difference in mine is MOP Crest and script logo. The hang tag and sold model on reverb show no inlays and instead a painted Epiphone name. The inside sound hole label is also completely different.
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