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Post subject: American Special Stratocaster serial number. help!
Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:37 am
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hi.. i recently buyed an A. Special Stratocaster, but i don´t know what about my serial number, it just has 8 numbers.. and none letter.
Anybody can help me!!


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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:22 pm
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It should be on the back of the head stock just under the machine heads, if it is a brand new guitar. The serial numbers for US made instruments start with a "Z9" for a 2009 serial number and I do believe the 2010 serial numbers are "US10" but don't quote me on that. I have only seen a couple in pictures on ebay.

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http://www.guitardistrict.com/images/fender/asr8.jpg


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Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 12:35 pm
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Picture of a 2010 American Special on Ebay shows a "10xxxxxx" serial number.

http://cgi.ebay.com/FENDER-STRATOCASTER ... 2a0b30270a



But it seems thay also have US10xx... versions too?


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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2010 5:37 pm
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No problem with that serial number. Fender first used serial numbers earlier this year that just started with a "10". Frankly the font of the "10" is very close (but not 100% identical to) the other 6 digits of the serial number. Around May or so Fender switched to using the "US10" to start the serial number, and the font of the "US10" is clearly different from the other 6 numbers.

Even though the American Special just came out in 2010, Fender had run the first batches in late 2009 so they could fill orders immediately after the NAMM show in January; there could be American Specials with a "Z9XXXXXX" (2009) serial number, a "10XXXXXX" serial number from early this year, or a "US10XXXXXX" serial number from May/June or so of this year.


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Post subject: Re: American Special Stratocaster serial number. help!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:13 am
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i need to know as much as possible about this serial number!

if anyone can help me with this thank you!


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Post subject: Re: American Special Stratocaster serial number. help!
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:35 am
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hello beattie miseter here is some info on that serial
Your guitar was made at the
Corona Plant (Fender), USA
in the Year(s): 2000 - 2001


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Post subject: Re: American Special Stratocaster serial number. help!
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 3:32 pm
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Obiene1...give it a rest, some of these posts are years old :roll:

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