Slash serial numbers

docadillac · 04-19-2008, 11:34 AM

I"ve seen the serial numbers on the Slash and the 9 digits Break down as follows. For example: take the serial number 004380332 The 1st and 5th number are the year of production, 2008. The 3 numbers after the 1st number represent the day in the year it was made, so the 043 part represents the 43rd day of the year which makes it Feb.12th which is a Tuesday. The last 4 numbers represent the actual number of production that the guitar falls into, so the last 4 numbers 0332 represent the 332nd guitar out of 1600 to be made. Normally there are 8 digits because the last 3 represent the order of production that the guitar falls into for that particular day. The Slash has 9 because it is a limited edition from 1-1600.

JHall · 04-19-2008, 03:59 PM

Cool. How do I find out the day my Slash VOS was made? Their serial numbers are SVOS123. The 3 numbers being the number out of 400.

Wolf Child · 04-19-2008, 08:26 PM

JHALL? Where are the pics?

docadillac · 04-20-2008, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by JHall

Cool. How do I find out the day my Slash VOS was made? Their serial numbers are SVOS123. The 3 numbers being the number out of 400.

Thats a good question. I only know about the USA standards and their numbering system. Pics would help. You can also call Gibson and ask them directly.

carydad · 04-28-2008, 11:23 AM

Yup. Call Gibson. "Special" numbers, not much else to do. They should be able to tell you when it was made, and who is was shipped to. At least, they did for my old school slash, SL250.

jus10 · 04-29-2008, 11:58 AM

Mine is 005280417.

so that would be Feb 21st #417.

I've been thinking about this since the previous discussion on the serial numbers...

I'm wondering why yours on the 12th would be 332, and mine would be 417 on the 21st.

And then on top of that the whole 1600 in stores by April 1.

My point is I think its weird for there to be so many days between 85 guitars...

I thought the plant knocked out a few hundred a day...

but anyway I've found this article on the change from 8 to 9 digits, and according to the article its not specific to the slash model.

What a serial number can and can’t tell about your Gibson « Guitar Player Gear Guide

docadillac · 04-29-2008, 12:16 PM

That is interesting. Then why has every '08 I've seen so far have 8 digits? No fakes either. They are in real stores like GC and L&M here in Canada. This requires further info.

stratusajam · 04-29-2008, 12:23 PM

Yeah I'm equally confused about the rolling production. Maybe it's on a per day basis?

04-19-2008, 11:34 AM	#1 (permalink)
docadillac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 417 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Slash serial numbers I"ve seen the serial numbers on the Slash and the 9 digits Break down as follows. For example: take the serial number 004380332 The 1st and 5th number are the year of production, 2008. The 3 numbers after the 1st number represent the day in the year it was made, so the 043 part represents the 43rd day of the year which makes it Feb.12th which is a Tuesday. The last 4 numbers represent the actual number of production that the guitar falls into, so the last 4 numbers 0332 represent the 332nd guitar out of 1600 to be made. Normally there are 8 digits because the last 3 represent the order of production that the guitar falls into for that particular day. The Slash has 9 because it is a limited edition from 1-1600.

04-19-2008, 03:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
JHall Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 30 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slash serial numbers Cool. How do I find out the day my Slash VOS was made? Their serial numbers are SVOS123. The 3 numbers being the number out of 400.

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Wolf Child Banned Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountain View, California Posts: 1,231 Thanks: 7 Thanked 59 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Slash serial numbers JHALL? Where are the pics?

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carydad Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 378 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slash serial numbers Yup. Call Gibson. "Special" numbers, not much else to do. They should be able to tell you when it was made, and who is was shipped to. At least, they did for my old school slash, SL250. __________________ Axes: CS-339, Collings CL-DLX, 2007 R9, JoeB LP, 92 Custom, Baker B3 Phoenix, Baker B1, Caparison Dellinger Amps: Mesa Electradyne, Elmwood M60, Voxer 18, Egnater 4100, Orange TV50, Goodsell 17, etc...

04-29-2008, 11:58 AM	#6 (permalink)
jus10 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 195 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Slash serial numbers Mine is 005280417. so that would be Feb 21st #417. I've been thinking about this since the previous discussion on the serial numbers... I'm wondering why yours on the 12th would be 332, and mine would be 417 on the 21st. And then on top of that the whole 1600 in stores by April 1. My point is I think its weird for there to be so many days between 85 guitars... I thought the plant knocked out a few hundred a day... but anyway I've found this article on the change from 8 to 9 digits, and according to the article its not specific to the slash model. What a serial number can and can’t tell about your Gibson « Guitar Player Gear Guide

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04-29-2008, 12:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
docadillac Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 417 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Slash serial numbers That is interesting. Then why has every '08 I've seen so far have 8 digits? No fakes either. They are in real stores like GC and L&M here in Canada. This requires further info.

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stratusajam Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Florida Posts: 33 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Slash serial numbers Yeah I'm equally confused about the rolling production. Maybe it's on a per day basis?

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