Serial number verification
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Serial number verification
If the a place where I can verify the serial number? I would like to make sure it's an original westone spectrum dx before I buy.
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Dan3115- Newbie
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Registration date : 2019-11-21
Re: Serial number verification
I know there's a bunch of dudes on here that have way more knowledge than I do! They've got a handy guide on their site: www.westoneguitars.net (Thanks, Barry!).
From their site:
If I may say, do you have a picture?
From their site:
- Spoiler:
- 7-digit serials are the most common:
The first digit = the year it was made
For example: a serial number beginning with 2 indicates a guitar made in 1982
It is possible that the second and third digits give the month.
Addendum November 2014:
6-digit serial numbers:
Several Westone forum members have recently presented guitars with 6 digit numbers. Although not as common they do exist.
Looking at dating information compiled by our friends at the Matsumoku Forum we note that 6 digits was in use until mid to late 1981.
We presume that the interpretation for those instruments is the same for early Westones, until the 7 digit scheme was applied:
The first digit (0 or 1) = the year
The next 2 digits = the month
5-digit serials appear on some models:
The first two digits = the year
The last two = the month
It is important to note that these are not really serial numbers, just production dates, and are not unique…84009 is extremely common!
8 digit serial numbers:
These appear from late 1987, in the format NN NN NNNN (eg 87 10 0001).
We think that:
the first two digits = the year
the second two = the month
Any guitar with this sort of number was probably made in Korea.
Later models (1987 onwards) have no obvious serial number and may have originally been on a sticker on the guitar.
These are also Korean made.
Letters in the serial number
Many early 80’s models are also seen with a letter prefixing the number.
These represent the production month and are interpreted as:
A = Jan D = Apr G = July J = Oct
B = Feb E = May H = Aug K = Nov
C = Mar F = June I = Sept L = Dec
So, a serial number like D810040 would indicate that the guitar was manufactured in April 1981.
If I may say, do you have a picture?
peacius- Westone Nut
- Number of posts : 35
Registration date : 2019-01-07
Re: Serial number verification
Looks pretty original to me; even got all of the locking pieces at the stringlock, and the OEM knobs; just missing the vibrato arm and collar...
... we have a fix for that!! Just grab it, mate!! Is it a leftie, or is the image reversed?
... we have a fix for that!! Just grab it, mate!! Is it a leftie, or is the image reversed?
corsair- Senior Member
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Registration date : 2008-04-08
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