To Date A Mustang!

[Randy Jane]

My Mustang is an original and the store I got it from said it was either a ’74 or a ’75. Nowhere on this guitar does it say when nor where it was made. I looked at the heel of the neck where it usually says the date, and all underneath the pickguard. Its Sunburst with a white pearloid pickguard. Anything additional, reply to me for (stuff on headstock ….pat. numbers etc.)

[Bartman]

You could look at the serial number (in the decal or on the neckplate). The numbers on the back of the pots are also a good indication of the production year, usually these numbers consist of 7 digits: the first 3 indicate the manufacturer of the pot, the next 2 numbers indicate the year and the last 2 the week of production. E.g. 137 7850
means CTS, 50th week of 1978.
Lots of good info on http://www.provide.net/%7Ecfh/index.html

Good luck
Bart

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