Although neck-through production never surpassed approximately 2200 guitars a year, as the '80s progressed, the serial numbers continued to get ahead of the actual year. For example, a bass guitar that is documented to have been purchased (not necessarily made) in 1980, bore the serial number #82595. With production growing rapidly by 1980, the serial numbers had gotten about two to three years ahead. In the late '70s as production grew, the serial numbers begin to get ahead of themselves since only 1000 numbers were available in a series. Throughout the '70s, production numbers were low enough that the serial numbers pretty much reflect the year of manufacture. That would make the first guitar of 1974 to have been numbered 74000, followed by 74001, 74002, 74003, etc. Rich in 1974, a system of serial number coding began using a 5-digit code (XXYYY) with the first 2 digits indicating the year and the last 3 indicating the production number.
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