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keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
edited August 2006 in Musicians and Gearheads
http://cgi.ebay.com/100-Original-1960-Fender-Stratocaster-case-NO-ISSUES_W0QQitemZ290015372151QQihZ019QQcategoryZ47069QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Wow.
Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
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  • harrisonmerwinharrisonmerwin Posts: 766
    i think this guy is hosing!

    yeah alot of the parts are vintage, but it doesn't add up. The neck is a reproduction, you can tell by the sticker on the headstock, the "e" in "Fender" has a sharp edge on the very top line, originals are rounded. Also the plastic...the knobs are bakelite, the pickgaurd is yellowing/minting up. so the pickgaurd i believe has been replaced, but they shouldve got a bakelite one so it wouldn't fade. the body is old, and original finish, with a date under the tremelo system (which has two to many springs), and then someone wrote in pen (not pencil) on the neck the corresponding date. it still has a 3 way switch... but this guy has claimed its 100% original. Really watch when buying guitars like this...also no one has bid, thats a sign...to alot of peopel minor changes dont matter like this but amatuer collectors shoudl be weary of these strats, cause they are fairly easy to reproduce...
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  • keeponrockinkeeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    harrisonmerwin wrote:
    i think this guy is hosing!

    yeah alot of the parts are vintage, but it doesn't add up. The neck is a reproduction, you can tell by the sticker on the headstock, the "e" in "Fender" has a sharp edge on the very top line, originals are rounded. Also the plastic...the knobs are bakelite, the pickgaurd is yellowing/minting up. so the pickgaurd i believe has been replaced, but they shouldve got a bakelite one so it wouldn't fade. the body is old, and original finish, with a date under the tremelo system (which has two to many springs), and then someone wrote in pen (not pencil) on the neck the corresponding date. it still has a 3 way switch... but this guy has claimed its 100% original. Really watch when buying guitars like this...also no one has bid, thats a sign...to alot of peopel minor changes dont matter like this but amatuer collectors shoudl be weary of these strats, cause they are fairly easy to reproduce...

    I didn't look into it too much, but I saw it and thought I'd post it. You're the strat expert.
    Believe me, when I was growin up, I thought the worst thing you could turn out to be was normal, So I say freaks in the most complementary way. Here's a song by a fellow freak - E.V
  • ledhed43ledhed43 Posts: 114
    he doesnt want any questions about the discrepancies you mentioned. nice. and he said he had to trade a guitar owned by dave gilmour to finance it. right. somebody sold a ghost in a jar on ebay just cause they could bs enough.
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    Wisdom is not truth.
    Truth is not beauty.
    Beauty is not love.
    Love is not music.
    Music is the best.

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