Martin Guitar Serial Number

To find the production date of your Martin guitar is relatively easy because Martin simply used serial numbers in sequence starting from 1898, except for their electric solid-body guitars. Therefore, Martin guitar serial number can accurately indicate its production date.

To check the production year of your Martin guitar, you can use the serial number Decoder or the Database provided below.

To check the production year of your Martin Mandolin see Martin Mandolin Serial Number.

How to Find Martin Guitar Serial Number?

By peering into the sound hole of the guitar towards the neck, one can observe that both the model and serial numbers are imprinted on the neck block. The model number is located above the serial number.

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Martin Guitar Serial Number Decoder

Enter the serial number below, click the “Check” button, and the date finder will show you the year when your Martin guitar was made and the country where it came from.

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Martin Guitar Serial Number List

Since the 19th century, Martin has made one of the best flat-top acoustic guitars. All Martin Guitars have been numbered in sequential order since 1898. Except for the electric models. Because Martin had estimated that in 1898 around 8000 instruments had been built, the series numbering starts in 1898 with 8000.

Martin Guitar Serial Number Database Since 1898

Serial NumbersYear
8001 – 83491898
8350 – 87161899
8717 – 91281900
9129 – 93101901
9311 – 95281902
9529 – 98101903
9811 – 99881904
9989 – 101201905
10121 – 103291906
10330 – 107271907
10728 – 108831908
10884 – 110181909
11019 – 112031910
11204 – 114131911
11414 – 115651912
11566 – 118211913
11822 – 120471914
12048 – 122091915
12210 – 123901916
12391 – 129881917
12989 – 134501918
13451 – 145121919
14513 – 154841920
15485 – 167581921
16759 – 178391922
17840 – 198911923
19892 – 220081924
22009 – 241161925
24117 – 286891926
28690 – 344351927
34436 – 375681928
37569 – 408431929
40844 – 453171930
45318 – 495891931
49590 – 525901932
52591 – 550841933
55085 – 586791934
58680 – 619471935
61948 – 651761936
65177 – 688651937
68866 – 718661938
71867 – 740611939
74062 – 767341940
76735 – 800131941
80014 – 831071942
83108 – 867241943
86725 – 901491944
90150 – 936231945
93624 – 981581946
98159 – 1034681947
103469 – 1082691948
108270 – 1129611949
112962 – 1179611950
117962 – 1227991951
122800 – 1284361952
128437 – 1345011953
134502 – 1413451954
141346 – 1473281955
147329 – 1532251956
153226 – 1590611957
159062 – 1655761958
165577 – 1710471959
171048 – 1756891960
175690 – 1812971961
181298 – 1873841962
187385 – 1933271963
193328 – 1996261964
199627 – 2070301965
207031 – 2172151966
217216 – 2300951967
230096 – 2419251968
241926 – 2560031969
256004 – 2716331970
271634 – 2942701971
294271 – 3133021972
313303 – 3338731973
333873 – 3533871974
353388 – 3718281975
371829 – 3888001976
388801 – 3996251977
4399626 – 4078001978
407801 – 4199001979
419901 – 4303001980
430301 – 4364741981
436475 – 4396271982
439628 – 4461011983
446102 – 45330001984
453301 – 4605751985
460576 – 4681751986
468176 – 4762161987
476217 – 4839521988
483953 – 4932791989
493280 – 5033091990
503310 – 5124871991
512488 – 5226551992
522656 – 5352231993
535224 – 5516961994
551697 – 5704341995
570435 – 5929301996
592931 – 6247991997
624800 – 6687961998
668797 – 7240771999
724078 – 7805002000
780501 – 8456442001
845645 – 9167592002
916760 – 9787062003
978707 – 10425582004
1042559 – 11158622005
1115863 – 11977992006
1197800 – 12680912007
1268092 – 13370422008
1337043 – 14067152009
1406716 – 14734612010
1473462 – 15557672011
1555768 – 16567422012
1656743 – 17555362013
1755537 – 18573992014
1857400 – 19721292015
1972130 – 20767952016
2076796 – 21617322017
2161733 – 22588892018
2258890 – 23668802019
2366881 – 2934932020
293494 – 25764152021
2576416 – 27114402022
2711441 – 28290832023
2829084 – …….2024

Martin serial number Database for E-18, EM-18, EB-18 Guitar models

An exception to the order set of serial numbers and production year is the electric solid body guitars E-18, EM-18, and EB-18 bass, produced from 1978 to mid-1980.

Serial NumbersYear
1000 – 10991978
1100 – 28311979
2832 – 36451980

Little Martin (LX) Guitars Database

Serial NumbersYear
last number 412792005
41280 – 540162006
540167- 698502007
69851 – 852662008
85267 – 983322009
98333 – 1151972010
115198 – 1299342011
129935 – 1456122012
145613 – 1728222013
172823 – 2050522014
205053 – 2365802015
236581 – 2638862016
263887 – 2847262017
284727 – 3198282018
319829 – 3446772019
344678 – 3612822020

Martin Backpacker Guitars Database

Serial NumbersYear
last number 1781461992-2006
178147 – 1885392007
188540 – 1957612008
195762 – 2038182009
203819 – 2116122010
211613 – 2205862011
220587 – 2298122012
229813 – 2395352013
239536 – 2499632014
249964 – 2602672015
260268 – 2678802016
267881 – 2745252017
274526 – 2805242018
280525 – 2880182019
288019 – 2934932020

If you were unable to determine the date of manufacture of the Martin guitar, you can also search for information on the forum.