u/Cautious_Physics_588

Hey everyone! 👋

I just picked up this black Epiphone Les Paul and I’m trying to learn more about it. It has the serial U7020166 on the back plate, which points to a 1997 Unsung factory (Korea) build. It plays really nicely, but the headstock is a bit unusual:

• No Epiphone logo at all (just some black trim/binding around the edges)
• Some weird black markings that look like a tiny skeleton figure and a star (probably a sticker or wear, but curious if anyone has seen this before)

https://preview.redd.it/a5xls72neq1h1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=955c67bff4b668d6d06ee5899cd0c62ec2d17994

https://preview.redd.it/qutjo82neq1h1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cc83fc5c3dadfb6e43d1430b96b4c1e96252d65a

https://preview.redd.it/e7mkt72neq1h1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b77d46b8c1bffaeea55b8dcc9b9edec5dc1c4a77

https://preview.redd.it/s18yg82neq1h1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be8f46656f0f5894727e74395c80f253478cdb2b

https://preview.redd.it/4347t72neq1h1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6bfbfedd977eff82c2506aecd048f86af2e245a4

Here are some photos [attach your images here — especially the headstock close-up, full body, label, and neck joint].

Does this look like a Les Paul Standard, Studio, or maybe an LP-100 from that era? Has anyone seen a blank headstock on a 90s Korean Epi before? Any info on value or common mods would be awesome too!

Thanks so much — super grateful for any help! 🎸