Serial number dating / Samick
Samick serial number lookup
Find the year a Samick was built, read from Samick’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 Samick serials and how they read
Made-up serials in each of Samick’s formats, read by the dater above.
| Serial | Reads as | Format |
|---|---|---|
| 9091234 | Sept 1989 | Early (YMM) |
| S00012345 | Jan 2000 | Set-neck (S + YYMM), Korea |
| 861234 | 1986 | Semi-hollow (YY, no month) |
| S6061234 | Jun 1996 | Set-neck (S + YMM), Korea |
| SI081234567 | Dec 2008 | Samick Indonesia (Bogor) |
| 95051234 | May 1995 | YYMM + production |
How Samick serials date
- Samick Indonesia (Bogor)
- Set-neck (S + YYMM)
- Set-neck silk-screen (S + YY)
- Set-neck (S + YMM)
- High-volume (YYMM)
- YYMM + production
- Early (YMM)
- Semi-hollow (YY, no month)
More on Samick 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
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