Serial number dating / Danelectro

Danelectro serial number lookup

Find the year a Danelectro was built, read from Danelectro’s own numbering scheme.

2 serial formats
BrandDanelectro

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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.

Example Danelectro serials and how they read

Made-up serials in each of Danelectro’s formats, read by the dater above.

SerialReads asFormat
9123451969Coral headstock tag (1967-1969), USA

How Danelectro serials date

  • Coral headstock tag (1967-1969)
  • Original ink stamp (1954-1969)

More on Danelectro serial numbers

How sure is it

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.

Other brands

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