Grahambythesea Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 I picked up a Squier Precision a while ago, but I am confused about the dating. According to the Fender website on serial numbers, Squier started building at the Cort factory in 2008 and the serial numbers use the first 2 digits for the year of manufacture. Mine has 00 as the first 2. Anyone help on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 The first two numbers is the year, so 00 = 2000. Squier have been using the Cort factory since late 80s / early 90s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Grahambythesea Posted February 1, 2020 Author Share Posted February 1, 2020 Thanks Hooky-lowdown that’s what I had assumed until I looked at the Fender site which says they started using it 2008. Curious misinformation from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 6 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: The first two numbers is the year, so 00 = 2000. Squier have been using the Cort factory since late 80s / early 90s. That would be Cort in Korea in the 80s/90s. This is Indonesian, (hence the IC prefix, I presume) and I'm wondering if the prefix is 09 - looks like there's a bit of damage to the bottom of the second digit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 37 minutes ago, Bassassin said: That would be Cort in Korea in the 80s/90s. This is Indonesian, (hence the IC prefix, I presume) and I'm wondering if the prefix is 09 - looks like there's a bit of damage to the bottom of the second digit. The OP was talking about the "Cort" factory. I suspect they mean the production of the VM range in 2008, which this bass is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 2 hours ago, hooky_lowdown said: The OP was talking about the "Cort" factory. I suspect they mean the production of the VM range in 2008, which this bass is not. Cort manufacture in Indonesia, which I think is what the IC prefix implies. Not sure they have their original Cor-Tek Korean facitlity any more following the massive controversy about working conditions there. 80s/90s Korean Corts have a C-prefix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 1, 2020 Share Posted February 1, 2020 46 minutes ago, Bassassin said: Cort manufacture in Indonesia, which I think is what the IC prefix implies. Not sure they have their original Cor-Tek Korean facitlity any more following the massive controversy about working conditions there. 80s/90s Korean Corts have a C-prefix. I know what the IC prefix relates to, it's clear the OP does not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Yes, just trying to clarify. That's why I think it's probably '09. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 1 hour ago, Bassassin said: Yes, just trying to clarify. That's why I think it's probably '09. The Squier special P bass was made in Indonesia between late 90s and mid 2000's. So that and the width of the neck which looks 38mm, so reckon it is a 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooky_lowdown Posted February 2, 2020 Share Posted February 2, 2020 Now on fleabay. 😒 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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