I believe the S is for Squier, but I could be wrong. I also think that because the first gen. CV guitars and some Affinities made in China all had CGS serial number prefixes, C for China, G for Grand Reward …

Squier-Axpert Jun 8, 2017 22,149 Honolulu, HI May 7, 2020 #45 JVjunky said: Even though some CV's are now being made back in China, they don't appear to be being made to the spec of the old …