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  • Someone help me Date these Fender bass pickups

    Got these in for repair
    with one dead coil & the 4 digit serial number kind of confuses me . looks like 0451 to me .
    Grey flatwork , Stamped number , Pvc wires , Looks like Formvar wire Click image for larger version

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    Last edited by copperheadroads; 10-25-2018, 02:29 AM.
    "UP here in the Canada we shoot things we don't understand"

  • #2
    I'm guessing here, but could it be?
    May 4th 1971 ?
    T
    "If Hitler invaded Hell, I would make at least a favourable reference of the Devil in the House of Commons." Winston Churchill
    Terry

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    • #3
      Are the coils lacquer potted or waxed?

      They look like 1971 pickups to me

      Ken
      www.angeltone.com

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      • #4
        Lacquer potted & the color of the wire looks like heavy Formvar but it's just single coated 42 gauge wire ,machine wound .
        "UP here in the Canada we shoot things we don't understand"

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        • #5
          From what I've read up it seems the most convincing description of the serial stamps for Fender Pickups is as follows

          Pre-1974 had 4 digit stamps X YY Z where X is batch number, YY is week number, Z is last digit of year ie 197z

          1974-onwards had 6 digit AB YY ZZ where A is line (?) and B is Batch (?), YY is week, ZZ last 2 digits of the year 19zz


          So yours read initial batch made between November 8 to November 14 in 1971

          Hope this helps

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