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pre 1975
Guitars before 1975 did not have a serial number
1975-1987
Serial numbers between 1975 and 1986 have the month prefix letter,
then the year code and then the production run number.
For example: A82XXXX would be January 1982.
|
Month |
Year |
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A=Jan |
75=1975 |
|
B=Feb |
76=1976 |
|
C=Mar |
77=1977 |
|
D=Apr |
78=1978 |
|
E=May |
79=1979 |
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F=Jun |
80=1980 |
|
G=Jul |
81=1981 |
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H=Aug |
82=1982 |
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I=Sep |
83=1983 |
|
J=Oct |
84=1984 |
|
K=Nov |
85=1985 |
|
L=Dec |
86=1986 |
1987 -
1996 - Guitars built in Japan between these years have a seven
digit serial number beginning with an F.
FYPPPPP
Y is the production year
F is the Fugijen Factory in Japan
PPPPP is the production run number and/or instrument rank.
|
Date Code
|
Year |
|
F7 |
1987 |
|
F8 |
1988 |
|
F9 |
1989 |
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F0 |
1990 |
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F1 |
1991 |
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F2 |
1992 |
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F3 |
1993 |
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F4 |
1994 |
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F5 |
1995 |
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F6 |
1996 |
1997 - Present - Serial
numbers were changed to the F and 7 digits. The first 2 digits are
the
year of production. F97xxxxx is a guitar built at Fugijen in 1997.
The last 5 digits continue as a consecutive production run.
|
Date Code
|
Year |
|
F97 |
1997 |
|
F98 |
1998 |
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F99 |
1999 |
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F00 |
2000 |
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F01 |
2001 |
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F02 |
2002 |
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F03 |
2003 |
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F04 |
2004 |
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F05 |
2005 |
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F06 |
2006 |
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F07 |
2007 |
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