FENDER STRATOCASTER 1963

The Classic pre-CBS Fender. Small headstock, Spaghetti logo, "green guard", "clay-dots", "L" serial number. Sunburst, some right-arm wear on top, some belt-buckle wear on back, complete with bridge cover, tremolo arm, vibrato spring-cavity cover. 

Completely original: neck date is December 1963, black-bottom pickup are ink-marked March 64, pots are dated early 64, tuners are Kluson Deluxe single-line. So, even if the commonly accepted dating system classifies this guitar as a '63, it has left Fender factory in early 1964.

 Circuitry, cables, 3-way selector switch, potentiometers, finish, knobs, bridge with Fender Pat-Pend saddles, everything is completely original and in perfect working order.  

The neck has been beautifully "played in" and feels extremely comfortable, with a great shape and excellent frets (if the guitar has been refretted at some point, it was a perfect job). The green pickguard has some crack near the screws, and the point on the lower cutaway is broken. Original black-tolex hardshell case, in more than excellent conditions. 

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Note
This gorgeous Stratocaster has already been in our inventory in 2003: now it's back on consignment for a coustomer of ours, who wants to upgrade to an even more precious instrument. The great price reflects this situation. The pictures shown here are the ones we took in 2003, but today the guitar is exactly in the same conditions. More detailed pics will be available in the next few weeks.

€ 17500.00