Record keeping in the early days was spotty and it's uncertain which guitar is actually the first one, but these two were built within the first few months of Taylor Guitars production.įor models older than 1993, please refer to the chart below.

The two oldest verified serial numbers are 0019. This example is number 3, a Baby.Ģ00703113 01 Last two digits indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence. See the explanation for serial number 20070311301 below:Ģ0070311301 First four digits indicate the year - 2007Ģ007 0311301 5th & 6th digits indicate the two-digit month - 03 (March)Ģ00703 11301 7th & 8th digits indicate the day - 11 (the 11th)Ģ0070311 301 9th digit is a series code number - 0 for 300 or 400 Series, 1 for 500 through Presentation Series, 2 for 200 Series, 3 for a Baby or Big Baby (through 2002), 4 for a Big Baby (2003-2009), 5 for T5, 6 for T3, 7 for Nylon Series, 8 for 100 Series, and 9 for SolidBody Series. Other than the first four digits noting the year, it's decoded the same as the 9-digit serial numbers.

January 2000 - October 2009, the serial number expanded from 9 to 11 digits to accommodate the four-digit year designation. This example is number 3, a Baby.ĩ803113 01 Last two digits indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence. See the explanation for serial number 980311301 below:ĩ80311301 First two digits indicate the year - 98 (1998)ĩ8 0311301 3rd & 4th digits indicate the two-digit month - 03 (March)ĩ803 11301 5th & 6th digit indicate the day - 11 (the 11th)ĩ80311 301 7th digit is a series code number - 0 for 300 or 400 Series, 1 for 500 through Presentation Series, 2 for 200 Series, 3 for a Baby or Big Baby (through 2002), 4 for a Big Baby (2003-2009), 5 for a T5, 7 for Nylon Series, 8 for 100 Series, and 9 for SolidBody Series. (1 = El Cajon, California, USA 2 = Tecate, Baja California, Mexico)ġ 10706 4001 2nd & 7th digits indicate the two-digit year - '14 (2014)ġ1 07064001 3rd & 4th digits indicate the two-digit month - 07 (July)ġ107 064001 5th & 6th digits indicate the day - 06 (the 6th)ġ107064 001 Last three numbers indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence.įrom 1993 until the end of 1999, each Taylor guitar featured a nine-digit serial number that pinpoints when work began on that guitar, along with its series and production position.

See the explanation below:ġ107064001 First digit indicates where it was made.

For example, the serial number for the first guitar built in the El Cajon (USA) factory on Jis 1107064001. Our current 10-digit serial numbering format that started in November of 2009 identifies where the guitar was built, the start date, and the assigned number of the guitar on that day's production schedule.

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