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  • Official website of Aria Guitars Co. Leading in quality and excellence of electric, acoustic, bass, and classical guitars since 1965.
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  • First recorded serial numbers for guitars and bass by year: YEAR / GUITAR / BASS 1980 G000530 B0 G003122 B0 G009886 B0 G011654 B0 G013273 B0 G014690 B0 G017325 B0 G020241 B0 G023725 B0 G006 1990 G026344 B0 G027163 B0 G029962 B024288.

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Bruce G - Posted - 01/21/2013: 08:24:57


I acquired an ARIA acoustic guitar today. The owner thought it was probably 20 years old but was not sure. I think it is probably a basic model even though it has binding used. I have looked on the ARIA site with no luck how to read the serial number. Not sure if the 66 means 1966 or not as one other site suggested. Any assistance would be appreciated



Model: AW-20N

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S/N 66078326


GalenB - Posted - 01/21/2013: 16:22:56


Hey Bruce, I used to have an LW20 I picked up in the late 80s when I was in the Air Force in Germany. I bought it used from a guy who had bought it new in '85. I took that thing all over the world with me. The LW had a laminated top, and as such was built like a tank, but it played really well and didn't sound bad and I never had to worry about stability or cracking. I traded it off a couple years ago to a co-worker and it still looks like new, short of some fret wear.


Aria Guitars Serial Numbers


The only infomation I have ever found is here: matsumoku.org/models/a-ap2_aco...acou.html



This catalog dates from the 80s. On this same site there is a price list from mid 70s and none of the AW/SW/LW series are listed. I think they came out early 80s and were made for most of the 80s. They are 10 times the instruments they put out these days. The solid wood models like the AW and SW I remember as being really pretty nice.



Hope this helps.



P.S. I sent my coworker an email to get th serial number off the LW20 - I think based on my earlier searching its a production sequence number and maybe this will give you a ball park.


Edited by - GalenB on 01/21/2013 16:30:42

GalenB - Posted - 01/21/2013: 18:29:59

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Probably no help, but my friend just sent me a shot of the back brace stamp and it is 612036 for this mid 80s Aria. So my earlier post that the guy I bought it from might be wrong; he must have bought it new in '86 or near the first of the year.
This may not help either scribd.com/doc/75948875/Electr...er-Dating since your 8 digit number doesn't fit the format - it couldn't be a '66 since they didn't use serial numbers before the mid 70s. I would bet its after '87, and I have read before they started moving manufacturing to Korea. That usually throws the whole serial number thing out.



Bruce G - Posted - 01/22/2013: 11:28:12


Hey Galen,



Thanks for responding. I have looked on a number of sites with no luck. They all claim to tell you what the S/N means but they don't. It's not a big deal. I was just curious. The guitar looked old and smelled old so before I clean it up and put new strings on, I was just trying to date it.




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Bruce