How would I find out what year mine is? I believe. This guitar has the original tuning machines as well. The build quality and finish is as good as the others even after a close look. Both say "Crafted in Indonesia" but with different fonts. In the end id say its worth passing on... Its low end of the 90's MIK lineup. Tokai was seriously considered to start building the first Japanese made Fenders, but after a breakdown in negotiations, FujiGen Gakki was chosen instead.[2].
In the early 1980s, Japanese labor and production costs were much lower than in America and to compete with the Japanese made guitars, Fender moved the lower priced Fender guitar production from America to Japan. Those models are known for their great necks.
One ever so slight difference, is the font of the "Crafted in Indonesia" has changed.
The first immediate difference is in the wood used for the neck.
Yamano Gakki was known for once being part of Epiphone Japan. I have been looking at many Mini Strat listings by now, and I can not remember ever seeing a black Mini that did not have an "IC" serial number. Fender began negotiations with several Japanese musical instrument distributors and reached an agreement with Yamano Gakki and Kanda Shokai to establish Fender Japan.
Yet to be confirmed though. By 1975, Squier became defunct as a manufacturer and a brand name for strings, as Fender opted to market its strings under the Fender brand name.
Having read through the forum I suspect it may be an SE model, that is also backed up by the fact it came with a Squier SP10 amp when I bought it 2nd hand. Until the introduction of the Fender Squier series, Fender had never produced lower priced guitars based on its main Stratocaster and Telecaster models and had always used different model designs for its lower priced guitars. Font and size is right and the verbiage both front and back match that on the previous guitar. The two letters leading denotes what plant the instrument was made in. Notice the wood grain - this is not maple.
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Fender's production methods from the early 1950s resulted in the serial numbers sometimes not being consecutive. Back of the peghead. These "SI" Minis have the same inspection sticker on the back on the peghead as those with "SI" serial numbers. The VN5 black logo model is odd because it has the serial number on the neckplate instead of front of headstock.
Tuners look the same. Aug 4, 2016 Laguna Niguel.
It was established in 1890 by Victor Carroll Squier in Battle Creek, Michigan. Here I'll try and cast some light on the different Squier Mini Serial Numbers with a few examples.
One difference is the inspector is filled in with a name and a date (9/02). http://www.squierwiki.com/Serial-Number-Tracking, 4A934D62-CB1B-41E0-A2EC-404D8C769673.jpeg, 90A7A072-1E02-45CD-B5C6-A562E45F8755.jpeg, E5672FA0-1472-499E-9DE1-FD0B5F3B43DF.jpeg, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. As I recall they are 10 or 11 characters, all numerals. I'm not convinced this is the case. TRY THE INTERACTIVE GEAR GUIDE FOR NEW PLAYERS; Filter Filter Filters.
"IC" are made by Cort while IS are made by Samick, both in Indonesia. Lot of knowledgeable members here, so any questions will surely be answered. The goal of this wiki is to provide information on all items associated with the Squier name. Fender Squier made in Korea serial number Discussion in 'Squier Stratocasters' started by beanzforbrainz, Jun 8, 2020. Discussion in 'Squier Stratocasters' started by surfrodguitar, Aug 18, 2017. There is obviously a difference in the electrics. Fender was also losing sales in Japan to Japanese guitar brands such as Tōkai, Greco and Fernandes and the establishment of Fender Japan would benefit Fender sales in Japan, as well as overseas. Note the "affinity" silkscreen on the nose. Fender Electric Instruments entered the picture in the 1950s, when the V. C. Squier Company began supplying Southern California inventor and businessman Leo Fender with strings for his unusual new electric guitars. In 1965, the company was acquired by Fender. Further negotiations between Fender and Japanese guitar factories took place. Pricing?
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In the late 1970s and early 1980s Fender was facing competition from lower priced Japanese made guitars.
By the mid-1970s, the Squier name was retired as the strings had taken the Fender name.[1].
Fender acquired the V. C. Squier Company in early 1965, shortly before Fender itself was acquired by CBS in May of the same year.
). Victor Squier started making his own hand-wound violin strings, and the business grew so quickly that he and his employees improvised a dramatic production increase by converting a treadle sewing machine into a string winder capable of producing 1,000 uniformly high-quality strings per day. V. C. Squier Company was a manufacturer strings for violins, banjos, and guitars. Over time, the Squier series slowly evolved to include original model designs and production has moved from Japan to various other Asian countries such as Korea, China and Indonesia.
This guitar was made by Samick in Indonesia and is a typical representative of the most common Mini in terms of appointments and color. Where to find the serial number The serial numbers have been placed on or in the guitar in different places over the years. The initial Squier models were launched on July/August 1982. There is no other difference. Why would a company use a different serial number because it is sold in a bundle? For many years I believed the first two numbers in the string of eight/nine was the year the neck was made. Good looking guitars you have there.
The Squier Mini is manufactured in at least two different plants, both in Indonesia. Notice the absence of the verbiage "affinity" at the nose.
The fonts are an exact match in size and type with the IS00300077 above and has the same quality control sticker. Made in the Samick guitar plant in Korea. How about some pics? The source of the Minis with serial numbers starting with "SI" have been difficult to research.
3,367. That said, it seems reasonable to assume there is some correlation with these numbers and year of manufacture on some guitars, but doesn't seem to always apply. Upon close inspection of internal components I noticed several small but significant differences with the other guitars. The higher priced Fender guitars were made in the United States and could not compete with the lower prices of Japanese made Fender copies. This example is a neck I picked up from fleabay a while ago.
The word on the net is that they denote the fact they were sold in a kit or bundle with a cheap practice amp, cable, picks and some other material geared toward young beginners.
Not a lot of difference. No "affinity" silkscreen on this peghead.
Nice guitar. I believe that to be incorrect, as two out my guitars have "60" and "30" in those places. Shop More Squier.
This is a relatively common practice when non-conforming guitars are sold in bulk to a dealer/middle-man who refurbish them and sell them to the open market.
Victor Carroll Squier returned to Battle Creek, where he opened his own shop in 1890. Welcome to the forum, Samick made some great Squiers. No inspection sticker, but the words "Designed and Backed by Fender" which neither of the others have. Squier guitars have been manufactured in Japan, Korea, Mexico, India, Indonesia, China and the United States.
Before the Squier line of guitars was introduced in 1982, Fender was making lower priced guitars such as the Fender Lead series at its Fullerton, California plant.
He moved to Boston in 1881, where he built and repaired violins with his son, Victor Carroll Squier.
"Affinity" at the nose still present. Anyone had any experience and luck repainting a pickguard? I will examine this guitar closer on a separate page in the near future. Indeed, Squier was ranked among the best-known U.S.-trained violin makers and is often referred to as "the American Stradivarius.".
Squier Mini Serial Numbers - The Long Story.
The main focus is on guitars and basses. I was hoping for a little help if possible in identifying a Squier Strat that doesn’t have a serial number.
The serial number looks right at first. Wiki History.
Repetition and overlapping of serial numbers and years also occur regularly.
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If you find a page in error, please let us know. The V. C. Squier Company became an official original equipment manufacturer for Fender in 1963. The inspection sticker is clearly shown. The Strat has fender saddles on it, really smooth tuners and is noticeably heavier that a later CN (Cort) 95 strat I got for my nephew. Many also have penciled neck dates (6-14-82) you can only see when the neck is removed from the body of the guitar. The new series of guitars were given serial number starting with "ICF" - with the letter "F" for Fender. There would be too many disadvantages and doesn't make any sense. There are comments on the net saying the next two numbers are the month. Every effort is made to ensure information in this wiki is correct, however there will no doubt be discrepancies on some pages. This guitar is a real oddball. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next > surfrodguitar Squier-holic. Fender and Squier serial numbers, for guitar made overseas, has in the last 20 years or longer consisted of two letters followed by eight (sometimes nine) numerals.
This guitar also has the original tuners.
These similarities lead me to believe they are made under the same management (S=Samick), but probably two separate locations. They use nine digits for their serial numbers and the "s/n" in front. I paid £40 for guitar and amp in the UK.
Jun 8, 2020 UK. Note also the original tuning machines. My theory is that there is a second Samick location that produces these guitars, and to distinguish there is a different source, the letters were switched around. The space between the "C" and the "0" is cramped, in lack of a better word. In a couple of instances I have noticed guitars with an orange sticker with a number, that does not conform to the standard number structure.
The Squier Mini is manufactured in at least two different plants, both in Indonesia.
When I bought the neck it had the original tuners.
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Fender JV models had the serial numbers engraved into either the neck plate or bridge. From what I can tell if the serial number starts with a “9” that would’ve been made in the 90’s.
To this day, their violins are noted for their exceptional varnishes, and they command high prices as fine examples of early U.S. instrument craftsmanship. In 1982, the Squier name was reactivated by Fender as its brand for lower priced versions of Fender guitars.