Serial Numbers?
 

can someone tell me what year and everything else my bass was made the serial number is MN511823 and it is a Fender Jazz Bass MIM

thanks

[QUOTE=Michaeltheyoungbassist]can someone tell me what year and everything else my bass was made the serial number is MN511823 and it is a Fender Jazz Bass MIM

thanks[/QUOTE]

The MN is Mexican made, and the first number afterwards is the year or 2005. The following numbers precede to colour, neck wood, ect...

oh cool, is there a place that explains all that. I've often wondered about this stuff myself.

[QUOTE=Krazy Bass]oh cool, is there a place that explains all that. I've often wondered about this stuff myself.[/QUOTE]

Have you checked out the fender website?

thanks, this makes my bass 2 years old

[QUOTE=Spazzout22]Have you checked out the fender website?[/QUOTE]

That's what I was wondering...

[url]http://mrgearhead.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.fender.com/support/[/url]

so if it was made in 1975 what woudl ti say?

MN5 ??? But tha twould mean 2005. So what's it mean.

[QUOTE=Riouken]so if it was made in 1975 what woudl ti say?

MN5 ??? But tha twould mean 2005. So what's it mean.[/QUOTE]


i am unsure but check this from the fender site [url]http://www.fender.com/support/dating/mexican_dating.php[/url]

MN0+ 5 DIGITS 1990-1991
MN1+ 5 DIGITS 1991-1992
MN2+ 5 DIGITS 1992-1993
MN3+ 5 DIGITS 1993-1994
MN4+ 5 DIGITS 1994-1995
MN5+ 5 DIGITS 1995-1996
MN6+ 5 DIGITS 1996-1997
MN7+ 5 DIGITS 1997-1998
MN8+ 5 DIGITS 1998-1999
MN9+ 5 DIGITS 1999-2000
MZ0+ 5 DIGITS 2000-2001
MZ1+ 5 DIGITS 2001-2002
MZ2+ 5 DIGITS 2002-2003
MZ3+ 5 DIGITS 2003-2004
MZ4+ 5 DIGITS 2004-2005
MZ5+ 5 DIGITS 2005-2006

If it was made in 1975 then it wouldn't have been made in Mexico. Fender didn't start producing basses out of the USA until about 1980 or 81, and they were made in Japan under the Squire name.

[QUOTE=JPBass]If it was made in 1975 then it wouldn't have been made in Mexico. Fender didn't start producing basses out of the USA until about 1980 or 81, and they were made in Japan under the Squire name.[/QUOTE]

I tried using MN as an example. I mean if the serials mean the next digit is the year. If it said SOANDSOJPWINTERCOOLCOOLCOLIMSOGREAT5



what woudl iit sya if 1975?

EDIT: Errr, that serial thing sounded liek I was trying to insult you. Nah, wasn't :thumb:

^^S5.

Just trying to give a bit of info. I wasn't slamming you man. :D

I wonder what they will call them after 2009? My bet is "MX#". And you know what this forum is called? Uhuh, uhuh, uhu...

Ehm.

mine doesn't even have a serial number

[QUOTE=JPBass]^^S5.

Just trying to give a bit of info. I wasn't slamming you man. :D[/QUOTE]
No mate I'm sorry, I dunno why I was like that man. Cheers for the info, forget what I said. :) :thumb:

I have a peavey bass, does anyone know a website i could check out?to find out where it was made and the year. cheers

I have a japan made fender jazz bass with a serial number of e679965 i think it was made between 84-87. How much can it be worth?

thanks ...Art

and to those with warwicks its the last two digts usaly following the "-" but i think we all know that....

old thread.mods close.

bye bye

well mine is R048774

means its CIJ, and the '04 means 2004. yay.