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FENDER SERIAL NUMBER LOCATION SERIAL NUMBERS
Serial numbers compiled from several sources including myself, Gruhn, and Duchossoir. Although the tables below are as accurate as possible, serial numbers of these acoustic guitars have never been archived and. Fender Serial Numbers, 1950 to Present (Identifying the Year).
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The Guitar Dater Project lists your serial number as 1999-2002. Unfortunately, our records are not complete enough to provide precise dating information for many Fender acoustic guitars from the early 1960s through the 1970s and 1980s. I guess that it's possible that export instruments have 5-digit serial numbers and Fender only takes account of this (since you technically shouldn't be able to get non-export instruments outside of Japan). Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar The location of the serial number has annoyingly changed from model to model over the years.
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At the top of the neck plate, on the front or at the back of the. I'm not sure whether this is just a mistake on Fender's site, or whether there's a difference between export and non-export Japanese instruments. The serial numbers have been placed on or in the guitar in different places over the years. The earliest Fender serial numbers were stamped on the bridge, moving to the neck plate in 1954. Don't believe what it says on Fender's list of serial numbers – I have a 2004 CIJ Precision that has a serial number that's Q + 6-digits, whereas the site says that it should be 5-digits. Locations and codes of Fender serial numbers. Does it say "Crafted in Japan" or "Made in Japan" beside the serial number? If it's a CIJ then the serial number seems OK for 2002. Japanese Fenders have their serial number as a transfer on the heel of the neck – so that sounds right.