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Post subject: Stratocaster "Swiss Limited Editon" 1997 ???
Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 1:15 pm
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Hi,
I found a Custom Shop Stratocaster "Swiss Limited Edition" from 1997 (19 from 20) in near mint condition here in Germany and bought it at once, because it's such a nice instrument with the following features: Alder body, white finish, 22 fret flame maple neck with matched headstock. Black 'Moto' scratch guard and black plastic parts. 25db active boost circuit with on/off-toggle, TBX-Controle, Custom shop Texas special pickups. Vintage tremolo, gold platet hardware.

I found it (the 14 of 20) in the net only one time on www.strat-central.com. No other traces ...

Do anyone can tell me something more about this guitar? What was the reason for setting up this edition? Why "Swiss"? With the mid-boost and the on/off-toggle between the tonepotis it's very similar to the very early Clapton signatures - is there any connection to E.C. - maybe a Swiss-Tour? When the edition was built and how much was the listprice? Can someone tell me something about the value now? Where can I get more informations about this instrument? I would be glad to get only a few answers ...


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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:36 am
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This model was commissioned by the Swiss distributor in 1996. It was based on the EC model and featured Texas Specials in combination with the EC preamp, which can get very noisy with overdrive sounds compared to Lace Sensors or SCN. The necks were highly flamed or had great birds-eye maple. I saw several of these guitars and owned #4. Some were still available new in 1999 so they probably didn´t sell as good as expected.


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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:44 am
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Have we dealt together before as I did with someone who owned one ?


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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:01 pm
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Hi Alain! Thought you would find out faster, ha!


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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2008 1:06 pm
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Indeed
There are not so many Swiss Strats surfacing :wink:
Happy to see you here :D


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