My fender strat...

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Dimebag

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I did a little research into the age of my guitar and came up with something interesting. Its a fender stratocaster.

Firstly its a japanese model with the serial code E610264. I tried to look up what year this was made but I had a problem, it shoudln't exist. I found a site that said Japanese made models are not meant to start with N or E as they were resevered for US models. However under the US models this code is not meant to exist either, there are no E6*****. I read somewhere else that very few slipped through the prcoess and are basically mistakes.

This guitar shouldnt really exist, and to make it even stranger the neck is not a normal shaped U from that time, its a vintage '62 C straight half circle. ( I am assuming it was made in the mid 80's because thats when the closest serial i can find is made)

If anyone out there can give me anymore info on when it have been made, exactly how it came to be, and how much it might be worth (no im not going to sell it :) ) I would be greatful. Thanks!

Dimebag
 
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Dimebag

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How did I know that was comming from someone.

No its not a fake, you big lamer.

Dime
 
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Nighty-

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It was a one-off made by a small Tiwanese boy living under the stairs in the chinese shop down the road.
 
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Will

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Have you tried a fender forum somewhere? Might be more use than us.
 
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old.$aw$aLL

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me boyfriend plays one
sounds sweet
 
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Wij

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Just cos he says he enjoys strumming doesn't mean...

oh, never mind :D
 
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old.FlameTop

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An E<n> prefix would be normal for a Fender USA model during the eighties (mines a E9). E6 would be 1986. Thats pretty early in the history of Fender Japan, so they may well have been using US style serials.

What model strat is it? An early Jap model like that would be a bit like a 50s US re-issue.

Guitar serial numbers are a mine-field. Many companies swap systems, forget to change years, duplicate some numbers etc etc.

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old.Reverend Flatus

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I had a word with my mate who's a guitar doctor and he said the USA did use E prefixes between 1982 and 1990. However, they didn't use E6..... or E7..... during this period. E6..... was used for Japanese strats issued between 1984 and 1987, and is probably a vintage re-issue if it has a small headstock and small "spaghetti" logo. If so, it's worth up to about £350.

He said the details you got from that webby are definitely wrong and told me the titles of two books you might be interested in...

The Fender book by Tony Bacon and Paul Day
The Fender Strat by Andre Douchossoir


I never knew serial numbers could be so interesting :)
 

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