Well, if I were about to spend that much, I'd go look at it.

The late, local gear guy got burned on a Strat deal. He probably got so
wound up he didn't look close. Turned out to be some sort of Squire hack job
not a custom color 60's original.

That one looks good, and the story is good. I'm sure there are still a few
of these "in the closet" guitars around.

Crazy, these were what $350 new. I wonder where all the guitars that the
guys I knew and played with in sixties went. Probably had the paint stripped
off and a humbucker added in the '70s.

I still remember seeing a Strat in the junk room at the local shop when I
was a kid, in the mid 60's. It look ancient. Probably a very early
one...Could have got it for $100

RS
Mike wrote:

> I agree. That's a lot of money to a newbie.
>
> On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 03:58  AM, Robert Sutliff wrote:
>
> > Custom color pre CBS (i.e. before 1965) Strats go for big bucks -
> > upwards of
> > 20K depending on condition. I'd be very leery of sending a money order
> > for
> > 12,000 to someone with only a 12 feedback rating though.
> >
> > Bobby Sutliff
> >>
> >> Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 22:02:49 EST
> >> From: Beth2459@aol.com
> >> To: cliff@cliffhillis.com, audities@smoe.org
> >> Subject: 1963 Fender Strat
> >> Message-ID: <2b.6630ec54.2ecac7d9@aol.com>
> >>
> >>  Click here: eBay item 3762127674 (Ends Nov-24-04 07:38:17 PST) - 1963
> > Fender
> >> Stratocaster (L16948) 100% Original Vintage
> >>
> >>
> >> Thats like a downpayment on a HOUSE!!!
> >>
> >
> >

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