Nov 25, 2025 · While serial numbers can be confusing or even misleading, the pencil-written date on your Fender's neck heel provides a direct window into when that specific neck was crafted in the …

Jul 11, 2020 · Checking the date range can be done by removing the neck of the guitar and checking the butt end of the neck heel for a stamped or written date (See picture for an example).

Mar 25, 2018 · Has anyone here EVER heard of Fender stamping a neck with the wrong model number? Seller bought the thing from a dealer in the US some years back and claims he said this …

Jan 2, 2025 · My franken P has a 1979 Fender walnut neck with a maple skunk stripe, on a relic'd MJT Olympic White body with tortoise shell binding and pickguard, and mid 70s Dimarzio PAF cream …

Dec 1, 2023 · Fender’s Enigmatic 1962-1968 Neck Stamp Era: From April 1962, Fender transitioned from the poetic handwriting of neck butt dates to a stamped chronicle, often adorned with a model …

Feb 13, 2025 · To determine the production date of your American-made Fender, locate the serial number, which is typically found on the neck plate, headstock or bridge. You can use Fender’s Serial …

The neck heel stamp can be found by removing the strings and unscrewing the four neck screws that hold the neck plate in place. The neck can then be removed from the body.

In 1969, CBS-Fender began to implement a new type of neck stamp in place of the usual date stamp consisting of model code, month, year, neck width (e.g. 8 DEC 65 B for a Duo-Sonic II with a 1 5/8 …

Jun 5, 2020 · Back in the day when Fender applied the date stamp on the butt end of a guitar's neck (1962 onward, I suppose), was the stamp applied before or after the finish was applied to the neck?

Dec 12, 2022 · Legit is pretty straight-forward. It is not a legitimate Stratocaster. Stratocaster is a Fender branded name, and anything non-Fender is then not legitimate. It's an S-style guitar yes, and it will …