The neck heel such as on this Telecaster, Kubicki Factor & Performance The neck pocket like this Michael Kinal guitar body.
Removing the neck should not be undertaken lightly and if the neck is not a bolt on – then please don’t try this at home. On a number of brands such as Fender and Standel a date is written either on the base of the neck or on the guitar body where the neck joins. Now we start getting into more serious surgery. Under the control cavity cover plate such as on this Wilkat guitar: The picks ups themselves may have dates on them like on this 1978 Gibson Les Paul Under the soundboard – you will need a mirror (dentist mirrors are ideal) Other locations to find a date mark include: In the most straightforward of cases the luthier will write his/her name, the date of manufacture and even who the guitar was made for on a label smack in the middle of the sound hole like this: Scenario 1 – The date is on/in the guitarSeems a bit obvious, and in many cases it is.