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Post subject: F-65 FENDER QUESTION
Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:01 pm
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Hi everyone,
Seems a shame to place this fine instrument in the 'All other FENDER guitars' category, but here it is!

QUESTION:
I can't seem to find a ser # anywhere on this guitar. I purchased this guitar in the early 70's and didn't even consider looking for a serial number. It has F-65 badging on the inside, but no other numbers. Did they use them on these guitars? Here's some pics, taken today:

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Any help you can offer on 'dating' this guitar would be helpful.

Larry Warcup
Vancouver, BC, Canada


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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:26 am
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I have an F-65 and the serial number is on the left hand side of the paper inlay in the soundhole. The serial on mine is F70xxxxx and would date it to around 72-81. I aquired this second hand in the early eighties for £70 so I would say it is probably worth a couple of times that now.

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Posted: Fri Dec 19, 2008 9:51 am
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Larry, I just found a good site [url=http://philsfenders.com/index.html]HERE[/url} which will help you to date it. Mine is deffinately 1980-81 as the bridge was changed to an unadjustable one. Yours seems to be 1973-75 as they changed from dot markers to snowflake in 75. I hope this is of some help.
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2009 9:46 pm
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this site should give you a lot of information to help determine the year.

http://www.philsfenders.com/

hope this helps.
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