Just wanting to put together a collection of Fernandes Strats, and look at build quality and try to sort out which ones are definitely Tokai built.
It looks like the serial numbers are stamped on the fretboard through 1976. By 1977 they are then ink stamped on the neck inside the neck pocket.
De-Coding Fernandes Serial Numbers
ORANGE Guitars By "Electric Sound Research Group"
Fernandes "CBS Fender" Style Logo Gallery 1973-1976
Fernandes "Spaghetti Logo" Gallery 1975-1976
Fernandes "Stone Logo" Gallery 1977-1981
Fernandes "The Revival" Gallery 1982-1990
Fernandes "The Function" Gallery
Fernandes "Limited Edition" Gallery
Fernandes "Electric Sound Research Group" Logo Gallery
Fernandes "Love Driver" Larc en ciel Ken Kitamura Model Gallery
Fernandes LA-85KK Ken Kitamura (L'arc En Ciel) Signature Model
Fernandes Timeline Cool Japanese Video
Kawai Built Fernandes Stone Logo Thru Neck Guitars & Basses
Matsumoku Built Fernandes Stone Logo Thru Neck Guitars & Basses
It looks like the serial numbers are stamped on the fretboard through 1976. By 1977 they are then ink stamped on the neck inside the neck pocket.
De-Coding Fernandes Serial Numbers
ORANGE Guitars By "Electric Sound Research Group"
Fernandes "CBS Fender" Style Logo Gallery 1973-1976
Fernandes "Spaghetti Logo" Gallery 1975-1976
Fernandes "Stone Logo" Gallery 1977-1981
Fernandes "The Revival" Gallery 1982-1990
Fernandes "The Function" Gallery
Fernandes "Limited Edition" Gallery
Fernandes "Electric Sound Research Group" Logo Gallery
Fernandes "Love Driver" Larc en ciel Ken Kitamura Model Gallery
Fernandes LA-85KK Ken Kitamura (L'arc En Ciel) Signature Model
Fernandes Timeline Cool Japanese Video
Kawai Built Fernandes Stone Logo Thru Neck Guitars & Basses
Matsumoku Built Fernandes Stone Logo Thru Neck Guitars & Basses
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