Why such a big difference in neck and body dates on this?

[ASATNoah]

If the neck were newer, I'd suspect it was replaced. But here the body is newer, by six years.

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[willross]

I have a couple lefties with dates that are years apart, older hardware, etc. The end results were/are magnificent. I guess they don't make-um from scratch every time.


Cheers,

Will

[westsideduck]

Well there were no three bolt bodies in 99 could be an 89 body with a 93 neck, from the picks of the body it doesn't look like the two lower neck attachment holes were filled in and in 99 there also would not be a micro tilt installed in the body and of course there would also be holes to fill on the back of the body and then re painted of which I see no evidence. probably just not enough ink on that cheap little stamper they used to complete the 8 so it looks like a nine.

gary

[darwinohm]

It looks to me that the body date is 93 and not 99. If you look closely at the number, the right side of the last digit is built like a 3 and not a 9. Me says 93 for both neck and body.-- Darwin

[blargfromouterspace]

I'm with Darwin. Look at the bottom part of the last 9 in 1999 and it's different to the one next to it, therefore is a different number, and the only other number that curves like that at the bottom is a 3. Looks like the ink smudged.

[Craig]

I'm with Darwin. Look at the bottom part of the last 9 in 1999 and it's different to the one next to it, therefore is a different number, and the only other number that curves like that at the bottom is a 3. Looks like the ink smudged.

I agree with Darwin and blargfromouterspace.