mdvineng said:A 54 style neck then?
Sigmania said:Note that with no neck codes that points to a switch made at the factory in my opinion. I only recently discovered they did some repairs.
Did you get your guitar in Japan?
This is what I understand too. It seems the neck was a March production and the body a Jan construction, both 1980. So, it’s possible that - as you suggested, Sigmania - the neck might have been damaged and then replaced in 3 months. Or maybe the owner realized that a rosewood V was better than the maple that came with the guitar initially, lol.Sigmania said:Wow. Ok. So the codes don’t match
My understanding of these codes is that what this means is a different neck was likely matched to this body and a different body to that neck.
Again, Peter or someone else may weigh in with new and different insights.
The mystery continues.
siamackz said:It seems the neck was a March production and the body a Jan construction, both 1980.
And I would have to check on the R question later. Maybe someone else will know.
siamackz said:Ok I am super embarrassed to say that once again my observation skills have been disappointing I was so weary of disassembling the guitar just after it arrived fully set up that I didn’t spend enough time looking at the neck - I looked at the back but not where the Allen key is. Anyway, I opened the guitar up today and looked more carefully and there it was - a stamp, see pic below.
Considering this, it seems (a) the serial number and neck fits all description of the early 1980 neck as explained by Peter (b) it seems the neck and body are not a perfect match in the sense that the codes don’t match, though the neck is a ST100 from what Peter said, with the “A” stamp.
Ami correct? Again, I’m sorry about the inaccurate info I provided saying there are no neck stamps.
also I am so grateful for the insights that Sigmania and Peter have provided. Thank so much!
ATO said:Has anyone seen a first number over 12? I know the 2nd numbers have been seen way above 31.
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