While this may not be news to some of our more experienced readers we wanted to include this basic information so that those in need would have a quick resource.
Dating Blackface, Brownface, Brown Tolex, White Tolex, Or Tweed Fender Amps From 1951 - 1969 with the Tube Sticker.
Look on the inside of the amp's cabinet for a sticker that shows the location of the tubes. This sticker should be stamped with a two letter date code where the 1st letter equals the year and the 2nd letter equals the month of production.
To illustrate:
a "HF" date code from the table below indicates a production date of June 1958.
Date Codes
Letter Code
Vintage Year
Reissue Year
Month
A
-
1990
January
B
-
1991
February
C
1953
1992
March
D
1954
1993
April
E
1955
1994
May
F
1956
1995
June
G
1957
1996
July
H
1958
1997
August
I
1959
1998
September
J
1960
1999
October
K
1961
-
November
L
1962
-
December
M
1963
-
-
N
1964
-
-
O
1965
-
-
P
1966
-
-
Q
1967
-
-
For Amps that do not have the tube sticker there are other ways to find the date of the amp. Here are some further resources:
While this may not be news to some of our more experienced readers we wanted to include this basic information so that those in need would have a quick resource.
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Comment by Richard Cameron — December 15, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
Hi. My amp has a production code
15 HH Will that tell me the year and date? It is a Fender Deluxe.
Thank You.
Comment by David — June 1, 2009 @ 1:10 pm