Serial number dating / Eastman

Eastman serial number lookup

Find the year an Eastman was built, read from Eastman’s own numbering scheme.

3 serial formats
BrandEastman

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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 Eastman serials and how they read

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

SerialReads asFormat
M24123452024Letter prefix + seven digits (2020+)
169123452019Eight-digit all-numeric (2014-2019)
25123452025Letterless seven-digit (2020s)

How Eastman serials date

  • Letter prefix + seven digits (2020+)
  • Eight-digit all-numeric (2014-2019)
  • Letterless seven-digit (2020s)

More on Eastman serial numbers

Where to find the serial

Hollow instruments: the interior label through the soundhole or f-hole.

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.

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