Members Anax Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Hi to everyone! I bought for a friend this guitar but I can tell if this guitar is made in the USA or Korean because the serial number is erased. With these photos can We found the made of? Thank you in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 IF the serial number is "erased" safe bet it's Korean or possibly a Chinese copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'd guess stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Actually, after some research, the Specials are made in Mexico. (It's Fender, what did you expect?) IF it was American, it would say USA on the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Fender? Aren't those made by/for Peavey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 From GC's site...A spellbinding Wolfgang Special model with a gorgeous arched top basswood body and flame maple top, crafted in EVH's Mexico facility with a re-imagined design that delivers more guitar at greater valu... Click To Read More About This Product From the EVHgear website:© 2017 FMIC. EVH® logo are registered trademarks of E.L.V.H. Inc. The unique stripe design is a copyright (2001) of E.L.V.H Inc. All rights reserved. Put the two together and..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Ah ha! I'm a few years late to the EVH guitar party it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Look at the headstock. He got a Peavey Wolfgang and more than likely it's Korean made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 24, 2017 Members Share Posted May 24, 2017 Look up wolfgang special, and you see Fenders version plastered all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 24, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 24, 2017 I'd guess stolen. My first thought as well, as there is no legitimate reason to remove or obscure the serial number.* If the tuners were Grover 'minis', that would place this guitar as a Korean build, if they were Schaller minis, it would likely be a US build...but they are Sperzels, which, to my knowledge were never standard issue on Peavey Wolfgangs. I'm inclined to think this was a Korean built EXP, based on the single knob, flat maple cap... but even the pickups were replaced with Seymours...hard to identify without taking it apart and looking at the pot, switch, jack etc...assuming they are original... Even with a s/n, as far as dating, forget it: "Peavey Wolfgang owners have often sought to find a corroboration in the serial numbers of their guitars and the year in which each was built (similar to the system Gibson uses), there was no such information contained in the serial numbers. There was also no code specific to Custom Shop models. Peavey Wolfgang serial numbers were stamped on the back of the headstock between the tuners. Edward Van Halen's signature and the headstock patent number[5] were both branded just below the serial number. Early Wolfgang models (1996–1998) contained the term "Pat. Pend." in place of the patent number. Korean model EXP Wolfgang Specials had serial numbers printed in black on the back of the headstock." *Early Wolfies serial numbers started with '91', later USA builds started with 50 or 51. I could find no serial data on the Korean versions at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 25, 2017 Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 I completely blanked upon seeing the Peavey name. It's like it didn't exist. Duh-oH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anax Posted May 25, 2017 Author Members Share Posted May 25, 2017 Hi to everyone! I took some pictures from the "serial". Can we found something for that? thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 26, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 26, 2017 I can make out a '2'...what can you see? Having it there you might have a better chance of making out some numbers, but as mentioned, there is no correlation...have you asked over at Peavey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anax Posted May 27, 2017 Author Members Share Posted May 27, 2017 Ι have read somewhere that if the serial number is engraved and not typed, then it is made in the USA. Have you read that too? Tuners and pickups have been changed and I have the original pickups. Can I find out from the originals if they are made in the USA? If yes, how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members doublecross Posted May 27, 2017 Members Share Posted May 27, 2017 Huh... Last I checked Peavey hasn't made anything in the USA for quite some time, And if not mistaken never a guitar made in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 27, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 27, 2017 Wolfgangs were originally made in the USA because Eddie insisted on it...the T-60s etc were all made in the USA from 1976 to the late 1980s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted May 27, 2017 Moderators Share Posted May 27, 2017 Ι have read somewhere that if the serial number is engraved and not typed' date=' then it is made in the USA. Have you read that too? Tuners and pickups have been changed and I have the original pickups. Can I find out from the originals if they are made in the USA? If yes, how?[/quote'] THe pick-ups likely won't help...original tuners would be the tattle-tale...check the threads on the output jack, if they are metric, it is a Korean jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 28, 2017 Members Share Posted May 28, 2017 Peavey was the first to use CNC machines in the STATES. Everything they did, they built in the USA up until the late 80's. then came the international series. (garbage) Then only the top shelf stuff was made in the States. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted May 29, 2017 Members Share Posted May 29, 2017 The T series, Predators (until the late 90s), certain Generation series and the Wolfgangs were made in US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Anax Posted May 30, 2017 Author Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 https://i.imgur.com/ObBStMF.jpg https://i.imgur.com/kUaBTdj.jpg Some photos from the original pot and jack. Can we found the truth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted May 30, 2017 Members Share Posted May 30, 2017 Huh... Last I checked Peavey hasn't made anything in the USA for quite some time' date=' And if not mistaken never a guitar made in the USA[/quote'] They offer custom guitars made in the U.S.A., and much of their amp line is still MIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sammyreynolds01 Posted May 31, 2017 Members Share Posted May 31, 2017 I live near their headquarters and shop. I can't tell you nothing is made there anymore. They may get their parts from overseas and assemble them here. But they sure don't make them here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KBO Posted April 12, 2020 Members Share Posted April 12, 2020 On 5/30/2017 at 5:56 PM, Bucksstudent said: Quote Huh... Last I checked Peavey hasn't made anything in the USA for quite some time' date=' And if not mistaken never a guitar made in the USA[/quote'] They offer custom guitars made in the U.S.A., and much of their amp line is still MIA. On 5/27/2017 at 6:07 AM, Anax said: Ι have read somewhere that if the serial number is engraved and not typed, then it is made in the USA. Have you read that too? Tuners and pickups have been changed and I have the original pickups. Can I find out from the originals if they are made in the USA? If yes, how? Correct. Peavey Wolfgang Special's were made in both the USA and overseas. There are 2 indicators of a USA made Special. 1. Eddie's signature is stamped into the wood (not ink, although it does have some color in the impression) on the back of the headstock. 2. The serial number stamped into the wood (not ink) in the back of the headstock between the tuners. I have a Gold USA Special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members livebiz Posted June 1, 2020 Members Share Posted June 1, 2020 A quilt top Peavey Wolfgang Special is definitely made in Korea. The cheaper bridge is also a give away. The back of the headstock of a USA model should have an embossed serial number and EVH signature stamped as well. They've always been clearly stamped on the ones I've seen, not sure what the faint numbers on this one are...my guess is someone tried to make it into a USA model. It's also possible that someone could have put a USA neck on a Korean body assuming the dimensions are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted June 1, 2020 Members Share Posted June 1, 2020 Wolfgangs from Korea have finished maple necks. USA wolfgangs are just oiled and without finish of any kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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