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Weird Fender Precision Serial Number

  • 10-06-2013 12:42AM
    #1
    Zak Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭


    Hi.

    Tried out a 70's fender precision bass in a store yesterday.
    The serial number looks very odd. It doesn't even seem to be a serial number.
    Attached is a photo of the "serial number".
    Can anyone shed some light on this?

    thanks,

    zak.


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  • #2
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,443 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Zak Flaps wrote: »
    Hi.

    Tried out a 70's fender precision bass in a store yesterday.
    The serial number looks very odd. It doesn't even seem to be a serial number.
    Attached is a photo of the "serial number".
    Can anyone shed some light on this?

    thanks,

    zak.

    That's not the serial number. The serial number is round the back of the headstock. Those are fender patent numbers.


  • #3
    zenno
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,377 ✭✭✭zenno


    File Type: jpg IMG_3541.jpg

    Me have creek in neck long time.


  • #4
    Zak Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭Zak Flaps


    endacl wrote: »
    That's not the serial number. The serial number is round the back of the headstock. Those are fender patent numbers.

    Ah, cheers mate. Thought the serial number would always be on the usual spot!!


  • #5
    Ravelleman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,635 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ravelleman


    Zak Flaps wrote: »
    Ah, cheers mate. Thought the serial number would always be on the usual spot!!

    The front of the headstock isn't the usual spot for any current Fender guitars that I'm aware of.


  • #6
    Squidgy Black
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,810 ✭✭✭✭Squidgy Black


    That's a patent number. I think it's only Mexican Fenders and some US Fenders that have the serial number under the logo, normally it's on the back of the headstock


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  • #7
    wild turkey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭wild turkey


    wrong thread
    !!! Sorry !!!


  • #8
    Zak Flaps
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,361 ✭✭✭Zak Flaps


    stetyrrell wrote: »
    That's a patent number. I think it's only Mexican Fenders and some US Fenders that have the serial number under the logo, normally it's on the back of the headstock

    Cool. Didn't realise that.
    I've looked at 5 USA 70's fender precisions recently, and 4 of them had the serial number under the logo.Cheers.


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