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Post subject: Decode serial number
Posted: Fri Nov 16, 2018 11:18 am
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Hi,

I need help decoding the Fender Stratocaster serial number (probably the American Deluxe HSS).

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Could you help me?


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Post subject: Re: Decode serial number
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 12:45 pm
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D154573R_PL wrote:
Hi,

I need help decoding the Fender Stratocaster serial number (probably the American Deluxe HSS).

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Could you help me?


It certainly looks like the the back of an American Deluxe headstock, but to find out how it left the factory you'd need to contact Customer Support and they'll check the records for you.
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Post subject: Re: Decode serial number
Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:56 pm
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The "10" prefix was used in late 2009- early 2010 and was soon replaced by the "US" prefix.
Fender advise that the "10" numbered instruments were not entered correctly on the computer database - it doesn't seem to find any I've tried to input.
https://www.fender.com/product-registra ... ial-search


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Post subject: Re: Decode serial number
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:23 am
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I believe that number should be prefaced by "AM" ,"CS" , "DX" or "MX".


We need more pictures.


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Post subject: Re: Decode serial number
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 12:15 pm
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There was a period in 2010 when Fender used just numbers.
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A new serial numbering scheme was adopted toward the end of 2009 using the number “10” as a prefix, followed by a space, followed by seven digits. The “10” prefix was designed to identify the first year of the second decade of the new millennium, and while it appears on the instrument decals, it was not captured in Fender’s operating system. Only the seven-digit suffixes were actually entered into the database. These serial numbers did not identify the country of origin in the body of the number. Instead, the instrument's country of origin appears on the decal on the back of the headstock, near the serial number.

This new numbering scheme was short-lived and was replaced only a few months later by an improved scheme that identifies an instrument’s country of origin and year of manufacture in the body of the serial number.


And although that quote says "10 + seven digits", it used to say "10 + several" - probably a typo, or lost in translation error. There are lots of legit Fenders with 10 + six digits.
And even some with "11" at the beginning...


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Post subject: Re: Decode serial number
Posted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 4:48 pm
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jmattis wrote:
There was a period in 2010 when Fender used just numbers.
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Quote from Fender's Support Pages
A new serial numbering scheme was adopted toward the end of 2009 using the number “10” as a prefix, followed by a space, followed by seven digits. The “10” prefix was designed to identify the first year of the second decade of the new millennium, and while it appears on the instrument decals, it was not captured in Fender’s operating system. Only the seven-digit suffixes were actually entered into the database. These serial numbers did not identify the country of origin in the body of the number. Instead, the instrument's country of origin appears on the decal on the back of the headstock, near the serial number.

This new numbering scheme was short-lived and was replaced only a few months later by an improved scheme that identifies an instrument’s country of origin and year of manufacture in the body of the serial number.


And although that quote says "10 + seven digits", it used to say "10 + several" - probably a typo, or lost in translation error. There are lots of legit Fenders with 10 + six digits.
And even some with "11" at the beginning...


Good to know, thanks Jmattis. :)

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