![]() (For the US Vintage series, check the date on the neck for a specific year) ![]() The transition to the new owners cannot be deduced from the serial numbers, since the numbering has remained the same. The company received its current name Fender Musical Instrument Corporation. In March 1985, CBS Corporation Fender was sold to a group of private investors led by William Schultz. The serial numbers from 1955 have a logical order. With telecasters it can happen that a 52 has a higher number thanĪ 53. The first Telecaster and Stratocaster appear to have separate numbering. If the year is illegible, it can also be written on the body under the pickguard or in the recess where the pickups are located.įor fenders from before 1955, the exact year of manufacture cannot be determined from the serial numbers. The only way to find the date is to remove the neck from the body. The serial numbers are basically chronological, but as mentioned earlier, due to Fender's numbering methods, there are a number of serial numbers and years that overlap. The table below shows the most common Fender serial numbers from 1976 to present. The table below shows the Fender serial numbers as used from 1950 through 1964. Although Fender had switched to the headstock on all models as early as 1954, it was still stamped on the bridge plate with some Precison's. The serial number was placed on the bridge plate until 1955. ![]() There is some overlap in serial numbers and dates. ![]() ![]() The serial numbers of these three models can be found on the bridge plate and lasted until early 1954.įender then switched to a serial number on the neck plate for all models that year. (Used for the Precision Bass since 1957)Įsquires, Broadcasters und Telecasters 1950-1954 PAT, 2,573,254 2,968,204 3,143,028 2,976,704Ģ,573,254 for pickup and bridge combination.Ģ,968,204 for the single coil pickup patent issued in 1961 for Jaguar, Stratocaster, Duosonic, among others.ģ,143,028 Fender's Adjustable Neck Patent, issued August 1964.Ģ,976,755 for the split coil pickup design. These were stamped into the headstock below the Fender logo. Various patent numbers were added to the models between 19. On some Telecasters on the bridge between pickup and saddle. Early 1950's Stratocasters had serial numbers stamped on the back of the vibrato cover plate. ![]()
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