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Post subject: Serial Numbers on Vintage Strat
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:06 pm
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Where would I find the serial number on a vintage 58 or 59 Strat? And once found...where can I check authenticity? Thanks.

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Post subject: Re: Serial Numbers on Vintage Strat
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:11 pm
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Vintage Strat serial numbers will be found on the neck plate (up through around 1976).

IOW, they're very easy to fake.

Caveat Emptor!

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Post subject: Re: Serial Numbers on Vintage Strat
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 6:49 pm
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Right...understood.

Waiting, hoping to get a look at it tomorrow. There is a serial number on the neck plate but not readable in the photos.


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Post subject: Re: Serial Numbers on Vintage Strat
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2013 10:35 pm
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I've been compiling an informal data base over the years and according to my observations, the 1958 Strat serials span approximately "022600" through "33378". For 1959, "32418" through "52514". These numbers are not a comprehensive list -- merely serials for the legitimate Strats from '58 and '59 that I have seen and/or personally examined. Each of the specific year categories contains approximately 100 entries and there is some overlap between each of the groupings.

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