What year was my guitar made?
The year of manufacture of any PRS Guitar can be determined by the serial number located on the back of the headstock for set-in neck models. The first number is the last number of the production year followed by the sequential number of guitars produced to that date. (ex. 6 2557 is a 1986 model and was the 2,557th set in neck guitar made while 6 29584 is a 1996 model and was the 29,584th set-in neck guitar made.)
The year of manufacture is determined the same way for bolt-on neck models where the serial number is located on the neck plate on the back of the guitar. The following number determines the model: 5 or EG for the EG models (discontinued in 1995), 7 or CE for the Classic Electric models, and 8 or SA for the Swamp Ash Special. *The first 200 Swamp Ash Specials were given a CE serial number. The next number will again be the sequential number for that particular model.
The PRS Bass models produced between 1986 and 1991 and discontinued in 1991 will also be numbered with the year as the first number, followed by a 9 for set-in neck models or 4 for bolt-on neck models, then the sequential number.
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