
Imported Dean guitars however (ones made in Korea, or more recently, China) do not have year-coded serial numbers and have to. The first two numbers indicate the year the guitar was manufactured.

Dean guitars made in the United States have a seven-digit serial number. If you have a vintage Dean I suggest heading over to the Dean Forum and post it in the correct location and the Vintage Guru s there can darn near nail your serial number. Look for a distinctive serial number located on the back of the headstock. Imports of that era where made by ESP Japan. His post refers to VINTAGE Dean guitars when they were. at 7:36am leonidas said: I bought my Dean. Korean-made Deans, on the other hand, often have up to 8 digits, and theres no figuring out the year from those serial numbers. No problem man I do what I can., AM 11 Originally Posted by T00DEEPBLUE Old topic, I know, but this needs clarification for those looking for serial number information. American-made Deans have 7-digit serial numbers, and the first two digits indicate the year of manufacture.

She s still young., AM 9 Originally Posted by Ikillintel This is really cool because this means then my dean vendetta 4.0 was made in Un Sung Korea in 2007 on the 16th of October and it was the 97th that month., AM 10 Originally Posted by berrett96 This is really cool because this means then my dean vendetta 4.0 was made in Un Sung Korea in 2007 on the 16th of October and it was the 97th that month. Korean-made Deans, on the other hand, often have up to 8 digits, and there's no figuring out the year from those serial numbers.

The back of the headstock says Korea., serial US1210 Y, AM 8 Originally Posted by ninjamunky85 Yup. American-made Deans have 7-digit serial numbers, and the first two digits indicate the year of manufacture. 7 Wow, so that Cadillac I bought from the pawn shop isn t very old at all.
