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Post subject: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:24 am
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I bought this Strat a few months ago from a reputable dealer in Denmark Street, London. It didn't have a COA and was sold to me as a Custom Shop 55 reissue Strat. I would be grateful if you knowledgable people would take a look and see what you think. Thanks in advance, Stephen.[img][IMG]http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/nordicahotrod/100_0653.jpg[/img]ImageImage[img][/img[IMG]http://i361.photobucket.com/albums/oo56/nordicahotrod/100_0645.jpg[/img]]ImageImageImageImageImage[/img]


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:17 am
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Welcome :)
"a reputable dealer in Denmark Street"... :roll:

I suggest you contact the Fender Consumer Relations Dept giving them also the serial number :
consumerrelations@fender.com

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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:02 am
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Thanks for the reply Alain. Purchased from a Fender Dealer. What do you think might be wrong with it?


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:44 am
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Nothing from the photos, just Denmark Street...
Better check with Fender :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:51 am
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Ok, will do.


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Thu Dec 30, 2010 8:55 pm
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killyridols wrote:
Ok, will do.

You've just received some extremely wise and expert counsel...very diplomatically handled. Proceed as suggested.
Let us know what you find out.l :wink:

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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 10:07 am
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Just heard back from Fender. The serial number comes up as a 2003 56 Strat Relic in Dakota Red. The neck is dated September 1995. I think that the neck is from a 54 NOS strat and i can't see any evidence of a re-finish on the body.

So it's either a partcaster or just the neckplate has been changed. Here's a link to a Custom Shop 54 NOS Strat in Shoreline Gold which looks very much like my guitar.
[url]http:www.guitarjunction.com/shop/view_product.html?prod=2278[/url]

Any thoughts?

Stephen


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2011 11:06 am
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It really depends on whether you love the guitar for what it is, possibly a partscaster, and more to the point, that you paid a partscaster price to the "reputable" dealer in Denmark Street.

If you paid a Custom Shop price, expecting it to be a Custom Shop guitar, I think you would be justified in returning the guitar to them and demanding your money back!


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:11 am
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IIRC Hector Montes did work in the Custom Shop.

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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:50 am
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I'm pretty sure the neck is Custom Shop, it really is beautiful. The guitar is really great, lovely sound. Its definitely a keeper. I'd just like to know about the body. The only identifying mark is the number 400 stamped on the inside.


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:34 am
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killyridols wrote:
Just heard back from Fender. The serial number comes up as a 2003 56 Strat Relic in Dakota Red. The neck is dated September 1995. I think that the neck is from a 54 NOS strat and i can't see any evidence of a re-finish on the body.

So it's either a partcaster or just the neckplate has been changed. Here's a link to a Custom Shop 54 NOS Strat in Shoreline Gold which looks very much like my guitar.
[url]http:www.guitarjunction.com/shop/view_product.html?prod=2278[/url]

Any thoughts?

Stephen

I tried Fender with the serial number for my 2000 fiesta red 59 heavy relic relic strat, they came back with a 2005 69 white relic, their records may not be that accurate.


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:29 pm
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So it's either a partcaster or just the neckplate has been changed. Here's a link to a Custom Shop 54 NOS Strat in Shoreline Gold which looks very much like my guitar.

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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 7:37 pm
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Does it have a custom shop logo on the back of the head stock?


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 12:35 pm
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Yes, the neck is definitely custom shop.


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Post subject: Re: Hello, first post. Help please.
Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2011 2:49 pm
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paint under the tremelo springs looks inconsistent with custom shop quality

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