Serial number dating / Peavey
Peavey serial number lookup
Find the year a Peavey was built, read from Peavey’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 Peavey serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Peavey’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 03123456 | 1987 | USA solidbody eight-digit |
| 91012345 | 1998 | EVH Wolfgang USA (Leakesville) |
| 123456 | 1978 | 1978 six-digit, USA |
| 51234567 | 2003–2004 | EVH Wolfgang USA (Meridian) |
| 8M123456 | 1978 | 1978 solidbody variant, USA |
How Peavey serials date
- EVH Wolfgang USA (Leakesville)
- EVH Wolfgang USA (Meridian)
- 1978 solidbody variant
- USA solidbody eight-digit
- 1978 six-digit
More on Peavey serial numbers
Where to find the serial
USA: impressed on the back of the headstock, with a date stamp in the neck pocket. A black-ink headstock serial marks an import.
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 Peavey's serial lookup.
Other brands
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