About Ibanez Serial Numbers

Ibanez serial numbers are a widely discussed topic. They were introduced in late 1974 and went through many changes since. There are lots of different serial number formats depending on the year, the country of manufacturing etc.

The the analyzing logic of the code used on this pages depends on the information found on the Ibanez Fandom Wiki, thanks a lot to DeejayK aka Keith for his work on his wiki, which is a great resource for all Ibanez fans worldwide.
Though most of the guitars shown on this web site come from the Classic Era from 1974 to 1987, the Ibanez Serial Number Decoder on this page tries to catch all different formats, year and manufaturing countries.

Unfortunately some Ibanez serial number formats can be ambiguous and the serials following them can match either this or that format.
If you enter on of those serials, the analyzer will give you information about this ambiguity and show the possible results which only can be validated by knowing about the year or origin of the guitar.

If you should encounter any problems or wrong results, please report them to the mail address fount on the Imprints page.