Dean korean guitar serial number serial numbers#

Some early 90's examples held a serial number with the prefix M followed by 7 numerals, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood. There were also Korean Squier serials with no serial number prefix and 6 or 7 numbers and the first number is the year.

'E1' with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991.

'E1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Young Chang in 1987-88.

The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digits The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.

Dean korean guitar serial number serial numbers#

S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. This website possesses NO DATABASE of guitars made by manufactures, instead simple serial code patterns that are available on this site and in the wider guitar community are used. S/E: The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. The Guitardater Project cannot verify the authenticity of ANY Guitar, this site is simply meant as a tool to satisfy the curiosity of guitar enthusiasts. KC and KV serial number prefixes are usually used on Crafted in Korea Squiers.

'KV97' = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997.

KC/KV: KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year.

'VN5' = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1995.

'CN5' = made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in 1995. Dean guitars made in the USA follow a serial number pattern consisting of a 7 digit number with the first 2 numbers being the year of manufacture, followed by instrument production numbers.

CN/VN: C = Cor-Tek (Cort), V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.