Fender country codes?

sjfoote · December 6th, 2005, 12:52 PM

Is there a web site that will list the Fender country codes so you can tell where a guitar is manufactured? I'm interested in a guitar that has 034 as the first number.

I'm guessing this is Fender Korea.....

Steve G · December 6th, 2005, 01:44 PM

http://www.fender.com/support/dating/

fender themselves have the best one i know of. paste this into your browser

sjfoote · December 6th, 2005, 02:14 PM

I know 010 guitars are American, 013 are Mexican, etc. I'm trying to determine where the 034 guitars are made.

J-man · December 6th, 2005, 02:23 PM

As far as I know the numbers don't tell you where the guitar was made, the letter that usually precedes the serial no. tells you its country of origin, though if it's a O rather than a 0 and is followed by 6 digits it will be a 94-95 Japanese Fender.

EDIT: Ignore me read Yegbert's post.

yegbert · December 6th, 2005, 02:51 PM

sjfoote is talking about the model numbers, not the serial numbers, which do seem to indicate country of manufacture. You can sometimes use google or similar and do a brute force search for a reference on this and usually end up on one of the other discussion forums like FDP or FIB, but in the relevant articles I've found there the lists are dated and inaccurate, and don't have 34.

You can extrapolate some of this from info in the Fender Frontline. The Squier Master Series are the ones that begin with 034, so if you can figure out where they are made that might get you there.

What would be useful is for one of us here to research this and come up with a current list and then post it here somewhere. Better yet, this is info that would be ideal in a Tele FAQ, unfortunately we don't seem to have the basis to support maintaining FAQs or other static documents easily. But enough of that general concern, lest we hijack sjfoote's thread here just trying to figure out 034.

So where are Squier Master Series made?

Mark Davis · December 6th, 2005, 03:17 PM

010 USA
011 USA
013 MIM
025 MIJ
026 MIK
027 MIJ

034 seems to be assigned to a chambered Tele and a Thinline Tele the other 034's are Squires probably MIC or MII.

yegbert · December 6th, 2005, 03:40 PM

031 Indonesia (Squier Stds and others)
032 China (Squier Affinity series)

sjfoote · December 6th, 2005, 05:03 PM

the 2 guitars I was talking about are the Squier Chambered Tele, and the Squier Esprit. Both have 034-xxxx model numbers.

I've never seen one locally to check out the country of origin....

December 6th, 2005, 12:52 PM	#1 (permalink)
sjfoote Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Age: 54 Posts: 362 4 Photos	Fender country codes? Is there a web site that will list the Fender country codes so you can tell where a guitar is manufactured? I'm interested in a guitar that has 034 as the first number. I'm guessing this is Fender Korea..... __________________ no better, just older

December 6th, 2005, 01:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
Steve G Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: LeeK (England) Posts: 1,761 60 Photos	how about this? http://www.fender.com/support/dating/ fender themselves have the best one i know of. paste this into your browser

December 6th, 2005, 02:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
sjfoote Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Age: 54 Posts: 362 4 Photos	What I meant was info on the sales codes. I know 010 guitars are American, 013 are Mexican, etc. I'm trying to determine where the 034 guitars are made. __________________ no better, just older

December 6th, 2005, 02:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
J-man Moderator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: North Wales/Scarborough Age: 20 Posts: 6,288 9 Photos	As far as I know the numbers don't tell you where the guitar was made, the letter that usually precedes the serial no. tells you its country of origin, though if it's a O rather than a 0 and is followed by 6 digits it will be a 94-95 Japanese Fender. EDIT: Ignore me read Yegbert's post. __________________ Write a wise saying and your name will live forever. - Unknown "The large print giveth and the small print taketh away." - Tom Waits

December 6th, 2005, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 58 Posts: 12,876	010 USA 011 USA 013 MIM 025 MIJ 026 MIK 027 MIJ 034 seems to be assigned to a chambered Tele and a Thinline Tele the other 034's are Squires probably MIC or MII. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

December 6th, 2005, 02:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,857 85 Photos	sjfoote is talking about the model numbers, not the serial numbers, which do seem to indicate country of manufacture. You can sometimes use google or similar and do a brute force search for a reference on this and usually end up on one of the other discussion forums like FDP or FIB, but in the relevant articles I've found there the lists are dated and inaccurate, and don't have 34. You can extrapolate some of this from info in the Fender Frontline. The Squier Master Series are the ones that begin with 034, so if you can figure out where they are made that might get you there. What would be useful is for one of us here to research this and come up with a current list and then post it here somewhere. Better yet, this is info that would be ideal in a Tele FAQ, unfortunately we don't seem to have the basis to support maintaining FAQs or other static documents easily. But enough of that general concern, lest we hijack sjfoote's thread here just trying to figure out 034. So where are Squier Master Series made?

December 6th, 2005, 03:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
yegbert Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Clinton, Maryland (US) Age: 54 Posts: 4,857 85 Photos	a couple more 031 Indonesia (Squier Stds and others) 032 China (Squier Affinity series)

December 6th, 2005, 05:03 PM	#8 (permalink)
sjfoote Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Age: 54 Posts: 362 4 Photos	Mark Davis is correct the 2 guitars I was talking about are the Squier Chambered Tele, and the Squier Esprit. Both have 034-xxxx model numbers. I've never seen one locally to check out the country of origin.... __________________ no better, just older