Fender Srv Stratocaster Serial Numbers
I have a SRV STRAT, with ser. SE907777, Iwant to know if it was assembled in 1989 or 1992 and if fretboard is brazilian rosewood. Tks RayThe SRV strat was introduced in 1992.The Fender website has a section on dating your guitar.In the early 90s there was some confusion because the serial numbers pointed to an earlier date.The first several hundred or so of the SRVs were rosewood and then they switched over to paoferro.To verify the guitars age, you will need to look at the date on the neck, body and pots. Contrary to popular myth,the first several hundred of them were not made in the custom shop.People claim that so they can charge 5k for one when all it is is a production strat.I believe why you have a neck with an 89 serial number is they were in the process of releasing a SRV strat before Stevies death.When he died, they shelved it and released it in 92.Hope this helps. I am an avid collection and keep great records on 1992 SRVs.
That I can date my Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat by the serial number? Would be an '89, but they didn't start making the SRV Strats until '92.
If your serial is SE907777, that means it was made probably in March 1992. I'd be happy to go through the simple steps to obtain the dates. Driver fighter product key free full. Of the 10 SE 907xxx's that I have records of, 3 are Brazilian Rosewood. I'd be happy to tell you my (fairly qualified) opinion. I have records of 107 1992 SRVs and I don't have that one on my list. So I could help you and you could help me have a more complete list.
Email me: bzss7x at hotmail dot com. Only a couple of SRV Strats were made before '92, the prototypes, and they were given to Jimmy. The serial number decals were just left overs from the 80's.
The SE9XXXXX decals can be found on '93 (and possibly '94) models as well. I've been collecting SRVs for years. I keep hearing the same misinformation. Jimmie doesn't have any prototypes.
He has said as much in magazine articles and interviews in the past. The SE9 serial numbers being made in 92-94 were not just on SRVs. The exact same thing happened on Clapton and other signature Strats. Finally, Voodoo, you are right on about the SE9 serial numbers running through 1994.
SRVs (and other Signature Strats) started getting the SN5 serials in 1995. Only a couple of SRV Strats were made before '92, the prototypes, and they were given to Jimmy. The serial number decals were just left overs from the 80's. The SE9XXXXX decals can be found on '93 (and possibly '94) models as well. I've been collecting SRVs for years.
I keep hearing the same misinformation. Jimmie doesn't have any prototypes. He has said as much in magazine articles and interviews in the past. The SE9 serial numbers being made in 92-94 were not just on SRVs. The exact same thing happened on Clapton and other signature Strats. Finally, Voodoo, you are right on about the SE9 serial numbers running through 1994. SRVs (and other Signature Strats) started getting the SN5 serials in 1995.If you go to the website stevieray.com, there is a ton of wrong info on the SRV strat.Biggest being that the first 50 -100 were made in the custom shop.Total bs.I got into a discussion with a seller on ebay who was selling a 92 for 5200 and was insisting it was made in the custom shop.I told him there had to be a COA and the custom shop logo.Needless to say none was available.Thanks for clearing it up.It seems the only difference in all the SRVs made was the first few had rosewood and the rest had Pao ferro.