The serial number on a Fender guitar is more useful to help support the date of manufacture that the other parts indicate. The earliest Fender guitar serial numbers are located on the bridge plate in the middle of the body.
Secondly, are Mexican Fenders good?
That being said, Mexican Strats are still excellent sounding guitars. They deliver the same versatile range as the American Strats, with that same snappy tone quality. They just don’t have that extra oomph that makes an American Strat an American Strat.
Just so, how can you tell a fake Fender Stratocaster?
Thereof, how can you tell how old a Fender headstock is?
How do I know what model Fender I have?
Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar?
- 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.
How do you date a Fender Stratocaster neck?
The dates were written by hand under the screw of the truss rod until 1962, when they started to be printed, and it was frequent to find, in particular between ’54 and ’55, also the initials of those who workedat the quality check of the neck. For example, “TG-7-54” means “Tadeo Gomez, July 1954”.
How do you date a Fender?
The only way to definitively date U.S. instruments with “V”-prefix serial numbers is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there. CBS sold Fender in March 1985.
How old is my guitar by serial number?
For US instruments, the serial number will start with a letter. That letter indicates the decade. The second character will usually be a number. That number indicates the specific year.
What is a Fender Musicmaster?
The Fender Musicmaster is a solid body electric guitar produced by Fender. It was the first 3/4 scale student-model guitar Fender produced. A Musicmaster Bass model was also put on the market. Musicians such as David Byrne and Liz Phair used a Fender Musicmaster.
What year was my Fender made?
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.
When did Fender Stop using Bakelite?
(The pictures below are Bakelite or Polystyrene parts. They were commonly used by Fender for Strats from 1954 – early 1957. They switched to using ABS plastic in early to mid 1957.)