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My '65 4001 has an unreadable serial number - worn right away. I checked the pot codes and they are (from what I can see) :-

31056 137 6438
.............79 6437
.........3279 6437
..........137 6438

Does that tie in with the date of 1965 guys?

1376438 shows up that it was made by CTS Corporation (Chicago Telephone Supply)
in the 38th week of 1964

Thanks Richard.......now back to work you!

So yes, those date codes could have easily been installed in a 1965 guitar.

Yep.

And Graham this is considered work.

So - with an unreadable serial number, could it be a '64?

The codes we used to use were, weed, grass, ganja, smoke, herb, etc. Pot was the most popular.......

Graham, that would make the MFG. date as late September or early October of 1964, so there is the possibility that it could have been late 1964. But then it all depends on how many Pots Rick used when it got around to building your Bass. You could take your jack plate with the worn serial # to a coin dealer, they have a special acid that can restore the dates on coins to make them readable, maybe they can do it for you, those numbers are stamped into the metal so this means they go deep into it. A gun smith also may be able to restore your number as to make it legible.

Charly..I thought if you could remember that stuff from the 60's it meant you weren't there...or so the story goes, I can't quite remember.

Isn't 420 a pot code?

I got to Cal in Nov of 1969, had my first munchy at the boardwalk in Santa Cruz Easter weekend of '70. So I wasn't REALLY a part of the 60's thang out here. I have a couple brain cells left!

Dane - Yes, but few people know the origin. Unless you google it or something.

Double post.

http://parentingteens.about.com/cs/marijuana/a/420meaning.htm

First I ever heard of it, and there are a couple years that are hazy for me. I'm over 50 also.