Fender dating

Please note that fender serial numbers tend to overlap by at least a year, and thereby the date of your guitar can only be approximated. Most notably, production dates have been penciled or stamped on the butt end of the heel of the neck of most guitars and basses, although there were periods when this was not. Grab your guitar and set your timer, because we’re going to figure out what year your guitar was made in just seconds. You will need to get the date codes from the speaker frames, the potentiometer date codes, the transformer codes and as much other detailed information you can about the specs and features of your amp.

As a result, there are a lot of amps out there that may look original, but are not.

Register now for easy access to up-to-date product info. PRODUCTION DATES have been applied to various components. It’s a common question we get at The Music Zoo.

Information on Japanese and Mexican-made instruments is included towards the. Also overlap of serial numbers and dates come with regularity. Check the bridge area of the guitar.

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Accurate dating of musical instruments is a very easy and useful skill to learn. Whether the instrument was found at a yard sale or a museum, there are several signs that can confirm the authenticity of an instrument. Listing on Reverb is free and we only charge a small fee if and when your item sells through our site.

Fender bass guitars are no exception. PLEASE GO TO PART OF THIS SERIES FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE SERIAL NUMBER TABLES. Dating Table - NOTE THESE TABLES ARE OBSOLETE! The Guitardater Project cannot verify the authenticity of ANY Guitar, this site is simply meant as a tool to satisfy the curiosity of guitar enthusiasts.

EIA (Electronics Industry Association) Source-Date Codes: Electronic components such as transformers, potentiometers, speakers, and some capacitors are often stamped with a date code, which indicates the manufacturer and the manufacturing date. Pic of the pots included but solder is covering one of the codes on both. Even if you are not planning to sell your guitar knowing a bit about when it was made is a fun thing to do, from there you can read about the history of the company and work out just where your guitar fits into the story. They only say Classic Stratocaster shape or the like. In the case of my MIK it is Ply (considered changing it for US standar but I like the weight and sound so, meh;-).

Greg Gagliano has deciphered the neck coding of this era, check his article out in the link just below. This includes both electric and acoustic vintage guitars. This site is a labor of love, and has lots of information and pictures of vintage guitars.

Just picked up a squire at a pawn shop today and needed some help dating it. It;s a Squire stratocaster made in korea. These pages are dedicated to the greatest amplifiers ever made. No other company has produced so many great sounding, well built and reliable amps.

You might argue that mine is an anomaly or something of that sort. The gold logo (above) with black outline was called the ‘transition logo’, and was designed by adman and graphic designer, Robert Perine. Want to meet eligible single woman who share your zest for life?

The pots, or potentiometers to give their full name, are the variable resistors that control volume and tone. The nickname is a misnomer, as tweed is a coarse woollen fabric, often woven in a twill pattern. The fist Master volume controls were installed in 72.

There are exceptions to this rule like the the Bronco.