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Svt classic serial number question

Given that it's a 10 digit code, it's likely an SLM-era number which should conform to this scheme:

Post-1984
The modern Ampegs of the St. Louis Music era were all made after 1985. The amps made since 1988 have a 10-digit serial number which is encoded for model, country, date, and year. The serial number can be broken down as follows:

Digits 1, 2, 3 = Model

Digit 4 = Country Code where:

U = U.K.
D = domestic U.S.
W = worldwide
Y = Europe

Digit 5 = Year where:

A = 1988
B = 1989
C = 1990, etc.

Digit 6 = Month where:

1 through 9 = January through September
0 = October
A = November
B = December

Digits 7, 8, 9, 10 = serial number

Since the Loud buyout, they use a 17 digit serial number following Link Removed pattern.
 
Yeah it doesn't really match the slm code as P wouldn't code for a month. Not sure what's up there? Pictures would help. I couldn't remember if the svt-cl was 89 or 95 (20th or 25th anniversary) but as jimmy said, they were released in 94. Like I said, some pictures might help us narrow down a time-frame.
 
This is the only picture I could find in my phone. I'm nowhere near my amp so I can't take a close up...
 

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