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 Gretsch Serial Numbers and manufacture dates for guitars
Buy a Vintage Fender Stratocaster, Jaguar and Jazz Master or Vintage Gibson SG, EB0, EB3 or Les Paul Junior.
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We offer the best deal and pay cash top dollar for used guitar and amps.  If you are selling your guitar or vintage guitar call us now.  We also have manuracturing date codes and serial numbers on gretsch guitars.
  
RNR sells vintage Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster and Vintage Gibson SG and Les Paul guitars.



   
 
 

Rock N Roll Vintage is a Vintage Gretsch Guitar & Amp Dealer in Chicago


Vintage Gretsch Guitar Serial Number and
Manufacturing Date code Information

 

 

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
4000   -   5000's                1951
5000   -   6000's                1952
6000   -   8000's                1953
9000   -  12000's               1954
12000 -  16000's               1955
17000 -  21000's               1956
22000 -  26000's               1957
27000 -  30000's               1958
30000 -  34000's               1959
34000 -  39000's               1960
39000 -  45000's               1961
46000 -  52000's               1962
53000 -  63000's               1963
63000 -  84000's               1964

 

    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.

    Another New Serial Number Scheme

    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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If you are serious about dating a particular Gretsch, we suggest getting a book on dating Gretsch.  We have a few suggestions here - Books on Collecting Guitars -

 

 

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Date Codes and Serial Numbers for the vintage Gretsch guitar buyer and the serious vintage gretsch collector.

 
           
 
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