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Post subject: How to break down Tele. Serial #
Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:58 pm
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Hello, I just picked up another Tele. An American Deluxe. I,m wondering about the serial # DZ7059753, I belive it's a 2007 but I was wondering about the rest of the numbers and how too break them down? I checked the fender web site. And all I can get is the year. Any help would be appreciated, thank you...ED..


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Posted: Sat Dec 19, 2009 10:03 am
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Hi.

There is a simple breakdown on newer Fender serial numbers:

Examples of the letter/digit code follow like this: S for the ’70s, E for the ’80s, N for the ’90s, Z for 2000+. (I Do not know if you see what is happening here! Catch this: S = Seventies!, E = Eighties; N = Nineties; and then Z = zed? (Or 2000s+). Interesting!)

1970s S (seen as) S8 - 1978
1980s E (seen as) E1 - 1981
1990s N (seen as) N2 - 1992
2000s Z (seen as) Z2 - 2002

R prefixs designate Relic Series instruments. V Prefixes (introduced circa 1982) designate Vintage Reissue Series. The D prefix indicates Deluxe. The M prefix designates Mexican Mfg. The S prefix designates Signature model. Here is an example: a new Fender Deluxe Stratocaster with serial no. DZ0363437 indicates a deluxe instrument manufactured in 2000. Or a Fender Clapton Signature Model made in 1992 would be SN20435746.

So you have a Deluxe 2007 serial number, which could have been built in late 2006 to early 2008....

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Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:50 pm
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Xhefri,

Thanks for that detailed description..very interesting and informative. Hope you have a great holiday!

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