You may be able to make out the original the spaghetti Fender logo on the headstock. The decals have varied over the years with the spaghetti logo being the first. It was replaced with the 'transition' decal in '64. The logo with the reverse F for the first letter was designed by Bob...
2018 Fender Japan 60's Telecaster Custom w/ Original Hardshell Case! Beautiful mint Limited Run Fender Telecaster 60s Midnight Black! Already a classic/collectible guitar and it's no wonder why. C...
Fender mass-produced the headstock decal without matching them with the annual production schedules of the guitars–meaning they made more decals for a given year than guitars. See the problem? There were a few years where excess headstock ID number decals were produced and held over to the nex...
So if you have a Japanese Fender with a serial number starting with either an “A” or “S”, you have to look at the decal on the heel or headstock. Made in Japan decals were made before 1997 and Crafted in Japan decals were after. You can see both serial numbers on my tables. ...
Mr Randall was the guy who came up with many product names for Fender, like the Esquire, the Telecaster, the Stratocaster, and the Champ. He was Leo Fender’s partner and the sales, distribution, marketing and advertising behind the company’s rise from small California guitar maker to ...
So to save money and not slow production, he had the factory workers simply cut Broadcaster off the decals so the guitar just said Fender. Collectors later nick-named these guitars “no-casters.”Fender “no caster” headstockFender Champion Lap Steels that Leo was making as early as 1948, ...
Esquires, Broadcasters and Telecasters shared a serial number sequence, while the landmark Precision Bass had its own system. In this early period, the serial number can be found on the bridge of the instrument (see image). Here are the rough serial number ranges for the early Esquires and...