1983 Japan (Fujigen)or1984 Japan (Fujigen)

ambiguous

Why both years stay

Fender documents the SQ prefix as a 1983 to 1984 Made in Japan Squier run without breaking it down by individual year, and no external marking separates the two years. This is a genuine terminal ambiguity: the candidate set stays at both years.

A range you can defend beats a year you can't.

Country: Japan (Made in Japan Squier)The SQ prefix marks a short Made in Japan Squier run from 1983 to 1984, built at the Fujigen factory. Fender documents the SQ span as a two-year run without splitting it by year.
Authenticity: Confirm the instrument before trusting the numberLike the JV prefix it followed, the SQ prefix is desirable, and the same community authentication threads treat reproduction decals and re-stamped plates as things to rule out on one. We can source that those checks are made, not how often they find something. The serial alone cannot prove the instrument is genuine, so the year this returns is only as trustworthy as the instrument carrying it.

Data updated 24 August 2026· rules d7a4bad1

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$250–$661 asking

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