Vintage Gretsch Guitar Serial Number and
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Serial numbers show approximate date of manufacture. For all dates, you will need to look at the construction technique and components used to get a more precise date of manufacture. Number Date 2000 - 3000′s 1949 or 1950 |
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- New Serial Number Scheme
1965 to 1972
The first 2 digits show Month (Jan = 1 and Dec = 12).
Next digit shows the last digit of the year starting with 5, i.e. 5=1965, 1=1971 etc.
The remaining numbers show the production order of the instrument for the year so if the last 3 digits are 759 this would be the 759th instrument produced that year.
1973 to 1981
A number is impressed into back of the headstock.
The 1 or 2 digits before the hyphen show the month (1=Jan, 12=Dec.)
The first digit after hyphen shows the last digit of year.
The remaining 3 numbers show the production order of the instrument for the year so if the last 3 digits are 759 this would be the 759th instrument produced that year.
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