#Dean serial number lookup serial numbers#
#Dean serial number lookup code#

Collings The date is on the label on the inside of the guitar. Campellone The first three digits of the serial number are the sequence of production - the next two are the month - the last two are the year in which the guitar was made.Д¬arvin From 1964 thru 1968 Carvin Guitars Do Not Have serial numbers.then in 1970 they started off with number 5000. Buscarino The last two digits of the serial number is the year in which the guitar was made in.

G.S.Brandt The year is on the label inside of the guitar - you can also use a mirror to read the inside of the top of the guitar which is signed and dated.Д«reedlove On the label, inside of the guitar - the first two numbers of the serial number is the year the instrument was made.

The digits in front of the last 2 are the instruments place in production. Benedetto Benedetto archtops have a 4 or 5 digit serial number.the last 2 digits in the # are the year in which the instrument was made. Tom Anderson The neck plate of each guitar has the date it was completed along with the letters A,N or P which stands for a.m., noon or p.m.ДЄrpeggio Korina The first 2 numbers (they will have a space between them) are the year of manufacture, then a 0, then the production number for that year. American Archtops The digits after the dash in the serial number are the year that the guitar was made in. The latter digits indicate the individual instrument and its place in production.

#Dean serial number lookup code#

There may also be present a letter code designating a certain model. Alembic The first 2 numbers of the serial number correspond to the year it was built. As you can see, it could mean many things depending on the manufacturer. Jim Dirkes - aka Deacon Charleston, SC The Pack: 2005 Washburn J56SWNA Timbercraft 2005 Washburn D34SCE Augusta 2004 Washburn WD18SW 2004 Washburn NV100C Classical 1996 Washburn D46S Cheyenne The Rest: 2005 Epiphone Les Paul Classic 1981 Electra Phoenix X140N. My J56SW is made in China and also begins with a G, so my assumption is at this time that the G stands for the producer of these guitars. It begins with SK, which I understand stands for Samick Korea, but my WD18SW begins with SI, or Samick Indonesia (Samick makes guitars for a lot of people - they're HUGE). We have found out over the years that some of the letters stand for the factory where they are made (and the country if the same manufacturer is in multiple countries). And on the back of the neck near the Top it says Made in China and has a Serial Number. It's extremely Light as if it's 3 times lighter than a normal guitar. I bought my Dean Guitar Today, it feels weird.

#Dean serial number lookup serial numbers#

Also from what I've gathered in the Dean forums is that import Dean serial numbers are pretty useless for dating. Quote: Originally posted by Vestapol Is there something written that shows what the letters are of guitar serial numbers? I have never seen a public document that explains this.