TerryWrightMusic 0 Report post Posted October 24, 2009 Where can I plug in my serial number from my pre-Gibson bass to find out details about mfg. date, etc? Thanks! Terry Wright Terry Wright Music Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Be.eM 4 Report post Posted October 26, 2009 Terry, on http://www.steinbergerworld.com/ just click on the "Serial # database" link. It's not complete, but a good orientation. The original logs don't seem to be complete either ;-) Bernd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TerryWrightMusic 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2009 The bolt-on neck on my bass has "STEINBERGER USA N115" stamped into it. I've never known the original date and location; I presume, by what I read on the Serial # Database" link that it's a Newburgh assembly, but not sure of the year. If anyone has any other links or info, that would be great. Thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Be.eM 4 Report post Posted October 26, 2009 Well, the L-type list shows #114 and #116 in 1982, but at this time bolt-on models didn't exist yet, I believe. What type is your bass? XP2? Then I'd think 1983 could be a plausible date, and Newburgh is the place of manufacturing. The list of serials (and the whole SteinbergerWorld website) are maintained by Andy Yakubik. If you hope to find more information, then you could probably ask him (via the "Links & Credits" page on the SW website). SteinbergerWorld contains the most comprehensive information about Steinies on the whole web, so if you don't find your answer there, I doubt you'll find it anywhere. One last option you could also try is contacting Gibson service. I did this once regarding a Newburgh GM, but even they didn't have a complete SN list, and were only able to date it by a range of numbers. As I already said, the original production logs haven't been complete. Bernd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TerryWrightMusic 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2009 Yes, it's an XP-2. Thanks for the info! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bobbit Nepo 0 Report post Posted October 26, 2019 Hello. I just brought in my Steinberger L2 black bass graphite SN-N1008. Hoping I could get it registered in existence. Its now here in Winnipeg, Canada. Thank you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Be.eM 4 Report post Posted October 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Bobbit Nepo said: Hello. I just brought in my Steinberger L2 black bass graphite SN-N1008. Hoping I could get it registered in existence. Its now here in Winnipeg, Canada. Thank you. The list at SteinbergerWorld is old, no longer updated. Its successor on the headless-europe.eu website is still continuously updated. The L2 bass with the serial number 1008 is already in the list. L-type instruments don't have a prefix (N or TN). Just the number. Is there anything you'd like to add to the existing entry? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
