The neck and body dates are all out of sequence on many of these unlike earlier years. Could this be indirect evidence of using up old parts in advance of shifting to producing Fenders???
These 01xxxx serial guitars seem to date from the early 90s.
Perhaps 01xxxx is 1991 ?
Also interesting to me that the ST models are typically low cost Strats. ST30/40/50 range.
HSS bodies are common
Pickups are typically low spec. Ceramic pickups or pickups with light gauge red white and blue lead wires.
Mystery 1990s Single Coil Pickups TOS1K or MKIII ?
Logging serial numbers:
Engraved pots with dates:
013852 Pot date March 1991 TE80A
014302 Neck date November
014338 Pot date May 1991
014405
0144?? Neck date November
014714 Custom Edition Tele
014937 Custom Edition bass
Ink stamped pots:
014984 Body date May. Ink stamped pots
014999 Ink stamped pots. Custom order TST?
015144 Pot date July 1990, Neck date May, Custom Edition AST, Pots out of sequence
015379 Neck date January, Ink stamped pots, TST50 ? Neck date out of sequence.
016956 Custom Edition AST
017304 Neck & body date October. Ink stamped pots. SSS
017336 Custom Edition AST
017579 Neck and body codes August. TST50? 60?
017631 Custom Edition
017698 TE80A
017882
017895 Neck date June, Ink stamped pots
018119 Neck date June. Ink stamped pots
018440 Neck date January, Ink stamped pots
018854 Custom Edition AST
018882 Custom Edition AST
These 01xxxx serial guitars seem to date from the early 90s.
Perhaps 01xxxx is 1991 ?
Also interesting to me that the ST models are typically low cost Strats. ST30/40/50 range.
HSS bodies are common
Pickups are typically low spec. Ceramic pickups or pickups with light gauge red white and blue lead wires.
Mystery 1990s Single Coil Pickups TOS1K or MKIII ?
Logging serial numbers:
Engraved pots with dates:
013852 Pot date March 1991 TE80A
014302 Neck date November
014338 Pot date May 1991
014405
0144?? Neck date November
014714 Custom Edition Tele
014937 Custom Edition bass
Ink stamped pots:
014984 Body date May. Ink stamped pots
014999 Ink stamped pots. Custom order TST?
015144 Pot date July 1990, Neck date May, Custom Edition AST, Pots out of sequence
015379 Neck date January, Ink stamped pots, TST50 ? Neck date out of sequence.
016956 Custom Edition AST
017304 Neck & body date October. Ink stamped pots. SSS
017336 Custom Edition AST
017579 Neck and body codes August. TST50? 60?
017631 Custom Edition
017698 TE80A
017882
017895 Neck date June, Ink stamped pots
018119 Neck date June. Ink stamped pots
018440 Neck date January, Ink stamped pots
018854 Custom Edition AST
018882 Custom Edition AST
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