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Decode – 2005, April . Unit 221.
Official site search – Returns "Maton EBG808 Australian Blackwood, Gloss Natural, Factory installed AP5."
Check location – neck block label. Present.
A second-hand Maton EBG808 with serial C 05 04 221 .