Dating squier guitars serial number

Stratocaster serial numbers: made in China & Indonesia

The first number following the prefix is the year. Used in early 90's, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood. The plant from which the COB serial number prefix models originate remains a mystery. No documentation, or comment from the manufacturer has resolved the question of which plant produced them. Probably made by Yako Taiwan. Some Squier IIs were made in India around The serial number is printed on a sticker located on the back of the neck, close to where the neck attaches to the body. Because the number was placed on a sticker it is fairly common for the serial number to be missing. Some more recent Squiers, including the Vintage Modified series serial numbers starting with SH , were introduced in

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Hi Owen. I don't know that much but what I do know is that Squires are low-end Fenders-- not the best guitars. The E in the serial number means "eighties" as in 's , so yours is from the eighties. I think I have a Fender-dater, so if you'd like the exact date, e-mail the whole serial number-- or go to Clay Guitars on the web; that's where I got my Fender-dater. A friend of mine has a really bad Squire-- It looks like no Fender they make.

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Although Fender began producing Fender and Squier instruments in Korea in , its digital records only go back to mid, with little if any information available on serial numbering from through It is accepted that there were serial numbers with and without letter prefixes at that time, but as definitive information is lacking, serial-number dating for Korean instruments made before is highly uncertain. Serial numbers without letter prefixes have been found dating through ; these are six-, seven- and eight-digit serial numbers with the first numeral or first two numerals in the eight-digit numbers indicating year of manufacture.

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Fender Serial Number Lookup

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