Vintage Guitars Info - dating vintage guitars, amps by date source code Dating Vintage Guitars and Amps by Source-Date Code. Return to the. Return to the. Sometimes there just isn't enough information on electric instruments and amps to allow them to be properely dated. And many people ask me to try and determine the year of their old amplifier, or to help them with the year of their older off-brand electric guitar. Since I primarily collect amps by Fender, and guitars by Gibson, Fender, Martin, National, Epiphone, Gretsch and Rickenbacker, I really can't help them with these other less popular brands.

Raccolta Foto Windows Vista Aggiornamenti Lumia. The Texarkana Gazette is the premier source for local news and sports in Texarkana and the surrounding Arklatex areas. Better quality pots are often stamped with a number of codes; typically part numbers, date of production, manufacturers codes and resistance values. Pot dates are a useful tool in dating a guitar, but should always be used in conjunction with other known factors, such as hardware changes and serial numbers. Aug 30, 2000. Re: Dating Rickenbackers Without the Serial Number. Post by (chrisdski) » Fri Oct 24, 2008 4:31 pm. ~~'If I interpret correctly would my pot codes indicate a week 12 1978 date on the pots?' ~~ I'm reading these pots as 1981. 137 = CTS manufacturer, then 2 digit year date 81- I can't make out the week.

As you have probably noticed, there is plenty of information here to help date the brands that I am interested in. But where does that leave everyone else? Fifa Street 4 Serial Number Pc here. Well I'm not one to leave you out in the (informational) cold, so here's something that I use quite often in dating amplifiers and electric guitars. It's called the 'source-date code', and it can help determine the approximate age of an electric instrument by the date its components were manufactured.

Source-Date Codes On American made vintage gear, the pots and speakers provide an excellent opportunity to date a piece of equipment by referencing their 'source-date code'. The source-date code found on pots and speakers gives the manufacturer and date (roughly) when the components were made. It may have been some time before the part was installed at the factory, but it still provides a good approximation of when the gear was made. This is especially helpful on (less popular) gear that doesn`t have reliable serial#`s or other information to date them. The source-date code will signify the earliest possible date that the instrument or amp could have been made. This isn't going to be exact, but it will give you a 'ball-park' age.

And remember, even the dates indicated by the pots aren't that exact. Download Gtk For Windows more. For example, if you buy a brand new CTS pot today, they are dated a month or two in advance! It's worth mentioning since a lot of people rely on pot dates. That said, it's not uncommon for pot manufacturers to post date pots anywhere from a few weeks to as much as 18 months.