These were higher quality instruments than the instruments being made in the US at this time, and hence they are considered quite valuable great playing guitars. These guitars were all labeled “MADE IN JAPAN”. The only thing that keeps me from getting one is that American-made Fenders are even better, and not that much more money. They’re much better than most of the guitars coming from the Far East, and are reasonably priced and easy to upgrade. There’s nothing wrong with Mexican Fenders. They just don’t have that extra oomph that makes an American Strat an American Strat. They deliver the same versatile range as the American Strats, with that same snappy tone quality. That being said, Mexican Strats are still excellent sounding guitars. I’ve had a few of both, and the only one still in my stable is a USA Strat. But at that price point, I’d be hard pressed to think it’s a much better quality guitar than a well made USA Fender. Japanese Fenders are great quality, and made as well as a guitar can be made. The materials used are not necessarily premium or fancy, but, the craftsmanship and quality control meets and exceeds what you’ll find MIA and MIM Fender guitars from specific years.Īre Japanese fenders better than American? Japan is notorious for manufacturing high quality products and a reasonable price, which equates to a product that offers a lot of value. In 1983, the Made in Japan Squire/Fender guitars hit the market place, in the form of the Squire Strat, Squire Tele, and Squire Bullet bass.Japan’s versions of Fender guitars were beginning to dominate the lower dollar market.It also has factories in Indonesia and China….Cort Guitars. The company is one of the largest guitar makers in the world, and produces instruments for many other companies. What guitars were made in Korea?Ĭort Guitars (Cor-Tek Corporation) is a South Korean guitar manufacturing company located in Seoul.
You will probably be very satisfied with a Korean made Fender guitar. I have a Korean Fender Jazz 24 and it is one of the best-playing, if not the best-playing basses I own and that includes U.S.A.-made Fenders that cost four or five times as much.
The Korean Fenders are very good instruments. You usually would contact Fender Consumer Relations with the serial for info on what the guitar is…. You can’t usually tell the year of a CS guitar by the serial.
#FENDER GUITAR SERIAL NUMBERS SERIAL NUMBERS#
Do Fender custom shop guitars have serial numbers?Ĭustom Shop serial numbers (and AVRI serials) don’t follow the same patterns as production models. Modern Fender production guitars, 1976 to the present, have their ID numbers on the front or back of the headstock near the Fender decal.
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On the back of the vibrato cover plate (on early ’50s Stratocasters)įrom 1954 to 1976 Fender stamped its guitar’s serial number on either the top or bottom of the neck plate.On the cover plate of the vibrato (on Stratocasters).On the front or at the back of the headstock.Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar? How do you find the serial number on a Fender guitar?
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