Is there an easy, quick way to verify an Esp Serial number? Thanks in advance. Hello all; would someone please let me know if this serial number is legitimate? Do all signature series have the ESP logo on the.

Examples of Ibanez serial numbers on back of headstock Ibanez serial numbers are unique identifiers placed on instruments sold under the brand. Ibanez guitars have used serial numbers since the mid 1970s. Some sources say the practice started in September 1975, but serial numbers indicating production as early as October 1974 have been spotted.

The serial numbers are generally a character string containing letters and numbers, although some are purely numeric. Serial numbers can be useful in determining the age of a guitar as well as in which country and by which builder it was produced. Unfortunately, there is no single unified format used for Ibanez serial numbers. Guitar production is outsourced to several companies and facilities through the world and the numbering schemes are different in each region and/or factory. The information on this page is culled from several sources both on-line and off-line and represents a distillation of the available information. It applies primarily to electric guitars, but some information may also be applicable to acoustics. Serial numbers on Ibanez guitars can generally be found in one of several locations: • On the back of the headstock either on a sticker or painted/printed on the headstock itself, • Stamped on the neck plate (the metal plate at the joint between the neck and the body), or • Printed, written or stamped on the label inside a hollow body or acoustic guitar, or • Stamped on the fretboard past the last fret, or • Stamped on the neck block inside an acoustic guitar.

The first step in deciphering the serial number is determining the country or facility in which the guitar was produced. In most cases the country of origin is provided in the same location as the serial number. In cases where you have a serial numbe r but not a country of origin, the origin can sometimes be deduced from the serial number, although in this case it's very helpful if you have at least a rough idea of the date of manufacture. Contents [] Serial numbers by country of origin Japan November 2004– present, FujiGen, 'F' + 7 digits Eight characters F YY ##### single letter ( F) 2-digit number 5-digit number Example: (May 2014) • F = manufactured by in Nagano • YY = last two digits of year (e.g. 08=2008) • ##### = consecutive production number for the year Number also indicates month of manufacture, with the sequence incrementing to the next multiple of 3,000 each month, as follows: • 9 = November • 9 = December • 9 = January • 9 = February • 9 = March • 9 = April • 9 = May • 9 = June • 9 = July • 9 = August • 9 = September • 33000 and up = October It's unclear whether this numbering convention is rigidly enforced, that is, each month actually starts out with the number prescribed above, or if this is just a way to estimate the production month. What is known is that this rubric is used by Ibanez to set the production date for warranty claims. Note: as of November 2004, the serial number represents not necessarily the year the instrument was produced but rather the model year to which the instrument belongs.

Sketchup license key free. It has long been Ibanez's practice to begin production for the subsequent model year in November (or even late October), but the serial numbering change that was implemented in November 2004 acknowledged and formalized this practice. 1997–October 2004, FujiGen, 'F' + 7 digits Eight characters F YY ##### single letter ( F) 2-digit number 5-digit number Example: (March 1999) • F = manufactured by in Nagano • YY = last two digits of year (e.g.

08=2008) • ##### = consecutive production number for the year Number also indicates month of manufacture, with the sequence incrementing to the next multiple of 5,000 each month, as follows: • 0 = January • 0 = February • 0 = March • 0 = April • 0 = May • 0 = June • 0 = July • 0 = August • 0 = September • 0 = October • 0 = November • 0 = December It's unclear whether this numbering convention is rigidly enforced, that is, each month actually starts out with the number prescribed above, or if this is just a way to estimate the production month. What is known is that this rubric is used by Ibanez to set the production date for warranty claims. 2005– present, Sugi, 'A-L' + 5 digits Six characters M YY # ## single letter ( A–L) 2-digit number 1-digit number 2-digit number Example: • M = letter indicating month of manufacture: A=January.L=December • YY = last two digits of year (e.g. 07=2009) • # = indicates the model (2=, 5=, others are unclear/unknown) • ## = consecutive production number for the month Note that there is opportunity for confusion with some of the other schemes listed here with regards to the initial letters F and I, however, this format is the only one which has just six characters.