When did this American Strat made in?
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bert123
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
What Curly said. If you can't see the guitar personally and are concerned about fret wear, then get pictures with the strings off of the frets 1 thru 5. If you see any grooves then you'll know neck may need a fret dress.
BTW, an American Standard Neck should have 22 frets.
What Curly said. If you can't see the guitar personally and are concerned about fret wear, then get pictures with the strings off of the frets 1 thru 5. If you see any grooves then you'll know neck may need a fret dress.
BTW, an American Standard Neck should have 22 frets.
St_Genesius
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
And I'm not positive about '99, but more recently the American Series (in '99 I suppose it was the American Standard Series...) hasn't offered that color. Do you have a shot of the headstock?
Or, even better, try contacting Fender with the Serial # (I don't THINK they have a serial tracker on their site, but I could be wrong) and they tell you exactly what model it is and when it was made.
And I'm not positive about '99, but more recently the American Series (in '99 I suppose it was the American Standard Series...) hasn't offered that color. Do you have a shot of the headstock?
Or, even better, try contacting Fender with the Serial # (I don't THINK they have a serial tracker on their site, but I could be wrong) and they tell you exactly what model it is and when it was made.
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Skarekrough
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
According to Fender N9+5 digits is 1990.
But here...I found a closer shot of that neck for us to check the frets on:
ericme said:
According to Fender N9+5 digits is 1990.
But here...I found a closer shot of that neck for us to check the frets on:
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Skarekrough
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
...man...****ing up left and right here...
http://www.fender.com/support/dating/
St_Genesius said:
...man...****ing up left and right here...
http://www.fender.com/support/dating/
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Skarekrough
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
If he's selling he's going to say it's older...
If he's buying the seller's going to tell him it's older...
No headstock pic is going to change the amount of spin involved in getting more money out of the deal.
Curly said:
If he's selling he's going to say it's older...
If he's buying the seller's going to tell him it's older...
No headstock pic is going to change the amount of spin involved in getting more money out of the deal.
Gearjoneser
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
That's not an American Std. Tapered vintage neck? It looks like a Japanese standard. It's got an 11 hole pickguard, vintage strap button, and that neck looks like an inexpensive vintage type. The guy is F.O.S.
That's not an American Std. Tapered vintage neck? It looks like a Japanese standard. It's got an 11 hole pickguard, vintage strap button, and that neck looks like an inexpensive vintage type. The guy is F.O.S.
Gearjoneser
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
True. It's possible it's one of those, but then the serial number, pickguard, and pickups aren't quite right either. Need more pics!
Ez74 said:
True. It's possible it's one of those, but then the serial number, pickguard, and pickups aren't quite right either. Need more pics!
hareek
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Re: When did this American Strat made in?
according to fender.com, if that is an amercian standard strat, and you can tell because it will say "made in usa" on the headstock under the logo, then its either a 1990 or a 1999. I have a 1999 american standard and judging by your neck and from the hardware that is visible from the picture, yours is a 1990. It could also be a '93-'94 Japanese made strat. You can tell if its made in japan by looking for the "made in japan" words on the back of the neck right at the joint where the neck meets the body.
according to fender.com, if that is an amercian standard strat, and you can tell because it will say "made in usa" on the headstock under the logo, then its either a 1990 or a 1999. I have a 1999 american standard and judging by your neck and from the hardware that is visible from the picture, yours is a 1990. It could also be a '93-'94 Japanese made strat. You can tell if its made in japan by looking for the "made in japan" words on the back of the neck right at the joint where the neck meets the body.
