![]() ![]() #SLIM METAL CUSTOM HEADSTOCK SERIAL NUMBER STICKERS HOW TO#Ī761356 - The 1356th guitar produced in January '76ġ987 - Present - These serial numbers will either be on the neck plate or on a serial sticker affixed to the back of the headstock, with some models still following the impressed old school serial numbers shown above. #SLIM METAL CUSTOM HEADSTOCK SERIAL NUMBER STICKERS HOW TO#.There are many variables of numbering through these years and between different models and are broken down into 3 categories, stickers, plates, and the impressed numbers that follow the old school style detailed above.ġ987 - 1996 - Guitars built in Japan between these years will have a serial number beginning with F followed by 6 numbers. F is the production factory which stands for Fujigen. The first digit will be the last digit of the year, ie. F8***** is a guitars made in Fujigen in 1988. The last 5 numbers will be the consecutive number denoting production count for the year. 25899 would be the 25899th guitar built that year.ġ997 - Present - Under the old numbering scheme 1997 would show duplicate numbers to 1987 so the serial number was changed to the F and 7 digits, now the first 2 denoting year of production. F98***** is a guitar built by Fujigen in 1998. ![]() The last 5 digits continue as a consecutive production count for the year.įactories - Shown as F for Fujigen in the examples above, other factories used that mainly produced the budget models were C for Cort, S for Samick, W for World, and guitars are also built in Indonesia, China, and who knows where else. These serial numbers are usually quite different from the MIJ numbers, have many extra digits because of the enormous volume of guitars produced, and I am not familiar enough with any of them to tell you how to figure out the dating.Ĭort Serial Numbers - Cort serial numbers are denoted with a C prefix followed by either 7 or 8 digits. ![]()
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