Schecter Serial Number

[drtone]

Good Evening - do any of you guys know how to identify Schecter PT serial numbers?? Was curious if the ones beginning with Axxxxx were ones from the 80s made in Dallas??

If you have any input - I would appreciate it!!

Thanks

[dkals]

According to this thread I would say yes.

http://www.schecterforum.com/viewtop...+number#p28036

[drtone]

Hey guys - so a Schecter PT with serial number A1495 is a Dallas made guitar from around 1983??

Thanks

[kenneth]

Yes, most definitely dallas, not sure around 1983. It is hard to tell by serial number, from my understanding. If we are talking about the same guitar, the 21 frets generally makes it earlier, so 1983 seems reasonable. Later ones has 22 frets, sometimes TM near the schecter(TM) logo on the headstock, and sometimes Schecter labelled Schaller pickups.

The earlier california-made PTs, had inline controls [like a fender tele], rather than offset. I don't know that the switch from inline --> offset came right at the
california --> dallas move, but it was around that time. The ones with inline controls are the ones that demand big $$$$.

Regardless, I think the Dallas made PT, is a really solid guitar.

[John C]

Interesting; I had always thought that the move to Dallas didn't happen until 1984 - after Dave Schecter had already left the company, and the move precipitated Tom Anderson leaving the firm and starting his own company in 1984.

[kludge]

I went through that with my Schecter Strat, too. There just isn't a good way to get the date from the serial number, afaik.

[drtone]

Thanks for all the good information guys. Trying to decide if I want to buy one right now from somebody

[kludge]

Well, play it and figure out if you're willing to pay whatever they're offering. Dallas-era Schecters are quality USA-made guitars that at least rival if not exceed Fenders of the same era. The Dallas-era Strat I have has the nicest neck and fretwork of any guitar I've ever owned.