Want to know how to date your Fender guitar by serial number? Then you’re in the right place.

1. Dean Musical Instruments Serial Number Lookup
2. Dean Guitar Serial Number Lookup
3. Dean Serial Number Lookup

If the serial number of your Kramer starts with the following serial numbers, it is NOT a USA Made or 'American' series Kramer: 1) Two letters followed by a serial number (e.g. AA1234, AC1234, FA1234, FC1234, SA1234) 2) One letter followed by five letters (e.g. B12345) The only exception to this would be some of the 'E' series neckplates did have one letter followed by five letters (e.g. Sep 01, 2013 Best Answer: there is not a specific website for Dean serial numbers. Hard To Find Magazine Backissues Good, Clean Fun. Trying to determine the year of your Martin Guitar. Guitar lessons for acoustic guitar players of any level. Dean's Clock Collection - Some Observations Regarding Serial Numbers on Gustav Becker Clocks - with photographs. Some Observations Regarding The dating of Gustav Becker Clocks using Serial Numbers (with photographs)- DRAFT 11/2002 -Here's another link with a serial number dating chart. Worth looking at, but they mention nothing about Braunau.

Try making a post on the Dean board - lots of knowledgeable folks. For the most part - the USA models will have 'Made in the USA' with YY - SERIAL on the back of the headstock. In the late 90's (1996 I believe) the serial #'s for the USA models were stamped on the fret board after the last fret.

Just enter the number below, hit the ‘Decode’ button and our lookup tool will tell you the year your guitar is from, which country it was manufactured in, and even the plant it came from.

You can add any model of Fender guitar: Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jaguar, Mustang, Jazzmaster, you name it! (scroll down below if you need help finding the serial number).

Where to Find the Serial Number on Your Fender Guitar?

The location of the serial number has annoyingly changed from model to model over the years. So where do you find it?

Locations include:

• At the top of the neck plate
• On the front or at the back of the headstock
• On the cover plate of the vibrato (on Stratocasters)
• On the back of the vibrato cover plate (on early ’50s Stratocasters)
• At the end of the heel of the neck
• Between the pick-up and the saddles (some Telecasters)

Some General Rules

The naming convention is a bit haphazard (it’s no different with Gibson serial numbers), but here are some general rules that should ring true 99% of the time – but beware, there are plenty of exceptions:

• The prefix ‘L’ at the beginning of a serial number indicates a guitar from the early ’60s
• The prefix ‘S’ at the beginning of a serial number stands for the decade of the seventies
• The prefix ‘E’ stands for the decade of the eighties
• The U.S. Vintage Series (launched in 1982) uses ‘V’ as a prefix for the serial number
• The prefix ‘N’ at the beginning of a serial number stands for the nineties
• The prefix ‘Z’ stands for guitars made in the noughties (2000 – 2010)

Note that made in Mexico Fender guitars (MIM) and made in Japan guitars (MIJ) have their own unique serial number system.

Pre-1976 Model? Check the Heel Too

Dean Musical Instruments Serial Number Lookup

Before 1976, frustratingly they often randomly assigned serial numbers. If you want to double-check the year of production year, it’s often a good idea to look at the heel of the neck (which entails removing the neck). Sometimes the potentiometers are worth checking too.

Dean Guitar Serial Number Lookup

That’s all for now. We’ll keep adding more info as and when we find it.

Dean Serial Number Lookup

Good luck!