RG serial #

[solrizzo]

can anyone tell me the model and year these were made from the serial numbers ?(both are RG models)
1. FA 0051513
2. F02001767 Japan (rg570)

[nuno]

1. ...FA??? never seen that. anyway, the "00" leads me thinking it's a 2000 model.
2. "incept date": 2002. odd enough this one has got 8 numbers. or am i just not updated?

[TAorama]

Are they new or old RG's? AANJ or square neck joint?

[power freak]

Originally Posted by nuno

1. ...FA??? never seen that. anyway, the "00" leads me thinking it's a 2000 model.
2. "incept date": 2002. odd enough this one has got 8 numbers. or am i just not updated?

I thought "00" meant 1990???

They have a bit about it in the FAQ on this site. (If you havn'tchecked that alredy)

Freak

[TAorama]

On at least the earlier RG's, the first number signifies the last number of the year the neck was produced. For example, my beater RG560 has serial #F034167. It was made in 1990, not 2003.

Likewise, one of my USA Customs has #F020850, and I KNOW it was made in 1990, not 2002. Another has #F933699, and I know it was made in 1989, not 1993. That trend holds true for the rest of my guitars as well. Most of mine are late 80's or early 90's (through 95, anyway), so I can't speak for sure about anything newer than that.