Dating japanese fenders

Dating Fender Guitars

Stratocaster Serial numbers: Made in Japan. The serial number of the Japanese Stratocasters made until was often placed on the back of the neck, just above the neck plate, although some models had the serial number incorporated into the headstock decal or on the neck plate. Therefore, not all JV guitars are the same and JV is not always synonymous with quality. Some JV Stratocasters were high-level guitars, others were entry-level. On every real JVs, the "J" has always the line across the top of it. In fact, as suggested by Bill Alston, they were manufactured until Probably the date might have come from one wrong source - most likely the "How can I find out when my Japanese-made instrument was manufactured? In the early years of Fender Japan, customers could ask for a custom neck plate with their name engraved in it instead of the serial number at an extra charge. At this time no order made or ExTrad guitars were available, so this is the first option ever offered by Fender Japan dealers. However, this change was not due to the shift of production from a factory to another, as often reported.

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Stratocaster Serial numbers: Made in Japan

In the late s many American products were being sent overseas to be manufactured. Guitars were no different. Originally, the Japanese Fenders were only offered to the European market but later became available in the US. Are you confused yet?

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