Confused on Serial Number

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    Daniel H.

    Hi all, I just bought my first.  It's an E-II Arrow w/ FR; and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.  However, out of boredom largely, I plugged its serial number into one of these cheesy looking looker-upper websites and it says my guitar is a 2000 model!  I really don't want to believe that.  I hope some of you ESP and E-II gurus can help.  The serial number is ES0092203.  Here is a pic of the headstock as well.  Thanks.

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    Pushead
    Pushead wrote

    It's a 2020 model. Not too long after the switch to E-II, ESP also changed their serial number format. The year is the third to last and second to last numbers in the serial number (20) and the 3 signifies it was from the E-II production line.

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      Daniel H.
      Daniel H. wrote

      Thanks for the clarification. It's pretty confusing if you don't understand the history of changes in their serial number layout.

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