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8-digit number.ĬOB (“Crafted in China”) – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 8-digit number.Įxample: CY2xxxxxxx = made by Yako in 2002-03ĬOS (“Crafted in China”) – The first 2 numbers following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.Įxample: YN5xxxxx = made by Yako in 1995.ĬY (“Crafted in China”) - C = China, Y = Yako (Taiwan), the first number following the prefix is the year. YN (“Made in China”) - Y = Yako (Taiwan), N = Nineties (1990s), the first numbers following the prefix is the year.
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6 or 7-digit number.ĬA ( “Made in China”, “Crafted in China”) - The first number following the serial number prefix is the year.ĬAE (" Made in China" - may not be on all models) - The first 2 numbers following the prefix Is the year. No prefix (“Crafted in Korea”) – The first number following the prefix is the year. Used in early 90's, featured the a high gloss maple neck with a slimmer 40mm body made from plywood.
M (“Made in Korea”) – The first number following the prefix is the year. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digitsĮ1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Samick in 1987-88Į1 with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991. The first number following the prefix is the year. The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s.
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S, E (“Made in Korea”) S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. KC, KV (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the prefix is followed by a 2 number year. 6 or 7-digit numberĮxamples: VN7xxxxxx = 1997 made by Saehan/Sunghan. VN (“Made in Korea”) - V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.Įxample: CN5xxxxx = 1995 made by Cor-Tek/Cort 6-digit numberĬN (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - C = Cor-Tek, N – Nineties (1990s), The first digit following the prefix is the year. No Prefix (“Made in USA”) - Some USA made Squiers also had a 000XXX serial stamp on the neckplate with no letter prefix and no serial number on the headstock.
N (“Made in USA”)– N = Nineties (1990s), The first number following the prefix is the year.
"MZ1" indicates that is was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 2001-2002Į (“Made in USA”) – E = Eighties (1980s), The first number following the prefix is the year."MN8" indicates that it was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 1998-1999.MZ - M = Mexico, Z = 2000's, the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. MN - M = Mexico, N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. nothing! I want to know.The Japanese MIJ (Made in Japan) Squiers were made by FujiGen up to 1997 and the Japanese CIJ (Crafted in Japan) Squiers were made by Tokai and Dyna from 1997. Other than that, somebody HELP ME! I don't know who made it, where, what year, what model it is. It is currently completely taken apart and getting cleaned up, repainted (pick gaurd and pickup covers) and a few other tiny modifications. So anyway, here are some pics of the guitar. Here's another, but the headstock looks different: Guy says that's a Memphis body and it looks just like mine. So, I've only found one other hint of "Memphis" online and it's this eBay auction (which is ending soon): Um, what? Who makes an entire guitar and doesn't at least put a mark or number on it somewhere? I don't care how cheap it is (and this isn't that cheap looking), who does that, seriously? All it says is "Memphis" on the headstock. but THERE ARE NO SERIAL NUMBERS or identifying marks on the guitar, anywhere. I doesn't look like a cheap ply, the paint is nice (beat up by use, not a lack of quality), the electronics aren't horrible, the neck is a nice maple and straight as an arrow.
The only hint I've had is that this is maybe a Korean-made Samick from the 80's or 90's. Proffesionals have looked at the logo and told me they've never seen it before.
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So now months later nodody on or offline can tell me what this **** thing is. Those Memphis guitars are mostly fat body guitars, this is something completely different. only instead of saying "Fender" on the headstock, it says "Memphis". At first glance it looks like your typical 6-string Fender strat, black body with white pickgaurd, 3 single coil pickups. Yeah yeah, I know I'm going to hell for this.Īnyway, I can't figure out what type of guitar this is. Hey guys, I bought an electric guitar and case from my old roommate in Philly a couple years ago for a whopping $40! He was foreign, so he didn't quite understand the value of American money yet.