It’s not perfect but it’s mostly awesome! Fender Spec Sheet Serial Number Lookupįender also lets you register you guitar which tells you (Most of the time) if it exists but does not give you any specifications at all other than the “catalog” description in a one liner.

This system was only used for two years, with 0001-1121 covering 19-3152 covering 1992.Here is Fenders “new” lookup page which will give you detail specs on a given model.

The serial number has a '4-' plus four more digits like this: 4-1068. When the 410 was introduced in 1991 it was given a unique serial numbering. Record keeping in the early days was spotty and it's uncertain which guitar is actually the first one, but these two were built within the first few months of Taylor Guitars production. The two oldest verified serial numbers are 0019. This example is number 3, a Baby.Ģ00703113 01 Last two digits indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence. See the explanation for serial number 20070311301 below:Ģ0070311301 First four digits indicate the year - 2007Ģ007 0311301 5th & 6th digits indicate the two-digit month - 03 (March)Ģ00703 11301 7th & 8th digits indicate the day - 11 (the 11th)Ģ0070311 301 9th digit is a series code number - 0 for 300 or 400 Series, 1 for 500 thru Presentation Series, 2 for 200 Series, 3 for a Baby, 4 for a Big Baby, 5 for T5, 7 for Nylon Series, 8 for 100 Series, and 9 for SolidBody Series. Other than the first four digits noting the year, it's decoded the same as the 9-digit serial numbers. January 2000 - October 2009, the serial number expanded from 9 to 11 digits to accommodate the four-digit year designation. This example is number 3, a Baby.ĩ803113 01 Last two digits indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence. See the explanation for serial number 980311301 below:ĩ80311301 First two digits indicate the year - 98 (1998)ĩ8 0311301 3rd & 4th digits indicate the two-digit month - 03 (March)ĩ803 11301 5th & 6th digit indicate the day - 11 (the 11th)ĩ80311 301 7th digit is a series code number - 0 for 300 or 400 Series, 1 for 500 through Presentation Series, 2 for 200 Series, 3 for a Baby, 4 for a Big Baby, 5 for a T5, 7 for Nylon Series, 8 for 100 Series, and 9 for SolidBody Series. From 1993 until the end of 1999, each Taylor guitar featured a nine-digit serial number that pinpoints when work began on that guitar, along with its series and production position.

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