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Post subject: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 7:18 pm
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i figured this would be the best place to ask. The lefty 70's strat in the link, is it legit? i dont know much about the old ones so i dont know what to look for.

help would be appreciated :)

http://www.guitarrepairers.com/?cat=3&paged=3


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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:30 pm
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I'm no expert, but I don't think they had 12 pickguard screws and that's what I count in the pic.

Maybe someone can confirm.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:23 pm
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Hmm, all I have to compare it with is this authentic fender reproduction and like Lightning says, 12 screws?
http://www.fender.com/guitars/stratocas ... r-sunburst

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:45 pm
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I think you guys are counting a pickup screw as a pickguard screw.
It looks legit to me.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:53 pm
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orvilleowner wrote:
I think you guys are counting a pickup screw as a pickguard screw.
It looks legit to me.

Yea you are right Orv its only 11 they are counting the neck PU screw.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:18 am
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Does the logo look right? It seems so close to the edge:

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 6:25 am
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That top picture does look strange. I've never seen a Fender logo like that on a Strat, but then again I'm not a historian or some Strat expert. Maybe somebody around here knows more about it, I'm sure.

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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:17 am
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Lefty s are hard for me they just don't look right no matter how I look at it.


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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:27 am
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why doesn't it say 'stratocaster' anywhere on the headstock ?

id be very wary. if I saw that logo on a righty, I wouldn't go anywhere near it. ive not seen enough LH guitars to be that definite on it though.

also left handed strats with the big black lettering seem to have fender in the round bit of the headstock, then Stratocaster along the length of it.

so even if this was real, and the Stratocaster label had rubbed off leaving zero marks :roll: , it would read 'Stratocaster fender', which is rubbish and not something I imaging fender would have done.


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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:36 am
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The logo is fine. My 71 lefty only has the Fender part. They've done it both ways over the years, with and without the Stratocaster part.

Check out lefties at gbase to compare.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:14 am
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Flip it backwards, then get it.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:18 am
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orvilleowner wrote:
The logo is fine. My 71 lefty only has the Fender part. They've done it both ways over the years, with and without the Stratocaster part.

Check out lefties at gbase to compare.


wow, that seems pretty.... silly. I did a quick google and didn't see anything that looked like that. ive never seen anything like it.

I wonder why they would choose not to put the strat name on it ?


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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:06 am
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Just go search at gbase and you'll see a couple.

Here's a picture of my 1971 lefty (with maple fingerboard):

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:22 am
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how do we know all the guitars at gbase are legit? I can't anywhere on their website where they claim to be an authorized Fender dealer.

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Post subject: Re: Is this strat legit?
Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 11:28 am
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I only count 11 pickguard screws. :)


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