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Help Identifying Fender Aerodyne MIJ Basses

These are my daughters two Fender Aerodyne MIJ Jazz Bases. We are wondering if anyone can let us know the years and any other info pertaining to them.
Some subtle differences are:
The front strap buttons are in slightly different positions.
The red one has a full painted headstock while the black stops short of the nut about 1/2”
The red one says “Made in Japan” black one says “Crafted in Japan”
Black one has a much shorter serial # so we are assuming it’s older.
 

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