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Post subject: Dating My Fender Hot Rod Deville. Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 10:28 pm
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I just bought a USA Made, silver faced Fender Hot Rod Deville 410.

It is serial number B-099674 type PR247.

I have searched and searched and cannot find the manufactured date or just the year at least. Thanks!


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Post subject: Re: Dating My Fender Hot Rod Deville. Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:19 pm
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Hi LoveYourMonsterMusic,

I believe that US made means 2001 or before. There may be an inspection sticker with a two letter code indicating the date of manufacture. The site below, under "DATING CONTEMPORARY FENDER AMPLIFIERS", tells how to read the code.

http://www.fender.com/support/articles/amplifier-product-dating

The sticker looks like this, and should be inside the cab somewhere. This code, HJ, is 1997, October.

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BTW, "Silver Face" (SF) refers to the panel where the knobs are, there are no SF Hot Rods, their panels are chrome or black.

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Post subject: Re: Dating My Fender Hot Rod Deville. Help!
Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 11:44 pm
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The EIA codes stamped on the trannies might also be used to "ballpark" the approximate date of manufacture.

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