Posted by lenny on February 24, 2008 at 09:39:31:
In Reply to: Dating B.C. Rich Guitar info posted by Ray on December 06, 2007 at 07:36:36:
: In the year 2000, they changed to the letters "BO" (Bolt On) and three digits (B0XXX), which was the actual production number, but there was no number stating the year the guitar was built. The import guitar models before November of 2000 have a serial number starting with the letter "F", the USA models do not.
: F7XXXXX (1997)
: F8XXXXX (1998)
: F9XXXXX(1999)
: F0XXXXX (2000)
: In November of 2000 B.C. Rich implemented a new date stamp format for serial number coding of it’s imported models. . This started on the January 2001 models. All B.C. Rich models, both imported and usa handmades implement this same year time date stamp and guitar production number format:
: 121XXXXX first digit = year of manufacture
: second digit = means nothing until double-digit years get here again
: third digit = quarter of manufacture
: digits 4 thru 8 = production number
: Current US-made B.C. Rich serial numbers follow the same year and guitar production number format. (example - serial number #24123 was the 123rd guitar made in 2004)