Serial number dating / Epiphone
Epiphone serial number lookup
Find the year an Epiphone was built, read from Epiphone’s own numbering scheme.
Can't read a digit? Type ? in its place. Looked-up serials are kept, never tied to you. How it works
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 Epiphone serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Epiphone’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 21051512345 | May 2021 | Modern serial (2008 on), China (usually) |
| 1210201234 | Oct 2012 | Modern serial (2008 on), China (usually) |
| DW07011234 | Jan 2007 | Factory-letter serial, two-digit year (2002 on), China |
How Epiphone serials date
- Modern eleven-digit serial (year and month, 2008 on)
- Factory-letter serial (1993-2008), where the year digit repeats each decade
- Older Asian numeric serials
More on Epiphone serial numbers
Where to find the serial
On the back of the headstock (stamped or on a label).
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 and Epiphone's serial-number guide.
We also check the serial against the millions of listings we track and show whether that exact number has been advertised before, where, and at what price.
Other brands
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