MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

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MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 11:26 am

I bought this MIJ Jazzmaster. It was sold to me as a 1995.
I’m now wondering if it is actually a 2010.

Anyone got better insight on this?

Serial is a U - both shared by 1995 and 2010

Neck heel reads “10 JM-66 3TS 10.9.02”

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by flying_squad » Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:59 pm

Any photos? Does it say "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan" before the serial number?

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by MattK » Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:46 pm

Year-month-day is a common date format in Japan. You've probably got a 2010 guitar; if the MADE IN JAPAN is in a bold Helvetica typeface, almost certainly. Also a '95 would have a red tort pickguard, if you have a brown one that also indicates 2010.

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:17 pm

flying_squad wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:59 pm
Any photos? Does it say "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan" before the serial number?
I do but I’m so new here I don’t know how to post photos can’t remember how to do whatever link writing this is called since my live journal days

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:18 pm

MattK wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 4:46 pm
Year-month-day is a common date format in Japan. You've probably got a 2010 guitar; if the MADE IN JAPAN is in a bold Helvetica typeface, almost certainly. Also a '95 would have a red tort pickguard, if you have a brown one that also indicates 2010.
Ok great! Thank you for the info. How annoying!

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by MattK » Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:23 pm

Honestly I would guess that a 2010 is likely to be as good as, or a better guitar than a 1995, given my experience with both eras.

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by MattK » Thu Jan 11, 2024 6:24 pm

Although - if it says "Crafted" rather than "Made" it's a 90s guitar because the later run of U serials was MIJ only.

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by GilmourD » Thu Jan 11, 2024 7:52 pm

BobDarren1 wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 5:17 pm
flying_squad wrote:
Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:59 pm
Any photos? Does it say "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan" before the serial number?
I do but I’m so new here I don’t know how to post photos can’t remember how to do whatever link writing this is called since my live journal days
This may help!

https://help.imgur.com/hc/en-us/article ... rum-Users-

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:30 am

Ok

That took forever but let’s see if this works

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This is on the inside

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That’s the code

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:31 am

Fuck I don’t the the images worked idk..
I copied the link from Imgur and posted in the box

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by efiug » Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:19 am

BobDarren1 wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:31 am
Fuck I don’t the the images worked idk..
I copied the link from Imgur and posted in the box
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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by BobDarren1 » Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:49 am

efiug wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 2:19 am
BobDarren1 wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 1:31 am
Fuck I don’t the the images worked idk..
I copied the link from Imgur and posted in the box
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Oh it did work nice!

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by MattK » Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:06 am

Yep, 2010 for sure. Looks like a gem! More pics!

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by galaxy08 » Sat Jan 13, 2024 1:17 pm

Yes, more pics, please. Looks like a gem of a guitar, and I love a good sunburst with brown tort.

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Re: MIJ DEBACLE!! WHAT YEAR?

Post by sunburster » Sat Jan 13, 2024 3:45 pm

MattK wrote:
Fri Jan 12, 2024 3:06 am
Yep, 2010 for sure. Looks like a gem! More pics!
I made the thread below many years ago for T-serials, I guess I should add U-serials too! :D

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