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Post subject: Fender Custom Shop ID
Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:48 am
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Hello Everyone,

I am a new member here, just a short note as introduction. My name is Michel, and I am a Luthier in the Netherlands and also maintain and repair guitars and Tube amps. Last week someone brought a Strat in, for maintenance and setup and also wanted more info on the strat itself. Normally I can find the info via Fender or the web, but this one doesn't really come up....so here some specs and I would really appreciate any information. And to be clear, not to flip/sell it!:

Serial R16408 on the neckplate
SSS setup
Purple/Burgundy colour, white pickguard
Front HS says 'Original contour body' and under F logo 'with Synchronized Tremolo '.
Back of the HS has a Fender Custom Shop logo with JT English signature
OHSC Fender Tweed

Many thanks, Michel


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Posted: Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:55 am
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If you contact Consumer Relations at Fender, they should be able to give you info on the John English Strat!

http://www.fender.com/support/consumer_relations.php


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Posted: Fri Jan 29, 2010 10:17 pm
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Butterscotch wrote:
If you contact Consumer Relations at Fender, they should be able to give you info on the John English Strat!

http://www.fender.com/support/consumer_relations.php


Considering the lengthy debate we recently concluded on the matter of neck plates and COA's (which apparently this guitar does not have) I'd like to see this guitar taken apart for the body and neck dates in addition to the headstock signature and neckplate #.

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Post subject: Picture intense...
Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:12 am
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Hello Guys,

Started the setup today, took it apart for some proper cleaning and share some pics for your enjoyment :D

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Neck is 10/2002 don't know what the 050 Cl stands for...maybe clear and 050 being amber? Guitar finished 09/2003...interesting...so the neck waited a year for assembly apparently. PG also says 09/2003, elec wiring is supertight! Too bad mr English didn't route a small piece of the body to access the trussrod so you can push the PG back a bit and adjust the Rod without removing the neck. Thanks for looking! :roll:


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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:41 am
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That's one nice looking neck. :D


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Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 4:06 am
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She was picked up yesterday, and got some more background info. It seems mr. English built this guitar in a public workshop in Europe...I am waiting for some pics to share!


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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 6:14 am
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I am an active member of the Kramer Forum, and we love to see inside/history stories so here are the pics of mr English doing the axe during a workshop (man, I'd love to attend one of those!)

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