Serial number dating / LTD
LTD serial number lookup
Find the year a LTD was built, read from LTD’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 LTD serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of LTD’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| W22051234 | May 2022 | Korea (WMI), W + year + month |
| IW15081234 | Aug 2015 | Indonesia (Wildwood), IW + year + month |
| SK11012345 | 2011 | Factory letters + year |
How LTD serials date
- Korea (WMI), W + year + month
- Indonesia (Wildwood), IW + year + month
- Indonesia (Cort), I + year + month
- Indonesia (Cort), early single-digit year (1997-2000)
- China, single-letter factory
- Factory letters + year + month
- Factory letters + year
More on LTD 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
This is one of many brands the serial number dater covers.