Going to collect examples of these to try and figure out the number ranges for different years.
Pretty clear that a bunch of these are out of sequence... Look at the TST and AST 56 guitars. The TST56 are basically 1983/84 guitars and the AST56 are 1985/86. But the numbers are out of sequence on a bunch of them it looks like.
0619 (January stamps, 1=16 , TST60YS, eborej)
0703 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
0800 (TST62, SRV owned, export logo)
0837 (ST100 OW, 9=26 neck, 9=1 body, Spag logo)
0846 (TST80 GS, script/QMI logo)
0977 (TST56, June neck stamp, 6=5, 6=7 YSO body, E pickups, export logo, )
1214 (TST56, export/QMI logo )
1429 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
1985 (AST56, script QMI logo, 4-6 body, 4=6 neck)
2045 (AST56, SRV owned, script logo)
2101 (TST60OW, script/QMI logo)
2115 (TST60 or 80 GS, script/QMI logo)
2169 (TST60, script/QMI logo)
2222 (TST80MB, script/QMI logo)
2229 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2387 (TST80, 4=9 A Neck code, 4=9 YSO body, script deal with slogan worn off)
2607 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2657 (AST56, June body stamp, 6.1,script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2678 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series)
2732 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
2905 (TST60 or 80 MR, script logo)
3091 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
3121 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series, lefty)
3173 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series)
3770 (TTE50N ?, script Breezy)
3825 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
1982 catalog
1983 US Catalog shows TST-56 with a V neck.
TST60 has a '54 V neck
1983 & 1984 catalog specs
1985 1986 catalog shows AST-56 with a V neck
Pretty clear that a bunch of these are out of sequence... Look at the TST and AST 56 guitars. The TST56 are basically 1983/84 guitars and the AST56 are 1985/86. But the numbers are out of sequence on a bunch of them it looks like.
0619 (January stamps, 1=16 , TST60YS, eborej)
0703 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
0800 (TST62, SRV owned, export logo)
0837 (ST100 OW, 9=26 neck, 9=1 body, Spag logo)
0846 (TST80 GS, script/QMI logo)
0977 (TST56, June neck stamp, 6=5, 6=7 YSO body, E pickups, export logo, )
1214 (TST56, export/QMI logo )
1429 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
1985 (AST56, script QMI logo, 4-6 body, 4=6 neck)
2045 (AST56, SRV owned, script logo)
2101 (TST60OW, script/QMI logo)
2115 (TST60 or 80 GS, script/QMI logo)
2169 (TST60, script/QMI logo)
2222 (TST80MB, script/QMI logo)
2229 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2387 (TST80, 4=9 A Neck code, 4=9 YSO body, script deal with slogan worn off)
2607 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2657 (AST56, June body stamp, 6.1,script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
2678 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series)
2732 (TST56, export/QMI logo)
2905 (TST60 or 80 MR, script logo)
3091 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
3121 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series, lefty)
3173 (AST56, script/QMI logo, V marked pickups, Vintage Series)
3770 (TTE50N ?, script Breezy)
3825 (AST56, script/QMI logo, Vintage Series)
1982 catalog
1983 US Catalog shows TST-56 with a V neck.
TST60 has a '54 V neck
1983 & 1984 catalog specs
1985 1986 catalog shows AST-56 with a V neck
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