Just wanting to log these to get an idea of the number of guitars made in that year beginning in February and year's end and also what fits where.
I can bracket the 1982 guitars using the emergence of the Fender style serial numbers on one end (February) and the block/script logos (cross referenced with production stamps) on the other end.
The one 3 piece script logo December guitar is an outlier as is the one ATO provided that may have been one of the guitars siezed and later re-badged as a block logo.
Rosewood
L00173 (spag logo, TE70YSR January stamp)
L00204 (spag logo, ATO provided)
L00500 (Feb stamp, spag logo, ST55MGR, ATO provided)
L00505 (Feb stamp, 2=1 GS X, ST50R, switch December 1981, 1D1)
L00568 (spag logo, JB65NR)
L00601 (spag logo, ST70BBR, ATO provided)
L00841 (spag logo, ST80 MRR)
L00889 (spag logo, ST50MRR)
L00899 (spag logo, ST50MRR, unknown stamps)
L01128 (spag logo, ST50MRR)
L01179 (March body stamp, spag logo, ST50 MB)
L01392 (spag logo, JB50MRR)
L01431 (spag logo, ST50YSR, Faber)
L01621 (spag logo, ST80MRR,ATO provided)
L01762 (May code, spag logo, ST55GMR, ATO provided)
L02009 (spag logo, Jeff Beck mod?)
L02121 (June stamp, block logo, ST50OWR, re-badged lawsuit seizure? ATO provided)
L02xxx (June stamp, ST50MRR)
L02559 (spag logo, TE80R BL)
L02734 (April code, spag logo, ATO provided)
L02897 (March code, spag logo, ST60)
L03248 (block logo, TE, MBR, ATO provided)
L03355 (spag logo, JB50 matching headstock)
L03389 ? (August code, 8=15MRH, matching head, JB50 MRR)
L03451 (spag logo, JB45YSR)
L03488 (July stamp, ST80R)
L03507 (spag logo, TE50 BBR?)
L03773 (block logo, ATO provided)
L04352 (Nov. stamp, ST50MRR, June 82 or 92 pots, partscaster?)
L04663 (spag logo, ATO provided)
L05065 (spag logo, poss new decal, ATO provided)
L05626 (spag logo, JB45MRR) 1982 JB45 MRR
L05689 (November stamp, 11=12, block logo, ATO provided)
L06095 (November, spag logo, ST50MRR, Reverb)
L06241 (Jan stamp, spag logo, ATO provided)
L06308 (script World decal, stamps not visible)
Maple
0211 (spag logo, ST120GS Cliff)
28?? (spag logo, ST80LB)
3854 (spag logo, TE80YS ?)
10069 (spag logo, ST60YS)
10340 (spag logo, ST?? BB)
10500 (March code, spag logo, TE55N)
10600 (March, 3=2 body, ST50YS)
11058 (December stamp, block logo Springy) 1982/83 Block Logo Gallery
11502 (December, 3 piece script logo) 3 Piece Script Logo Goldstar Decals 1982/83
12008 (May code, ST50)
13123 (Nov. stamp, 11=12, block logo)
13350 (October stamp, 10=5, spag logo, ST60 ?)
13583 (November stamp, block logo Springy) 1982-83 Springy Sound Decal change....
13541 (spag logo, ST50YS)
13681 (TE50BB ?)
14167 (November stamp, 11=12, block logo Springy) Info on Springy sound 1983/4 ST?
14983 (October body stamp, possible partscaster) 1982 Fender Style Serial Numbers
101708
102058
102088
103337
103786
103979
104814
104898
I can bracket the 1982 guitars using the emergence of the Fender style serial numbers on one end (February) and the block/script logos (cross referenced with production stamps) on the other end.
The one 3 piece script logo December guitar is an outlier as is the one ATO provided that may have been one of the guitars siezed and later re-badged as a block logo.
Rosewood
L00173 (spag logo, TE70YSR January stamp)
L00204 (spag logo, ATO provided)
L00500 (Feb stamp, spag logo, ST55MGR, ATO provided)
L00505 (Feb stamp, 2=1 GS X, ST50R, switch December 1981, 1D1)
L00568 (spag logo, JB65NR)
L00601 (spag logo, ST70BBR, ATO provided)
L00841 (spag logo, ST80 MRR)
L00889 (spag logo, ST50MRR)
L00899 (spag logo, ST50MRR, unknown stamps)
L01128 (spag logo, ST50MRR)
L01179 (March body stamp, spag logo, ST50 MB)
L01392 (spag logo, JB50MRR)
L01431 (spag logo, ST50YSR, Faber)
L01621 (spag logo, ST80MRR,ATO provided)
L01762 (May code, spag logo, ST55GMR, ATO provided)
L02009 (spag logo, Jeff Beck mod?)
L02121 (June stamp, block logo, ST50OWR, re-badged lawsuit seizure? ATO provided)
L02xxx (June stamp, ST50MRR)
L02559 (spag logo, TE80R BL)
L02734 (April code, spag logo, ATO provided)
L02897 (March code, spag logo, ST60)
L03248 (block logo, TE, MBR, ATO provided)
L03355 (spag logo, JB50 matching headstock)
L03389 ? (August code, 8=15MRH, matching head, JB50 MRR)
L03451 (spag logo, JB45YSR)
L03488 (July stamp, ST80R)
L03507 (spag logo, TE50 BBR?)
L03773 (block logo, ATO provided)
L04352 (Nov. stamp, ST50MRR, June 82 or 92 pots, partscaster?)
L04663 (spag logo, ATO provided)
L05065 (spag logo, poss new decal, ATO provided)
L05626 (spag logo, JB45MRR) 1982 JB45 MRR
L05689 (November stamp, 11=12, block logo, ATO provided)
L06095 (November, spag logo, ST50MRR, Reverb)
L06241 (Jan stamp, spag logo, ATO provided)
L06308 (script World decal, stamps not visible)
Maple
0211 (spag logo, ST120GS Cliff)
28?? (spag logo, ST80LB)
3854 (spag logo, TE80YS ?)
10069 (spag logo, ST60YS)
10340 (spag logo, ST?? BB)
10500 (March code, spag logo, TE55N)
10600 (March, 3=2 body, ST50YS)
11058 (December stamp, block logo Springy) 1982/83 Block Logo Gallery
11502 (December, 3 piece script logo) 3 Piece Script Logo Goldstar Decals 1982/83
12008 (May code, ST50)
13123 (Nov. stamp, 11=12, block logo)
13350 (October stamp, 10=5, spag logo, ST60 ?)
13583 (November stamp, block logo Springy) 1982-83 Springy Sound Decal change....
13541 (spag logo, ST50YS)
13681 (TE50BB ?)
14167 (November stamp, 11=12, block logo Springy) Info on Springy sound 1983/4 ST?
14983 (October body stamp, possible partscaster) 1982 Fender Style Serial Numbers
Six Digit Serial Numbers Starting with 10xxxx - Hard Punchers, ST70, SS60, Etc.
(Spaghetti logo so 1982)101708
102058
102088
103337
103786
103979
104814
104898
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