ID: 3108
Description
1970s fender strat custom from the usa, near mint condition, sounds unbelievable, custom hot wired and tonal quality from heavy metal crunch to soft mellow jazz,when I bought it I was told originally it was a special order from the US Fender custom shop for the original purchaser and ended up in the UK I have owned it for the past 6 years, now fancy a change to a PRS but dont have sufficient funds to buy one as I am now retired, would possibly swap for a nice PRS guitar but needs to be the same value.
details I received when I bought the guitar: fender custom shop US neck with tuned fret action , a 34 year old (now 44 years) alder original US body , original Wilkinson USA bridge to this guitar which was later apparently commissioned by Patric Eggle guitars, it was Wilkinsons first attempt under design commission for the fender guitar designated the VS at the time now like the perverbial rocking horse stuff, tremolo last available from patric Eggle at $499 a few years back now, a lot of design tech went into this bridge at the time its now manufactured under licence by GOTOH, it became the fender standard on the Strat custom shop in the late eighties, frets have been picked to be the best, custom hand wired and CTS pots with Kent Armstrong Texas vintage pickups from the USA, later fitted GOTOH professional machine heads.
This guitar has been restored using the very best the USA has to offer including the finish paintwork on the over 40 year old strat body.
Similar spec custom strat not as old as this one from the late 90s sold on Ebay 11/01/17 for ?2300.0 but with a hard case which this one doesnt have. (soft case included) the speck for this guitar was very close to this one and the two to-gether looked pretty much the same.
I lost the wammy bar some years ago and researched a new one which has to come from a classic fender supply in the US.
Obviously anybody interested in the guitar will need to do there own homework on this, I paid a higher price than my now asking price nearly 6 years ago !! so it could now be an incredible bargain at this price now or if you have a decent PRS to exchange no money needs to change hands we would both be happy bunnies!!
All offers considered with reference to an exchange PRS or cash.
details I received when I bought the guitar: fender custom shop US neck with tuned fret action , a 34 year old (now 44 years) alder original US body , original Wilkinson USA bridge to this guitar which was later apparently commissioned by Patric Eggle guitars, it was Wilkinsons first attempt under design commission for the fender guitar designated the VS at the time now like the perverbial rocking horse stuff, tremolo last available from patric Eggle at $499 a few years back now, a lot of design tech went into this bridge at the time its now manufactured under licence by GOTOH, it became the fender standard on the Strat custom shop in the late eighties, frets have been picked to be the best, custom hand wired and CTS pots with Kent Armstrong Texas vintage pickups from the USA, later fitted GOTOH professional machine heads.
This guitar has been restored using the very best the USA has to offer including the finish paintwork on the over 40 year old strat body.
Similar spec custom strat not as old as this one from the late 90s sold on Ebay 11/01/17 for ?2300.0 but with a hard case which this one doesnt have. (soft case included) the speck for this guitar was very close to this one and the two to-gether looked pretty much the same.
I lost the wammy bar some years ago and researched a new one which has to come from a classic fender supply in the US.
Obviously anybody interested in the guitar will need to do there own homework on this, I paid a higher price than my now asking price nearly 6 years ago !! so it could now be an incredible bargain at this price now or if you have a decent PRS to exchange no money needs to change hands we would both be happy bunnies!!
All offers considered with reference to an exchange PRS or cash.