

YN (“Made in China”) - Y = Yako (Taiwan), N = Nineties (1990s), the first numbers following the prefix is the year.

6 or 7-digit number.ĬA ( “Made in China”, “Crafted in China”) - The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.ĬAE (" Made in China" - may not be on all models) - The first 2 numbers following the prefix Is the year. No prefix (“Crafted in Korea”) – The first number following the prefix is the year. Used in early 90's, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood. M (“Made in Korea”) – The first number following the prefix is the year. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digitsĮ1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Samick in 1987-88Į1 with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991. The first number following the prefix is the year. The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s.
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S, E (“Made in Korea”) S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. KC, KV (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the prefix is followed by a 2 number year. 6 or 7-digit numberĮxamples: VN7xxxxxx = 1997 made by Saehan/Sunghan. VN (“Made in Korea”) - V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.Įxample: CN5xxxxx = 1995 made by Cor-Tek/Cort 6-digit numberĬN (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - C = Cor-Tek, N – Nineties (1990s), The first digit following the prefix is the year. No Prefix (“Made in USA”) - Some USA made Squiers also had a 000XXX serial stamp on the neckplate with no letter prefix and no serial number on the headstock. N (“Made in USA”)– N = Nineties (1990s), The first number following the prefix is the year.
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STANDARD SERIES (ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM ASIA, DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S.The Japanese MIJ (Made in Japan) Squiers were made by FujiGen up to 1997 and the Japanese CIJ (Crafted in Japan) Squiers were made by Tokai and Dyna from 1997. BY MIDCO) MODELĬALIFORNIA SERIES (ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM JAPAN FROM ABOUT 1982 TO 1985, THEN IMPORTED FROM KOREA FROM ABOUT 1985 TO 1992) MODELīasswood? Semi-solid body electric/acoustic GEMINI SERIES (ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA, DISTRIBUTED IN THE U.S. Solid spruce top, sycamore back and sides SX/CX SERIES (ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA) MODEL Solid spruce top, solid maple back and sidesĪG SERIES (ACOUSTIC GUITARS IMPORTED FROM KOREA) MODEL Solid spruce top, solid rosewood back and sides Solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides SPRING HILL SERIES (HANDMADE FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS MADE IN SPRING HILL, TENN. Solid spruce top, mahogany back and sides Solid spruce top, rosewood back and sides DG SERIES FENDER ACOUSTIC GUITARS (IMPORTED FROM CHINA, INDONESIA AND KOREA) MODEL This guide can help you determine the approximate age of your instrument, what the price range was during its years of production or what it sold for in the last year it was available, and what woods were used in its construction. Unknown information is indicated with a question mark. The information contained in this guide was culled from our archives of Fender price lists and catalogs, beginning with 1968. Although the tables below are as accurate as possible, serial numbers of these acoustic guitars have never been archived and are of no assistance when attempting to date these instruments. Unfortunately, our records are not complete enough to provide precise dating information for many Fender acoustic guitars from the early 1960s through the 1970s and 1980s.
