dating a fender

dolittle

i have a fender music master guitar that i bought 2nd hand in 1982 and my son wants to play it now and we were both just wondering how we could date it, i have followed guides that i have googled but can make no sense of the number i found.
thanks

68 lost souls

Have you tried using this serial number decoder?

http://www.guitardaterproject.org/fender.aspx

dolittle

have just tried that but my serial number is an 8 digit number but it tells me the number is unrecognized, i got the number by removing the neck from the body

Blisterman

I tried dating a fender once. It slept with me, and then never called. I was heartbroken.

jimmy99

Can you post the serial number,on the back plate up to 1975 and on the headstock after.

68 lost souls

Serial number would helpl indeed. Handy thing on Fenders site for helping decode it.

http://www.fender.com/support/product_dating.php

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try maybefriends.com


Awww yeah i did it


eh, the serial number i guess should have the date in there somewhere

dolittle

the number on the neck when removed from the body is 49005133
the number on the back plate is 551157

dolittle

i think that makes it 1975-1976

dolittle

just found it now on http://www.guitardaterproject.org/fender.aspx
thats great thanks for all your help guys

Sofaspud

Cut the neck in half and count the rings?

Dinner and a movie never fails though.

jimmy99

That serial number narrows it down to 1974.Would need the pot codes to make 100%.But back plate would mean 74

CianRyan

Blisterman wrote: »

I tried dating a fender once. It slept with me, and then never called. I was heartbroken.

Exactly what i thought, was hoping no one had said it yet. :rolleyes:

Ravelleman

A classic.

Shouldn't there be a date of manufacture at the base of the neck? Or is this just for an earlier period of production?

jimmy99

Date of manufacture on neck up until 1973.

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Take it out for dinner and a setup.

Ravelleman

jimmy99 wrote: »

Date of manufacture on neck up until 1973.

Ah, I see.