Ibanez Rules DATE YOUR IBANEZ DATING IBANEZ GUITARS An Ibanez serial number can tell you two things, year of manufacture and factory [or country] of manufacture. There is no master list to correlate to a model number, these are consecutive serialized numbers only. If you're trying to figure out what model something is from the serial number, figure out what year it is then go to the catalog library for the corresponding year [or year before or after] to find the model. Some models will never be found in the catalogs, that's just the way it is. On typical Ibanez serial numbers the first 2 digits will indicate year, or the first digit will indicate the last digit of the year, but there are also some that indicate no year at all. Because allot of it can be confusing I'll spell out as many model/serial types as I can remember tonight in a fully inconcise and dribble filled rant.;) This page is for dating Ibanez guitars built in Japan only.

See the Factories heading a few paragraphs down for little info on guitars produced elsewhere. Before 1975 Ibanez did not put serial numbers on their guitars. Most just bore a neck plate simply marked Japan. The only way to date these guitars is to find out what years they were available and then comparing all the minute details like scripts, contours, and inlay variances that only the hardcore vintage gurus know. Open Paperport Max Files on this page. These guitars can be dated by their electronics if they are original.

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Here is the breakdown courtesy of Ibanez Collectors World. Until 1977 Maxon used 5 digit serials: 1st character is a production code (1,2,3, etc., maybe related to different production location) 2nd character indicates the year of production (2=1972, 3=1973, etc.) 3rd character indicates the month of production (0=January, 1=February. 9=October,. Control In An Age Of Empowerment Pdf Free. =November, X=December) 4th and 5th character is the day of production (01 to 31) Although guitars already had serials from 1975, between 1977 and 1982 they used a 6 character serial on pickups: 1st character is a production code (1,2,3, etc., maybe related to different production location) 2nd character indicates the year of production (7=1977, 0=1980, 1=1981, etc.) 3rd and 4th character indicates the month of production (01=January. Animaux Imaginaires En Perles Pdf Writer on this page. 12=December) 5th and 6th character is the day of production (01 to 31) 1975 - Present, This old style serial number will either be on the neck plate or impressed into the back of the headstock.