Vantage Dating and Serialnumbers
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VANTAGE serial numbers (electric guitars/basses)
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1978?/79:
V-100 model: “V-100”-sticker, no serial
V-100 model: “V-100”-sticker, no serial
1979 models:
VLP Spirit: six digit ser.nos. 05xxxx
VLP Spirit: six digit ser.nos. 05xxxx
The number would be the last two digits of the year the guitar was made, such as 1964 and 1956 in this example. If the date stamped is before 1975, it is most likely an American-made guitar. If it is after 1975, it is an Asian guitar. Look at the shape of the guitar. It's a Heavy Guitar. It has pretty decent action. It ' looks ' like a '52 tele. The serial number is 80106290.
Vantage Standard – VS: five digit ser.nos. 6xxxx
Vantage Performer – VP: five digit ser.nos. 7xxxx
700VP
700VP
Vantage Artist – VA: five digit ser.nos. 8xxxx
VA-800
VA-800
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Ghost (VP-750):
no or hard to read serial number.
1979 models: 4 digit serial number.
no or hard to read serial number.
1979 models: 4 digit serial number.
1979/1980 (until 4/80):
6 digit serial numbers: 0xxxxx
6 digit serial numbers: 0xxxxx
1980 (April) – 1984 (June?):
7 digit serial numbers
First digit = year of production (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Digits 2 + 3 = month of production
VS-650
0040415 = 1980 – April – 0415
7 digit serial numbers
First digit = year of production (1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Digits 2 + 3 = month of production
VS-650
0040415 = 1980 – April – 0415
1980/81:
VA-900 series: 6 digits:
First digit (0 or 1) = year
Digts 2+3 month
VA-900
006108 = 1980 – June – 108
VA-900 series: 6 digits:
First digit (0 or 1) = year
Digts 2+3 month
VA-900
006108 = 1980 – June – 108
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7 digit # for late ’81 models
1981/82:
“Special” series of VP and VA models: five digit ser.nos: 71xxx or 72xxx(VP), 81xxx or 82xxx(VA) (following the number system of their ’79/ ’80 predecessors)
“Special” series of VP and VA models: five digit ser.nos: 71xxx or 72xxx(VP), 81xxx or 82xxx(VA) (following the number system of their ’79/ ’80 predecessors)
1984 – 1988:
Letter prefix serial numbers:
(A-L)xxxxxx: letter=month
– A=January
– B=February
– C=March
– D=April
– E-May
– F=June
– G=July
– H=August
– I=September
– J=October
– K=November
– L=December
First digit=year of production (unconfirmed!)
33B-XF
J500338 = October – 1985 – 00338
Letter prefix serial numbers:
(A-L)xxxxxx: letter=month
– A=January
– B=February
– C=March
– D=April
– E-May
– F=June
– G=July
– H=August
– I=September
– J=October
– K=November
– L=December
First digit=year of production (unconfirmed!)
33B-XF
J500338 = October – 1985 – 00338
1990 – 1998 (Samick models):
Acoustic models (THis information is not verefied!!!)
Matsumoku didn’t produce any acoustic guitars themself. Their were set out to other factories.
Matsumoku didn’t produce any acoustic guitars themself. Their were set out to other factories.
Here’s a list of producers with the code:
S = Samick
C = Cort
K = KWO
F = Fujigen
P = Peerless factory in Pusan Korea. PA = Acoustic and PE = Electric
S = Samick
C = Cort
K = KWO
F = Fujigen
P = Peerless factory in Pusan Korea. PA = Acoustic and PE = Electric