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Fender Bullet | |
---|---|
Manufacturer | Fender |
Period | 1981–1982 |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on |
Scale | 25.5' |
Woods | |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | Rosewood or Maple |
Hardware | |
Pickup(s) | One humbucker, two humbuckers, two single coils, or three single coils |
Colors available | |
Red/White, Cream/White, Red/Black |
The Fender Bullet was an electric guitar originally designed by John Page[1] and manufactured and marketed by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It was first introduced as a line of 'student' guitars to replace the outgoing Mustang and Musicmaster models.[2]
History[edit]
The Bullet One was designed by luthier John Page who explained the origin of the silver star on the Bullet Ones head stock:
Number of Frets. 1984 Fender/Squier Jazz Bass Made in Japan A Serial W Case Mij. New Listing Fender Squier VINTAGE JAZZ BASS MN LEFT Hand. Deluxe Active Jazz Bass. Jul 04, 2012 Query regarding 'Made In Indonesia' serial number. Email Fender customer support right off the fender website and email them that serial #. Ghost Win 7 64 Bit All Driver on this page. Fender®, Squier. Fender Serial Numbers. = Precision Bass Special from 1981, CB(XXXXX) Gold Jazz Bass from 1982.
'When I designed the Bullet I was still giggin' a lot and still reading the trades... like Billboard. The Billboard charts always had a silver star around the number of singles/albums that were shooting up the charts quickly. They were usually the 'hits' So I thought that the phrase 'Number one with a bullet' which was a classic DJ/industry phrase, would be a great advertising campaign for it. Fender marketing chose not to go with it... so the decal never made any sense. But what was funny, as a side note, the very next NAMM show after I released it, an import company... maybe Tokai or Hondo, basically ripped off the design and called it the All Star... silver star with the numeral one in it and all.'[3]
USA Version 1 (1981)[edit]
Fender marketed two models, initially manufacture was set up offshore in Korea, but due to technical issues, such as unacceptable high actions, the guitars were recalled to the U.S.A for manufacture at the Fullerton plant.
Two models were available - The 'Bullet One' ( known as The standard Bullet One ) & the 'Bullet One Deluxe', retailers & dealers in the USA often called the guitars 'The Bullet One' but this was never a marketing name used by Fender yet it was on the head stock. These two models had a single cutaway body style similar to that of the Fender Telecaster but much smaller closer in size to the Mustang and Duo-Sonic that the Bullet One replaced, the guitar had a 21 fret rosewood neck and Telecaster-style headstock and Kluson Deluxe tuners. Similarly to preceding student models like the Mustang, Bronco and Musicmaster, cost savings were made by using less wood for the body, both guitar bodies were 1- 5/8 inches thick as opposed to the 1- 3/4 inch thickness of other Fender guitars, parts were quick to assemble and labor saving, both models had the same hardware & electrics as other Fender guitars from the same era. The standard model originally retailed at $199.00 or $249 including the vacuum formed case, cord, strap, polishing cloth & bridge adjustment wrenches. The Bullet One Deluxe had a plastic pickguard with a separate, traditional hardtail bridge while the standard model featured a steel pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo, powder coated white or black, with separate saddles for each string. Both models had 2 single coil pickups with a three-way selector switch. The pickups had the same closed pickup covers as used on the Mustang & were initially left over Mustang stock. Color options were red or ivory, with a white or black pick guards on both models. At release in 1981, the only neck option was maple with a rosewood fretboard; a maple neck with a walnut skunk stripe was introduced in 1982 and the rosewood fretboard was dropped.
USA Version 2 (1982 - 1983)[edit]
In 1982, Fender introduced a revised version of the Bullet One, including two bass models. This series featured a double cutaway body similar but much smaller than the Fender Stratocaster without body contouring and therefore almost the same shape as the Mustang and Duo-Sonic that the Bullet One replaced. Maple was the only neck option and the headstock retained the version one telecaster profile. Due to Kluson going out of business in 1981, Fender introduced the 70's style F tuners on the 1982 Bullet Ones and also used the Fender logo sealed tuners the 83 Bullet Ones , both made by Schaller in W. Germany. Five models were marketed - the Bullet One (standard), the Bullet One H-1, the Bullet One S-2, S-3, and H-2—in addition to the two new bass models (a regular scale 'B-34' and short scale 'B-30'). The Bullet One (standard) had the patented steel pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo with two single coil pickups and a 3 way switch. The H-1 sported the same steel pickguard-bridge-tailpiece combo with one humbucker pickup; it also had a coil tap button to split the humbucker to single coil. The S-2, S-3 & H-2 were marketed as Deluxe versions & had a white plastic 3-ply pickguard with a separate hardtail bridge, in 1983 a single ply pickguard was introduced with the model number S-2, S-3 or H-2 embossed on the lower horn. The S-2 had two single coil pickups & a 3-way switch, the S-3 had 3 single coil pickups & a 5-way switch, the H-2 had two humbucker pickups each with their own coil tapping button & a 3-way switch. The humbucker pickups were really two single coil pickups with alnico rod magnets side-by-side. The basses each had plastic guards and traditional bridges. They had the old Mustang bass style pickups. They differed only in scale. The popular second version Bullet Ones were available in color options of red, ivory, brown sunburst, or walnut; black was also available but never marketed as a color option. The S-2 was notably featured in the music video for Twisted Sister's 'We're Not Gonna Take It,' used by the son of Mark Metcalf's character to blow him out of the window when the song begins. Fender ceased production of Bullet One guitars at the end of 1983 and was never produced again in the USA. Production of the Bullet One range moved to Japan, under the Squier name.
Squier Bullet[edit]
1983–2007[edit]
Late 1983 to 1984 the Bullet One manufacture was moved to Japan (SQ serial number pre-fix), these guitars were also known as 'Bullet One' in the USA by dealers & retailers, but never marketed as such. The guitars had solid wood bodies, good quality pick-ups and hardware but no longer had string through bodies. A hard tail bridge and later a six screw vintage style trem bridge was offered. The guitars featured 3 Single coils or 2 Humbucking pickups like the original USA-made 'Bullet One' guitars, but steel rods were used as pole pieces with a ceramic bar magnet; the humbucker version consisted of the same paired single coil configuration as the American-made models. In 1985, 86 and 87 production was again moved, this time to Korea to reduce costs (E serial number pre-fix stamped on the neck plate). These guitars were marketed as the Squier Bullet One and used plywood bodies. The neck was a rosewood board on maple and had a Strat headstock with a Telecaster style heel, three single coil pickup pattern like the Stratocaster, as well as a low cost two point tremolo. These were available in Red or Black.
In 1984/85 there was a Squier Bullet One guitar model manufactured in Japan that featured a full sized Strat-style body made of solid wood. This particular Squier Bullet One model is also distinguished by the fact that it featured a two pickup configuration (neck and bridge) instead of the usual three pickup, a Stratocaster style headstock with Telecaster style heel shape, jack socket located on the pickguard, 2 knobs (one volume, one tone), and a top-load hard tail or two point trem. It was offered in two colors, ivory and black.
In 1986 Squier released the contemporary HST ( Hybrid Strat/Tele ) Bullet, E prefix serial on the neck plate, the guitar had a more pointy shaped telecaster style body with 3 pickups HSS configuration (Humbucker, single coil, single coil), a rosewood board on maple neck with a strat shaped headstock, no pickguard & a two pivot tremolo, this was a budget guitar aimed at the Heavy Metal market & was available in ivory or Black. This guitar had no country of origin mark,but it is known the guitar was made in Korea, the overall build quality is reasonably good but the body was plywood, as the serial is an E prefix it Korean as all Japanese models had the SQ prefix.
In 1989 Squier introduced a revamped version of the contemporary HST Bullet, this guitar did feature 'Made in Korea' on the headstock with an E prefix serial & is exactly the same as the guitar above but it had a strat shaped body, also available in ivory or black.
2005–present[edit]
Squier introduced a new, Chinese-made Bullet Strat in 2005, sporting a built-in tremolo arm, rosewood fingerboard, and one of six body finishes (Pink, Arctic White, Daphne Blue, Fiesta Red, Brown Sunburst, or Black) with a single-ply white pickguard.
By 2015, Fender was using Squier Bullet as a line name for their lowest-priced guitars at the $150 price point. The guitars used inexpensive basswood for their bodies and reduced paint steps to the absolute minimum to keep costs under control. However, they used the same pickups and tuners as their slightly more expensive Affinity series cousins, and generally were acknowledged as good starter instruments. In 2018, Fender had done away with the vibrato bridge on the Bullet line and made its mainline Bullet guitars top-loading hardtail instruments (vibrato bridges could still be found on special production runs for stores such as Guitar Center). The Stratocaster headstocks say 'Bullet® Strat®,' while the Mustang headstocks simply have an all-black version of the Squier Mustang logo used on the more-expensive Vintage Modified instruments.
As of Summer NAMM 2018, Fender's Squier Bullet line consisted of:
- Squier Mini Strat (SSS, 22.75' short-scale)
- Squier Bullet Stratocaster (SSS, 25.5' scale)
- Squier Bullet Stratocaster (HSS, 25.5' scale)
- Squier Bullet Mustang (HH, 24' short-scale)
The Squier Bullet Special[edit]
From around 1999 to 2005, Fender produced a single pickup Squier Bullet Special guitar. It had a fixed, hardtail bridge, a dual-coil (humbucker) bridge pickup, one volume control, and a 21 fret rosewood fingerboard bolt on neck. The body was made out of plywood and it was made in six colors: Black, Ice Blue Metallic, Red Metallic, Cobalt Blue Metallic, Orange, and Satin Silver. The Red and Orange bodies were made with black hardware; all other colors had chrome hardware. All Bullet Specials had a 1 ply black pickguard. Most of the Squier Bullet Specials made in 2002 came with a special 20th Anniversary engraved neck plate. The logo on the headstock reads 'Squier Bullet' with no mention of 'Special'. Some 2002 versions of the black and Frost Red Metallic Squier Bullet Special are known to have the Affinity brand on the headstock as well.[4]
All Squier Bullet Special guitars were made in Indonesia at the Cort factory. The serial numbers start with IC followed by two digits that designate the year the guitar was made. The remaining digits indicate month of production, color, and sequence. IC02xxxxxxx indicates a guitar made in 2002.[5]
Bullet Strings[edit]
Fender also markets guitar strings under the Bullet brand. Introduced in the early 1970s, these strings differ by having cylindrical bullet-shaped ends instead of the 'ball ends' common to other manufacturers. Fender states the bullet ends create a tighter fit in the tremolo block on Stratocaster guitars, leading to greater tuning stability when the tremolo is used. [6] In the early 1990s Fender switched from using zinc-plated steel for the bullet ends to brass, improving sustain. Today nickel is also used. Stainless steel strings with bullet ends are also offered since the late '90s.
Further reading[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fender Bullet. |
- Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars; (9th Edition), 2005
- Peter Bertges: The Fender Reference; Bomots, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN978-3-939316-38-1
- Bullet® Special, Squires Guitars
References[edit]
- ^Chevne, Steven and Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars, (5th Edition), 1998
- ^The Original USA Fender Bullet Appreciation Page
- ^'Fender Bullet', Guitar List, retrieved March 2, 2021CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Bacon, Tony Squier Electrics: 30 Years of Fenders Budget Guitar Brand; Backbeat,1st Edition, January 1, 2012, ISBN978-1-61713-022-9
- ^'How to date Japanese, Mexican, USA, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian and Indian Squiers'. Fender Discussion Page (forum). June 12, 2007.
- ^'Fender Bullet Strings'.
Fender engineers of the early 1970s were aware that the standard ball-end string design that had prevailed until then presented very specific tuning problems, especially on tremolo-equipped guitars.
Japan Squiers
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.
'Made In Japan' (1982-1987)
JV+ 5 digits 1982-1984 | L + 6 digits 1991-1992 |
SQ + 5 digits 1983-1984 | M + 6 digits 1992-1993 |
A + 6 digits 1985-1986 | N + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
B + 6 digits 1985-1986 | O + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
C + 6 digits 1985-1986 | P + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
E + 6 digits 1984-1987 | Q + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
F + 6 digits 1986-1987 | S + 6 digits 1994-1995 |
G + 6 digits 1987-1988 | T + 6 digits 1994-1995 |
H + 6 digits 1988-1989 | U + 6 digits 1995-1996 |
I + 6 digits 1989-1990 | N + 5 digits 1995-1996 |
J + 6 digits 1989-1990 | V + 6 digits 1996-1997 |
K + 6 digits 1990-1991 |
Crafted In Japan' (1995-2008)
A + 6 digits 1997-1998 | Q + 6 digits 2002-2004 |
B + 6 digits 1998-1999 | R + 6 digits 2004-2006 |
N + 5 digits 1995-1996 | S + 6 digits 2006-2008 |
O + 6 digits 1997-2000 | T + 6 digits 2007-2008 |
P + 6 digits 1999-2002 |
'Made In Japan' (2007-)
T + 6 digits 2006-2008 | U + 6 digits 2007-2008 |
Mexican Squiers
MN - M = Mexico, N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
MZ - M = Mexico, Z = 2000's, the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
For example:
- 'MN8' indicates that it was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 1998-1999.
- 'MZ1' indicates that is was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 2001-2002
USA Squiers
E('Made in USA') – E = Eighties (1980s), The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number.
Example: E9xxxxxx = 1988
N('Made in USA')– N = Nineties (1990s), The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number.
Example: N0xxxxx = 1990
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. 6-digit number
Korean Squiers
CN('Made in Korea', 'Crafted in Korea') - C = Cor-Tek , N – Nineties (1990s), The first digit following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: CN5xxxxx = 1995 made by Cor-Tek/Cort
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 or 7-digit number
Examples: VN7xxxxxx = 1997 made by Saehan/Sunghan.
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. 8-digit number.
Examples:
KC97 = made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in 1997
KV97 = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997
S, E('Made in Korea') S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digits
Examples:
E1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Samick in 1987-88
S9 = made by Samick in 1989
E0 = made by Sung-Eum in 1990
E1 with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991.
M('Made in Korea') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 7-digit number. Used in early 90's, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood.
Example: M1xxxxxx = 1991
No prefix('Crafted in Korea') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7-digit number.
Example: 7xxxxx = 1997
Chinese & Taiwanese Squiers
CA ('Made in China', 'Crafted in China') - The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
CAE ('Made in China' - may not be on all models) - The first 2 numbers following the prefix Is the year. 10-digit number.
Example: CAE-08xxxxxxxx = made in 2008
YN('Made in China') - Y = Yako (Taiwan), N = Nineties (1990s), the first numbers following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: YN5xxxxx = made by Yako in 1995.
CY('Crafted in China') - C = China, Y = Yako (Taiwan), the first number following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.
Example: CY2xxxxxxx = made by Yako in 2002-03
COS('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.
Example: COS10xxxxxx = 2010
Fender Squier Serial Number Info
COB('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 9-digit number. The plant from which the COB serial number prefix models originate remains a mystery. No documentation, or comment from the manufacturer has resolved the question of which plant produced them.
Example: COB09xxxxxxx
CD, CT, CJ('Made in China', 'Crafted in China') - C = China, the first number following the prefix is the year. Probably made by Yako (Taiwan).
NC('Made in China') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: NC8xxxxx = 2008
CXS(Crafted in China) – X = Axl, The first number following the prefix is the year. 9-digit number.
Fender Squier Serial Numbers Indonesia
Example CXS07xxxxxxx = 2007
Bullet Strings[edit]
Fender also markets guitar strings under the Bullet brand. Introduced in the early 1970s, these strings differ by having cylindrical bullet-shaped ends instead of the 'ball ends' common to other manufacturers. Fender states the bullet ends create a tighter fit in the tremolo block on Stratocaster guitars, leading to greater tuning stability when the tremolo is used. [6] In the early 1990s Fender switched from using zinc-plated steel for the bullet ends to brass, improving sustain. Today nickel is also used. Stainless steel strings with bullet ends are also offered since the late '90s.
Further reading[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fender Bullet. |
- Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars; (9th Edition), 2005
- Peter Bertges: The Fender Reference; Bomots, Saarbrücken 2007, ISBN978-3-939316-38-1
- Bullet® Special, Squires Guitars
References[edit]
- ^Chevne, Steven and Fjestad, Zachary R. (Editor), The Blue Book of Electric Guitars, (5th Edition), 1998
- ^The Original USA Fender Bullet Appreciation Page
- ^'Fender Bullet', Guitar List, retrieved March 2, 2021CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^Bacon, Tony Squier Electrics: 30 Years of Fenders Budget Guitar Brand; Backbeat,1st Edition, January 1, 2012, ISBN978-1-61713-022-9
- ^'How to date Japanese, Mexican, USA, Korean, Chinese, Indonesian and Indian Squiers'. Fender Discussion Page (forum). June 12, 2007.
- ^'Fender Bullet Strings'.
Fender engineers of the early 1970s were aware that the standard ball-end string design that had prevailed until then presented very specific tuning problems, especially on tremolo-equipped guitars.
Japan Squiers
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.
'Made In Japan' (1982-1987)
JV+ 5 digits 1982-1984 | L + 6 digits 1991-1992 |
SQ + 5 digits 1983-1984 | M + 6 digits 1992-1993 |
A + 6 digits 1985-1986 | N + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
B + 6 digits 1985-1986 | O + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
C + 6 digits 1985-1986 | P + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
E + 6 digits 1984-1987 | Q + 6 digits 1993-1994 |
F + 6 digits 1986-1987 | S + 6 digits 1994-1995 |
G + 6 digits 1987-1988 | T + 6 digits 1994-1995 |
H + 6 digits 1988-1989 | U + 6 digits 1995-1996 |
I + 6 digits 1989-1990 | N + 5 digits 1995-1996 |
J + 6 digits 1989-1990 | V + 6 digits 1996-1997 |
K + 6 digits 1990-1991 |
Crafted In Japan' (1995-2008)
A + 6 digits 1997-1998 | Q + 6 digits 2002-2004 |
B + 6 digits 1998-1999 | R + 6 digits 2004-2006 |
N + 5 digits 1995-1996 | S + 6 digits 2006-2008 |
O + 6 digits 1997-2000 | T + 6 digits 2007-2008 |
P + 6 digits 1999-2002 |
'Made In Japan' (2007-)
T + 6 digits 2006-2008 | U + 6 digits 2007-2008 |
Mexican Squiers
MN - M = Mexico, N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
MZ - M = Mexico, Z = 2000's, the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
For example:
- 'MN8' indicates that it was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 1998-1999.
- 'MZ1' indicates that is was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 2001-2002
USA Squiers
E('Made in USA') – E = Eighties (1980s), The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number.
Example: E9xxxxxx = 1988
N('Made in USA')– N = Nineties (1990s), The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number.
Example: N0xxxxx = 1990
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. 6-digit number
Korean Squiers
CN('Made in Korea', 'Crafted in Korea') - C = Cor-Tek , N – Nineties (1990s), The first digit following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: CN5xxxxx = 1995 made by Cor-Tek/Cort
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 or 7-digit number
Examples: VN7xxxxxx = 1997 made by Saehan/Sunghan.
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. 8-digit number.
Examples:
KC97 = made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in 1997
KV97 = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997
S, E('Made in Korea') S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7 digit number. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digits
Examples:
E1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Samick in 1987-88
S9 = made by Samick in 1989
E0 = made by Sung-Eum in 1990
E1 with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991.
M('Made in Korea') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 7-digit number. Used in early 90's, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood.
Example: M1xxxxxx = 1991
No prefix('Crafted in Korea') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 6 or 7-digit number.
Example: 7xxxxx = 1997
Chinese & Taiwanese Squiers
CA ('Made in China', 'Crafted in China') - The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.
CAE ('Made in China' - may not be on all models) - The first 2 numbers following the prefix Is the year. 10-digit number.
Example: CAE-08xxxxxxxx = made in 2008
YN('Made in China') - Y = Yako (Taiwan), N = Nineties (1990s), the first numbers following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: YN5xxxxx = made by Yako in 1995.
CY('Crafted in China') - C = China, Y = Yako (Taiwan), the first number following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.
Example: CY2xxxxxxx = made by Yako in 2002-03
COS('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.
Example: COS10xxxxxx = 2010
Fender Squier Serial Number Info
COB('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 9-digit number. The plant from which the COB serial number prefix models originate remains a mystery. No documentation, or comment from the manufacturer has resolved the question of which plant produced them.
Example: COB09xxxxxxx
CD, CT, CJ('Made in China', 'Crafted in China') - C = China, the first number following the prefix is the year. Probably made by Yako (Taiwan).
NC('Made in China') – The first number following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: NC8xxxxx = 2008
CXS(Crafted in China) – X = Axl, The first number following the prefix is the year. 9-digit number.
Fender Squier Serial Numbers Indonesia
Example CXS07xxxxxxx = 2007
CGRL('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.
Example: CGRL09xxxxxx = 2009
CGS('Crafted in China') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 7 or 8- digit number.
Example: CGS10xxxxxx = 2010
Indonesian Squiers
IC('Crafted in Indonesia') - I = Indonesia, C = Cor-Tek (Cort), The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8 or 9-digit number.
Example: IC09xxxxxx = 2009
ICS('Crafted in Indonesia') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8 or 9-digit number. In 2009-10 some Indonesian Squier's had the prefix ICS09XXXXX and ICS10XXXXX. Usually the S in ICS designates a Factory Special Run or FSR guitar manufactured by Cor-Tek in Indonesia.
Example: ICS10xxxxxx = 2010
IS('Crafted in Indonesia') – I = Indonesia, S = Samick, The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8 or 9-digit number.
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Example: IC02xxxxxxx = 2002
ISS('Crafted in Indonesia') - I = Indonesia, SS = ??, The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.
Example: ISS19xxxx = 2019
SI('Crafted in Indonesia') – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8 or 9-digit number.
Example: SI08xxxxxxx = 2008
India Squiers
Some Squier IIs were made in India around 1989-1990. The head stock is marked 'MADE IN INDIA'. Made in India Squier IIs seem to follow the made in USA serial numbering scheme. For example, a 1990 made in India Squier II serial number would start with N0 plus 5 digits. The serial number is printed on a sticker located on the back of the neck, close to where the neck attaches to the body. Because the number was placed on a sticker it is fairly common for the serial number to be missing.
Some more recent Squiers, including the Vintage Modified series (serial numbers starting with SH), were introduced in 2007. The VM series is marked 'Crafted in India' on the rear of the head stock, and the serial numbers are not stickers, but printed and sealed on the rear of the head stock.
CS07 + 6 digits = 2007-08 | NSHI09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 |
NHS10 + 6 digits = 2010-11 | NSHJ08 + 6 digits = 2008-09 |
NHS11 + 5 digits = 2011-12 | NSHJ09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 |
NSHA09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 | NSHK09 + 6 digits =2009-10 |
NSHD09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 | SH07 + 6 digits = 2007-08 |
NSHE09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 | SH08 + 6 digits = 2008-09 |
NSHF09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 | ZSSH07 + 6 digits = 2007-08 |
NHSG09 + 6 digits = 2009=10 | ZSSH08 + 6 digits = 2008-09 |
NSHH09 + 6 digits = 2009-10 |