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Post subject: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocaster
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:59 am
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Hello, I seen this on my local Craigs List for $5000.00 while searching Strat. I could not see one real looking part on it so I did a search on Google and seen the same one on Reverb for $6500.00 marked down from $7500.00.

I didn't know what to do so I contacted a local Fender Dealer, not a franchise a private owner. He said there was nothing that can be done, but contact Reverb. I did contact Reverb, They emailed this morning and asked why I thought this was fake. I have not replied yet. If I list everything It would take the rest of the day.
Two of the pics are not even the same guitar, the front and back headstock.



I don't know or care about the signature. The guitar is so outright blatantly fake maybe it is supposed to be some kind of a joke. Anyway I suppose someone looking for a Strat for that much jing would know what they are doing.
I get more po about the $300.00 fake MIM Strats that a young person might buy for their first real Fender.
What do you think ? I'll try to get a url. I also apologize for my written English in advance. I am born raised an American. I just never learned the construction and punctuation. I had eight years of school which is equal to about 4th grade now days.

https://reverb.com/item/2728916-paul-mc ... aQodJLMLTw


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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:58 am
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There are much more productive activities in life than assuming the role of Don Quixote and vainly flailing against windmills. The commercial ad venues that cater to the secondary market are rife with phony Strats of virtually every persuasion and there's little, if anything, to be done about them. If FMIC doesn't feel compelled to row that boat why should you?

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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2016 12:51 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
There are much more productive activities in life than assuming the role of Don Quixote and vainly flailing against windmills. The commercial ad venues that cater to the secondary market are rife with phony Strats of virtually every persuasion and there's little, if anything, to be done about them. If FMIC doesn't feel compelled to row that boat why should you?

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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2016 2:11 pm
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Two string trees, eleven hole scratchplate, and no walnut plug aside, what makes you think that it's not a USA Clapton Strat?

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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Wed Aug 17, 2016 2:26 am
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:lol:

Yeah, aside from the fact that it is a blatantly obvious fake, what makes you think it's a fake?
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Simply call Fender, not a dealer, but Fender themselves, and give them the website info. I have done this before and discussed the fake while we both were viewing it.

http://shop.fender.com/en-US/contact-us

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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 10:28 am
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Good God, that thing almost screams chinese ideograms.

Look at the shape of that neck bottom, not to mention headstock, scratchplate and string trees.

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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:38 am
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However, it is kind of pretty even though someone scribbled on it. You could probably wipe that off. :?


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Post subject: Re: Paul McCartney autographed Fender Eric Clapton Stratocas
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 4:08 pm
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LawFlow wrote:
However, it is kind of pretty even though someone scribbled on it. You could probably wipe that off. :?


It might even be a decent playing FSLO (Fender Stratocaster Looking Object), but it isn't a Clapton Stratocaster.
The signature will be a genuine as the guitar's manufacturing authenticity, so wiping it off might be an option.

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