George Washburn begins a legacy of greatness with the first Washburn stringed instruments, bringing quality instruments priced for home musicians. 2015 Washburn Parallaxe Catalog (21.5mb) 2014 Washburn Parallaxe Catalog (7.5mb) 2014 Washburn Catalog (58mb) 2013 Washburn Catalog (34.5mb) 2012 Washburn Catalog (19.7mb) 2010 - 2011 Washburn Electric Catalog (pdf, 5.6mb) 2010 - 2011 Washburn Acoustic Catalog (pdf, 5.9mb) 2009 Washburn catalog (pdf, 11mb) 2008 Washburn Catalog (pdf, 12.8mb) Numbers 900001 to 902908 were used for a short run of Sigma-made Martin models from 1981 to1982 so do not appear on Martin models. I'll help if I can, but odds are your searching will uncover the same stuff I'd find. Ontario bolt-on Jacksons will have 4 or 6 digit serial #'. Also note, some guitars may omit a leading zero. . The new "F" models are made in China. Charvel Pro ModThese are made in Mexico though they may say San Dimas on the neck plate. At that point, observing your model's features and comparing to other examples will be helpful. In fact, I still use the Guitar Dater Project website myself for quick look-ups, but they only cover certain brands. Washburn maintains limited production records. Study the following table to determine the year.Charvel Model 1 - 4MODEL1 - 4 / NECKPLATE GASKET / NECKPLATE SYMBOL / HEADSTOCK SYMBOL / SERIAL START (APPROXIMATE)1986 No TM TM 2220001987 Yes TM 2500001988 Yes 275100Charvel Model 5 and 6The Charvel Model 5 and 6 have a neck-through design and unlike the Model 1 - 4, their serial number directly reveal the build year. This is partially due to their production methods, which often involved using parts throughout different models and years, so that tracing the year of one part may not accurately indicate the production year of the instrument. may/may not be Squier)6, 7 or 8 Digits only 1988 - 1996 "E" serials from Young Chang or Sung-Eum plants:E1 + 6 Digits in Silver 1987 - 1988 E2 + 6 Digits in Silver 1988 - 1989 E0 + 6 Digits in Black 1989 - 1990 E1 + 6 Digits in Black 1991 - 1992 E2 + 6 Digits in Black 1992 - 1993 E3 + 6 Digits in Black 1993 - 1994 "S" serials from Samick plant:S9 + 6 Digits 1989 - 1990 S0 + 6 Digits 1990 - 1991 S1 + 6 Digits 1991 - 1992 S2 + 6 Digits 1992 - 1993 S3 + 6 Digits 1993 - 1994 "CN" (Cort) and "VN" (Sungham) factory serials:CN0 or VN0 + 5 Digits 1990 - 1991 CN1 or VN1 + 5 Digits 1991 - 1992 CN2 or VN2 + 5 Digits 1992 - 1993 CN3 or VN3 + 5 Digits 1993 - 1994 CN4 or VN4 + 5 Digits 1994 - 1995 CN5 or VN5 + 5 Digits 1995 - 1996 CN6 or VN6 + 5 Digits 1996 - 1997 "KC" 1997 and up Cort factory serial numbers:KC97 + 6 Digits 1997 - 1998 KC97 + 7 Digits 1997 - 1998 KC97 + 8 Digits 1997 - 1998 KC98 + 6 Digits 1998 - 1999 KC99 + 6 Digits 1999 - 2000 KC00 + 6 Digits 2000 - 2001 KC01 + 6 Digits 2001 - 2002 KC02 + 6 Digits 2002 - 2003 KC03 + 6 Digits 2003 - 2004 KC04 + 6 Digits 2004 - 2005 KC05 + 6 Digits 2005 - 2006 KC06 + 6 Digits 2006 - 2007 KC07 + 6 Digits 2007 - 2008 KC08 + 6 Digits 2008 - 2009 KC09 + 6 Digits 2009 - 2010 KC10 + 6 Digits 2010 - 2011 KC11 + 6 Digits 2011 - 2012 KC12 + 6 Digits 2012 - 2013 KC13 + 6 Digits 2013 - 2014 Made in Indonesia SerialsIC08 + 6 digits 2008-2009IC09 + 6 digits 2008-2009ICF09 + 6 digits 2009-2010IC10 + 6 digits 2009-2010ICF10 + 6 digits 2010-2011ICF11 + 6 digits 2011-2012Special casesFor Fender acoustics, please see this page on the Fender website: NUMBER DESCRIPTIONC(XXXXXX) Collectors Series up to 1965CA(XXXXX) Gold Strat 1981, 82 and 83CB(XXXXX) Precision Bass Special and Gold Jazz Bass 1981-82CC(XXXXX) Walnut Strat 1981-82-83CD or CO(XXXXX) Precision Bass Special (Walnut) from 1982CE(XXXXX) Precision Bass Special from 1981, Black and Gold Tele from 1981-82CN, R or V US Custom Shop (may also include CZ)D(XXXXXX) Jazz Bass 1981-82DN(XXXXXX) American Deluxe Series, 1998-99DZ+6 or 7 digits American Deluxe Series 2000 to presentEJ(XXXXX) Eric Johnson Signature StratocastersEE(XXXXXX) Some US made instruments from the mid to late '80s made for export to Europe had an EE prefixFN(XXXXXX) US made guitars and basses made for exportG(XXXXXX) "THE STRAT" 1980-83GO(XXXXX) Precision Bass Special (Walnut) from 1982, Gold Strat 1982-83H,I or K(XXXXXXX) USA guitars for export stamped USA on heel, serial on headstock, 1989-90.LE(XXXXXX) Blonde Jazzmasters and Jaguars with Gold hardware made in 1994. Our website is a great (and environmentally friendly) way to view our current offerings. Charvel Imports 1986-1991Year of manufacture, Charvel Model 1 - 4A quick and dirty way of determining the year of manufacture for the bolt-on Model Series 1 - 4, is to look at the combination of trademark symbols used on both the headstock and the neckplate. If you can't find the serial, you may also want to check the pot codes on a Danelectro/Silvertone to at least give you a rough approximation of the year of manufacture. No, standard models are only produced to catalog specs and custom options are not presently available. The label in the f-hole has the model number but no serial number, which seems odd, but while looking around I've found other examples of Washburn guitars without a serial number on the label. Most all serials used numbers, except for Johnny Ramone's white Sunburst, which had characters in place of numbers, and possibly a few other artist series guitars such as Rick Nielsen's Beatles guitar,and the first "sunburst" prototypes. Serial numbers found under a pickup may conform to an "MMYNN" scheme where MM = month, Y = last digit of year, and NN = production number. Check the beginning of the model number. Sterling by Music Man instruments are not covered in the online database. Last three digits are production number. The first two numbers (07 in this example) are the day; 7th. You'll also need to sign up for a free account if you want to post on the forum to ask this guru about your Hagstrom. )1993 to 2007: It should be an 8-digit serial. (i.e., JD14003414 = 2014) However, there are some exceptions in this 2012 transition period. Moving on, the serial number's next digit indicates it was made on a Wednesday, and the final three digits that it was the 168th guitar made that week.Post-2007: Godin switched to a 12-digit serial number in late 2007, and those serial numbers give no information on production date. This is the most common format seen.7 Digit Neck Thru Stamped On Fret Board11xxxxx-12xxxxx 2011-2012 Date CodedSeen on early Indian SLX models. Six-digit serials will not help you date the guitar and you must contact Godin for help (info@godinguitars.com). Guitar Serial Number Lookup. Washburn has limited references for older models, and unfortunately cannot provide specific wiring diagrams for some older models. You might see one letter like J or U and then the 4 digits also. You may be able to click on the model number to obtain full product specs as well. If your serial is NOT found there, don't despair. Those early EB serials ("B027xxx") may possibly be found in the EB online database if you omit the initial "B." PRS Prefix indicators0 = 1990 or 20001 = 1991 or 20012 = 1992 or 20023 = 1993 or 20034 = 1994 or 20045 = 1985, 1995, or 20056 = 1986, 1996, or 20067 = 1987, 1997, or 20078 = 1988, 1998, or 20089 = 1989, 1999, or 200910 = 201011 = 201112 = 201213 = 201314 = 201415 = 201516 = 201617 = 201718 = 2018Set Neck Models (back of headstock)After the year prefix:Serial Number / Year0001 - 0400 19850401 - 1700 19861701 - 3500 19873501 - 5400 19885401 - 7600 19897601 - 10100 199010101 - 12600 199112601 - 15000 199215001 - 17900 199317901 - 20900 199420901 - 24600 199524601 - 29500 199629501 - 34600 199734601 - 39100 199839101 - 44499 199944500 - 52199 200052200 - 62199 200162200 - 72353 200272354 - 82254 200382255 - 92555 200492556 - 103103 2005103104 - 114940 2006114941 - 132401 2007132402 - 146419 2008146420 - 159132 2009159133 - 170591 2010170592 - 183862 2011183863 - 196410 2012196411 - 206059 2013206060 - 215491 2014215492 - 224954 2015224955 - 236147 2016236148 - 2017S2 Models (back of headstock)After the year prefix: CE Models (2016 and Later) (neck plate)Prefix Number / Year16 201617 2017CE Models (1988 - 2008) (neck plate)Serial Number / Year7 0001 0270 19887 0271 1830 19897 1831 3200 19907 3201 4540 19917 4541 7090 19927 7091 8820 19937 8821 10700 19947 10701 13000 19957 13001 14680 19967 14681 17130 19977 17131 19580 1998 (prefix may be CE)CE 19581 20749 1999CE 20750 21599 2000CE 21600 23199 2001CE 23200 25389 2002CE 25390 26399 2003CE 26400 27900 2004CE 27901 29377 2005CE 29378 - 31800 2006CE 31801 - 32783 2007CE 32784 - 33881 2008EG Models (neck plate)Serial Number / Year5 or EG 0001 0920 19905 or EG 0921 1290 19915 or EG 1291 2070 19925 or EG 2071 2870 19935 or EG 2871 3190 19945 or EG 3191 - 3300 1995Swamp Ash Special Models (neck plate)Serial Number / Year8 00001 00410 19978 or SA 00411 00760 1998SA 00761 00969 1999SA 00970 01179 2000SA 01180 01399 2001SA 01400 01899 2002SA 01900 02099 2003SA 02100 02287 2004SA 02288 02700 2005SA 02701 02800 2006SA 02801 03055 2007SA 03056 03256 2008SA 003257 03312 2009Bolt-On Bass (neck plate)After the year prefix:Serial Number / Year4 0001 0030 19894 0031 0140 19904 0141 0200 1991Set-Neck Bass (back of headstock)After the year prefix:Serial Number / Year9 0001 0230 1986/879 0231 0350 19889 0351 0680 19899 0681 0730 19909 0731 0800 1991Electric Bass (back of headstock)After the year prefix:Serial Number / YearEB 00007 00072 2000EB 00073 00199 2001EB 00200 00422 2002EB 00423 00501 2003EB 00502 00650 2004SE Models (back of headstock)Prefix Letter / YearA 2000B 2001C 2002D 2003E 2004F 2005G 2006H 2007I 2008J 2009K 2010L 2011M 2012N 2013O 2014P 2015Q 2016R 2017S 2018T 2019U 2020Acoustic Serial NumbersThe serial number of an acoustic is located on the label inside the sound hole of the guitar. My hope is it will save you some time by providing one place you can go for most serial lookups. I have a Hamer Standard with the seial number on a sticker on the back of the headstock. Those are some of the basics. Perhaps the best way to date your G&L is to take the neck off. May be impossible to pinpoint the year.All guitars 1951 to 1956Transition of all guitars to a five-digit scheme beginning with 60000 in 1951 and ending with 69637 in 1956.All guitars 1961 to 1969Sequence begins with serial 0100 in 1961 and by 1967, most were using a six-digit code, starting with the number zero and progressing to 999999 by 1968.Modern Epiphone serial number schemes, YYMMFFRRRRRYY = year of manufactureMM = month of manufatureFF = factory IDRRRRR = ranking numberExample: 08121520333 = 2008 / December / factory 15 / unit 20333Note: Models from 2008 and onwards omit the factory ID letter prefix. Some will have letters also before the # like RR for Randy Rhoads, or PCS for players choice series, and all archtops will start with JA and then the 4 digits. Truss rod adjustment is generally recommended to only be performed by a qualified repair technician. Great! This known anomaly can be solved by observing attributes of the given year.1966 - 1972 Gretsch began date-coding serial numbers in August 1966. This example is number 3, a Baby.980311301 Last two digits indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence.11-Digit Serial NumbersJanuary 2000 - October 2009, the serial number expanded from 9 to 11 digits to accommodate the four-digit year designation. The serial syntax is CXXXXXX. 7 Digit Korean/Japanese Performers0xxxxxx-1xxxxxx Korea '95-'97ish. Other signatures, such as Ritchie Blackmore and Duff McKagan used "MSZ," while still others retained the "MX" designation. Oscar Schmidt was trained as a bookbinder in his native Germany before migrating to America. These plates were also put on amplifiers. Most technicians capable of performing repair work have easy access to them, via a variety of instrument parts dealers/suppliers. Lower numbers indicate earlier years. Washburn sx25B amp serial number 88020006 when made how much were they What year is a Washburn Force 4 Bass Guitar serial 830993. No consegui entender as tabelas, porm estarei mandando abaixo o cdigo do meu instrumento! If you're not averse to removing the neck on a guitar, Fender often wrote a date on the heel of the neck, as well as a date in the neck pocket. The guitar images you posted are of a . To obtain a return authorization number, please contact Washburn at ourCustomer Service page. (If you don't want your brain to hurt, I suggest stopping right here, otherwise read the following paragraph for more detail. The second letter is the month; February. Schmidt attained great success in the 1920s by supplying his instruments to rural furniture and dry goods stores. A "5" can indicate 1985, 1995 or 2005. Washburn reserves the right to repair or replace the instrument, at our sole discretion. However, we suggest you checkthis Vintage Kramer resource (http://www.vintagekramer.com/serials.htm). Fender is notorious for being a little tricky. By the way - my research indicates that the fire happened before the turn of the century (in the1880's). Instruments with serial numbers that have 5 or more characters are from the late 1980s-2000s. How can I find out if you make a certain guitar anymore? Please contact the Washburn distributor for your region for all warranty requests. Washburn can only identify instruments via email, and with a clear digital photograph and serial number. Still, there are other guitars with serial numbers like 00001 or 00089. Unfortunately, these guitars followed no clear numbering system and appeared on a sticker on the back of the headstock and were often lost. In 1889, Washburn becomes the largest mandolin maker in America. 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