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Post subject: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 4:27 am
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I Only have this image from the seller, I'm wondering if someone with an experienced eye can tell if it's fake from just these pictures in the following link

https://aqarspot.com/articles/14946-fender-strat-plus


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Post subject: Re: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 8:12 am
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Impossible to tell on that one pic alone - no obvious fake signs, but it's just not enough. And in general, all web diagnosing is a bit unsure.
If a seller wouldn't give more than one pic, I'd walk away.


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Post subject: Re: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2017 10:25 am
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It could be just the photo but I am not happy with the rounding on the top horn. It could be it is an original body that has been sanded down or it could be something else.

I wouldn't be happy based on one photo, particularly as it doesn't show the head stock which is often the easiest way to spot a fake.

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Post subject: Re: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:39 am
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Look original, but without more photo, I'won't buy.


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Post subject: Re: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 9:06 am
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Using the tortoise shell as my frame of reference for colour hues, saturation, etc, the clear coat looks a little too amber to me.
It puts me in mind of my Warmoth bodied Partsocaster.
The back of that guitar is natural finish ash and It is about that shade of amber.
Not quite clear, a little tint.

And I agree with John.
There's something not quite right about the finish shaping on the upper horn edges.

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Post subject: Re: Is this an original fender strat or a high-copy
Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:05 pm
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BMW-KTM wrote:

And I agree with John.
There's something not quite right about the finish shaping on the upper horn edges.



Or is the picture ....


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