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Find the date of a Fender guitar by serial number

You can use this Fender serial number decoder to date a Fender guitar. The tool works for most Fender electric guitars including the Fender Stratocaster, Fender Telecaster, Fender bass guitars, Fender Squier models and many custom shop and reissue models (although some cannot be dated by serial number). If this tool fails you can also get the date by using my pot decoder. To date a Fender acoustic guitar try my Fender acoustic guitar dater.

There are a number of possible locations for the serial number on a Fender guitar. These include the top of the neck plate, somewhere on the headstock, on the bridge plate or the back of the neck near the body.

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Как по серийному номеру узнать год выпуска гитары fender

DATING FENDER AMPS BY REFERENCE OF SERIAL/CHASSIS NUMBERS

Dating older Fender amplifiers from before 1994 is difficult because no proper records were kept. An exact date is therefore not to define but is an approximation.

From 1990 to the present, all fabricated Fender amplifiers have a date code. This is printed on the quality assurance sticker (QA) on the back of the amplifier chassis.

Where to find the serial/chassis number
On older models, the serial number is punched on the right side of the chassis.
More recent models are have a sticker.

If you want to know the production year of Fender amplifier, you can decipher it with the serial number decoder.

Dating 1951-1969 On the inside of the cabinets of Fender amplifiers that were built after 1950 and before 1970, a sticker is generally attached. This indicates the type of the tubes used and their location on the chassis. Also on this sticker stamped two letters (sometimes handwritten) indicating a date code. From 1990 All Fender amplifiers manufactured from 1990 until now, have a date code printed on the quality assurance (QA) sticker on the rear of the chassis. This black-silver sticker shows signatures or initials of employees after the finished noise and electrical tests. The last line also has a stamped or handwritten two-letter date code. Handwritten is sometimes difficult to read (see image). The first letter is the year and the second letter is month. If no QA or tube location sticker is found or it is bad read, look at the rear of the chassis on the right side where a chassis number is punched. You can decipher the year of construction using the date decoder. Date code from 1951 to 1969 and and from 1990 Letter Code Vintage year Retro year Month A 1951 1990 January B 1952 1991 February C 1953 1992 March D 1954 1993 April E 1955 1994 May F 1956 1995 June G 1957 1996 July H 1958 1997 August I 1959 1998 September J 1960 1999 October K 1961 — November L 1962 — December M 1963 — — N 1964 — — O 1965 — — P 1966 — — Q 1967 — — R 1968 — — S 1969 — — Some indications that you can also recognize the production year. Before the CBS era (before 1965) Blackface amplifiers were feature labeled Fender Electric Instrument. Blackface amplifiers from 1964 and some from early 1965 did not have the Fender logo on the grill cloth. After the acquisition of Fender by CBS in January 1965, amplifiers were labeled as Fender Musical Instruments. From 1974 a potentiometer with pressure-pull switch was added to some amplifiers. The logo on the grill cloth of the amplifier also gives an indication of when it was produced. A logo with tail is from before 1973. After 1973 the logo was tailless. With few exceptions. As long as there was a stock with tail logos, they were used randomly in 1973. Amplifiers from that year and perhaps also in 1974 can therefore have the new or old logo. tailless (after 1973) with tail (before 1973) There are a number of amplifiers from ’68 and ’69 announced, including the Vibro Champ and Bassman, which also had a tailless logo. However, these logos are made of plastic and slightly smaller than the metals.	Dating of components If there are no sticker or chassis number at all, the the components can also offer a solution for dating the year of construction of the amplifier. (Assuming the components is original and has not been replaced.) Transformer With help of the EIA (Electronics Industry Association) number on the transformer, the production date can be determined. This is not the production date of the amplifier, because the transformer has already been made before and may have been for a while in storage. The EIA number on the transformer which Fender has used the most starts with 606, followed by 3 or 4 digits. 606 is the manufacturer (Woodward-Schumacher), but a transformer from another manufacturer may also have been used. (see EIA factory codes) With 3 digits, the first digit is the last digit of the decade of the 20th century. The last two digits is the week of that year. At 4 digits, the first two digits are the year of the 20th century. Example: 606 6849 is 1968 week 49. If the production date of the transformer is now known, add at least 6 months to the production date of the amplifier. From the example, the amplifier could have been built in 1969. Speakers and potentiometers What applies to the transformer also applies to speakers and potmeters. Speakers Fender used Jensen speakers until 1972. In that year the Jensen production was transferred to Rola. (Rola was already a part of Jensen). When Rola started making speakers for Jensen in 1972, Rola also used Jensen’s EIA code in the beginning (220). At the end of 1972, Rola changed the code to 285. CTS Sometimes Fender used CTS speakers in the 1960s. Between the mid 1960s and early 1970s, the CTS 10-inch Alnico was regularly used in Super Reverbs. Eminence Eminence (founded in 1966 by former CTS employee Bob Gault) made speakers especially for Fender according to those specifications. From the early eighties these were standard in almost all tube amplifiers. Utah Despite the fact that the Utah speakers from the 50s and 60s were of very good quality, Fender did not use them much during that period. It was not until the 1970s that these spaekers became more widely used. But not all speaker manufacturers work with an EIA code. For example, Celestion has its own date coding method that consists of 2 letters with 1 or 2 digits. Example: GK12 is July 12, 1977. 23HA is August 23, 1956 or August 23, 1968. The Celestion dating system is included in the speaker decoder. Potentiometers In the 1950s, Fender mainly used potmeters from the Stackpole brand (304). Halfway through 1963, the switch was made to the CTS brand (137). In 1967 Fender bought a very large stock of CTS and was used for over 5 years. Amplifiers (and also guitars) made in 1973 can therefore still have the 1967 potmeters with EIA numbers from the stock that was purchased in 1967. (see also Potentiometer decoder) More manufacturers can be found with the EIA factory decoder by searching on their EIA code or in the component list. Please note, old Fender amplifiers may look old, but are not. For example, speakers, potentiometers or transformers may have been replaced, or the coating of the amplifier/cabinet is renewed (re-tolex). Tolex is the flexible and waterproof vinyl material with which the cabinet or amplifier is covered. These ‘adjustments’ do not have to have an adverse effect on quality, provided that the electronic components have been replaced with the correct values and requirements. Источник Как по серийному номеру узнать год выпуска гитары fender DATING FENDER GUITARS BY REFERENCE OF SERIAL NUMBERS Fender’s production methods from the early 1950s resulted in the serial numbers sometimes not being consecutive. Repetition and overlapping of serial numbers and years also occur regularly. Where to find the serial number The serial numbers have been placed on or in the guitar in different places over the years. At the top of the neck plate, on the front or at the back of the headstock or on the cover plate of the vibrato (Stratocasters), or at the end of the heel of the neck. Between 1973 and 1981 there were periods when this did not happen consistently. If you want to know the year of manufacture of your Fender guitar, you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in the tables below. Although a serial number is useful for roughly determining the age of a guitar, this is often not the exact date. As a result of the overlap between years, Fender serial numbers are also not by definition chronological. In the past (before 1976) the serial numbers were often randomly assigned. In order to approximate guitars from before 1976 to the correct year of manufacture, the date or serial number on the neck heel must therefore be inspected. Usually there is a production date stamped or written on the tip of the heel. In order to be able to read this, the neck will have to be screwed off the body. Most specifications for a particular Fender guitar have hardly changed, if at all. Although there have been times when major changes have taken place, such as the acquisition of Fender by CBS, and the transition from CBS Fender to the current owner (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation), most models have generally not changed. At Stratocasters from the early fifties, the serial numbers were stamped on the back of the vibrato cover plate. On some Telecasters at the bridge between the pick-up and the saddles. Patent numbers Various patent numbers were added to the models between 1960 and 1977. These were stamped in the headstock under the Fender logo. Example: PAT, 2,573,254 2,968,204 3,143,028 2,976,755 DES 187304 2,573,254 for pickup and bridge combination. 2,968,204 for the single coil pickup patent awarded in 1961 under other for Jaguar, Stratocaster, Duosonic. 3,143,028 the patent granted in August 1964 for Fender’s adjustable neck construction. 2,976,755 for the split coil pickup design. (Used since 1957 to the Precision Bass) The DES is the serial number. Esquires, Broadcasters and Telecasters 1950-1954 The serial numbering for these three models can be found on the bridge plate and lasted until the beginning of 1954. Fender then switched to a serial numbering on the neck plate for all models in that year. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION YEAR 0001 — 0999 1950 — 1952 1000 — 5300 1952 — 1954	Precision Basses 1951-1955 There is some overlap of the serial numbers and dates. The serial number was applied to the bridge plate until 1955. Although Fender had already in 1954 switched to be placed the serial number on the headstock for all models, it was still punched on the bridge plate with some Precison’s. SERIAL NUMBERS PRODUCTION YEAR 100 — 400 1951 — 1952 0001 — 0999 1952-1954 1000 — 2000 1953 — 1955

The table below shows the Fender serial numbers as they were used from 1950 to 1964.
The serial numbers are basically chronological, but as already mentioned, due to Fender’s numbering methods, there are a number of serial numbers and years that overlap.
The only way to try to find the date is to remove the neck from the body. If the year is unreadable, it can also be written on the body under the pickguard or in the cavity in which the pickups are.

With Fenders from before 1955 you cannot use the serial numbers to determine the exact year of construction. The first Telecasters and Stratocasters appear to have a separate numbering.
With Telecasters it can happen that a ’52er has a higher number than
a ’53er. The serial numbers from after 1955 have a logical order.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
Until 6000	1950 — 1954
Until 10000	1954 — 1956
10000	1955 — 1956
10000 — 20000	1957
20000 — 30000	1958
30000 — 40000	1959
40000 — 50000	1960
50000 — 70000	1961
60000 — 90000	1962
80000 — 90000	1963
90000 — L10000	1963

In January 1965, Fender was acquired CBS Corporation.
Although that is not directly attributable to the serial numbers. CBS continued to make the guitars using the available, Community, parts, and the serial numbering system. The following table shows the serial numbers as they were used from 1965 to 1976.

Here too there are a number of numbers and years that overlap.

The serial numbers can give a rough indication of the year of construction.

An L followed by a number indicates a guitar from the early 1960s, while the large Fender F logo implies that the guitar was made after being taken over by CBS, so from the mid to late 1960s.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
L10000 — L20000 (neckplate)	1963
L20000 — L59000 (neckplate)	1964
L59000 — L90000 (neckplate)	1965
100000	1965
100000 — 200000	1966 — 1967
200000	1968
200000 — 300000	1969 — 1970
300000	1971 — 1972
300000 — 500000	1973
400000 — 500000	1974 — 1975
500000 — 700000	1976

The following table shows the most common Fender serial numbers
from 1976 to the present.
Note the introduction of the letter prefix to the serial numbers.
The S stands for the decade of the seventies, an attempt by CBS to identify serial numbers every year of production. The E stands for the decade of the eighties and was used for the first time in 1979.

But here too there were a number of overlaps and the reference to
the correct production date is sometimes vague.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
76 + 5 digits S6 + 5 digits	1976
S7 + 5 digits S8 + 5 digits	1977
S7 + 5 digits S8 + 5 digits S9 + 5 digits	1978
S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits	1979
S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits E1 + 5 digits	1980
S9 + 5 digits E0 + 5 digits E1 + 5 digits	1981

In 1982, the U.S. Vintage Series launched with the V as a prefix for the serial number.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
E1 + 5 digits E2 + 5 digits E3 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1982 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
E2 + 5 digits E3 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1983 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
E3 + 5 digits E4 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1984 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)

In March 1985, CBS Corporation Fender was sold to a group of private investors led by William Schultz. The company was given the current name; Fender Musical Instruments Corporation.

The transition to the new owners cannot be deduced from the serial numbers, because the numbering remained the same.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
E3 + 5 digits E4 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1985 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1986 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
E4 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1987 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
E4 + 5 digits E8 + 5 digits V + 4, 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1988 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
E8 + 5 digits E9 + 5 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1989 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)

To date American Vintage Series with the prefix ‘V’ serial numbers correctly, the neck of the body must be unscrewed. The production date is stamped or written on the end of the neck heel.

In 1990, the N came as prefix for the serial numbers, and stands for the nineties. The numbers and stickers were produced far in advance.
Due to a factory fault, N9 stickers (intended for use in 1999) were affixed in 1990 to a number of instruments built in that year.
As a result, you will come across a number of guitars built in 1990 with an N9 serial number. The guitars from 1990 have the serial number on the front of the headstock. Fender moved the serial number to the back of the headstock in 1996.

SERIAL NUMBERS	PRODUCTION YEAR
N9 + 5 digits N0 + 5 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1990 (For U.S. Vintage Series, check date on the neck for specific year)
N1 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1991
N1 + 5 or 6 digits N2 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1992
N3 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1993
N5 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1995
N6 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1996
N6 + 6 or 6 digits N7 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1997
N8 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series)	1998
N9 + 5 or 6 digits V + 5 or 6 digits (U.S. Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecasters)	1999

The Z for the digits was added in 2000.
A Z0 prefix dates from 2000, a Z1 from 2001, etc. The U.S. Deluxe Series have the same standard but with the addition of a D for the Z, e.g. DZ1, DZ2 etc.

But here too there are overlaps of numbers and years.

SERIAL

PRODUCTION YEAR

Z0 + 5 or 6 digits

DZ0 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe)

V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster) 2000 Z0 + 5 or 6 digits

Z1 + 5 or 6 digits

DZ1 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe)

V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster) 2001 Z1 + 5 or 6 digits
Z2 + 5 or 6 digits
DZ2 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe)
V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster) 2002 Z2 + 5 or 6 digits
Z3 + 5 or 6 digits
DZ3 + 5 or 6 digits (American Deluxe Series)
V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster) 2003 Z3 + 5 or 6 digits
Z4 + 5 or 6 digits
DZ4 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe)
V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster)
XN4 + 4 digits 2004 Z4 + 5 or 6 digits
Z5 + 5 or 6 digits
DZ5 + 5 or 6 digits (Am. Deluxe)
V + 5 or 6 digits (American Vintage Series excluded ’52 Telecaster)
XN5 + 4 digits 2005 10 + 7 digits
(Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster, which uses a five-digit number) End 2009 — March 2010 US + 8 digits
(Vintage Series except ’52 Telecaster, which uses a five-digit number)

First two digits of the number identify the year of manufacture.

Starting March 2010

The following serial numbers are somewhat outside the familiar Fender numbering.

If in doubt about an odd serial number, check the table below to see if you can find the letter number combination here.

SERIAL

DESCRIPTION

AMXN + 6 digits	California Series electric guitars and basses, ’97 en ’98 (Made in USA and Mexico)
DN + 6 digits	American Deluxe serie instruments, ’98 en ’99
NC + 6 digits	Squier Strat Bullets (see Squier serials)
FN + 6 digits	US-made guitars and basses destined for export. Some are not exported or sent back.
I + 7 digits	A limited number of these I-Series were made in ’89 and ’90. Made for the export market and have ‘Made in USA’ stamped on the heel of the neck.
LE + 6 digits	Blonde Jazzmasters and Jaguars made in 1994. Sold as a promotional 3 piece set with a Blonde Deluxe Reverb Amp.
CN + 6 digits VN + 6 digits	Produced in Korea, Fender/Squier guitars. (dating unclear)
CA + 5 digits	Gold Strat 1981, ’82 and ’83
CB + 5 digits	Precision Bass Special from 1981, CB(5 digits) Gold Jazz Bass from 1982
CC + 5 digits	Walnut Strat 1981, ’82 and ’83
CE + 5 digits	Precision Bass Special from 1981, Black and Gold Telecster from 1981 and 1982
CD + 5 digits CO + 5 digits	Precision Bass Special (Walnut) from 1982
GO + 5 digits	Precision Bass Special (Walnut) from 1982, Gold Strat 1982 and 1983
D + 6 digits	Jazz Bass from 1982
SE + 6 digits SN + 6 digits

SZ + 6 digits Signature Series Instruments
[eighties] SE8 + 5 digits-’88, SE9 + 5 digits-’89
[nineties] SN0 + 5 digits-’90, SN1 + 5 digits-’90, SN2 + 5 digits-’92, etc.
[two thousands] SZ0 + 5 digits-’00, SZ1 + 5 digits-’01, SZ2 + 5 digits-’02, etc. 3 digits 001-500 35th Anniversary Strat from 1989-1990 G + 6 digits «STRAT» from about. 1980, (Gold hardware, 2 position rotary tone switch) 4 digits stamped on bridge plate U.S. ’52 Vintage Telecaster 1982-1988 (Check neck for specific year) 5 digits stamped on bridge plate U.S. ’52 Vintage Telecaster 1988-present (Check neck for specific year) T + 6 digits Tribute series instruments C + 6 digits Collectors Series XN + 5 digits FSRs and ’52 Telecasters

Fender guitars produced in Japan have the serial number on the back of the neck, near the attachment to the body.
In some reissue models it can be found on the headstock or the neck plate. The combination of the text «Made in Japan» and the serial number was used until 1997.

Fender increased its production in March, 1982 by having the Japan-based company Fuji Gen Gakki also build instruments.
The MIJ (Made In Japan) guitars start with a letter or a few letters indicating the year of manufacture. This is the same system as the US serial numbers, however these MIJ serial numbers are less reliable.
Because this letter system was used inaccurately, the dating of MIJ guitars is questionable.Because this letter system was applied inaccurately, the dating of MIJ guitars is doubtful.

In 1997 the sticker «Made in Japan» was replace by «Crafted in Japan». There are overlaps of «CIJ» (Crafted in Japan) with the «MIJ» models, so pay attention to whether the instrument is labeled «Made in Japan» or «Crafted in Japan».

SERIAL Made in Japan PRODUCTION YEAR JV + 5 digits 1982 — 1984 SQ + 5 digits 1983 — 1984 E + 6 digits 1984 — 1987 A + 6 digits B + 6 digits C + 6 digits 1985 — 1986 F + 6 digits 1986 — 1987 G + 6 digits 1987 — 1988 H + 6 digits 1988 — 1989 I + 6 digits J + 6 digits 1989 — 1990 K + 6 digits 1990 — 1991 L + 6 digits 1991 — 1992 M + 6 digits 1992 — 1993 N + 6 digits O + 6 digits P + 6 digits Q + 6 digits 1993 — 1994 S + 6 digits T + 6 digits 1994 — 1995 U + 6 digits N + 5 digits 1995 — 1996 V + 6 digits 1996 — 1997

SERIAL Crafted in Japan PRODUCTION YEAR A + 6 digits 1997 — 1998 O + 6 digits 1997 — 2000 P + 6 digits 1999 — 2002 Q + 6 digits 2002 — 2004 R + 6 digits 2004 — 2005 S + 6 digits 2006 — 2008 T + 6 digits 2007 — 2008 In the late 1980s, Fender opened a factory in Ensenada, Mexico where the first instruments were produced in 1990. The serial number of the Made in Mexico (MIM) Fenders, starting with the letter M and can be found on the headstock. Some exceptions include special editions and signature models, and the American/Mexican-made California series whose serial numbers begin with AMXN. The MIM serial number system is quite simple. The Mexican Fenders made in the 1990s have the serial number starting with MN followed by a number indicating the year of the decade. The M stands for Mexico and the N for nineties. Guitars made from the 2000s follow the same system, but start with MZ. The Z here indicates the 2000 decade. And for the 2010s the prefix is MX1. SERIAL PRODUCTION YEAR MN0 + 5 of 6 digits 1990 MN1 + 5 of 6 digits 1991 MN2 + 5 of 6 digits 1992 MN3 + 5 of 6 digits 1993 MN4 + 5 of 6 digits 1994 MN5 + 5 of 6 digits 1995 MN6 + 5 of 6 digits 1996 MN7 + 5 of 6 digits 1997 MN8 + 5 of 6 digits 1998 MN9 + 5 of 6 digits 1999 MZ0 + 5 of 6 digits 2000 MZ1 + 5 of 6 digits 2001 MZ2 + 5 of 6 digits 2002 MZ3 + 5 of 6 digits 2003 MZ4 + 5 of 6 digits 2004 MZ5 + 5 of 6 digits 2005 MZ6 + 5 of 6 digits 2006 MZ7 + 5 of 6 digits 2007 MZ8 + 5 of 6 digits 2008 MZ9 + 5 of 6 digits 2009 MX10 + 6 digits 2010 MX11 + 6 digits 2011 MX12 + 6 digits 2012 MX13 + 6 digits 2013 MX14 + 6 digits 2014 MX15 + 6 digits 2015 MX16 + 6 digits 2016 MX17 + 6 digits 2017 MX18 + 6 digits 2018 MX19 + 6 digits 2019 MX20 + 6 digits 2020 There is very little information about the Korean serial number from 1988 to 1992. Numbers exist both with and without letter prefix. In addition, the serial numbers were used randomly during this period and correct dating is uncertain. There is also no much information about the serial numbers from 1993 to 1998. Some have letter prefix CN or CV. From 1997 onwards, serial numbers have the prefix KC followed by eight digits, the first two digits of which indicate the year of manufacture. KC stands for Korean Cor-Tek factory. SERIAL PRODUCTION YEAR 6, 7 of 8 digits 1988-1996 CN0 + 5 digits VN0 + 5 digits 1990-1991 CN1 + 5 digits VN1 + 5 digits CN2 + 5 digits 1991-1992 VN2 + 5 digits CN3 + 5 digits 1992-1993 CN1 + 5 digits VN3 + 5 digits CN4 + 5 digits 1993-1994 VN4 + 5 digits CN5 + 5 digits 1994-1995 CN1 + 5 digits VN5 + 5 digits CN6 + 5 digits 1995-1996 VN6 + 5 digits 1996-1997 KC97 + 6, 7 of 8 digits 1997-1998 KC98 + 6 digits 1998-1999 KC99 + 6 digits 1999-2000 KC00 + 6 digits 2000-2001 KC01 + 6 digits 2000-2001 KC02 + 6 digits 2001-2003 KC03 + 6 digits 2003-2004 KC04 + 6 digits 2004-2005 KC05 + 6 digits 2005-2006 KC06 + 6 digits 2006-2007 KC07 + 6 digits 2007-2008 KC08 + 6 digits 2008-2009 KC09 + 6 digits 2009-2010 KC10 + 6 digits 2010-2011 KC11 + 6 digits 2011-2012 KC12 + 6 digits 2012-2013 KC13 + 6 digits 2013-2014 KC14 + 6 digits 2014-2015 If you cannot find a serial number of the guitar (illegible, worn away), you can approximate the antiquity of a electric or semi-acoustic guitar by means of the potentiometers. The code on potentiometers gives information about the manufacturer and the year and week when it was made. See: Dating potentiometers The used Fender logo can also be an indication of the period in which the guitar was made. Whether it is an original model or a vintage (the old logos are used there too) depends on your own assessment of the age of the guitar. spaghetti-logo 1950-1965 transition logo 1960-1967 CBS era logo 1967- Fender has used 3 different logos for guitars. The original logo, also called «spaghetti logo», the transition logo and the CBS era logo. The spaghetti logo was used in the 1950s and is so named for its thin silver letter with a thin black line. This logo was used in the mid-sixties. At the end of 1959 a new logo was designed by designer Robert Perine and Leo fender himself. The logo has bold gold letters with a thicker black border. The logo was later named transition logo, because it bridged the period between the thin spaghetti logo and the CBS era. The first guitar to be presented with this new logo was the Jazz Bass in 1960. All new models were given the new logo from that moment. In 1967 after the takeover of Fender by CBS, the design remained the same but the letters turned black with a gold-colored border. Another method of determining the guitar’s year of manufacturing is to date the pickups. The date code consists of 3, 4, 5 or 6 digits. (no letters) The first or first 2 digits is the code of the Fender employй who wound the coil (winder). The next digits are the week and the year. Источник Читайте также:  Как изменить тональность аккордов для гитары Оцените статью Вам также может понравиться Яцына павел лопата гитара Яцына павел лопата гитара Концерт в Симферополе. 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