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Post subject: 1983 Stratocaster Elite, should I buy or not?
Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:45 am
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What do you guys think about this guitar?

https://muusikoiden.net/tori/ilmoitus/1273618

In english: in good condition, recently reconditioned and condition checked 80's strat including hard case.

The seller asks 1000 €


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Post subject: Re: Fender Stratocaster Elite 1983 USA
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:17 am
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Looks real, looks original. Some marks of age (missing one top of the pup switches). The price is in the right ballpark, maybe even a little on the low side for Scandinavia. Edit: That serial is actually E3(XXXXX), not just numbers as the ad says. Oh, and there's a "make a bid" clause which may still give some leeway to the price.

I presume you know what you get technically with an 80's Elite Strat; it's not "just a Stratocaster".
Top of the line build of those (last of the CBS era) days, active electronics, Freeflyte trem... On the other hand, spare parts are hard to find.
There's an Elite series owner's manual in the web somewhere, and also the wiring diagrams (guitar, PCB) can be found - ask if you need those.

BTW, pics on the forum, please. Like this:
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Post subject: Re: Fender Stratocaster Elite 1983 USA
Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2017 12:48 am
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jmattis wrote:
Looks real, looks original. Some marks of age (missing one top of the pup switches). The price is in the right ballpark, maybe even a little on the low side for Scandinavia. Edit: That serial is actually E3(XXXXX), not just numbers as the ad says. Oh, and there's a "make a bid" clause which may still give some leeway to the price.

I presume you know what you get technically with an 80's Elite Strat; it's not "just a Stratocaster".
Top of the line build of those (last of the CBS era) days, active electronics, Freeflyte trem... On the other hand, spare parts are hard to find.
There's an Elite series owner's manual in the web somewhere, and also the wiring diagrams (guitar, PCB) can be found - ask if you need those.

BTW, pics on the forum, please. Like this:
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Thanks a lot for replying :). Should I bid 900€?


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