Question: How to use Epiphone serial numbers to date your guitar?

Locate the serial number on the headstock of the guitar. With Semi-Hollow models on the label inside the top f-hole and with acoustic guitars on the label inside the sound hole. It consists of a number of ditgits, often also in advance of one or two letters.

How can I tell what year my guitar was made?

There should be a date on the neck and a date on the body. If those two dates match up, thats probably the exact date your guitar was built. If they dont, it could indicate that the guitars neck was replaced at some point, or that the guitar was built from spare parts and is not an original build.

How do you date a Charvel guitar?

Charvel Pro-Mod Style 1, Style 2, DK24, Artist Series and USA Select guitars that were made from 2013 until present day feature a 10-digit alphanumeric serial number located on the back of the headstock or neckplate. The first two number digits in the serial number identify the year the guitar was created.

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