Fender Custom Shop replica of Mike's 1959 (sorry 1960) Strat coming soon

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  • bbiggs
    bbiggs Posts: 6,965
    Jed said:
    I checked with Wildwood Guitars in Colorado and they said their allotment was long sold out at $15,000. As for the MIM they said it's all rumors, nothing from Fender at this time.
    Thanks for clarifying.  I was never interested in the $15K version.  I misunderstood the post and thought that this getting added to the Fender site was a sign of the next release coming (cheaper version).  Hopefully the MIM rumors become reality at some point.

  • mace1229
    mace1229 Posts: 10,034
    When did Mike get this guitar? I always assumed it was much after TOTD and YL were recorded.
  • Duster72
    Duster72 Posts: 37
    edited February 2021
    It's interesting that some of the details are almost certainly incorrect.  It should most likely be 7.25" radius, clay dots, and a thin C profile if it's a 1960 strat.  I'm not upset, it will likely play better than the original, but it just seems like a $15,000 masterbuilt guitar should get the details right.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Is it possible that it was made with 1959 specs but built in early 1960?  
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Duster72 said:
    It's interesting that some of the details are almost certainly incorrect.  It should most likely be 7.25" radius, clay dots, and a thin C profile if it's a 1960 strat.  I'm not upset, it will likely play better than the original, but it just seems like a $15,000 masterbuilt guitar should get the details right.
    The fender site says 1960 oval C.   Could 1960’s have different specs?  I would be surprised if there are different specs from the actual guitar.
  • Duster72
    Duster72 Posts: 37
    edited February 2021
    bootlegger10 said:
    Duster72 said:
    It's interesting that some of the details are almost certainly incorrect.  It should most likely be 7.25" radius, clay dots, and a thin C profile if it's a 1960 strat.  I'm not upset, it will likely play better than the original, but it just seems like a $15,000 masterbuilt guitar should get the details right.
    The fender site says 1960 oval C.   Could 1960’s have different specs?  I would be surprised if there are different specs from the actual guitar.
    It looks like I originally read the specs wrong since it says 1960 C and not 1960s C which is more common.  They were all hand made at that point so there's a lot of variance, but there was some consistency from year to year and 1960s usually have very thin necks.  I happened to play a 1960 recently at a local shop and it was so thin that I questioned if it were real.

    https://precbsstratocasters.com/1960-fender-stratocaster/
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Well we should find out in another 10 months.
  • davidos
    davidos Posts: 481
    I was told by someone at Fender that there was going to be a cheaper made in Mexico version... but now no one seems to have any info on that... Maybe that version is too expensive for them to make or maybe it is coming at a later date... I’m sure they want to make sure that the $15k master built ones sell out first... The MB custom shop version supposedly ‘launches’ April 8th.
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296


    They are now in the wild!
  • on2legs
    on2legs Posts: 16,070
    Very cool.  Congrats!
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  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    bootlegger10 said:


    They are now in the wild!

    Congrats!! 
  • demetrios
    demetrios Posts: 98,322
    https://instagram.com/p/CQCPJo9pO04/embed/

  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Cool.  Thanks for posting.  You can definitely tell the difference between the two guitars.  I was curious if he would be able to make them look exactly the same would be almost impossible to do by hand unless you spent a ton of time.

    each guitar came with a unique signed Polaroid.
  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Someone is trying to sell on reverb for $30,000.  It isn’t mine.  Looks like it was finished the same day though. 
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,392
    bootlegger10 said:
    Someone is trying to sell on reverb for $30,000.  It isn’t mine.  Looks like it was finished the same day though. 

    I told you it was a good investment =)

    but you might want to amend your home insurance coverage a little (maybe $60K) :D
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,296
    Jason P said:
    bootlegger10 said:
    Someone is trying to sell on reverb for $30,000.  It isn’t mine.  Looks like it was finished the same day though. 

    I told you it was a good investment =)

    but you might want to amend your home insurance coverage a little (maybe $60K) :D
    Ha.  Whether good or bad, PJ gear is usually a decent investment.  
  • PJammer4life
    PJammer4life Los Angeles Posts: 2,672
    So no MIM version will be released?
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