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    52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Does anyone own a 52 Hot Rod? Cause I have one and realized it has no serial number (showing). Can anyone confirm this? Thanks.
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    No serial......?

    Weahd!!!

    Of late, FMIC generally applies a serial number decal, usually on the rear of the headstock. Standard MIA Fender numbers are generally formatted as "Z-XXXXXXX". The MIA re-issues use a stamped serial on the neck plate (a la the vintage instruments) with an "R" preceding the digits.

    Mebbe you got a knock-off. The seller didn't also happen to be sellin' some Gucci handbags for bargain-basement prices, did he......?
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Do u have a Hot Rod Tele Phantomman?
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    No sir, I don't. My sole Tele is an AmStd from 2001.
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Watch the video, I don't see any serial number on this one either! There looks like something might be on the back of the headstock but it's hard to tell.

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...36337756176271
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Ok, mystery solved, I found out that the number on the bridge plate is the serial number and that the year is stamped under the neck, you have to remove the neck to see it. So, thanks guys for your insight.

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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    At least now you know the guitar ain' a distant relative of some knock-off Nikes......

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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Pepper, how's that Duncan mini-hum sound in the Tele?

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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    I played one of those at a not-so-local GC...It's about 90 miles from Flint. Anyway, it is a freakin' nice guitar and if I didn't already have a REALLY freakin' nice Tele, I'd be all over it. The Duncan sounds smooth as heck! The one I played has a big nick about half way between the rear strap button and the very top the body on the front corner. They've got it marked down to $1100. I'm tempted, but not now. I'm trying to talk my buddy into buying it...'ya know, to keep it in the family!
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Rick, it sounds awesome, I play through a Mesa Express 5:25 (1x12) and it just makes you wanna melt, it reminds me of a thick cottonball. Make sense? Kinda like the singel coil sounds like a q-tip. lol. Granted, its not a chumky as my LP Traditonal, but it is real close. Glad I bought this one as my first tele, I can say I got it right the first time.
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    That's a good-looking Tele. Nothing like Butterscotch Blonde and a black pickguard!
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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by Pepper View Post
    Ok, mystery solved, I found out that the number on the bridge plate is the serial number and that the year is stamped under the neck, you have to remove the neck to see it. So, thanks guys for your insight.

    A lot of Tele's have the ser# on the bridge only..

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    Re: 52 Hot Rod Tele, serial number?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rickenjangle View Post
    Pepper, how's that Duncan mini-hum sound in the Tele?
    I've played a few of them and really dig the mini-bucker in there.
    givves a whole new dimension to the Tele sound.
    In fact, that, plus watching a couple Rolling Stones videos gave me the inspiration for the Tele project I want to build - a full on humbucker in the neck of basically a 52 reish.
    I could just get a 52 and have a bucker put in, but it'll be more fun (not to mention cheaper) to build one.
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