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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:04 am
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Hi all..i just got myself a used CIJ Strat with the serial number "R083633".

I've checked the product dating page, and other websites as well. I just cannot work out whats the age of my guitar.

Anyone can help out?


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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:18 am
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Yeah, yours has the R + 6 digits, and the Fender site has "Crafted in Japan R + 5 digits 2004-2005". Not sure if that applies to yours or not. Is there a tag, or date stamp on the heel of the neck, or in the neck pocket of the body? (have to remove the neck to see). :idea:

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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:20 am
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nope...no stamps whatsoever...
have yet to check the pocket joint though..

i'll check it out when i'm restringing..
any other way to find out?

thanks!


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Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:27 am
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The stamp would only be visible with the neck removed (if there is one). You could email Fender with the SN, maybe they could tell you more about it. :)

http://www.fender.com/support/consumer_relations.php

Oh! Forgot to say Hi and welcome! :oops:

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hahaha...thanks so much!
Really appreciate your time..i'll check it out!

thanks!


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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 12:59 am
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From what i understand, come CIJ are R0 + 5digits. mine is.


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Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:51 am
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Hi kingkongnuclear (nice short moniker there) :wink:

See if this helps at all.

Taken from "fareast guitars"

Dating your Japanese made Fender by its serial is an inexact science but the following table will give you a reasonable idea of its date of manufacture. NOTE large scale official export to the UK/USA/Europe stopped around 98/99 with the 'B' serial.

*Note: From mid -1997 serials are prefaced by 'Crafted in Japan'. Prior to that exported guitars bore the phrase 'Made in Japan'. There is no intrinsic quality difference in the guitars themselves as far as I can tell from the many I have owned. Beware of Ebay vendors telling you the 'Made in...' is better then 'Crafted in....', or vice versa. It is the specification that counts, not the label.

Serial Number
Approx Date of Manufacture
"Made in Japan" followed by:

JV + 5 digits 1982 - 1984
SQ + " 1983 - 1984
E + 6 digits 1984 - 1989
A + " 1985 - 1986
B + " 1985 - 1986
C + " 1985 - 1986
F + " 1986 - 1987
G + " 1987 - 1988
H + " 1988 - 1989
I + " 1989 - 1990
J + " 1989 - 1990
K + " 1990 - 1991
L + " 1991 - 1992
M + " 1992 - 1993
N + " 1993 - 1994
O + " 1993 - 1994
P + " 1993 - 1994
Q + " 1993 - 1994
S + " 1994 - 1995
T + " 1994 - 1995
U + " 1995 - 1996
V + " 1996 - 1997
'Crafted in Japan' followed by:
A + " * 1997 - 1998
B + " * 1998 - 1999
O + 6 digits 1997 - 2000
P + " 1999 - 2002
Q + " 2002 - 2004
R + " 2005 -


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ray_tard wrote:
From what i understand, come CIJ are R0 + 5digits. mine is.


Really? dayumm...i emailed fender support..havent got back to me yet..let's see what they have to say..

thanks..


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kingkongnuclear wrote:
ray_tard wrote:
From what i understand, come CIJ are R0 + 5digits. mine is.


Really? dayumm...i emailed fender support..havent got back to me yet..let's see what they have to say..

thanks..


fender support won't have any info because they don't have fender japans database. well thats the response i had. I'm pretty sure that in this case fender have got it wrong on their website. I have found a fender japan dating website that confirms R0 + 5 digits as 2005-2006


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