![]() ![]() Fender neck plates were purchased from large bins, but it's impossible to accurately date Fender's by neck plate alone. Also, checking the parts is another important way to properly date Fender guitars. Before Fender decided to change its mind and return to the Made in Japan decal, Crafted in Japan Fenders were made in Japan Fenders until 2007. The Squier models came from a different Fender division than the Stats and Teles, so the Squiers did not have the Fender logo on the headstock. Fender wanted to distinguish the American made Reissue and Vintage guitars from the Japanese ones, so Fender substituted Japanese Vintage for the V serial number on the American guitars. Fender produced all of their Japanese guitars until 1997, using Fuji Gen Gakki or the Fuji String Instrument Production Corporation exclusively. Want to know how to date your Fender guitar by serial number? After CBS, then owner of Fender guitars, and Kanda Shokai, Fender decided to start building guitars in Japan in March 1982, Fender, then Fender's owner, decided to start building guitars in Japan in March 1982.
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