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85/86 , I wouldnt worry too much, from what I can gather they are all pretty much the same from that era, I wouldnt get too caught up on a few months seperating production dates.
I was outbid by 7 quid, I still feel the pain!
Every one of these you see advertised for sale is listed as an "85". They can't all be. If I'd paid for something listed with a certain year, I'd want to know that's what I'd bought. YMMV.
There's absolutely no difference between one made on the last working day of 1985 and one made on the first working day of 1986, if the spec is the same.
There's no inherent difference between a '58 sunburst Les Paul and a '59 either. The value is determined by other factors.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
The question then is, is 1985 a more desirable year of manufacture? Since '85 was the iconic year when everything was in flux with Fender in the US, the year that everyone refers to when talking about these instruments, the fact that these are almost always claimed to be '85s even though not everyone bothers to check the neck date, given the choice between a guaranteed '85, or one that simply has an A serial but could be made in the '90s, and following the general principle with guitars (as with most other collectable items) the older the better, the '85 is the more desirable and therefore more valuable.
Most people couldn't even tell you the date Fender's management bought the company from CBS. Clue... it was *not* the 31st of December 1985. No other production changes happened on the 1st of January 1986 either. So there is no difference, either in the guitar, or the ownership of the company at the time, or its value as a musical instrument, between an '85 and an '86.
It's complete bullshit, but every buyer seems to want to know "the year" as if it makes any difference.
I'll admit this is a bit of a pet peeve of mine...
Or equally likely they've been changed.
Who cares? Change them for whichever type you prefer. It's not all-original anyway with the Tele electrics.
It's nothing more or less than a very nice example of a fairly rare Japanese guitar, it's not the Mona Lisa.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
It is of course all bullshit in reality.
There’s some rum characters out there.
Looks to be dated 25th either November or December, 85 (hard to read the month but i'm going to go with December as the way it's written is consistent with the first 2 plus that makes me smile ).