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Can you determine age of Fender precisian guitar by serial number?

To find the manufacturing year of a Fender Precision Bass by its serial number, refer to the following lists according to the first letter/s of the serial:

A

- 1963 to early 1966: A+6-digits

- 1966 to early 1976: A+7-digits

- 1976 to 1983: A8-digits

- 1984 onwards: AN8-digits

E,F,N,R,S

- 1982: E/F/N/R/S+6-digits

- 1983 onwards: E/F/N/R/S8-digits

I,J,K

- 1984: I/J/K8-digits

- 1985 to 1997: I/J/K9-digits

- 1998 onwards: I/J/K10-digits

L,M,G,Z,U,W

- 1998 onwards: L/M/G/Z/U/W10-digits

X

- 1999 onwards: X+11-digits

D

- 2000 onwards: D+11-digits

Y,7

- 2001 onwards: Y/7+11-digits

6,8

- 2002 onwards: 6/8+11-digits

5

- 2003 onwards: 5+11-digits

4

- 2004 onwards: 4+11-digits

3

- 2005 onwards: 3+11-digits

2

- 2006 onwards: 2+11-digits

1

- 2007 onwards: 1+11-digits

0

- 2008 onwards: 0+11-digits

9

- 2009 onwards: 9+11-digits

TZ

- 2010: TZ+10-digits

TE

- 2011: TE+10-digits

TX

- 2012: TX+10-digits

TN

- 2013: TN+10-digits

TM

- 2014: TM+10-digits

TA

- 2015: TA+10-digits

TC

- 2016: TC+10-digits

TD

- 2017: TD+10-digits

TE

- 2018: TE+10-digits

TF

- 2019: TF+10-digits

TG

- 2020: TG+10-digits

TH

- 2021: TH+10-digits

TI

- 2022: TI+10-digits

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