Fender Serial Number Search
Here we have compiled a thorough list of Fender serial numbers and their corresponding date ranges so you find the year of manufacture and date Fender guitars and basses.
It's worth noting that vintage guitars, and in particular Fenders, can be notoriously hard to pin down exact dates and years of manufacture as serial numbers were not always used consecutively, so these should be used as a rough guide only and the information be used in conjunction with the professional identification of year-specific features found on these instruments.
Fender Serial Numbers on Bridge Plates
Broadcaster, Telecaster, and Esquire
|
Low Number
|
High Number
|
Year
|
|
0001
|
1300s
|
1950-1952
|
| 1300s | 3000s | 1951-1954 |
| 3000s | 5000s | 1952-1954 |
Precision Bass
|
Low Number
|
High Number
|
Year
|
| 100 | 600 | 1951-1952 |
| 0001 | 0900 | 1952-1953 |
| 0800 | 2000 | 1954 |
Fender Serial Numbers on Neck Plates
|
Low Number
|
High Number
|
Year
|
|
0001
|
8000
|
1954
|
| 6000 | 10000 |
1955
|
| 9000 | 16000 |
1956
|
| 16000 | 25000 | 1957 |
| 25000 | 30000 | 1958 |
| 30000 | 40000 | 1959 |
|
40000 |
58000 | 1960 |
| 55000 | 72000 | 1961 |
| 72000 | 93000 | 1962 |
| 93000 | 99999 | 1963 |
L Series
|
Low Number
|
High Number
|
Year
|
| L00001 | L20000 |
1963
|
| L20000 | L55000 |
1964
|
| L55000 | L99999 |
1965
|