what year is this from
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				Fishcouller1983
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what year is this from
I have a SC-3 robins egg blue body and head stock, Leo signature on head stock. serial number is G020410. I would like to know what year this is from and if it has value. thanks
			
			
									
						
										
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				Craig
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Re: what year is this from
Hmm, I don't see this SC-3.Fishcouller1983 wrote:I have a SC-3 robins egg blue body and head stock, Leo signature on head stock. serial number is G020410. I would like to know what year this is from and if it has value. thanks
Please do post a photo, see Tutorial: Posting photos in the Announcement section.
For dating this guitar, see: Serial number significance.
For getting the value, here's one source: Zachary Fjestads' Blue Book of Electric Guitars.
Hope this helps.
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				KenC
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Re: what year is this from
A "by Leo Fender" decal on the headstock puts it between 1985 and 1991.  I'd need to see a photo to narrow it down any more.
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Re: what year is this from
It's most likely from the late '86 to early '87 era.
			
			
									
						
										
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				HLG
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Re: what year is this from
It was made July 1987Fishcouller1983 wrote:I have a SC-3 robins egg blue body and head stock, Leo signature on head stock. serial number is G020410. I would like to know what year this is from and if it has value. thanks
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				andy_tchp
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Re: what year is this from
Ha!  This guitar seems to have made it's way around Canada, and is now with me in sunny Australia.  
I believe the correct finish name is 'Viking Blue'.

It has obviously had a hard life, chips/scratches/dents all over.
The pic above is from the previous owner, I will try and get some closer shots once I have it back together; at the moment I am waiting to hear back from Sperzel about replacement locking pins (turns out TWO of them are missing which explains the poor tuning stability/performance
   Worst case scenario is I'll have to fabricate the pins and hope I get the lengths right via trial/error as they're a staggered height set.) 
I'd like to go with white pickup covers but seems G&L are not offering them any more.
Oh yeah, most importantly, it sounds and plays like a million bucks, much like my G&L ASAT Tribute from the run they made in Japan.
Mercifully it's nowhere near as HEAVY as the ASAT which is quite the back-breaker on long sets
Anyway, it's good to finally join up and hear from other G&L enthusiasts, they're somewhat uncommon guitars over here in .au, particularly the earlier models.
Cheers,
Andrew.
			
			
									
						
										
						I believe the correct finish name is 'Viking Blue'.

It has obviously had a hard life, chips/scratches/dents all over.
The pic above is from the previous owner, I will try and get some closer shots once I have it back together; at the moment I am waiting to hear back from Sperzel about replacement locking pins (turns out TWO of them are missing which explains the poor tuning stability/performance
I'd like to go with white pickup covers but seems G&L are not offering them any more.
Oh yeah, most importantly, it sounds and plays like a million bucks, much like my G&L ASAT Tribute from the run they made in Japan.
Mercifully it's nowhere near as HEAVY as the ASAT which is quite the back-breaker on long sets
Anyway, it's good to finally join up and hear from other G&L enthusiasts, they're somewhat uncommon guitars over here in .au, particularly the earlier models.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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				yowhatsshakin
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Re: what year is this from
Great score Andrew!!   