The G&L® Registry
Number of Instruments Registered: 27536
  1. What are the valid serial number formats for G&L® Instruments?
  2. Is there a way I can submit my Instrument without publicizing my personal information?
  3. Do I have to actually own the Instrument to submit it?
  4. My Instrument appears to have already been registered! What do I do?
  5. The date information on my Instrument is nonexistent or (wholly or partially) illegible - how do I indicate this?
  6. My Instrument's model, color, etc., is not listed on the submittal form - what do I do?
  7. Cool, I just searched The G&L® Registry and found my Instrument! How can I get a printout?
  8. How exactly is the integrity of the Instrument data in The G&L® Registry being preserved?
  9. What new features can I expect to see in The G&L® Registry in the future?
  10. What bugs are currently known to exist in The G&L® Registry?
  11. I have another question that isn't answered here.

  1. What are the valid serial number formats for G&L® Instruments?
    * The following are the valid serial number formats for G&L® Instruments (replace the X's, Y's, M's with numerical digits):
    BXXXXXX(e.g., B012345)
    BLXXXXX(e.g., BL01234)
    BCXXXXX(e.g., BC01234 - Broadcasters only)
    CLXXXXX(e.g., CL01234)
    CLFXXXXX(e.g., CLF01234)
    CLFXXXXXX(e.g., CLF012345)
    CLFYYMMXXX(e.g., CLF1702012)
    CSYYMMXXX(e.g., CS1712001)
    GXXXXXX(e.g., G012345)
    GXXXXXXA(e.g., G012345A)
    GFXXXX(e.g., GF0123)
    X-XXXX(e.g., 1, 12, 1000 - Commemoratives only)
    YYMXXXX or YMMXXXX(e.g., 0123456 - Made In Japan Tribute Models only)
    YYMMXXXX(e.g., 01234567 - Made In Korea Tribute Models only)
    YYMMXXXXX(e.g., 012345678 - Made In Indonesia Tribute Models only)
    LYYMMXXXX(e.g., L01234567 - Made In China Tribute Models only)
    LYYMMXXXXX(e.g., L012345678 - Made In China Tribute Models only)
    IMPORTANT: please be sure to include any and all letters that appear in the serial number such as "A", "B", "C", "G", etc.!!  Also, if you know of another G&L® Instrument serial number format that you feel I am overlooking, please let me know.

  2. Is there a way I can submit my Instrument without publicizing my personal information?
    Yes. Submittals can be made completely confidentially and anonymously if you wish. You can control this via your User Profile at the site. If you would like to keep your submittals private, simply edit your profile and set your Registry Privacy setting accordingly. For more information, check out the User Profiles area of the site.

  3. Do I have to actually own the Instrument to submit it?
    No. On the Instrument submittal form there is a question that asks whether you own the Instrument - simply select "No", and the submittal will be added anonymously. Any G&L® Instruments are fair game as long as you can get a serial number and model. This includes Instruments you see on the Internet, at shops, at your cousin's friend's mother's house, whatever.

  4. My Instrument appears to have already been registered! What do I do?
    Do not be alarmed if your Instrument already appears in The G&L® Registry; it may have been submitted by a previous owner, by a dealer who had it for sale, or by someone else who was able to determine its serial number (perhaps from a "for sale" ad on the Internet, or in person at a music store). If you would like to edit the listing and/or declare yourself as the Instrument's "owner", click on the Instrument's serial number, and you'll be taken to the "Edit an Existing Instrument" screen. Simply follow the instructions given there.

  5. The date information on my Instrument is nonexistent or (wholly or partially) illegible - how do I indicate this?
    If there is no date or the date is entirely illegible, simply make note of this in the Other Features field, and skip over the corresponding date entry question on the Instrument submittal form (i.e., leave the month, day, and year set to "Unknown"). If the date is partially legible then please enter the data that you do know. For example, perhaps you can make out that the month is May, but you cannot make out any of the rest of the date; in this case you'd set the month to May but would leave the day and year set to "Unknown".

  6. My Instrument's model, color, etc., is not listed on the submittal form - what do I do?
    New models are added to the end of the scrolling list, so check the complete list for your model. However, should it not be listed, please skip the corresponding question on the Instrument submittal form (leaving the item set to "Unknown") and instead make note of the Instrument feature in the Other Features field. If you feel that a Model, Color, Fretboard Wood, Body Wood, or Bridge is being overlooked, please notify the Administrator.

  7. Cool, I just searched The G&L® Registry and found my Instrument! How can I get a printout?
    At the bottom of each search results page, there is a link that says "Click here if you would like to PRINT this page". Click that link and you'll be presented with a plain, printer-friendly version of the same page. Use your browser's menu or toolbar to submit the page to your printer.

  8. How exactly is the integrity of the Instrument data in The G&L® Registry being preserved?
    Two ways. Firstly, an actual human (The G&L® Registry Administrator, to be precise) hand-examines and approves new submittals and edits as they come in. Secondly, The G&L® Registry has been equipped with the smarts to automatically generate appropriate warning e-mails in situations where data integrity is at risk. (Rest assured that the user will always be warned in advance, and notified of the situation, before one of these e-mails is generated.)

  9. What new features can I expect to see in The G&L® Registry in the future?
    The following features will be added as time permits:

  10. What bugs are currently known to exist in The G&L® Registry?
    No bugs are known to exist at this time.

  11. I have another question that isn't answered here.
    If your question is a "general" one related to The G&L® Registry, please post it on The G&L Discussion Page on this site. Please contact the Administrator (at regadmin@guitarsbyleo.com) only if strictly necessary, and only for inquiries regarding individual submittals.

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