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Fender tends to use up serial number decals until they're gone, so an instrument can be months or even years newer than the serial may indicate ie Fender apparently used S9 serial numbers into 1981, and E3 and E4 serial numbers turned up on early American Standard and Plus instruments made in '87 and '88.
On the back of the headstock is a white sticker. Printed on the sticker is FERNANDES in upper case, followed by the serial number (all numbers, no letters, dashes or spaces) and a black strip on the bottom of the sticker with "Made in Japan" printed in a white font. Chrome neck plate with "FERNANDES" and "Made in JAPAN" engraved on it.
Fender discontinued date codes in 2003. There is no reliable way to date 2003-2005 amps other than to ask Fender customer support to look up the date from the serial number. 2006 amps have a small metal "Fender 60th Anniversary" button on the back plate. 2007 amps are undistinguished.
Fender has recently (in the last 20 years) introduced LOTS of different serial numbers schemes, depending on the country the Fender was made (USA, Mexico, Japan, Korea, etc). Not all schemes are covered here. Below are some examples of letter prefixes used in recent serial number schemes.
A lot of people don't use serial numbers on that vintage of Fender amps as conclusive proof of year. It's often correct and can be a good baseline, but there were some discrepancies in there that can vary the year slightly. The best way to do it is look at a combination of pot, transformer, and (if applicable) speaker date codes.
1. go to the Fender website and look around, somewhere in support you can find serial numbers and see if it is in the Hwy 1 range. 2. call them with the serial number - they'll tell you production date, original color, pickup configuration, electronics. the works. nice enough people too - i've called several times to identify potential purchases.
Early Wolfgang models (1996–1998) contained the term "Pat. Pend." in place of the patent number. Korean model EXP Wolfgang Specials had serial numbers printed in black on the back of the headstock." *Early Wolfies serial numbers started with '91', later USA builds started with 50 or 51. I could find no serial data on the Korean versions at all.
i've found out it is the same as ESP serial numbers so you really can't identify the model thru' it Two Digit Year. Week of the Year. Day of the Week. Number off the line that day Yours is 2007 made, at the 9th week, first day of the week, and was the 23th guitar finished that day.
Beginning in late 1997, G&L employed serial numbers of the form CLXXXXX, where - as verified by G&L's Dave McLaren - CL stands for "Clarence Leo" (note that Leo Fender's full name was "Clarence Leo Fender"). This was changed one year later to the most current scheme of CLFXXXXX, for all serial numbering."
I recently bought a Fender Blues Deville. I know it is not a reissue but I haven't recieved it so I don't know the serial numbers. I searched the internet for hours trying to find one with the same name plate on it but have been unsuccessful. Any input on dates or just general info on the amp would be grately appreciated.