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Fender Strat with no serial number

by Will Hudson
(West VA.)

I have a fender guitar and i wanted to know why would it not have a serial number on it but has all the marks of a real 57 strat

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Hi, Will--

Hmmm-- I don't know. Where did you get it and what did they tell you?

Lynne

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Feb 11, 2011
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vintage strat
by: bigsby blues

hi im having the same problem no serial original painted body fender stratocaster with synchronized trem original contour body says custom shop usa on the back of the headstock aged parts neck plate just has the fender "f" logo says fender on the trem saddles no trem cover or screw holes old pus with staggered poles. i bought this guitar the other day for 50bux i want to know what it is or what it could possibly be. thank you.

Dec 27, 2010
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50s strat
by: Roger

I believe that some 50s Strats had the serial number stamped on back of bridge plate.
Roger.

Aug 05, 2009
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No serial number on Strat
by: C J

I have a Strat that is supposed to be Japanese, it does have a serial number but it is on the back of the headstock. It doesn't say "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan" anywhere on the instrument.
It does however have the Fender logo on it.

Mar 26, 2009
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I also have strat without serial number
by: Mark

Mine is a used apparently Japanese model, gold sparkle finish and maple fretboard. It looks like a 57 reissue except it has an american standard or deluxe strat bridge, no tremelo cover plate on the back and no screw holes for one, and sopposedly it has seymour duncan pups. I'm thinking maybe its a 57 vintage reissue limited edition. It has pups with staggered pole pieces, and old spaghetti style headstock logo, a single american deluxe string tree, slotted vintage style tuners, a single ply mint pickguard and aged plastic parts, all gold hardware. There is no serial number and no "Made In ..." anywhere.Anyone have any idea what model of japanese fender strat this is?

Jul 11, 2008
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Re Strat w/no serial #
by: Dan Rowland

There are a lot of 'strat' type guitars out there...if it has no
serial # on the headstock, take it to someone who works
on guitars...the best luthier you can find. He will probably
have to take the neck off to see if there are numbers
where the neck meets the body....that's really the only
way to get info on this kind of guitar. Sometimes, that
won't even help..but it is your best bet.

Don't try this yourself unless you really know what you
are doing...you could wreck a nice instrument.
Dan

Hi, Dan--

Thanks for being such a positive addition to our site!

Lynne

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