Hi all, I was hoping anyone out here could provide some information about these Intermark Cipher guitars? Here's what I know: apparently Intermark was the importer and Cipher was the manufacturer or simply just the badge. Almost all the solid body guitars closely copied the Italian Eko guitars, and I mean REALLY copied them! Pickup placement, switching, and tremolos are almost identical and have only subtle differences compared with their Italian Eko counterparts. These Cipher guitars are also closely related to the Pleasant Japanese guitars of the same time. One interesting part they both share is the truss rod cover. The cover also acts to hold down the strong tree/retainer. This is the only time I've ever seen this before and the odd double duty use of the truss rod cover that these guitars share seems to be more than coincidence.