Serial number dating / Alvarez
Alvarez serial number lookup
Find the year an Alvarez was built, read from Alvarez’s own numbering scheme.
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Type the serial or code from the instrument. We read it as you type.
Cross-check with a pot code
The number stamped on a potentiometer inside the guitar. It dates the part, not the whole instrument.
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Every result carries its confidence. Treat the year as a strong guide, not proof: a serial can be replaced, a neck and body can be from different years, and reissues copy old numbering. For anything that matters, confirm the year against the neck date, the pot codes and Alvarez's date finder.
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