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Serial Number Chart [message #11377]

Tue, 07 July 2009 20:13

LesS
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Registered: December 2002

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You can use this chart to estimate when your Kustom amp was made. Note this chart is only for amp heads or combos (K- serial numbers) - it is not for speakers.
(For speakers just add about 45000 to your SN and then use this chart.)

Kustom Amplifier Serial Number Chart - not for speaker S.N.'s

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S.N. range ... Estimated Production Date
Frankenstein era - 1965 to June 1967 (starting with SN 2001)
02001 03000 1965
03001 07000 1966

K200A series era - July 1967 to April 1968 (starting with SN 15xxx)
07001 20300 1967

K200 A to B series transition period- April 1968 to June 1968 (starting with SN 238xx)
K200B series era (before combos) - June 1968 to Sept 1969 (starting with SN 258xx)
20301 26300 Jan - Jun 1968
26301 32100 Jul - Dec 1968
32101 36200 Jan - Mar 1969
36201 40300 Apr - Jun 1969
40301 44800 Jul - Sep 1969

K200B series / K100/K25 Combo era - Sept 1969 to June 1970 (starting with SN 444xx) (also, ~Nov 69 Kustom starting putting SN's on spkr cabs)
44801 48900 Oct - Dec 1969
48901 53050 Jan - Mar 1970
53051 57200 Apr - Jun 1970

K200B series / K150/K50 Combo era - July 1970 to July 1971 (starting with SN 570xx)
57201 61300 Jul - Sep 1970
61301 65300 Oct - Dec 1970
65301 72400 Jan - Jun 1971

Slant Face amp era (before SS combos) - Aug 1971 to June 1972 (starting with SN 735xx)
72401 79700 Jul - Dec 1971
79701 86600 Jan - Jun 1972

Slant Face Amp and SS combo era - July 1972 to Jan 1974 (starting with SN 87xxx)
86601 95925 Jul - Dec 1972
95926 100400 Jan - Mar 1973
100401 104900 Apr - Jun 1973
104901 111700 Jul - Dec 1973

Tolex with silver face era - Feb 1974 to June 1976 (starting with SN 112xxx)
111701 113900 Jan - Mar 1974
113901 116750 Apr - Jun 1974
116751 122500 Jul - Dec 1974
122501 128250 Jan - Jun 1975
128251 134000 Jul - Dec 1975

Tolex silver face to black face transition period- June 1976 to ~Nov 1976 (starting with SN 140xx)
134001 153400 Jan - Dec 1976
(153401 – 169400 no record)

Tolex with black face era - Nov 1976 to 1980 (starting with SN 169xxx)
169401 190500 Jan - Dec 1977
190501 209000 Jan - Dec 1978
209001 227000 Jan - Dec 1979
227001 245000 Jan - Dec 1980

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		Serial Number Chart By: LesS on Tue, 07 July 2009 20:13
		Re: Serial Number Chart By: LesS on Tue, 07 July 2009 23:37
		Re: Serial Number Chart By: cpblues on Sat, 05 May 2012 19:25
		Re: Serial Number Chart By: centipedefarmer on Sun, 06 May 2012 10:37
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