https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:17:31 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-174005 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:31:36 +0000 Fender usually puts serial numbers on the front (most US, Mexi) or back of the headstock (Custom Shop, signature) or, in the case of Japanese built guitars, on the back of the neck, by the heel.]]> Guitar Players Discussion greybeard https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-174005 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-173996 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:00:43 +0000 http://www.fender.com/support/dating/fender_us_dating.php
As they point out on that page, "But once again, due to the modular nature of Fender's production methods, and the fact that most serial numbers schemes are not sequential and usually overlap from between 2 to 4 years, (from the early days of Fender, through to the mid 1980s), dating by the serial number is not an exact science."
Since you found it in Korea, maybe it's an "MIK." Those serial numbers would start with CN(XXXXXX) or VN(XXXXXX) on Korean made Fender/Squier guitars, and the dating on those is unclear.
Hope this helps.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Doug_C https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-173996 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-17337 Fri, 28 Apr 2006 08:30:12 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/fender-strat-question/#post-17337