JV Squier serial

[Sibob]

Just looking at a JV Precision for a mate
The serial number is seemingly (according to the owner) JV + 3 digits

Has anyone heard of this?
I've only ever seen JV+5 as the standard!

Cheers
Si

[basshead56]

Hmm.
Always thought the JV was 5 digits.

Isn´t the SQ series 3 digit?

Unless the seller is refusing to give the last two digits (lots of people tend to do that to stop people cloning serial numbers online for chinese knock-offs)?

[Sibob]

Possibly!
To be fair, I'm still awaiting a picture of the neck plate! I've looked at some early JV serials and they are, for example:
JV00330

So it could be that the owner is just omitting the first two zero's for whatever reason!

Will report back!

Si

[Rayman]

Yeah I understand JV's had 5 figure numbers, never heard of a 3.

[Kev]

don't quote me, but i think a jv serial starting jv00... would be one of the ones that said fender, rather than squier....

Probably best if you could give us a link to look at it??

[62P-Bass]

Here's a pic of mine. Definitely 5 numbers!

Andrew

P.S. Sibob- will pass it on to Trokey.

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[Sibob]

Cheers Andy
Me and Dave have been investigating it all day!
We've sussed it though, it's JV + 5 digits proven by a photo, no idea why she only quoted 3 of the numbers to start with.
I did see that one starting JV00xxx was quite early, as it happens, this one is JV4xxxx, placing it Mar-May '83.

But yeah, we're going to see it (and hopefully purchase it) on Wednesday, I'll force him to post pics when and if he has it!

Cheers all
Si

[Alfie]

[quote name='Sibob' post='706867' date='Jan 9 2010, 06:37 PM']Cheers Andy
Me and Dave have been investigating it all day!
We've sussed it though, it's JV + 5 digits proven by a photo, no idea why she only quoted 3 of the numbers to start with.
I did see that one starting JV00xxx was quite early, as it happens, this one is JV4xxxx, placing it Mar-May '83.

But yeah, we're going to see it (and hopefully purchase it) on Wednesday, I'll force him to post pics when and if he has it!

Cheers all
Si[/quote]

How did you manage to date it so precisely? Is there a good source for dating info on the web?

[Sibob]

Yes mate, check out the 21frets.com website!

Si

[Alfie]

I don't suppose anyone knows any dating information about Squier SQs. For example, roughly which serial numbers are 1983 and which are 1984.

Also this JV has been on various classifieds for a while [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html[/url]. Its price has been steadily decreasing, is it kosher?

[Bassassin]

[quote name='Alfie' post='724330' date='Jan 25 2010, 05:48 PM']I don't suppose anyone knows any dating information about Squier SQs. For example, roughly which serial numbers are 1983 and which are 1984.

Also this JV has been on various classifieds for a while [url="http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html"]http://www.gumtree.com/london/82/52680382.html[/url]. Its price has been steadily decreasing, is it kosher?[/quote]

See preceding post - all the information in the known universe re: JV basses & guitars is on 21frets.com.

And £400 really isn't a lot for a JV these days, if that one's on the level. If it was local to me my inner Gyppo would be onto that for scurrilous profiteering.

J.