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Want to know how to date your Fender guitar by serial number? Then you’re in the right place.

• Olympia Guitars Serial Numbers Identification
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Olympia Guitars Serial Numbers Identification

Just enter the number below, hit the ‘Decode’ button and our lookup tool will tell you the year your guitar is from, which country it was manufactured in, and even the plant it came from.

The serial number is stamped on the back of the headstock, and at (semi) acoustic guitars on the bottom inside of the body or stamped on the neck block. If you want to know the year of manufacture of your Guild guitar, you can decipher it with the serial number decoder, or find it in the tables below. WL030737 D Major defects detailed. Our guitars are project guitars to repair. There may be more defects that we could not detect upon our inspection. Fair and accurate to the best of our knowledge. Guitars and necks are stamped Used on the back of the headstock with an imprint stamp. Serial numbers are partially removed by our supplier. OLYMPIATM VALUE Olympia Guitars by Tacoma are your choice for value, sound and playability. Designed by T&G Co. In Washington and manufactured to precise specifications in our partner factories, Olympia Guitars offers the innovations, features and style previously available only on a Tacoma Guitar at a much more affordable price.

You can add any model of Fender guitar: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Mustang, Jazzmaster, you name it! (scroll down below if you need help finding the serial number).

Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar?

The location of the serial number has annoyingly changed from model to model over the years. So where do you find it?

Locations include:

• At the top of the neck plate
• On the front or at the back of the headstock
• On the cover plate of the vibrato (on Stratocasters)
• On the back of the vibrato cover plate (on early ’50s Stratocasters)
• At the end of the heel of the neck
• Between the pick-up and the saddles (some Telecasters)

Some General Rules

The naming convention is a bit haphazard (it’s no different with Gibson serial numbers), but here are some general rules that should ring true 99% of the time – but beware, there are plenty of exceptions:

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• The prefix ‘L’ at the beginning of a serial number indicates a guitar from the early ’60s
• The prefix ‘S’ at the beginning of a serial number stands for the decade of the seventies
• The prefix ‘E’ stands for the decade of the eighties
• The U.S. Vintage Series (launched in 1982) uses ‘V’ as a prefix for the serial number
• The prefix ‘N’ at the beginning of a serial number stands for the nineties
• The prefix ‘Z’ stands for guitars made in the noughties (2000 – 2010)

Note that made in Mexico Fender guitars (MIM) and made in Japan guitars (MIJ) have their own unique serial number system.

Pre-1976 Model? Check the Heel Too

Before 1976, frustratingly they often randomly assigned serial numbers. If you want to double-check the year of production year, it’s often a good idea to look at the heel of the neck (which entails removing the neck). Sometimes the potentiometers are worth checking too.

That’s all for now. We’ll keep adding more info as and when we find it.

Guitar Lookup By Serial Number

Good luck!