Davec629 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 I've got a H-140 with the serial U10005 The 5th guitar made in 2004, day 355? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davec629 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 U10005 5th guitar made September 12th 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhvoodooman Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 9/22/04, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeAltmann Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hello, i am having trouble figuring out what year this guitar is. theres two letters at the beginning of the serial thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TalismanRich Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Hello, i am having trouble figuring out what year this guitar is. theres two letters at the beginning of the serial thanks Starting in 2010, they used two letters to designate the year, so AD would be 2013. Current year production has AE serial numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blunote Posted September 8, 2014 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Somebody ought to design and sell a special Heritage decoding ring. It would probably be a hot item at a PSP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstLoser Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 My first character is a "0" - as in Zero...not a letter. I guess it could be the letter "O" which would make it the 6th guitar made on January 5, 1998. Was zero ever used? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Hi guys, i'm new to this forum. I have a problem decoding the serial number on my h150cm asb. On the plastic cover behind the switch it says "09-2002", but the first letter of the serial number looks like an I, but i'm not sure because it is a little bit deleted. Thanks a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhvoodooman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I26003 would be 4/15/1992, but that's inconsistent with the date under the switch cavity cover. I suspect that the first letter is actually a "T", with the top worn away. In that case, it would translate to 4/15/2003, which is only a few months later than the cavity label date. That seems very reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurricane Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I26003 would be 4/15/1992, but that's inconsistent with the date under the switch cavity cover. I suspect that the first letter is actually a "T", with the top worn away. In that case, it would translate to 4/15/2003, which is only a few months later than the cavity label date. That seems very reasonable.Thanks for your answer!But why would they write a date on the plastic cover and print another one on the headstock? It doesn't make sense to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhvoodooman Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 I'm not familiar with Heritage's manufacturing systems (though I'm sure there are several folks here who are!), but I know that it's pretty common for guitar makers to stock inventories of different parts that are drawn from for final assembly. So perhaps the body was made several months earlier and labeled on the inside of the cavity cover, but the final assembly and finishing took place per the date on the headstock. I know from reading about Strats that date mismatches like this happened all the time at Fender. Maybe someone with specific knowledge of the Heritage manufacturing process will chime in..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bob Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 And what do we make of this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duhvoodooman Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Wed. 4/10/96, 3rd guitar of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonD Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I always thought my H-140CM was a D, but when I took a zoomed in camera shot, it's looking like a B! What do you think? I've always loved the maple figuring of the guitar. I bought it used in 1989. http://jason.ditzel.us/2017/03/11/my-heritage-guitar/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmboyjo Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 I always thought my H-140CM was a D, but when I took a zoomed in camera shot, it's looking like a B! What do you think? I've always loved the maple figuring of the guitar. I bought it used in 1989. http://jason.ditzel.us/2017/03/11/my-heritage-guitar/ i would definitely agree with a B as well. Nice guitar! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 A "B" Serial number would make it an '85... Heritage was incorporated in April of 1985. ( "A" Serial numbers are extremely rare, pre-production guitars. The ones that I've seen were not maple capped , but mahogany topped ) It looks in great shape for a first year Heritage.. enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Thanks for your answer! But why would they write a date on the plastic cover and print another one on the headstock? It doesn't make sense to me... While the white label is a familiar Heritage label, the orange one is one I don't recall seeing before. It may have had to do with the batch of that part made or even added afterward with an incorrect date.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonD Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 A "B" Serial number would make it an '85... Heritage was incorporated in April of 1985. ( "A" Serial numbers are extremely rare, pre-production guitars. The ones that I've seen were not maple capped , but mahogany topped ) It looks in great shape for a first year Heritage.. enjoy. Thanks! If you notice - I had to replace the bottom two control knobs, as the originals split and fell off. I replaced them with Gibsons and they are a little bit lighter. That happened about 10 years ago. Everything else is stock. The head stock isn't exactly symmetrical on both sides. Check out the wood angles under the bottom tuners. The point where the angle tapers on the left is little higher than the one on the right. Not sure what to make of it. Apprentice working on the neck? Human error? Normal variance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Thanks! If you notice - I had to replace the bottom two control knobs, as the originals split and fell off. I replaced them with Gibsons and they are a little bit lighter. That happened about 10 years ago. Everything else is stock. The head stock isn't exactly symmetrical on both sides. Check out the wood angles under the bottom tuners. The point where the angle tapers on the left is little higher than the one on the right. Not sure what to make of it. Apprentice working on the neck? Human error? Normal variance? Wow... didn't notice that asymmetrical feature of the headstock. Can't say that I remember that coming up here before. Handmade, for sure... ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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