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Post subject: 2000 Deluxe without a "D" in the serial number
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:01 pm
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Hey all, I am on the hunt for an Ash Deluxe tele and I've come across one on ebay that claims to be a Deluxe and looks everything the part (Noiseless pickups, abalone inlays, silvered headstock logo, bound and contoured body). However the serial number on the back of the headstock doesn't start with DZ it's only Z004****. By the spacing in the picture it doesn't appear that the D could be missing or removed/damaged.

My question; is it possible for a Deluxe to have been miss-tagged with the incorrect or incomplete serial number?

If not, does Fender sell Deluxe necks separately that would have Z serial numbers?

EDIT: I checked again and the "Made in USA" is missing from below the serial number as well.


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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:01 am
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My question; is it possible for a Deluxe to have been miss-tagged with the incorrect or incomplete serial number?


Yes. The early American Deluxe Teles didn't have a D in the serial number. I know we had a thread about this a while back including photos of various AD headstocks showing serial numbers and I think someone said they called or emailed Fender and got confirmation.

I tried searching for "Deluxe" but got a LONG list. Maybe if you've got some time you can find the old thread here.


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Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:08 am
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Found it.

Here's the quote I remembered:

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Hey guys,
Just got off the phone with fender to check out the Z vs DZ issue.

Turns out, early models like this in the 2000's often didn't have the DZ; they added it later basically.


Here's the thread:

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... ial+deluxe


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