I can also provide additional pictures upon request. The back of the neck has a small chip in the finish. Actually, it gives the guitar a well played look, very cool. Along the fret-board there are a few places where the finish is chipped, but this doesn't affect playability. I tried to photograph some of the minor dents and scratches, but the camera doesn't pick them up well. There are a few nicks and scratches typical for what you'd see on a 15 year old guitar, but none go through to the wood. Big improvement on tone! Original whammy bar included! Great sounding guitar, NO BUZZING on the neck! This guitar has been well broken in and is very comfortable to play! Familiar Stratocaster tone, with very little noise from the single-coils. Brand new Graph Tech nut and not the crummy Cyclovac one it came with. All original parts and hardware, except for the strings and the nut. 50th anniversary commemorative sticker on the the back of head-stock. No matter what you usually play, picking up a Stratocaster is like visiting an old friend and this collector’s edition is no exception.īeautiful 3-tone Sunburst, made in the USA, Fender American Standard Stratocaster guitar. The diversity of sound also plays a big part in this, making it suitable for a wide variety of genres at the flick of a switch. Strats are famously easy to play, so it’s no wonder that they have been the first ‘proper’ guitar for scores of budding guitarists throughout the ages. Of course, as the favourite of countless artists from Knopfler to Vaughan, the Stratocaster really requires no introduction. It has a plastic hardshell case although much of the lining is now missing. The whammy bar and original case have gone AWOL. As you can see on the back of the headstock, it still has its gold commemorative sticker on the back of the headstock.Īs pictured, there’s a ding noticeable on the top edge behind the input jack and some player wear on the fretboard at frets five and eight. This particular Stratocaster was made in ‘96 and celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Fender Musical Instrument Company - history in the making. These were not widely distributed to US dealers, though odd examples did appear online.1996 Fender Stratocaster American Standard 011-0402-700 Sunburst + Maple Fretboard 50th Anniversary + Custodia Rigida DescriptionMade in the Corona plant in California, USA, this is a very playable Fender Strat in a ‘hard to find’ semi-translucent candy apple red finish. In 2006 a limited number of custom finish instruments were produced, intended for the Japanese market: Coral Pink, Canary Yellow, and as seen here Coral Blue (though often referred to as Caribbean blue). It is no surprise that the bass sold well. These were good basses close enough in look and feel to the original basses, though with more appropriate modern pickups and controls. It had similar (looking) pickups to the original 1960s EB3, in the standard neck and bridge positions, and it very much looked the part with traditional Cherry, Black and White finishes. Like the 1960s EB basses, this was all mahogany with rosewood fretboard and pearloid dots, and perhaps most significantly, a short 30 1/2" scale something not seen since the final EB3s of 1979.
The SG Reissue bass was Gibson's first attempt at creating a new SG bass model since the relative flop of 1998's SG-Z bass. 1981 Victory Standard (Candy Apple Red).
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