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When did Fender start putting serial numbers on the headstock?
In mid-1976, Fender began putting serial numbers on the peghead for U.S. made guitars.
Do all Fender guitars have a serial number?
From 1954 to 1976 Fender stamped its guitar’s serial number on either the top or bottom of the neck plate. Modern Fender production guitars, 1976 to the present, have their ID numbers on the front or back of the headstock near the Fender decal. Some Fender guitar bodies and pickups also have dates written on them.
How do I find out the year of my Fender Precision Bass?
The only way to try to find the date is to remove the neck from the body. If the year is unreadable, it can also be written on the body under the pickguard or in the cavity in which the pickups are. With Fenders from before 1955 you cannot use the serial numbers to determine the exact year of construction.
Where is the serial number on a Fender Precision Bass?
For years, serial numbers have been used in various locations on Fender instruments, such as the top of the neck plate, the front or back of the headstock and the back of the neck near the junction with the body.
How to find the year of manufacture on a Fender guitar?
If you want to know the year of manufacture of your Fender guitar, you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in the tables below. Enter only the serial number.
When did the Fender Musicmaster Bass come out?
This is a vintage 1978 Fender Musicmaster Bass with a Black finish. First introduced in 1971, the Musicmaster bass was built using leftover parts from Fender’s guitar line, including its body and 6-pole guitar pickup. It has a short, 30 inch scale, which makes it light and comfortable to play
What kind of headstock does a Fender Musicmaster Bass have?
1973 Fender Musicmaster bass headstock details. The Fender logo is a decal, as is usual with Fender guitars. The Musicmaster bass was fitted with lightweight open-gear tuning keys, held in place with three screws. The headstock layout, with four-in-a-row tuners and string guide, is typical of all Fender bass guitars.
Why are the serial numbers on Fender guitars not consecutive?
Fender’s production methods from the early 1950s resulted in the serial numbers sometimes not being consecutive. Repetition and overlapping of serial numbers and years also occur regularly. The serial numbers have been placed on or in the guitar in different places over the years.