Help with an Epiphone Rivoli Serial Number

[nvstiers]

I'm thinking of buying a used Epiphone Rivoli bass off craigslist however the serial number is a bit confusing.

From what I can tell, the "R" at the beginning means it was made in the Peerless factory in Korea, the "94" means its a 1994 model, but then the "P" confuses me since Epiphone states that this letter should correspond to a month (A=Jan, B=Feb, etc...)

But what month would correspond to "P" Apriluary

?

I've searched online and other forums and have come up empty-handed. Any insight would be great.

http://www.epiphonewiki.org/index/Epiphone_Serial_Number_Decoding.php#FYYMRRRR

FYYMRRRR

• F = Factory code
• YY = Year of manufacture
• M = Letter code to corresponding month (A = January, B = February, etc.)
• RRRR = Ranking number

Example: R01B0123 = Peerless Korea / 2001 / February / unit 0123.

 

[ajkula66]

The date and factory seem correct.

Personally, I wouldn't be concerned about a confusing serial on a Korean Epi, but you are the one spending the $$$.

Good luck.