Serial number dating / Harley Benton
Harley Benton serial number lookup
Find the year a Harley Benton was built, read from Harley Benton’s own numbering scheme.
3 serial formats
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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 Harley Benton serials date
- WSM (Yeou Chern), long format
- WSM (Yeou Chern), short format
- HB (Indonesian OEM)
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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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