Serial numbering didn’t change immediately because instruments continued to be made using existing, tooling, parts and serial number schemes. The chart below details Fender serial number schemes used from 1965 to 1976. Serial numbering didn’t change immediately because instruments continued to be made using existing, tooling, parts and serial number schemes. The chart below details Fender serial number schemes used from 1965 to 1976.
Anyone know of a URL of a Fender database that tracks serial numbers of strats? I'm trying to help a relative determine if his 'American' strat was made in Mexico or not. I thought perhaps the number would indicate its source of origin.
Frank G.
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10 years ago
i have a fender stratocaster whit serial number n1017024 want to know the value
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10 years ago
Fender Serial Number Mz
Hi Leonardo, welcome to the forum ? I hope you will like it here.
I think this is a 1992 stratocaster and around %575-900 -
however perhaps another member can give you a more accurate number. ![]()
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10 years ago
Theo e hugo filme download torrent. Fender.com has a decent s/n lookup function too.
Value of used Fenders is based on condition (unless it is real old). A good place to check value is on eBay. Just see what they are selling for. In good condition, a US made strat that is 10 years old or so should bring $500-700.
Mexican Fender serial numbers usually start with the letter M. But check out Fender.com to be sure.
Hi Slash. A boogie tba free download.
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I am doing well , thanks for asking. I hope you are too, Been pretty busy here lately as our new band is starting to do some local shows and being well received. Once we get our site cleaned up, I'll be posting a link for y'all.
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10 years ago
Hi Marcus and welcome here ?
From Fender's site:
' N7 + 5 or 6 digits .... 1998'
See here
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10 years ago
hey, i have a mexican 50's reissue strat i bought in in 2002 or 2003. i determined this by the serial number beginning with MZ2. I was just wondering what specific year this was modeled after? right now i'm guessing it's '54. can anyone confirm or deny this? thanks.
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10 years ago
naworffoeg welcome to the forum ?
Same goes for you.
I don't think a more reliable source is available than the one of the manufacturer itself ?
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10 years ago
Hey I'm new, just wondering how much 1996 American Strat #N503253 would be worth on something like ebay..
Black, stock pickups, rosewood, still nice and shiny. Any input appreciated - Thanks!
Gavin
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10 years ago
Ohw, that's a difficult one, Gavin. Do you have more on that guitar?
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Fender Serial Number Starting With Z
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10 years ago
Yes sure you can. Just remember that pix should be under 500 pixels in size.
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10 years ago
huh - i'm having a helluva time posting a pic - it won't show up in the preview
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10 years ago
Gavin, upload it and make sure it doesn't exceed 500 pixels. As long as it gets along these guidelines it will upload.
Skip the preview ?
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10 years ago
Gavin, that's a beautiful guitar ? I found a discussion about a 1996 American Strat HERE, on Ebay (please click), in where the price of $600 was mentioned as a 'good-low price'. Perhaps this gives you some indication ?
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10 years ago
Thanks for all your input - I was thinking of selling but now my gut kinda tells me 'don't do it!'
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10 years ago
I think you should follow your guts ? It's a beautiful guitar ?
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10 years ago
Try this, hope it helps it helped me ?
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10 years ago
Fender.com and select serial numbers. I have gone here before to check serial numbers from eBay.
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10 years ago
can someone tells me how old my fender strat is the serial is T011466. it's made in japan. thank you so much..
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10 years ago
Yes, it's called <Fender.com> and check the serial number there or you can contact their consumer relations via the same address.
Regards kcbuck
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10 years ago
I have a 1987 American stratocaster. My brother paid $800.00 new. Does anyone know what I should sell it for. It was given to me in 1989 and has been played approximently 40 hours if that much.
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9 years ago
Hi all, just joined when I was researching the serial numbers for Mexican made strats. I'm about to sell one and want to describe the age accurately and hopefully I will buy a 84 SG tomorrow, hell of a deal, I still love Fenders but..love AC/DC too. One day I will have a guitar collection, for me that means more than one!
From the Fender.com site, no password necessary: MN0+ 5 digits 1990-1991 MN1+ 5 digits 1991-1992 MN2+ 5 digits 1992-1993 MN3+ 5 digits 1993-1994 MN4+ 5 digits 1994-1995 MN5+ 5 digits 1995-1996 MN6+ 5 digits 1996-1997 MN7+ 5 digits 1997-1998 MN8+ 5 digits 1998-1999 MN9+ 5 digits 1999-2000 MZ0+ 5 digits 2000-2001 MZ1+ 5 digits 2001-2002 MZ2+ 5 digits 2002-2003 MZ3+ 5 digits 2003-2004 MZ4+ 5 digits 2004-2005 MZ5+ 5 digits 2005-2006 I hope that helps anyone out there still looking, and glad to be a part of the neighborhood.
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9 years ago
Fender Serial Number Dating
I'm having trouble figuring out whether my Fender Starcaster is a vintage or one of the recent remakes, can you help? serial #0050960782
This Might Interest YouHow Old is My Mexican Fender Stratocaster?
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In the early to mid-1980s Fender realized that labor and shipping costs overseas were being to rise, so Fender decided it would be easier to set up a plant in Ensenada, Mexico. Fender Mexico was established May 5, 1987. Fender started producing guitars in its 200,000 sq. ft. Ensenada plant in 1990. Due to production times and shipping dates, there is an overlap between each years guitars. That is why each number has two years of production.
1990 – 1999 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
As with all Fender serial numbers, the Mexican Fender serial numbers Xbox 1 controller driver for windows 8 download.  are inconsistent and change patterns a few times. The Mexican serial numbers start by following the same lettering pattern that American Fender guitar had in the 1990s using the letter “N” to indicate the 1990s. The letter “N” is followed by a number that indicates the specific year of production.
To differentiate these guitars from the American guitars, Fender decided to add an “M” in front of the serial numbers that stood for Mexico. So MN100001 was a Mexican Fender guitar built in 1991-1992. All of the “MN#” serial numbers are then followed by five or six digits like this.
1990 – 1999 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
2000 – 2009 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
After 1999, Fender switched its Mexican serial number system to “MZ#” numbers. Just like the American Fenders, the “Z” stood for zero or the 2000s.
Just like the “MN#” numbers, the first number in the serial number stood for the specific year of production. Each “MZ#” was followed by five or six digits like this.
2000 – 2009 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
2009 – 2010 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
Ok. So everything was pretty simple up to this point, right? Fender didn’t screw it up too much so far. Well, then comes 2010. Now the “Z” can’t be used for a serial number. Fender decided to switch to using the number 10 instead of a letter prefix. The number 10 was supposed to represent the first year of the second decade in the new millennium. Confusing, right? So starting in late 2009, guitars were being produced with the number 10 with a space followed by seven or eight digits.
These new serial numbers didn’t actually track the country of origin. Instead, you have to rely on the “Made in” decal on the headstock to find out where the guitar was made. Another oddity of these guitars is that Fender’s computers had a glitch and only recorded the seven-digit serial number. The number 10 prefix was not recorded in their operations systems. Obviously, Fender had to do something about this, so it changed the serial number scheme a few months later. Only late 2009 to March 2010 Fender guitars will have a “10 0000001” serial number.
2009 – 2010 Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
2010 – Present Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
Once Fender saw the errors in the old system, they decided to go back to the previous lettering serial number schemes. This way the country of origin and the date of production can be coded into the serial number.
This time they chose the letter “X” to represent the second decade of the 2000s. The first two letters following the “MX” serial numbers indicate the year of production. After the “MX##” prefix, six digits were added.
2010 – Present Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
Other Mexican Fender Serial NumbersMexican Fender Signature Series
It wouldn’t be like Fender, if there weren’t some kind of exceptions to the exceptions. Some signature models like the Jim Root Telecaster, James Burton Standard Telecaster, Buddy Guy Stratocaster (polka dot model), Robert Cray Stratocaster, and Jimmie Vaughan Stratocaster substituted an “MS#” serial number for the standard “MX#” number.
The “S” stood for signature. Only a few signature models were converted over to the”MX10″ numbering system in October 2010. However, the Reggie Hamilton and Frank Bello Jazz basses used an “MX” serial number prefix before the 2010 change.
Signature Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
Other signature guitar like the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster and Duff McKagan P Bass used a “MSZ” serial number rather than the “MS#” number.
Mexican Fender California Series
Fender also made a series of guitars in 1997 and 1998 that were produced and assembled in both the US and Mexico. These California Series guitars and basses use an “AMX#” prefix to indicate that they were made in America and Mexico.
California Series Mexican Fender Serial Numbers
I hope that wasn’t too confusing for you. Fender has always been good at keeping us guessing with their numbering systems. The Mexican guitars are no exceptions. I hope this article helped you understand your Mexican Fender guitar serial number and figure out how your guitar is. Now it’s time to get back to playing!
You can also find more information on the Fender site.
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