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Fender doesn't have basses made in Indonesia. But Squier does. Since at least the year 2000. I have a Indonesian Squier that was made in 2000. The serial number starts with 'IC00' which means 'Indonesia Cort 2000 I think. For example, a 1990 made in India Squier II serial number would start with N0 plus 5 digits. The serial number is printed on a sticker located on the back of the neck, close to where the neck attaches to the body. Because the number was placed on a sticker it is fairly common for the serial number to be missing.
Here I'll try and cast some light on the different Squier Mini Serial Numbers with a few examples. General serial number info at the bottom of the page. Enjoy.
Squier Mini Serial Number Examples
Squier Mini Strat IS90600556
This guitar was made by Samick in Indonesia and is a typical representative of the most common Mini in terms of appointments and color. Note the 'affinity' silkscreen on the nose.
Below is a view of the backside of the peghead. The inspection sticker is clearly shown. The exact same sticker appear on guitars with serial numbers starting with 'SI', so the two are probably under the same management. Note also the original tuning machines.
Squier Mini Strat IS00300077
The second Mini Strat in my collection was made in the same Samick plant. Not a lot of difference. 'Affinity' at the nose still present.
This guitar also has the original tuners. One ever so slight difference, is the font of the 'Crafted in Indonesia' has changed.
Squier Mini Strat SI02095734
This example is a neck I picked up from fleabay a while ago. Notice the absence of the verbiage 'affinity' at the nose.
When I bought the neck it had the original tuners. Not entirely unexpected, they were in pretty poor condition and had to go. This picture was taken after I installed the new tuners. The fonts are an exact match in size and type with the IS00300077 above and has the same quality control sticker. One difference is the inspector is filled in with a name and a date (9/02). These similarities lead me to believe they are made under the same management (S=Samick), but probably two separate locations.
Squier Mini Strat IC070814663
This guitar was made by Cort in Indonesia. They use nine digits for their serial numbers and the 's/n' in front. No 'affinity' silkscreen on this peghead.
This guitar has the original tuning machines as well. No inspection sticker, but the words 'Designed and Backed by Fender' which neither of the others have.
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Squier Mini Strat IC040538985
I had already started to strip this guitar before I got the idea to write this page. This guitar is a real oddball. The build quality and finish is as good as the others even after a close look. The first immediate difference is in the wood used for the neck. This ain't no Maple.
The serial number looks right at first. Font and size is right and the verbiage both front and back match that on the previous guitar. The print looks somewhat smudged, which combined with the exotic wood seems a little off. The space between the 'C' and the '0' is cramped, in lack of a better word.
Looking at the back of the peghead it looks right. Tuners look the same.
Upon close inspection of internal components I noticed several small but significant differences with the other guitars. I will examine this guitar closer on a separate page in the near future.
Squier Mini Serial Numbers - The Long Story
Squier Serial Number Dating
The Squier Mini is manufactured in at least two different plants, both in Indonesia. Fender and Squier serial numbers, for guitar made overseas, has in the last 20 years or longer consisted of two letters followed by eight (sometimes nine) numerals.
The two letters leading denotes what plant the instrument was made in. In the case of the Mini Strats, I have seen 'IC', 'IS' and 'SI'. 'IC' are made by Cort while IS are made by Samick, both in Indonesia.
The source of the Minis with serial numbers starting with 'SI' have been difficult to research. The word on the net is that they denote the fact they were sold in a kit or bundle with a cheap practice amp, cable, picks and some other material geared toward young beginners. I'm not convinced this is the case. Why would a company use a different serial number because it is sold in a bundle? There would be too many disadvantages and doesn't make any sense. There is no other difference.
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These 'SI' Minis have the same inspection sticker on the back on the peghead as those with 'SI' serial numbers. Both say 'Crafted in Indonesia' but with different fonts. My theory is that there is a second Samick location that produces these guitars, and to distinguish there is a different source, the letters were switched around. Yet to be confirmed though.
In a couple of instances I have noticed guitars with an orange sticker with a number, that does not conform to the standard number structure. As I recall they are 10 or 11 characters, all numerals. This is a relatively common practice when non-conforming guitars are sold in bulk to a dealer/middle-man who refurbish them and sell them to the open market.
I have been looking at many Mini Strat listings by now, and I can not remember ever seeing a black Mini that did not have an 'IC' serial number. Red I have seen all three, but 'SI' seems to be dominant.
In 2008 Fender started having 'Fender' branded instruments made in the Cort facility in Indonesia for the first time. The new series of guitars were given serial number starting with 'ICF' - with the letter 'F' for Fender. At the same time Squiers made in the same factory started getting serial numbers with 'ICS' - where 'S' stands for Squier to follow the same pattern.
For many years I believed the first two numbers in the string of eight/nine was the year the neck was made. It seemed to make sense, especially considering the guitar above (SI02095734) where the inspection date (9/02) was written by hand on the inspection sticker.
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It all made sense until I learned Fender started manufacturing Squier guitars in Indonesia in 1999 (thanks Martin!) - one of my Minis has '90' in the serial number - there went that theory. That said, it seems reasonable to assume there is some correlation with these numbers and year of manufacture on some guitars, but doesn't seem to always apply.
There are comments on the net saying the next two numbers are the month. I believe that to be incorrect, as two out my guitars have '60' and '30' in those places.
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| Fender-Squier history in short Jerome Bonaparte Squier and his son Victor Carroll Squier, two English immigrants who started a violin building and repair company in Boston in 1881. In 1890 Victor opened a store in Battle Creek, Michigan and a short time later a violin factory at 427 Capital Ave SW. (V.C. Squier Company). Violin, banjo and guitar strings were also produced here. In the early 1950s the company also started making strings for the electric guitars of Leo Fender and became in 1963 an official supplier for Fender Electric Instruments. In 1965, shortly before the acquisition of Fender by CBS, Fender purchased V.C. Squier Company. Before the Fender Squier line of guitars was introduced in 1982, Fender made cheaper guitars such as the Fender Lead series at its plant in Fullerton, California. Until the introduction of the Fender Squier series, Fender had never produced low-priced guitars based on the Stratocaster and Telecaster models. He had always used different model designs for the cheaper models. | In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Fender was faced with competition from cheaper Japanese guitars. Japanese labor and production costs were much lower than in America, and to compete with, Fender moved the cheaper Fender guitar production from America to Japan. Sales in Japan were disappointing, Fender could not compete with Japanese competitors such as Tökai and Greco. Fender started negotiations with various Japanese distributors of musical instruments and reached an agreement with Yamano Gakki and Kanda Shokai to found Fender Japan. One of the conditions of the agreement was that Kanda Shokai stops producing its own Greco Fender guitars. Negotiations with Tökai were interrupted and FujiGen Gakki was chosen. The first Squier models appeared in August 1982. Over time, the Squier series has slowly evolved and contains original model designs. The production has also been moved from Japan to various other Asian countries such as Korea, China, Indonesia and India. Victor Carroll Squier |