japanese squier stratocaster serial numbers

IC: I = Indonesia, C = Cor-Tek (Cort), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. Some Squiers that are sold only in the Chinese and Asian markets are made by Axl in China. Miscellaneous Chinese serials: CD, CT, CJ, NC: C = China, the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. Some Chinese made Gretsch guitars also have a CY serial number. YN: Y = Yako (Taiwan), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year.ĬY: C = China, Y = Yako (Taiwan), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year.ĬY serials are usually used on Crafted in China Squiers. There were also Korean Squier serials with no serial number prefix and 6 or 7 numbers and the first number is the year. The first number following the serial number prefix is the year. S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. S/E: The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s.

KC and KV serial number prefixes are usually used on Crafted in Korea Squiers. * 'KV97' = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1997. KC/KV: KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the serial number prefix is followed by a 2 number year. * 'VN5' = made by Saehan(Sunghan) in 1995. * 'CN5' = made by Cor-Tek (Cort) in 1995. This was a period when Made in Japan Squiers had stopped and then they moved Squiers to Mexico, but there was a fire in the Mexican factory which disrupted things for a few months in which Fender USA made the Squiers.ĬN/VN: C = Cor-Tek (Cort), 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 serial number prefix is the year. USA Squiers were made for less than a year spanning 19 before production of Squiers went back to Mexico. Some of them have a serial number with a E = Eighties (1980s) prefix, and some of them have a serial number with a N = Nineties (1990s) prefix. * 'MN8' indicates that it was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 1998. MN: M = Mexico, N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. 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. Origine et datation des guitares SQUIER par le N° de sérieįor Japanese Squier serial number dating, see Fender's serial number dating service.

Japanese squier stratocaster serial numbers