Prs Serial Number Identification

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Jul 05, 2012  Is the serial number of the SE acoustics, noted on the back of the headstock and in the paper inside the soundhole an accurate reflection of chronologicial order of build? That is to say, is my SE 00000091 actually only the 91st Custom SE produced? Do the Customs and the Standards follow the same serial sequence, or are they done separately? Like the CE and EG models the serial number is located on the neck plate on the back of the guitar. The following number determines the model: 8 or SA for the Swamp Ash Special, then the sequential number for that particular model. the first 200 Swamp Ash Specials were given a CE serial number.

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Jul 04, 2011  I've been trying to identify the date of an early PRS CE 24 model serial number 173172. I've done my research and have come up with the fact that it is either a 1991 or 1992. I've used the PRS site and another, and have found conflicting data. If anyone knows the PRS dating system very well I could really use a hand finding out exactly when. All guitars and basses have serial numbers which start with a year prefix. The prefix is the last one or two digits of the production year, and it applies to all models below. You can also look up your PRS guitars MODCAT code. Which is the long strange number that looks like this: SLM2FAHFIETFRHB-BS.

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Prs Serial Number Identification Chart

This Is A Very Simple Formula

PRS serial numbers are very easy to figure out. The only slightly confusing thing is

1985 guitars start with the same number as a 1995 guitar.1986 guitars start with the same number as a 1996 guitar1987 guitars start with the same number as a 1997 guitar etc. etc.All you have to remember is, guitars built in 1985 would have a very low number, while guitars built in 1995 would have really high numbers.

Examples

Prs Serial Number Identification Number

Serial NumberYearGuitar #
5 0037198537th guitar built
6 06491986649th guitar built
7 2376 19872376th guitar built
5 235671995 23,567th guitar built

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Prs Serial Number Identification

Numbers starting with:
5 = 19851 = 1991
6 = 19862 = 1992
7 = 19873 = 1993
8 = 19884 = 1994
9 = 19895 = 1995numbers will be over 20,000 after this year
0 = 19906 = 1996
7 = 1997

Presumably 1999 will be the same formula; I don't know what they'll do in the year 2000. Were all gonna die then anyway so I guess it doesn't matter. Ha Ha !!

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I have heard that in 1999 PRS is building over 100 guitars a day. So the numbers are climbing fast now.
I remember when they were barely building 4 guitars a month

The Classic Electric or CE model has one extra number inserted after the year designator and before the number of the guitar

Example

3 917542 = 17,542nd guitar off the line, it would have been made in 1993.

Possible exceptions
Because the bolt on guitars have numbers stamped on them conceivably they could be using 1994 plates up until at least February of 1995. I don't think they throw the preprinted plates away just because the year changes. I am not sure of this but I do remember getting 1992 guitars delivered in 1993 etc. etc.

Other ways to tell
Important changeover years

1991 -- PRS stopped offering Brazilian rosewood fingerboards. Opinions vary here but I feel that the Indian Rosewood they use is still OK and shouldn't be a reason not to buy a guitar made after 1991.

1991 -- PRS stopped offering real abalone shell as the inlay material on the fingerboard. They went to a high quality, less expensive, but real mother of pearl.

1993 -- PRS came out with their version of a one piece stop tailpiece. This tailpiece is made from white metal with absolutely NO saddle adjustment (not recommended.) The ones used previously were the excellent quality Gibson style Nashville 2 piece system with fully adjustable saddles. I really hate the new PRS Stop Tail Piece

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1995 -- PRS stopped using the mother of pearl inlay in favor of an artificial laminate known as “Abalam”. Still, you have to remember Gibson uses “Mother of Toilet Seat”, which is nothing more than plastic.

1995 -- PRS changed the tremolo system dramatically. The saddles are no longer highly polished and they tend to dull up and tarnish. The original tremolo was a single piece casting made in the USA, VS. the newer one that is a 2 piece bolted together unit.

1995 -- PRS went to a large long neck heel. This affects the playability of the guitar adversely and also reduces the value of the guitar greatly. (I offer a conversion back to original; on this call for details)

1995 -- PRS changed the wood on their Classic Electric “CE” model from Alder to Mahogany. In this writer's opinion, that was a huge mistake. The guitar lost all of it's high end snap. This cost cutting move was especially dastardly, because it's impossible to visually tell the difference: The wood is painted opaque on most of the models. I would classify this change as downright dishonesty and fraud. They could have changed the name or something but they did not do that.

1995 -- PRS had several hefty price increases, due to the increasing popularity of the guitar and their inability to produce enough guitars to satisfy the market. That was also the year they moved to a new large modern factory and upped their production tremendously. CNC manufacturing techniques allows PRS to build more guitars than ever but a lot of the original soul of the guitar is lacking. Also when you produce huge amounts of guitars there are other problems with wood for example. A small company can go and handpick their wood but a large company has to literally buy wood by the ton and hope for the best.

1998 -- PRS introduced their new low mass tuners.. These tuners appear to be smaller and lighter than the older ones. I assume they are also considerably less money also. I have also heard they are made in Japan by Gotoh. EEEEEEEEEEEEEkkkkkkkkkkkk

Later on PRS introduced imported models which totally destroyed the cache value of their original guitars. I was sorry to see that happen.

Their imported guitars are quite nice but there are tons of guitars out there for 30% less money that are better.

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