Found this on Craig's list today... Looks legit and priced accordingly...
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/msg/2412515541.html

If I had the money I wouldn't buy that one,I know where I can get an original '65 Strat for a little less.

If I had $10K that's the last Strat I would buy...

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I'm with ya, I would first get a 52 RI and then would see if what was left could get me a custom shop masterbuilt all to my specs and custom finish. I happen to have a spec sheet for my dream guitar but I'm 16 and 9,648 $ from the amount needed to even seriously consider a masterbuilt (10,000 probably a couple K more) but I'm patient, slow and steady wins the race and I will one day hold my dream.

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Gear:
2007 electron blue MIM standard strat
Mustang I amp, small but deadly
fender CD-140 sce acoustic
squier affinity strat
frontman amp came with squier.
digitech multi-effects pedal

Man that thing is fugly. He'd have to pay me to take it.

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shouldnt it be completley red, besides for like $400,000 im sure you could buy the real one off of Zappa

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+1


I would find a 60's strat for not a lot more...

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I dig the strat, but I'm not into reissues or signature editions and $@!&.

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(19)52 reissue telecaster. I kinda like it and want one, even if it ain't custom shop.

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Tomaz

Gear:
2007 electron blue MIM standard strat
Mustang I amp, small but deadly
fender CD-140 sce acoustic
squier affinity strat
frontman amp came with squier.
digitech multi-effects pedal

As much of a Hendrix Freak as I am I couldn't bring myself to spend 10 large on that.For starters it isn't even an exact copy of the Monterey Strat and I'm sure that if I bought a new Fiesta Red(which was the colour of the original)Strat I could find a very skilled artist to paint an exact replica for much less.Anyway I already have my own Monterey Strat,it's a black lefty with a rosewood fretboard strung for right-a mirror image of the Strat that Jimi played for most of the concert and strangely enough wasn't seen being played by him again.The "sacrificed"Strat was passed to Jimi by Eric Barrett just before he started Wild Thing so the main Monterey Srat was a black rosewood.

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How much was it new?

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According to the 12th edition of the "Blue Book" the original MSRP was $6,999. 210 units were made by the Custom Shop in 97 and 98. This appears to be one of those. The "Blue Book" lists this guitar in excellent condition as having a $8,000 dollar value. VG goes up to $10,500. I agree with the other posters on this thread. I would spend my money on something else...