when did morris guitar stamp serial number on head stock

I have also seen guitars identical to Ibanez with Jason nameplate on the headstock.ĭoes anyone know when the transition from blank headstock and truss cover to split diamond and 'custom' cover took place?Also the stop tail from bolt through to open hook?I have a blank bolt through with a rounded neck end coming,making it I believe '70-73,but I think i've seen early rounded necks with the diamond inlay and squared necks without.The 'custom' covers seem to show up more later and I have 2 pre-serial V's with the hook tails that I think are '74's so the bolt throughs were gone at least by then.I'm hoping some info on these items can help pinpoint build dates a little closer on this and other pre-serials. I have seen a Custom Agent with the same thing going on with the headstock.

In my travels I have found very similar guitars with the holes for nameplates. It's in mint nick, has a great neck and plays awesome so for $175AUD i cant lose but I'm wondering what it is? Any opinions? I'm fairly sure it's an early seventies Ibanez but I'm not sure. The funniest thing is that it has a 'Gibraltar' bridge on it like later '70's models. The cover plate for the electronics is triangular like my 2386. Also, from checking the photos on various webpages it appears that the 2350 doesn't have a logo on it at all, very strange.The metal neck plate has no serial number but does have 'Made in Japan' stamped on it, the plating is very worn so I'm assuming it's original. The interesting things are: there is no logo on the headstock but there are two holes where it appears that it may have had a name plate screwed on. It's got a bolt neck, 'Custom' on truss rod cover, gold harware, five piece headstock inlay, gold top-hat knobs with silver caps, looks like original pick guard and aftermarket pick-ups. Found an interesting guitar today that i think(?) is and Ibanez 2350. Ibanez Collectors World: 2350 Les Paul copy

When did morris guitar stamp serial number on head stock