fender serial number

Like Many manufacturers – Fender place a serial number on their instruments to identify the finished article. Over the years the serial number has changed a few times.The Serial Number is accompanied by thepart number.Modern fender part numbers are in the format PPP-MMMM, where PPP is the code for the manufacturing plant and MMMM is the number. On Fenders the serial number traditionally appears at the butt end of the heel of the guitar neck.

1976

S7 + 5 DIGITS
S8 + 5 DIGITS

1977

S7 + 5 DIGITS
S8 + 5 DIGITS
S9 + 5 DIGITS

1978

S9 + 5 DIGITS
E0 + 5 DIGITS

1979

S9 + 5 DIGITS
E0 + 5 DIGITS
E1 + 5 DIGITS

1980

S9 + 5 DIGITS
E0 + 5 DIGITS
E1 + 5 DIGITS

1981

EI + 5 DIGITS
E2 + 5 DIGITS
E3 + 5 DIGITS
V + 4, 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E2 + 5 DIGITS
E3 + 5 DIGITS
V + 4, 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E3 + 5 DIGITS
E4 + 5 DIGITS
V + 4, 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E3 + 5 DIGITS
E4 + 5 DIGITS
V + 4, 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E4 + 5 DIGITS
E8 + 5 DIGITS
V + 4, 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E8 + 5 DIGITS
E9 + 5 DIGITS
V + 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

E9 + 5 DIGITS
N9 + 5 DIGITS
N0 + 5 DIGITS
V + 5 or 6 DIGITS (U.S. Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)

N7 + 5 or 6 DIGITS
N8 + 5 or 6 DIGITS
V + 5 or 6 DIGITS (American Vintage Series)

1998

N9 + 5 or 6 DIGITS

Z0 + 5 or 6 DIGITS

Z0 + 5 or 6 DIGITS

Z1 + 5 or 6 DIGITS

Z3 + 5 or 6 DIGITS
Z4 + 5 or 6 DIGITS
DZ4 + 5 or 6 DIGITS (Am. Deluxe)
V + 5 or 6 DIGITS (American Vintage Series except ‘52 Telecaster)
XN4 + 4 Digits