Check fender serial numbers

This engraving will have six to seven digits. The first three digits are a special code for the manufacturer of the transformer. On many Fender amp transformers, that code is , which stands for the manufacturer Woodward-Schumacher. In many cases, you will see four digits following that code. The first two digits stand for the last two digits of the year of manufacture if made in the 20th century , while the last two digits stand for the week of the year.

So if the EIA number is , the first three digits is the manufacturer code. We see from the next two digits 58 that the transformer was made in , and we see from the next two digits 07 that it was made in the seventh week of Rarely, a transformer will have a six-digit code. If this is the case, the first of the last three digits is the last number of the year of manufacture.

You would need to have a general sense of the decade in which your amp was made to date it this way, but many of these six-digit codes were printed in the s. Transformers are made before being added to amps, and in some cases, they also spend a good amount of time in storage. The transformer also could have been replaced. If you are confident that the transformer is the original one that came with the amp, adding six months or even more to the transformer manufacture date will give you a good idea of when the amp may have been built.

Neck plate stamping was employed from to on all models. Especially unique neck plate stamping includes those serial numbers that start with a 'o' or '-' sign through , stamping at the bottom of the neck plate through , double stamping and overlapped stamping.

Number sequences ranging from four to six digits represent neck plates that were stamped between and Number sequences starting with an 'L' are considered to have been stamped between late and prior to Fender being bought by CBS. If your neck plate has a large scripted 'F', it is considered to have been stamped between late and if it includes a number sequence starting from through Serial numbers where put on the headstock of guitar necks somewhere near Alphanumeric characters offer a faster way to identify the decade the neck was built.

Necks built in the seventies started with an 'S'. Both 'N' and 'E' series instruments could potentially have been created in Japan. Between and Fender instruments were only constructed in Japan while a recent new owner took over Fender and was building a new plant in America. Most Japanese-built instruments were marked with a 'J'.

These are considered 'Gold Jazz Basses'. Whether you inherited your instrument or bought it at a swap meet, you're probably curious about its provenance. Up to 6, to Up to 10, to 10,s to 10,s to 20,s 20,s to 30,s 30,s to 40,s 40,s to 50,s 50,s to 70,s 60,s to 90,s 80,s to 90,s ,s ,s to ,s to ,s ,s to ,s to ,s to ,s to ,s ,s to ,s to ,s to ,s Note: Only 4 or 5 digits? Starts with H, I, or K Serial numbers located on the front of the headstock. Not many of these were made. Chart 4, if your serial number has two letters or more in front of it.

Starts with AMXN These guitars are actually American and Mexican. This is the California series. Starts with MSN Artist Model guitars, will have to take off the neck and look at the bottom to find the date. FSR stands for Fender Special Run which means they were made specifically for an individual retailer.

You might be able to find the date by taking off the neck and checking the bottom. Fender Research Guides. The Best Guitar Wall Hangers. Best Capos, everything you need. Best Guitar Stand. Best Guitar Stand Buyers Guide. Giving you a general idea of when your guitar was manufactured.

Did you know Fender started off life in Fullerton California repairing radios, phonographs, home audio amps, and music instrument amplifiers? In the early 40s, Leo Fender went into business with Clayton Orr Kaufman and started to design electric instruments.

Using their own designs they modify amplifiers. By production had started with Hawaiian lap steel guitars and amplifiers sold in sets. Leo soon realized manufacturing was far more profitable than repairing electronics. What a mistake that turned out to be! During the late 40s , Fender began to produce guitars.

Starting with the Broadcaster but it was short-lived due to the number of faults with bending in certain temperatures. In the Telecaster was born and started mass production. Due to its bolted neck, this allowed the instrument to be finished separately.

The final assembly was extremely simple and Fender would hire unskilled workers to carry this out at very cheap rates. The Fender Stratocaster! Fender promoted the Jazzmaster as a successor to the Stratocaster with its innovative electronics, vibrato system, and off-set neck. As we now know, this never happened. The Jazzmaster was an instant success due to the growing surf music scene and the emergence of The Beach Boys.