MIJ Jaguar HH Production date

secretsister · Post by **secretsister** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:28 pm

Hi guys
I just bought brand new Fender Jaguar Special HH MIJ and when I checked Guitar Dater Project looking for production date it says:
"Your guitar was made at the
Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan), Japan
in the Year(s): 1995 - 1996 "

1995-1996 ??
Is it possible? Anybody knows production years of this model?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:38 pm

Sounds like you have an HH that has an older MIJ Jag neck on it, not the original one.

Post by **dots** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:42 pm

yeah, where are you pulling your serial from?

secretsister · Post by **secretsister** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:49 pm

from back of neck

James · Post by **James** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:52 pm

Possible CIJ/MIJ conflict?

What year did they starting making that model?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:03 pm

'96 was definitely MIJ, that's what my Jag is. I think CIJ started in like '99 or '00, didn't it? If his HH says MIJ rather than CIJ, then it definitely has a swapped neck on there.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:47 pm

They have gone back to using MIJ so that's what the new ones are. Back in 2007 I think which had the usual MIJ/CIJ overlap after a swap.
It must be MIJ U0 + 5 digits or something like that. Am I right?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 5:49 pm

WTF? Seriously?

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:33 pm

Seriously.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:35 pm

Okay, then. Secretsis, please post the first couple digits of your serial, or better yet some pics of this beast.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 7:45 pm

This is a pretty good chart but it's missing the last couple of years:

Post by **dots** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 8:52 pm

ima have to look at my hh jag special when i get home because several points just aren't adding up for me.

brand new Fender Jaguar Special HH MIJ

first, it can't be brand new and say "made in japan."

Year(s): 1995 - 1996

ok, so obviously this would not be the same as "new", but i don't think the hh specials even were produced that far back.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:01 pm

dots wrote:first, it can't be brand new and say "made in japan."

They can, and are - the new ones are MIJ not CIJ...from Fender Japan:

シリアルナンバー おおよその製造年
Made in Japan JV + 5桁の数字 1982-1984
Made in Japan SQ + 5桁の数字 1983-1984
Made in Japan E + 6桁の数字 1984-1987
Made in Japan A + 6桁の数字 1985-1986
Made in Japan B + 6桁の数字 1985-1986
Made in Japan C + 6桁の数字 1985-1986
Made in Japan F + 6桁の数字 1986-1987
Made in Japan G + 6桁の数字 1987-1988
Made in Japan H + 6桁の数字 1988-1989
Made in Japan I + 6桁の数字 1989-1990
Made in Japan J + 6桁の数字 1989-1990
Made in Japan K + 6桁の数字 1990-1991
Made in Japan L + 6桁の数字 1991-1992
Made in Japan M + 6桁の数字 1992-1993
Made in Japan N + 6桁の数字 1993-1994
Made in Japan O + 6桁の数字 1993-1994
Made in Japan P + 6桁の数字 1993-1994
Made in Japan Q + 6桁の数字 1993-1994
Made in Japan S + 6桁の数字 1994-1995
Made in Japan T + 6桁の数字 1994-1995
Made in Japan U + 6桁の数字 1995-1996
Made in Japan V + 6桁の数字 1996-1997
Crafted in Japan A + 6桁の数字 1997-1998
Crafted in Japan N + 5桁の数字 1995-1996
Crafted in Japan O0 + 5桁の数字 1997-2000
Crafted in Japan P0 + 5桁の数字 1999-2002
Crafted in Japan Q0 + 5桁の数字 2002-2004
Crafted in Japan R0 + 5桁の数字 2004-2006
Crafted in Japan S0 + 5桁の数字 2006-2008
Crafted in Japan T0 + 5桁の数字 2007-2008
Made in Japan T0 + 5桁の数字 2007-2010
Made in Japan U0 + 5桁の数字 2010-

Post by **dots** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:12 pm

so, they've gone back to "mij" from "cij" now?

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:13 pm

secretsister · Post by **secretsister** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:19 pm

the serial number is U019612
so? I'm confused right now

Rushkoff · Post by **Rushkoff** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:19 pm

My MIJ 65 Mustang reissue apparently has a neck made in 1995-96. Funny how it has such an old neck for such a new guitar!

EDIT : Well according to the Guitar Dater Project it is -
Serial : U04 etc
Your guitar was made at the
Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan), Japan
in the Year(s): 1995 - 1996

Confused.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:23 pm

secretsister wrote:the serial number is U019612
so? I'm confused right now

So it was made in 2010 onwards, is new and there's nothing strange about it.
U + zero + 5 digits = 2010 - 11

Seriously are people just not reading my posts today?!

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:24 pm

secretsister wrote:the serial number is U019612
so? I'm confused right now

Thom wrote:Made in Japan U0 + 5桁の数字 2010-

EDIT: whoops, sorry thom. i was wondering the same thing though :\

Rushkoff · Post by **Rushkoff** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 9:24 pm

Thom wrote:Seriously are people just not ready my posts today?!

I have now! Just realised the error of my ways, dankeshun

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