date a pickup

[john roche]

i have a set of fender strat pickups ,they have the number 5282 printed on them anyone know ho to date them?

[Jim Pritchard]

Hi John,
Found these for Fender serial number dating, and they maybe of some help

Fender site:- http://intl.fender.com/en-GB/?query=art ... pe=support
or this one.......................
http://www.guitarrepairbench.com/guitar ... umber.html

From the information I have checked out on various PUPs, this is the best answer I can give you.
First number is the winding machine number it was wound on ( 1 or 2 digits), the second set of numbers is the production number( 1,2, or 3 digits), and the last set is the year.

So, your PUP would be 1982 !!

[john roche]

thanks Ji, I though i bought them in the 70's but i could be wrong. the shop i got them from said they came off a late 195? 's strat.

[Willie Gamble]

Hi John, I think if you invite them to dinner and a movie that should do it

Asleep at the steel

[john roche]

turns out they are rear four number bobbins 1972.