Hello everybody,I am a newbie on this forum ,and i need help, but we go to point.. some days ago i have bought a New Fender Stratocaster Made in Mexico....2009, and I love it ..but i have just a question, why in the official website of Fender, the number serial are stopped at year 2006( if I am not wrong)..how i can check the mine guitar..if it is genuine or not ??? , any suggestion about this question, is much appreciate,for still i don't want still upgrade the pick up, the sound is nice..

Bye Alfonso

Welcome Alfonso

Just type in the serial number and make sure Mexico is checked off :

http://www.guitardaterproject.org/fender.aspx

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Hi Mike , thank you for quick answer,but i have alredy tried it several time, but the answer is always the same . "Serial number unrecognized" I tried in every way,but nothing to do. I am an just sad to see this inconvenient

Well then, contact Fender Consumer Relations
with s/n# and they will tell you more info :

Telephone: (480) 596-7195
Fax: (480) 367-5262
E-mail: consumerrelations@fender.com

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Thanks , will do ..

Hello everyone! I am also a fender rookie. I also took the advice that miami mike gave to alfonso1 and found out the year of when my fender strat was made. Very easy link to follow.

Thanks Mike!

hockeygreat1

Oh mine was made in 2007-2008 by the way.

Since yours is an '07 or'08 is probably why it worked. It doesn't work with my 2009 MIM. I've tried it more then once since I bought my '09 MIM in May of '09 and it never recognizes the serial number on any site. I'd say Fender is not too up date since it ends in 2006 and this is 2010. Over 3 years missing isn't keeping the site up to date very good. Doesn't seem like it would be very hard to do.

You are right oldfartc also the my Guitar is of 2009, anyway is a lot strange that Fender doesn't keep the site update, a big company like it shouldn't do these things, it's like buying a Ferrari (Car) here in Italy and you don't can know if it is original , why the website is out service, so an american boy should come here, or make expensive phone calls . I think that should be is a base service for Fender.

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