Serial number dating / Framus
Framus serial number lookup
Find the year a Framus was built, read from Framus’s own numbering scheme.
2 serial formatsLinked to Framus’s own lookup
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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.
How Framus serials date
- Modern (Warwick era, 1995+)
- Vintage year + month stamp (late 1959-~1981)
More on Framus 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 and Framus's dating guide.
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