Schecter serials combine a factory prefix letter (indicating where the guitar was built) with a 2-digit year and a production sequence. The vast majority of Schecter production runs through World Musical Instruments (W prefix) in Incheon, South Korea; smaller lots come from Cort factories in Indonesia (IC/IW) and the Schecter USA Custom Shop in Sun Valley.
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Factory letter(s) + 2-digit year + 3-7 digit production sequence. W = World Musical Instruments (Korea) is the most common. IW/IC = Indonesia (World or Cort). C = Cort Korea. S = Schecter. Example W10052743 = 2010 World Korea.
YY + 4-6 digit sequence. Older Schecter serials sometimes omit the factory prefix. Example 0236758 = 2002.
Modern Schecter serials are impressed or decaled on the back of the headstock.
Back of headstock
Standard location for all modern Schecter production.
Comprehensive lookup documenting W, IW, IC, C factory prefixes and the first-two-digits-of-year convention.
Dealer-compiled reference with example serials from multiple factories and decades.
Every format rule on this page traces back to at least one of the sources above. If you spot an error or have an additional authoritative source, see the methodology.