Fender Serial Number China

Guest, That is a serial number from a Fender Modern Player Telecaster, built at the new Fender production facility in China. The guitar was made in late 2011, which makes it one of the every first Chinese-built Fenders. Oct 20, 2017 Home Forums Main Stratocaster Guitar Discussion Forum Stratocaster Discussion Forum China serial numbers Discussion in ' Stratocaster Discussion Forum ' started by Trail boss. Fender's production methods from the early fifties had the effect the numbers may not be consecutive. 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. Although the tables below are as accurate as possible, serial numbers of these acoustic guitars have never been archived and are of no assistance when attempting to date. 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).

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. Enter the Fender's serial number and select if your guitar was made in USA, Japan, Mexico, Korea, Indonesia or China.

Want to know how to date your Fender guitar by serial number? Then you're in the right place.

Just enter the number below, hit the ‘Decode' button and our lookup tool will tell you the year your guitar is from, which country it was manufactured in, and even the plant it came from.

You can add any model of Fender guitar: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Mustang, Jazzmaster, you name it! (scroll down below if you need help finding the serial number).

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. So where do you find it?

Locations include:

• At the top of the neck plate
• On the front or at the back of the headstock
• On the cover plate of the vibrato (on Stratocasters)
• On the back of the vibrato cover plate (on early '50s Stratocasters)
• At the end of the heel of the neck
• Between the pick-up and the saddles (some Telecasters)

Some General Rules

The naming convention is a bit haphazard (it's no different with Gibson serial numbers), but here are some general rules that should ring true 99% of the time – but beware, there are plenty of exceptions:

• The prefix ‘L' at the beginning of a serial number indicates a guitar from the early '60s
• The prefix ‘S' at the beginning of a serial number stands for the decade of the seventies
• The prefix ‘E' stands for the decade of the eighties
• The U.S. Vintage Series (launched in 1982) uses ‘V' as a prefix for the serial number
• The prefix ‘N' at the beginning of a serial number stands for the nineties
• The prefix ‘Z' stands for guitars made in the noughties (2000 – 2010)

Note that made in Mexico Fender guitars (MIM) and made in Japan guitars (MIJ) have their own unique serial number system.

Pre-1976 Model? Check the Heel Too

Before 1976, frustratingly they often randomly assigned serial numbers. If you want to double-check the year of production year, it's often a good idea to look at the heel of the neck (which entails removing the neck). Sometimes the potentiometers are worth checking too.

That's all for now. We'll keep adding more info as and when we find it.

Good luck!

Dating Fender Acoustic Guitars

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. Although the tables below are as accurate as possible, serial numbers of these acoustic guitars have never been archived and are of no assistance when attempting to date these instruments.

The information contained in this guide was culled from our archives of Fender price lists and catalogs, beginning with 1968. Unknown information is indicated with a question mark.

This guide can help you determine the approximate age of your instrument, what the price range was during its years of production or what it sold for in the last year it was available, and what woods were used in its construction.

DG SERIES FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS

(IMPORTED FROM CHINA, INDONESIA AND KOREA)

SPRING HILL SERIES

Dating Fender Acoustic Guitars

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. Although the tables below are as accurate as possible, serial numbers of these acoustic guitars have never been archived and are of no assistance when attempting to date these instruments.

The information contained in this guide was culled from our archives of Fender price lists and catalogs, beginning with 1968. Unknown information is indicated with a question mark.

This guide can help you determine the approximate age of your instrument, what the price range was during its years of production or what it sold for in the last year it was available, and what woods were used in its construction.

DG SERIES FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS

(IMPORTED FROM CHINA, INDONESIA AND KOREA)

SPRING HILL SERIES

(HANDMADE FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS MADE IN SPRING HILL, TENN.

Fender China Serial Number Guide

AG SERIES

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA)

SX/CX SERIES

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA)

GEMINI SERIES

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA, DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. BY MIDCO)

Fender Serial Number China

CALIFORNIA SERIES

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM JAPAN FROM ABOUT 1982 TO 1985, THEN IMPORTED FROM KOREA FROM ABOUT 1985 TO 1992)

STANDARD SERIES

Fender Serial Number China Cgf

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM ASIA, DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. BY MIDICO)

'F' SERIES

(ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM ASIA)

EARLY U.S.-MADE FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS

These early U.S.-made acoustics had laminated construction, bolt-on necks, through-body tension rods and Stratocaster® 'styled' headstocks.

TARREGA ACOUSTIC GUITARS

These early acoustics were made in Sweden and imported and distributed by Fender from the mid- to late 1960s. They used laminated construction.

REGAL ACOUSTIC GUITARS

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