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Post subject: JD FENDER TELECASTER
Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:13 pm
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hi, i have a JD fender telecaster made in japan the only number i can find on it is PAT.PEND A015997 i dont no if this can help me with anything but im trying to find out when it was made and what it would be worth. its black with white out line and a pearl scratch plate. and i think the neck and fret board is maple but not a 100% sure on that. any information on this would be very handy. thank you. [/quote]


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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 2:47 pm
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Welcome to the forum. Can't find a serial number. Did you check the back of the neck at the base or back of the headstock? If you post some pics of these areas maybe someone here can help. Good luck!


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thanks for your advice but i cant see any other numbers. could you please tell me how to upload photos on here. thanks


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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:33 pm
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You have to upload your pics. to a site like www.photobucket.com or one of the others and then you can copy and paste them in your post. Hope that helps.


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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 4:34 pm
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OK, it will probably have the words "Made in Japan" (MIJ) printed on the base of the back of the neck. If it does, then it's likely to be made in the mid to late 80s. If it has "Crafted in Japan" (CIJ) then it's definitely 1997 or later and will also have a serial number in that location.

If it's an earlier made guitar, the only way to verify the date is to remove the neck and see if the manufacturing date is on the heel of the neck. Be advised though, sometimes there no date written there, in which case you will not be able to accurately determine the date, no matter what you do.

For a period in 1984 - 1987, Fender Japan didn't necesssarily put serial numbers on their guitars and neck dating is the only way to tell the date for sure. The "A" serial number on the bridge is NOT a serial number, just a part number of some kind.

As to the value of the guitar, the JD is a signature model, so it will retain it's value better than a standard MIJ of the same era. You probably could expect to get somewhere between US$800 and US$1000, depending on condition of the guitar.


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Thanks AJ!! :)


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thanks for the information. it has crafted in japan on the neck but doesnt have a serial number there! the guitar is in great condition well looked after my father loved his guitars!


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Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 5:55 pm
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That's interesting. Maybe the JD Signature models don't have serial numbers. Mine doesn't, but it is a MIJ version.

Alternatively, maybe the very early CIJ Teles didn't have a serial number - I have a very early CIJ Rosewood like this as well. :?:


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