FENDER STRATOCASTER, 1965 |
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sunburst. L
Series , transition logo,
small headstock. A great-sounding guitar with all original parts,
with a very interesting price for a small-head '60s Strat. Very very light
and acoustically resonant. Judging from the "Real Vintage
originality-standards" point of view this guitar is 99,9 on 100: as
we already told it has all original parts (except for the little string
retainer) and all original sunburst finish, but it has three small plugged
holes from other string-retainers on the headstock front, correctly
repaired and touched-up. This temporary modification is still visible at a
close inspection, and we have shown it in the
detail
picture. A shieldng product has been applied on the body cavities under
the pickguard and in the jack-socket cavity: this does not alter the
originality and could probably be removed, but we won't touch it since the
guitar sounds better this way, with no interference from stage lights and
electric equipments, and is completely invisible with the pickguard in
place. Now the description: clean intact transition logo, or. bridge and
trem assembly with Fender Pat. Pend saddles, neck date September 1965,
pots date November
'65, grey-bottom pickups dated July 7 1965. All original plastic parts,
white pickguard with typical crack near the screw. Original electronics,
including capacitor, three-way switch, Switchcraft jack socket. Kluson Deluxe Double Line
original tuners, reinstalled after a different set was temporarily mounted
with no visible screw holes (see headstock and tuners
pictures). Original nut, new frets for perfect feel and playability,
wonderful Brazilian rosewood fretboard with pearl dots and side dots.
Exceptional sound, all three pickups sound great with an extremely rich
and powerful neck unit. Vibrato arm is missing, but we have the back
spring-cavity plastic cover. |