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Post subject: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 9:09 pm
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Found a 2004 Strat two toned with rosewood fingerboard pearliod dots, mint green pickguard metallic Fender logo on headstock. What is it?


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 10:35 pm
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It sounds like a Deluxe.

Is it a Custom Shop?

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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 11:50 pm
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I am thinking Custom Classic Custom Shop but it doesn't have the Custom Shop logo.


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 10:54 am
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Can you post pics?


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 9:02 pm
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Are the dots perloid or abalone
The deluxe for this year had abalone dots, locking tuners, SCN pus, S1 switch
Custom classic may or may not have normal tuners and serial on the neck plate not the headstock. Generally it also had a bridge pickup with heavy bevelled pole pieces. Custom shop logo on the back of the headstock.
If it does not have the logo and the serial is something like DZ4xxxx then it is possibly an American Deluxe. :D


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 4:56 am
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Yes, thank you. You are right, it is an ash bodied Tobacco Burst and the pickguard isn't mint green it is more of a cream color, has the Fender Locking tuners and abalone always looks pearliod to me. And the seriL number is DZ4xxxxx.

Thanks for your time. At first glance I got a lot of things wrong. :oops:


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 10:52 am
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Sorry it is not a Custom Shop.

But we did a pretty good ID job without seeing a picture!

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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 10:58 am
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But I got it for $1000.00, so it's not a total lose. Not a single ding anywhere on it.


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Post subject: Re: How to identify a Fender American Stratocaster?
Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 12:53 pm
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Not all wrong since if it is the ash deluxe 2004 Tobacco burst then it was originally produced with a mint green pickguard.
Enjoy your fine strat!:D


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