NO P Q 12 SAMPLE 9 0 10 11 12 Serial Number: IM705J 1991, July Internal Production Code This three-digit number represents the unit number Month, June (M=6) Year 1992 (1=2) 1941—1965 No documentation available System # Al 1966-1985 Custom Shop Made in Japan Sequential Serial Numbers #001-1042. Up until 2011 serial numbers were assigned when the instrument left our shop. Starting in 2011 they are assigned upon factory completion. El Rey guitars are not included in the list. Guitar Serial Numbers 2007 serial numbers 1350-2700 2008 serial numbers 2701-4150 2009 serial numbers 4151-5600 2010 serial numbers 5601-8150.
Epiphone Guitar Serial Numbers
DATING GUITARS AND MANDOLINS
BY REFERENCE OF SERIAL NUMBERS Serial numbers can be useful in determining the year of manufacture of a guitar or amp.
But due to incomplete registrations and illogical serial numbers, its history is often unclear.
With the help of the serial number decoder, tables and instructions are the year and location
of the largest well-known brands.
Gretsch serials
Jackson serials
Squier serials
Looking up the year of manufacture of a guitar or amplifier(Fender) is based on the format of the serial number of that brand. Each brand has its own coding method that has changed regularly over the years. As a result, certain brands have the same serial numbers, but with a different coding method, which creates overlaps. There are also brands that repeat a serial number every decade.
Then the external characteristics of the guitar are important to place the dating in the correct decade. Connoisseurs and specialists, who can be found in the various guitar forums, can help you with this. With no (or unreadable) serial numbers, the electronic parts of an electric guitar also give an indication. For example, the production code of the potentiometers can give an indication about the year of manufacture of the guitar. |