Marlin Guitar Serial Numbers
That early German model was called the 'Slammer' and can be identified by a 'Made in GDR' sticker on the back of the headstock. However, as soon as mid-1986, the Samick-made Sidewinder was already the best-selling guitar in the U.K., and held that status until 1988 before finally being overtaken by the Korean (some of which were also made by Samick, coincidentally).
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These employees followed their leader to start a new guitar company. It’s believed that the location of the factory was i n Kumagaya. The company can be confirmed to be making guitars in 1968 and possibly into 1969. Sometime in 1969 the company went bankrupt due to the slumping guitar market in the USA and Japan. During their time they produced some very interesting guitars that were partially based on Teisco models, but had evolved into new designs.
The model number is above, the serial number is below it. How To Read The Chart Below. The serial numbers denote the last serial number used in that year. Example: Serial Number 439628 was built in 1983 as the last serial number made in 1982 was 439627. Serial numbers listed do not apply to Martin Backpackers® or Little Martin®.
Marlin Model 39 Serial Numbers
The ad to the left comes from mid 1989 and shows a completely new range of instruments in which the ‘Strat’ is no longer strictly a Fender copy, and range-wide changes have taken place, including the dropping of the characteristic twelfth fret fish inlay, and drastic revision of the headstock shapes. But even the combined might of the Hohner and Marlin brands was not enough to reassert the success of the guitars in what was now a very different environment. In the Sidewinder’s heyday of 1986, there was nothing comparable to the Marlins in terms of value and image, but by ’89 Korean manufacture had been adopted by more powerful brands, and the likes of – source of the Korean Squiers – were offering with solid wood bodies and considerably higher quality than that associated with Marlin. Additionally, of course, the kind of features which defined the ’88 Marlin range were going rapidly out of fashion by the end of the decade, and Marlin was unable to trade on past glory.
Marlin was accordingly reinvented, and the reinvention wasn’t going to grab young musicians’ attention in the way the mid ‘80s models had. By spring 1990, Marlin did still have a presence in the big sellers chart, with the Marlin Slammer creeping in at number 8, just ahead of the Gibson Les Paul Standard.
It does not apply to ukes (except for the first year, they do not have a serial number). Does not apply to Martin mandolins either (they have their own serial number system). Important Serial Number Milestones. • 439xx to 44362: October 1930 first time both the body size & style number stamped on neckblock above the serial number (exact serial number change unknown). • 57305 = T frets first used and T bar first used (1934) • 1 = Martin stamp in back of peghead discontinued (1935) • 72740 = Change in nut width on 14-fret models from 1 3/4″ to 1 11/16″ (late 1939) on all non-slotted peghead models. Style 17 models with 14-fret body may have changed earlier.
It was stated by Mr Matsuda, a former president of Teisco Co Ltd. He started Idol Instruments after leaving Teisco Shoji in 1967. It’s believed that he and some of his employees were unhappy with the new Kawai management.
Last Serial No. 1976 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 916759* 2003 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2161732.
Nothing looks laminated from what I can tell. The inner label says 'Made in Japan'. After 40/42 years of playing the guitar still sounds, plays, feels and looks good.
It's a mockingbird shape with a bridge pickup that looks like an EMG and a neck pickup that is an uncovered humbucker. Anyone who can give me more info? I think it was made in 2003 (the serial number begins with 97 and I read somewhere that if you take the first two numbers away from a hundred it will give you the yaer it was made). I've got a Slammer and that's lovely. That was made a while ago, when they still had the marlin on the 12th fret.
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The body feels like it might be basswood but am not sure. I like the sound of mine,and would be interested if anyone has one for sale that is good condition. E-mail wrayarendt@sbcglobal.net. I have just bougt a marlin loner of ebay for 27 squid, i have no idea what theyre like but the one i have bought has some shit glued on and the bridge is done, the headstock screwed back togethar and is missing the bridge humbucker. I hope they fix up easy as this is just my temperary guitar until i can afford my fender jaguar which ill stick a humbucker in, i bought this guitar as i sold my explorer to get the jag money as my jag obsession is continuing and i still am 100 or so what im after in money so i hope this marlin can fill in rhythmical duites until my jag shows up,ill let you all know if i can make it a kick ass guitar or wether i should have bought a new watch or something with the money. Ive got a marlin. Bought it off a mate for £70 years ago, swapped it back with him for a surfboard, then bought it back off him in december for £30.
But after Squier began shipping much cheaper instruments from Korea, the Marlin brand suffered, hence the need to push the guitars hard in advertisements The 1988 ad above shows four models of guitar, including the formerly market-busting Sidewinder. But I wonder how many people knew or remembered that Marlin also offered amplifiers? The guitars in the ad are as follows MARLIN STINGRAY Priced at £159, the K36KT Stingray was Marlin’s locking trem-fitted HSS ‘Superstrat’, featuring a coil-tappable humbucker and two single coils (all wax-potted), and coming in either Red, Dark Blue, Charcoal Fire, Pearl White or Black. All the finishes were metallic, but only two – the Red and the Charcoal – were available on the left-handed models. MARLIN BLUE FIN The Blue Fin was a roughly vee-bodied rock machine featuring two humbuckers, a locking trem and a maple neck.