1971 Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Pickups 3 Bolt Armenta Neck Vintage 1970s
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:14816365 | Model: Custom |
| MPN: Does Not Apply | Product Line: Fender Stratocaster |
| Brand: Fender | UPC: Does not apply |
Here is a 1971 Fender Stratocaster. This was the last year of the 4 bolt necks and the first year of the 3 bolt. This has the more rare rosewood finger board more akin to the 1960’s guitars. The body is alder and the guitar is light at 7lbs. 9oz. It has been well used but it has all the wear in all the right spots! No abuse, cracks or repairs. Just honest play wear for almost 50 years. The three bolt guitars get a bad rap, but these early ones are every bit as good as the late 60’s... guitars. The bodies were still light and they still had thin finishes. Love them or hate them, this is a quality guitar that oozes with vintage mojo!
-Thin finish on the body black lights correct and original. No extra routes. I was told there was a Roland synth system mounted at one time. There are three small holes in the body near the bridge that are covered when the pickguard is on. You can also see a small square mark in the finish where the synth jack was stuck on-Original pickguard and original back cover without modification or damage. Aged mounting screws-Original strap buttons and original jack cup-The neck has the 1960’s style date stamp on heel. Original finish finish on the the neck with original decal on headstock. 4x small holes in the face of the headstock from a removed locking nut system. The neck is stamped by Xavier Armenta who also made Eric Clapton’s “Brownie’s” neck! It has its original neck plate and mounting screws. The frets are original and low but they are smooth and have some life left. It is set up with 10s and there is no fretting out on bends. If you are a big bender you will probably want to replace them some time soon but it is very playable as it is-Original F-Tuners are in working order. Original ferules and mounting screws. Original string trees-Custom Shop pickups with CTS pots, 5 way CRL switch, vintage style cloth push-back wire and 0.1 orange drop capacitor. Pots date to 2001 and the neck pickup has the earlier style custom shop sticker. Neck- 5.82 ohms Middle- 6.54 ohms and bridge- 6.23 ohms.-The pickup covers and knobs are newer but were gently aged-Eric Johnson signature tremolo with original arm-High quality and never used $80 gig bag. Road Runner model RR2EG
Feel free to ask questions. It looks and sounds great! It has a great Hendrix tone through a Marshall and it keeps good clarity through a fuzz pedal! The early 1970’s Strats are getting more expensive and harder to find. It has great 1960’s vibe for a fraction of the price. This is the last of my vintage Strats. I am trying to simplify my life and go more acoustic instead so send me an offer if you are interested. Thanks!
-Thin finish on the body black lights correct and original. No extra routes. I was told there was a Roland synth system mounted at one time. There are three small holes in the body near the bridge that are covered when the pickguard is on. You can also see a small square mark in the finish where the synth jack was stuck on-Original pickguard and original back cover without modification or damage. Aged mounting screws-Original strap buttons and original jack cup-The neck has the 1960’s style date stamp on heel. Original finish finish on the the neck with original decal on headstock. 4x small holes in the face of the headstock from a removed locking nut system. The neck is stamped by Xavier Armenta who also made Eric Clapton’s “Brownie’s” neck! It has its original neck plate and mounting screws. The frets are original and low but they are smooth and have some life left. It is set up with 10s and there is no fretting out on bends. If you are a big bender you will probably want to replace them some time soon but it is very playable as it is-Original F-Tuners are in working order. Original ferules and mounting screws. Original string trees-Custom Shop pickups with CTS pots, 5 way CRL switch, vintage style cloth push-back wire and 0.1 orange drop capacitor. Pots date to 2001 and the neck pickup has the earlier style custom shop sticker. Neck- 5.82 ohms Middle- 6.54 ohms and bridge- 6.23 ohms.-The pickup covers and knobs are newer but were gently aged-Eric Johnson signature tremolo with original arm-High quality and never used $80 gig bag. Road Runner model RR2EG
Feel free to ask questions. It looks and sounds great! It has a great Hendrix tone through a Marshall and it keeps good clarity through a fuzz pedal! The early 1970’s Strats are getting more expensive and harder to find. It has great 1960’s vibe for a fraction of the price. This is the last of my vintage Strats. I am trying to simplify my life and go more acoustic instead so send me an offer if you are interested. Thanks!
