2016 ES73 Questions

[Glenno]

I’ve just been filling myself in on serial number anomalies in the forum and think I’m now more confused than before.

I do know my guitar was made in China in 2016 but there’s no indication other than the 3 screw truss cover.
The Korean unauthorised numbers look’s like a minefield.

 

[Glenno]

I wonder if anyone can help with replacement or upgrading of the tuners on my ES73.

These items are rather vague, partially due to the previous owner I suspect, the neck of the guitar took several adjustments to relieve when I first got it and the saddles were filed down badly and notated badly. A Gotoh bridge fixed that and found the nut might have been replaced with bone by someone who knew what they were doing.
I would like to find tuners that don’t mean new holes will be put in the headstock

 

[Sigmania]

The fakes can be confusing but your label looks legit.

2017 catalog

 

[Glenno]

Whoever had it before me took the pick guard off and moved the front strap button to the top horn. I researched this guitar before I bought it, it was nearly a straight swap for a 2006 Schecter Omen Extreme. Very glad I did though, it’s a sweet sounding instrument and the Schecter was too hot and heavy for me, this one gives such great tones on the AC 30 patch in my processor.

 

[Glenno]

The fakes can be confusing but your label looks legit.

2017 catalog

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I did some research before buying, I’ve put Gotoh bridge on it, looking to upgrade the tuner’s next, then cosmetic stuff like pick guard