Serial number ?

otterhound · October 16th, 2009, 07:05 PM

My Strat has a N3 serial number decal on the headstock indicating 1993 . The neck is stamped April 28 , 1994 . I can understand how the opposite could happen . Is the neck stamped after finishing at the time of assembly ? Do I have a '93 or '94 . Do I have both ? It doesn't really matter to me , I am just curious . I am putting my Cherry Tele neck on it regardless . All I need are the tuning machines that are on the way .

Mark Davis · October 17th, 2009, 05:28 AM

There is overlap in a factory.

They might make 200 necks around the end of 93 and decal them with a 93 decal but not actually use them until sometime in 94.

braderrick · October 17th, 2009, 09:59 AM

Yeah even on their website Fender says an n3 could be '93-'94 and so on. I always liked to think they still do things the way Leo did (use everything/throw nothing away) and so they use up the last of the '93 serial number decals into '94 before printing new ones hehe, but I'd say Mark has the correct answer.

otterhound · October 17th, 2009, 01:25 PM

I had kind of figured that . Good input .

October 16th, 2009, 07:05 PM	#1 (permalink)
otterhound Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manheim Pa. Posts: 1,287 12 Photos	Serial number ? My Strat has a N3 serial number decal on the headstock indicating 1993 . The neck is stamped April 28 , 1994 . I can understand how the opposite could happen . Is the neck stamped after finishing at the time of assembly ? Do I have a '93 or '94 . Do I have both ? It doesn't really matter to me , I am just curious . I am putting my Cherry Tele neck on it regardless . All I need are the tuning machines that are on the way .

October 17th, 2009, 05:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,169	There is overlap in a factory. They might make 200 necks around the end of 93 and decal them with a 93 decal but not actually use them until sometime in 94. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

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October 17th, 2009, 09:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
braderrick Tele-Holic Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kentucky Age: 26 Posts: 926	Yeah even on their website Fender says an n3 could be '93-'94 and so on. I always liked to think they still do things the way Leo did (use everything/throw nothing away) and so they use up the last of the '93 serial number decals into '94 before printing new ones hehe, but I'd say Mark has the correct answer.

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otterhound Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Manheim Pa. Posts: 1,287 12 Photos	I had kind of figured that . Good input .

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