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Post subject: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2017 1:35 pm
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Hey guys,
Im new here, Greetings from Poland.

I'd like to purchase a Strat. It's a metalic blue '94 Japan Strat.

The guitar looks amazing to me, but im not so sure about the vendor's thrustworthiness.

Here's the the link to the auction, don't be afraid of looking at, it's kinda Polish ebay,
don't look at the description just analyze the photos please :)

http://allegro.pl/fender-stratocaster-i ... ml#thumb/4

IS IT FAKE ??


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 12:58 am
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don't look at the description just analyze the photos please

:?: If you want help, why not allow us to use all possible tools? :wink:

An internet diagnose can never be absolutely certain.

On this guitar, I don't get major fake shivers, so I'll call it real.
Pics of the inside (wiring, electronics) might tell more.
And, I'd guess the color to be "OLB"; Old Lake Placid Blue.

That MIJ + T-serial is a bit kinky to date (several possibilities, double serials etc.) but you could try contacting Fender and see if they find a MIJ ST-62 that matches the serial number.

What makes you suspicious of the seller? You get the contact info, it's a music shop in Warsaw - that's a lot more than one usually gets on web auction sites. Visit the shop, look up experiences in the net, ask around.


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:42 am
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The logo on the headstock looks odd.
Is it a MIJ Squier, with a fake transfer?

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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:51 am
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jmattis wrote:
And, I'd guess the color to be "OLB"; Old Lake Placid Blue.


If you read down through the text you'll see the guitar's color correctly identified (in English) as Ice Blue Metallic, one of Fender-Japan's standard finishes for a '62 re-issue Strat.

The instrument does seem to be legitimate and authentic.

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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sat Jul 15, 2017 11:35 am
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Yep, I read that. The guitar just looks more Old Lake Placid than Ice Blue (sans the "Metallic") on my computer screen.
Both were available as ST-62/Japan colors - and both have had more than one shade on different years.

@stratmangler, I'll still call it Fender. Not many Squiers with heel adjusted truss rod, and those I know of would have two string trees. Still IMHO.


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:16 am
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jmattis wrote:
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don't look at the description just analyze the photos please

:?: If you want help, why not allow us to use all possible.

Do you read Polish? :)


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:56 am
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Skydog6653 wrote:
Do you read Polish?

Sure, that's easy.


The hard part is understanding it. :mrgreen:


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:32 am
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It probably isn't fake but it's Japanese so it's not gonna be as good as an American


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Post subject: Re: IS THIS STRATOCASTER FAKE ? PLEASE HELP
Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2017 2:31 am
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James092924 wrote:
It probably isn't fake but it's Japanese so it's not gonna be as good as an American


Based on what? In both cases.

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