Lastly, here’s a website (with Ads) that lets to more easily peruse things like which models came out in which years and their specs. You’ll see 70’s pickguards, etc for sale, how do you prove they are what they are? Mostly impossible so keep that in mind when you pay a fortune for a part of Stratocaster that’s supposed to be older than moses. The only way to try to find the date is to remove the neck from the body.
FENDER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP ARTIST SERIAL NUMBERS
The serial numbers are basically chronological, but as already mentioned, due to Fenders numbering methods, there are a number of serial numbers and years that overlap. NOTE: OLDER Stratocaster are notoriously easy to fake. The table below shows the Fender serial numbers as they were used from 1950 to 1964. Examples include the 35th anniversary series, many of the uniquely finished Strats from the early '80s, as well as various export-specific models which carry a serial number starting with FN. Here’s a BARE BONES lookup which might be helpful if fender doesn’t have the info: Guitar Insite – Serial number lookup Additionally, there have been plenty of artist models, limited editions and other rare models that use a unique serial number. I just picked up a new MIJ Fender P-bass from Taylor's Guitar Shop in Memphis. I hate to start this thread because I'm sure this has been asked before but I searched and couldn't find anything. Other websites might be scam ones so I’d focus on using Guitar Insite or the Fender Website. I'm looking for a site that has a search for serial numbers. Pickups are not a good reference because they are easily changed, and Noiseless ones (the vintage) are a favorite forgery target (check bottom of pickup). The other defining features are headstock shape, location of the decals, font of the serial number, truss rod hole (big indicator). It could be a forgery (less likely if the serial is correct). The most important thing to keep in mind when dating a Fender is the highly. I can rule out the artist tenor banjo, because those were 4 string. Martin, Guild, Mosrite, Dobro, Gibson banjos, Fender amps, Gibson amps, plus. Keep in mind, when trying to figure out your Stratocaster pay attention to the features that came out the year it was released. New and Used Alvarez Banjos for Sale Fender Serial Number Lookup. It’s not perfect but it’s mostly awesome! Fender Spec Sheet Serial Number Lookupįender also lets you register you guitar which tells you (Most of the time) if it exists but does not give you any specifications at all other than the “catalog” description in a one liner. Enter the Fender's serial number and select if your guitar was made in USA, Japan, Mexico, Korea, Indonesia or China. 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. Here is Fenders “new” lookup page which will give you detail specs on a given model. There are a number of possible locations for the serial number on a Fender guitar.
0 kommentar(er)
