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Choose your Fender model to find its value guide. I've gathered the guitar and bass guides here so you can go straight to the year, finish and condition that match yours.

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By Joe Dampt Updated October 2026

Sunburst Fender Stratocaster with a white pickguard and vibrato arm in an orange-lined case
A sunburst Stratocaster in its orange-lined case. From my own photo archive.

Guitars And Basses

Find Your Fender Model

Open a guide for its year-by-year references, condition notes and original photographs. Each model has its own comparisons.

Sunburst Stratocaster body with three white pickups in an orange-lined case

Electric Guitar

Stratocaster

Find the year guide for your Strat, with finish, originality and condition comparisons.

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Blonde Telecaster with a black pickguard in front of tweed Fender amplifiers

Electric Guitar

Telecaster

Follow the Broadcaster, Nocaster and Telecaster family to the matching year guide.

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Blonde Esquire body with a white pickguard and chrome bridge cover

Electric Guitar

Esquire

Use the Esquire's own year and finish references, including blonde and custom color examples.

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Blue Jazzmaster body with a white pickguard, two white pickup covers and a vibrato arm

Offset Guitar

Jazzmaster

Compare gold guards, slab boards, later necks and custom colors in the annual guide.

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Olympic White-colored Jaguar body with a tortoiseshell pickguard and chrome control plates

Offset Guitar

Jaguar

Find Jaguar comparisons by year, with notes on original finishes, parts and condition.

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Blue Mustang with pale body stripes and a patterned strap in an orange-lined case

Electric Guitar

Mustang

Compare standard and Competition Mustangs, with annual references and model history.

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Blonde Precision Bass body with a black pickguard and chrome covers in an open case

Electric Bass

Precision Bass

Choose the early slab-body, contoured or later Precision comparison for your bass.

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Blue-green Jazz Bass body with a pale pickguard, chrome covers and three black knobs

Electric Bass

Jazz Bass

Find stack-knob and later Jazz Bass comparisons, with year, finish and condition notes.

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Before You Compare Your Fender

Start with the model, then match the year and configuration in its guide. I keep the condition assumptions beside the comparisons, so you can see how finish wear, repairs, changed parts and the case affect the reference you’re using.

If you haven’t established the year, my Fender serial number and dating guide is a starting point. For a question about the finish, use my Fender custom color authentication guide.

You don’t need to take the instrument apart before getting in touch. Keep its case, paperwork and any removed original parts together, and tell me about the changes you know of.

Using The Guides

Questions About Fender Values

Where Can I Find A Price Range For My Fender?

Choose your model above, then find the year and configuration in its guide. I've kept the price tables and condition notes together on those model pages so you can read the assumptions with each comparison.

What If I Don't Know The Model Or Year?

Send me clear photographs of the whole instrument, both sides of the headstock and its case, along with any history you know. You don't need to remove the neck or open the electronics before getting in touch.

Can I Use The Guide If My Fender Has Changed Parts?

Yes. Read the condition notes in the model guide and describe the changes you know about. A clean original and a repaired or modified instrument need different comparisons, so don't assume the same range applies to both.

Do The Model Guides Include Bass Guitars?

Yes. The Precision Bass and Jazz Bass each have a dedicated value guide. I've linked both here so you can go straight to the bass model and its covered years.