Description
Exc(+) condition / SN: #V161721
1-21/32″ width at nut
This 2005 Fender Strat AVRI guitar is a close re-issue of a 1962 Fender Strat. Just the perfect amount of aging toner in the sunburst finish; the right color “green guard” pickguard; great resonance (this guitar is very resonant and is easily heard even when not plugged-in); aged pickup covers; medium jumbo frets; nice medium weight – all these add up to make for a great guitar.
I can’t help but stress how much the guitar’s inherent body and neck resonance is driving the tone of this guitar. To get a strat with this much resonance sometimes requires mixing and matching necks and bodies (like Eric Clapton did to get “Blackie”)
Maple neck with deep “C” profile. Rosewood fingerboard dot inlays. Kluson Deluxe style tuners. One treble string tree. Medium-Jumbo frets. 5-way selector switch, with one Volume and 2 Tone knobs. The pickguard and all knobs are aged just the right amount. Alder Sunburst Body.
There is almost no signs of prior ownership on this guitar.
Everything is original except the pickups. The pickups were replaced with early ’60’s style McCon-O-Wah “Bell Tone” hand-wound pickups. These great sounding hand made pickups cost $300 before installation. Back plate is missing. Comes with a hard case.
