Struggling with PRS serial number / year identification. Could you help?

[Molly]

Another serial number thread, sorry. Just need to know the year if possible. I'll say thank you in advance rather than unnecessarily bump.

159298 McCarty.

 

[DISTORT6]

According to this chart https://support.prsguitars.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408314427547-Year-Identification , 2001

 

[Greywolf]

Sweet soapy

 

[Simon Says]

Sweet soapy

I concur

 

[Alnus Rubra]

I love that cheeky band of flame on the faux binding.

You just know that there’s some beautiful flame hidden underneath that opaque top.

 

[Simon Says]

I love that cheeky band of flame on the faux binding.

You just know that there’s some beautiful flame hidden underneath that opaque top.

I was thinking the same

 

[Faded]

2001

 

[JasonE]

I also believe it to be a 2001. However, I will throw this out there. If they forgot to put the number on there for the year, it could be a 2010. There is one way to tell for sure. How many dots are there on the side of the fretboard at the 12th fret? 1 dot means it is a 2001. 2 dots means it is a 2010.

 

[dogrocketp]

Another serial number thread, sorry. Just need to know the year if possible. I'll say thank you in advance rather than unnecessarily bump.

159298 McCarty.

Is that a Louis KR12 lurking in the background, or a Gibson?

 

[jimfisher]

2001 looks right. here's my 2001 HB for comparison.

 

[bodia]

Hot guitar

 

[Gtrbldr]

That is one sweet, sweet, SWEET looking guitar

 

[Prina]

Gorgeous guitar. Black and P-90's: killer combo!

 

[Gtrbldr]

Gorgeous guitar. Black and P-90's: killer combo!

So true!!!


#Putting down his black korina McSoapy

 

[JMintzer]

I also believe it to be a 2001. However, I will throw this out there. If they forgot to put the number on there for the year, it could be a 2010. There is one way to tell for sure. How many dots are there on the side of the fretboard at the 12th fret? 1 dot means it is a 2001. 2 dots means it is a 2010.

They didn't forget. They started doing that (separating the year from the serial #) a few years later...

 

[Black Plaid]

They didn't forget. They started doing that (separating the year from the serial #) a few years later...

My 1991 has the year separated from the serial number. My 2000 does not. So maybe they stopped in 2000 for some reason?

 

[FragileThunder]

Beautiful McSoapy!

 

[Simon Says]

Bit off topic, but I think the black top, cherry back McCarty would look absolutely fire! Takes away nothing from how great the OPs guitar is. It's just me, dreaming