Where can one go to find detail of the serial number on a Fender banjo. The number is KD 02050854. Hey guys, just bought a 1962 fender strat reissue.and I'm trying to tell the year from the serial numbers, fenders website is of no help.
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Although a serial number is helpful for roughly determining the age of a guitar, this is often not the exact date. As a result of the overlap between years, Fender serial numbers are also not by definition chronological. In the past (we are talking about before 1976) the serial numbers were often randomly assigned. To approximate the correct year of construction before this period (1976) is to also check the dates on the heel of the neck and of the potmeters. Usually the production date is stamped or written on the heel of the neck. To read this it is necessary to unscrew the neck from the body. ![]()
Most specifications for the Fender guitars are hardly changed. Although there have been periods in which major changes occurred as the acquisition of Fender by CBS, and the transition from CBS Fender to the current owner (Fender Musical Instruments Corporation), most models are in general not changed.
At the Stratocasters from the early fifties the serial numbers were stamped on the back vibrato cover. On some Telecasters at the bridge between the pickup and the saddles.
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