How do you authenticate a Fender guitar?

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How do you read a Mexican Fender serial number?

The serial number of the “Made in Mexico” Stratocasters, was located on the front of the headstock, is very simple and intuitive: it provides a suffix composed by the letter “M” and one indicating the decade (“N” for the 90s, “Z” from 2000 and “X” from 2010), followed by five or six numbers.

What is the serial number?

Sometimes abbreviated as Serial No., SN, or S/N, a serial number is a unique number used for identification and inventory purposes. A serial number allows a company to identify a product and get additional information about it for replacement or to find compatible parts.

How do you read a Fender Stratocaster serial number?

Four or five digit serial number on the neck plate with no letters, 1954 - 1963. Serial number on neckplate starts with an L, 1963 - 1965. Big F on the neckplate with a six digit serial, 1965 - 1976. Serial number starts with a letter followed by six or seven digits, 1976 - present.

Is serial number and model number the same?

A serial number is used to identify individual appliances or tools. It is NOT the same as a model number.

How do you date a Fender guitar by serial number?

The only way to definitively date U.S. instruments with “V”-prefix serial numbers is to remove the neck and check the butt end of the neck heel for a production date, which may be stamped or written there. CBS sold Fender in March 1985.