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How to Date your Fender Guitar: Serial Numbers Neck Dates & Components – Kansas City Vintage Guitars
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1984 Fender American Stratocaster Neck E3 Serial Number Maple Fingerboard Exceptionally Fine Shape | Reverb
![Something shady going on here. Was asked to set this up for someone. The rear serial number looks real but the front has been faked. I haven't checked the serial yet but Something shady going on here. Was asked to set this up for someone. The rear serial number looks real but the front has been faked. I haven't checked the serial yet but](https://preview.redd.it/unakyz05mht71.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=636b8cdd98592f851c1bfb82c441213487ba72b6)