FENDER STRATOCASTER, 1963 |
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Sunburst. A great
pre-CBS Stratocaster in excellent and all-original
condition. Small headstock, spaghetti logo, green-guard, clay-dots, black-bottom pickups with no
date-stamp, 3-way selector switch, everything perfectly
original down to the untouched solder-joints. Serial
number is L22xxx, neck date is August 1963, all pots read
304 6403 (january 64): that means a '63 guitar which was
shipped from the factory in January '64, with 100% '63 features, including serial #. Fantastic
neck, well played-in, with a flamey neck which reveals some bird-eye
too. I am not sure about the originality of frets,
which have the correct size and section and are perfectly
installed with no evident signs of any refret job.
Beautifully rosewood fretboard, thick as it was 40 years
ago! To-die-for greenish-white celluloid pickguard that
has a broken pointed-end and the typical crack at the
pickup screw, and this is the only flaw of the guitar (but please note that the bridge and vibrato-springs
cover are missing). Original bridge with "Fender Pat. Pend."
saddles. Gorgeous nitro sunburst. Hidden
by the pickguard, there is a circular aerograph stain,
which nobody bothered to sand out before the last layer
of clear nitrocellulose lacquer was applied, and still
stands as a "secret" identification sign of the
guitar (of course invisible unless the guard is taken
off)... just like that birthmark of your loved one which
only you know. Kluson Deluxe single-line tuners,
Switchcraft jack socket, what more can I say? All
original means all original, no compromise. Excellent conditions, no belt-buckle wear through the finish. Some
wear on the top under the player's right arm, and some
edge-wear (especially on the lower side of the body) that
did go through the finish. We have tried to document that
in the pictures. Some nicks and dents here and there, but
the guitar is in overall excellent shape. About sound:
you should give this baby a try! Really great, all the
three pickups are fantastic. The instrument's beauty is
completed by the rare white tolex original
hardshell case typical of '63, in good conditions (the
case inside pocket is missing). |