M (“Made in Korea”) – The first number following the prefix is the year. The first guitars made in Korea are those with serial number written in silver E1 + 6 digitsĮ1 + 6 digits with silver serial = made by Samick in 1987-88Į1 with black serial = made by Sung-Eum in 1991. The first number following the prefix is the year. The S and E serial number prefix Korean Squiers are from the late 1980s/early 1990s. S, E (“Made in Korea”) S = Samick, E = Young Chang, E letter serial numbers were used on Young Chang's Fenix brand guitars. KC, KV (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - KC (Korean Cor-Tek (Cort)) and KV (Korean Saehan(Sunghan)), the prefix is followed by a 2 number year. 6 or 7-digit numberĮxamples: VN7xxxxxx = 1997 made by Saehan/Sunghan. VN (“Made in Korea”) - V = Saehan(Sunghan), S was already taken by Samick so Saehan(Sunghan) used V instead (Saehan(Sunghan) made the Vester guitars), N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the prefix is the year. 6-digit number.Įxample: CN5xxxxx = 1995 made by Cor-Tek/Cort 6-digit numberĬN (“Made in Korea”, “Crafted in Korea”) - C = Cor-Tek, N – Nineties (1990s), The first digit following the prefix is the year. No Prefix (“Made in USA”) - Some USA made Squiers also had a 000XXX serial stamp on the neckplate with no letter prefix and no serial number on the headstock. N (“Made in USA”)– N = Nineties (1990s), The first number following the prefix is the year.

'MZ1' indicates that is was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 2001-2002Į (“Made in USA”) – E = Eighties (1980s), The first number following the prefix is the year.'MN8' indicates that it was made at Ensenada, Mexico in 1998-1999.MZ - M = Mexico, Z = 2000's, the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. MN - M = Mexico, N = Nineties (1990s), the first number following the serial number prefix is the year. The Japanese MIJ (Made in Japan) Squiers were made by FujiGen up to 1997 and the Japanese CIJ (Crafted in Japan) Squiers were made by Tokai and Dyna from 1997.

Fender guitar serial numbers