Godin SERIAL NUMBER Decoder
Godin Serial numbers 4 and 5 digits
The four-digit numbers were used from 1982 to 1986.
Five digits from 1986 to 1993.
For dating 6-digit serial numbers, it is best to contact Godin.
Godin Serial numbers 7 and 8 digits
Dating the 7 and 8-digit serial numbers is somewhat complicated. Godin started using seven-digit numbers in early 1993 and eight digits in 1995.
The method for a seven-digit number is the same as for an eight-digit one.
Godin uses a fiscal year for dating, which begins on August 1st.
Example: 02062032
The first two digits 02 indicate the year.
The next two digits 06 represent the week. This is the week number in Godin’s fiscal year, counted from August 1st. In this example, it is six weeks after August 1st, 2001, which corresponds to September.
The third digit 2 indicates the day of the week (Tuesday), and the last 3 digits represent the serial number.
The manufacturing year of the serial number 02062032 is Tuesday, September 4, 2001.
Godin Serial numbers 12 digits
In late 2007, Godin switched to a twelve-digit serial number. There is no dating information in this serial number system.
The first 6 digits represent the model code.
The 7th digit is a factory code (factory second) indicating whether there is damage or not (0 = no damage, 9 = damage).
Damage does not mean that the guitar is defective, but rather a minor blemish on the finish.
The last 5 digits represent the serial number of the model.
Example: 050406000540
050406 indicates that the model is ‘Radium Matte Green’. The 0 indicates that there is no finishing flaw.
In this example of serial number 050406000540, it is the 540th Radium Matte Green guitar, without any damage.
