What Epiphone model did I purchase?

Hi Larry:
Just Google this
Epiphone Les Paul 100 Electric Guitar
and you'll get all the info that any of us can.
Cheers

Not on all the guitars. My advice is to play the one you are planning on purchasing before buying it.

Go to this site and find a guitar with the same configuration of controsl, pickups, etc as yours to see typical diagram. With CAREFUL inspection and good lighting often you can see where the wire broke from.

You need to adjust the controls for the nano on the control cavity plate on the back of the guitar the way you want them first. Here is a link to a simplified explanation:http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Epiphone/Les-Paul-Standard-Ultra-II.aspx A better explanation should be in the manual but I don't think they did as good of a job as they should have.

Try here:http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.electric-guitar-info.com/images/Epi-wiring-circuit1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.electric-guitar-info.com/les-paul-wiring.html&h=348&w=503&sz=48&tbnid=aSO6CWOP8JpBPM:&tbnh=90&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3DEpiphone%2BLes%2BPaul%2BSpecial%2Bwiring%2Bdiagram&usg=__tWQm6BV6hWlRkesXsvExeuCGPcI=&sa=X&ei=emZjTP3YCsH38AaV7q2vCQ&ved=0CBgQ9QEwAQ or here:http://www.guitarpartsshop.co.uk/acatalog/electric-and-bass-guitar-circuit-diagrams.html

Try this link:http://www.lespaulguide.com/les-paul-buyers-guide.php Hope this helps.

Here is the link to a generic one: http://www.epiphone.com/images/EpiOwnrsManul.pdf

Epiphone is a budget conscious gibson. And probably not made in the USA.
1957 - Gibson's parent company, CMI, buys Epiphone for $20,000, originally intending to harness its upright bass operation, but ultimately reviving the Epiphone name on guitars. A full line of newly designed acoustics and electrics is unveiled in 1958, and two years later Epiphone production moves into Gibson's factory in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1970 - In the face of foreign competition, Epiphone production is moved to Japan. Through the 1970s and early '80s, the Epiphone line has little continuity, although it maintains respect as a quality import brand.

1983 - Epiphone production is moved to Korea.

1986 - Henry Juszkiewicz, David Berryman and Gary Zebrowski acquire Epiphone and Gibson. The Epi line is soon expanded to include traditional models like the Sheraton, Emperor and Howard Roberts, along with Epi versions of Gibson classics like the Les Paul, Flying V and Explorer.


http://www.epiphone.com/history.asp

Search this site for you config of pickups, pots and swotches.

http://www.guitarelectronics.com/category/wiringresources/

If you are on a limited budget then get a standard Epiphone Les Paul. The Custom is not much better. If you have a little more to spend then I recommend getting a new or used Gibson Les Paul Studio.

Narrowing down which guitar to buy is completely opinion-based. You need to try multiple guitars to find one you like best since they all feel a little different.