(1 = El Cajon, California, USA 2 = Tecate, Baja California, Mexico)ġ 10706 4001 2nd & 7th digits indicate the two-digit year - '14 (2014)ġ1 07064001 3rd & 4th digits indicate the two-digit month - 07 (July)ġ107 064001 5th & 6th digits indicate the day - 06 (the 6th)ġ107064 001 Last three numbers indicate the guitar's position in that day's production sequence.įrom 1993 until the end of 1999, each Taylor guitar featured a nine-digit serial number that pinpoints when work began on that guitar, along with its series and production position. See the explanation below:ġ107064001 First digit indicates where it was made. For example, the serial number for the first guitar built in the El Cajon (USA) factory on Jis 1107064001. Our current 10-digit serial numbering format that started in November of 2009 identifies where the guitar was built, the start date, and the assigned number of the guitar on that day's production schedule.