Find my guitar by serial number

The serial number will vary in location based on the model. Locations include the back of the headstock (sticker or printed), neckplate, the label inside the soundhole, stamped below the last fret, or stamped on the neck block inside an acoustic.

1. How old is my guitar by serial number?
2. How do I look up a guitar?
3. How do you decode a Gibson serial number?
4. How do I identify my Cort guitar?

How old is my guitar by serial number?

For US instruments, the serial number will start with a letter. That letter indicates the decade. The second character will usually be a number. That number indicates the specific year.

How do I look up a guitar?

Guitar builders affix their guitars with names so people know what they are playing. The most common place to find identification is on the headstock or on a label inside of the guitar, if applicable. If there is nothing on your guitar in question, chances are the original label or logo has fallen off.

How do you decode a Gibson serial number?

These serial numbers are preceded by 2 digits. 99 = 1975, 00 = 1976 and 06 = 1977. Gibson's most sustainable numbering system was launched in 1977, an eight-digit number.
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Gibson serial numbers, from February 1961 until 1970.

How do I identify my Cort guitar?

You cannot identify a particular Cort model just by the serial number alone. Serial numbers mainly identify the year that the instrument was produced in. For instance, if a serial number starts with 00, that guitar was produced in 2000. Guitars being produced in 2006 start with 06 and so on.