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The serial number on the back of my X640s bass is 011353. Does anyone know how to decode that?

First number represents year 0=1980, next 2 numbers are the month 11=November and last digits are sequence numbers - how many built. This only works on stamped numbers on the back of the headstock with 6-7 numbers. Other Electra serial numbers cannot be decoded (such as the foil tag serial numbers) and some may be able to be decoded if they were made by a manufacturer that followed a system (Alvarez?).

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So November 1980 sequence 353! Thanks! Guess that makes it vintage?

on the bottom of the neck of my guitar it says model ether an e or f lg-01/bk the sticker kinda ruff so its hard to make out but thats what i came up can anyone tell me what that means thanks..