If you want to know the production year of your Squier guitar,you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in explanation about the dating system below. This Module has been updated to work with the newer serial number formats. The serial number is generally stamped on the front or back of the headstock,or in some cases on the neck plate. The reason for this is that there is no reliable documentation from this time period.
Esp guitar serial number checker serial numbers#
Serial numbers from 70 and 80s era Epiphone guitars made in Japan are not supported. For this we apologize, and we are working to maintain a more consistent system going forward. Vintage numbers from 1932 to 1970 are supported. you may still come across the occasional serial number that may conflict with, or doesn't fall under any of the listed categories. 3038467 or 338467 means number 467) - lot of old esp's does not have any serial on the back of the headstock. sometimes in old guitars (80s early 90s) 1st and/or 3rd digit is missing when is '0' and the result is serials with 6 or 7 digits (ex. This has resulted in alot of confusion, and. In order to effectively date an ESP model built from 1976 to 1988, ESPs technical support staff will need the serial number of the guitar but, more. You have to look at the models in production that year. 2104 guitar built for that month 2104th made. ESP Guitar Company says: 'Unfortunately the factories at ESP Japan have not kept a consistent and sensible serial number tracking system in place over the years. So an example here is for a recent model with a Serial number F0330210 Fujigen 2003 June 210th guitar built. I keep record of this data in order to try to deduce other correspondences. For old guitars we can only know the exact data reading the ESP warranty card (when there is), or unscrewing the neck (if the neck is bolt on) and read under it becuse probably theres the data write on pencil). From the mid 1970s to the mid 1990s Greco models have mostly used 2 serial number formats for non Acoustic models. Greco Gibson replicas started using serial numbers around 1975 and pre 1975 models had a Greco logo that looked like 'Gneco'. Many records have been lost during years and most of all were destroyed in a fire accident on late '90s in ESP Japan factory. Greco guitars have been made by Matsumoku, Fuji-Gen Gakki, Dyna Gakki and others as well. Unfortunally ESP didn't keep good records of old serial numbers.