Vintage 1972 Fender Stratocaster W/ Custom Shop 69 Strat Pickups. 70 ' S Goodness
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:6798025 | MPN: Does Not Apply |
| Brand: Fender |
This is a “no fake” true relic! 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. These early 1970’s Strats rival the late 60’s in build quality. 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 had light wood and still got thin nitro finishes over the Fullerplast sealing. When the three bolt is made right and set up ...correct they are very stable. The biggest problems of the era was sloppy neck pockets. This neck pocket on this one nice and tight around the neck heel. Love them or hate them, this is a quality guitar that oozes with vintage mojo!
-Original early style F-Tuners are clean and in working order. Original ferules and mounting screws.-Original neck plate and mounting screws-It was refretted a long time ago with taller frets and they have plenty of life left-The finger board appears to have been refinished at the time of the refret and it was done in Nitrocellulose lacquer. It was thin, not like the original finish. It now shows a wonderful wear pattern that can't be duplicated except by real playing on nitro for many years. It almost feels like a real 1950’s neck now!-The neck still has the 1960’s style date stamp on heel. Original finish finish on the back of the neck with original nitro and decal on headstock-Thin finish on the body shows nitro checking and it black lights correct and original. Early style worm route with no extra holes-Custom Shop ‘69 pickups with CTS pots and orange drop capacitor-The plastic is from a 2000 American Strat that has all aged nicely. Dated from ink stamp on the underside of the guard-Back cover is off but includes 6x mounting screws-More modern Fender American tremolo upgraded with Callaham saddles and original arm that threads in snuggly without play-Total guitar weighs in at a light 7lbs 10oz-A 1973 pot and 3-way switch came with the guitar and are included-1990s orange interior Fender tweed case
Feel free to ask questions. It looks good and feels great, and most importantly, it sounds awesome! People are asking and getting over 1k for nice necks and the same for bodies and you won't know how they will fit together. This body is light and the neck fits into the pocket tightly. This is a great playing and sounding guitar. I hate to part with it but I am trying to simplify my life.
-Original early style F-Tuners are clean and in working order. Original ferules and mounting screws.-Original neck plate and mounting screws-It was refretted a long time ago with taller frets and they have plenty of life left-The finger board appears to have been refinished at the time of the refret and it was done in Nitrocellulose lacquer. It was thin, not like the original finish. It now shows a wonderful wear pattern that can't be duplicated except by real playing on nitro for many years. It almost feels like a real 1950’s neck now!-The neck still has the 1960’s style date stamp on heel. Original finish finish on the back of the neck with original nitro and decal on headstock-Thin finish on the body shows nitro checking and it black lights correct and original. Early style worm route with no extra holes-Custom Shop ‘69 pickups with CTS pots and orange drop capacitor-The plastic is from a 2000 American Strat that has all aged nicely. Dated from ink stamp on the underside of the guard-Back cover is off but includes 6x mounting screws-More modern Fender American tremolo upgraded with Callaham saddles and original arm that threads in snuggly without play-Total guitar weighs in at a light 7lbs 10oz-A 1973 pot and 3-way switch came with the guitar and are included-1990s orange interior Fender tweed case
Feel free to ask questions. It looks good and feels great, and most importantly, it sounds awesome! People are asking and getting over 1k for nice necks and the same for bodies and you won't know how they will fit together. This body is light and the neck fits into the pocket tightly. This is a great playing and sounding guitar. I hate to part with it but I am trying to simplify my life.
