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Have I been swindled?
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Post subject: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 40th
Posted: Sat Jan 27, 2018 1:07 pm
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Hi you all!

I'm looking to identify a guitar.

1994 Fender STEELCASTER Strat Harley/PG Tooled/Case X/C

Supposedly a fake, or more probable; A very expensive mod.

In fact $3300 to be exact.

Is it 'American Standard', 'Custom Shop', 'CS HD', 'Fake' or 'Mod'? A bit of all? :? :? :?

Damn it. There's no way for me to know.

In other words, I'd appreciate some help.


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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:18 am
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It would be easier to help if you had posted the original ad link, it's got the pics etc; https://www.finn.no/bap/forsale/ad.html ... e=68693277

Checked the serial number on the product registration page; comes back as a regular American Standard Stratocaster®, no mentions of Harley's, steel, anniversaries, unicorns or leprechauns.
So, without further evidence, I tend to believe it's a modded AmStd. And the current owner doesn't have wire cutters...
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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 10:44 am
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The Harley Davidson Stratocaster model was a CS Limited Edition made in 1993 only.
A hollow aluminum body, chrome inscribed pickguard, available in chrome only!

I voted maybe only because I cant read the original ad language, otherwise I would have said yes.

The guitar motel has the proto type:
https://www.guitarmotel.com/#/guitar/fender-custom-shop-1992-stratocaster-harley-davidson-prototype


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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:13 pm
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American std with harley pickguard.
Not customshop so fake in that regard.
Approx value vaguely $700 usd ... :D


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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 1:29 pm
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To me, anyone who paid a HECK OF A LOT for a custom shop guitar , then left a headstock looking like that is a moron ............FFS cut off your string ends dumbo

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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 2:46 am
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jimmy_james wrote:
American std with harley pickguard.
Not customshop so fake in that regard.
Approx value vaguely $700 usd ... :D


Absolutely.

If CS are doing a commemorative Strat on commission for a large Company they tend to do a quantity of them. Shareholders don't take kindly to CEO's buying special Strats just for themselves. I agree it is probably because The Board fancy them but they hide the fact by giving some away to prize dealerships etc. as well.

They also do it tastefully and look at the instrument as a whole not just screw on a tacky scratch plate.

As an example the Jaguar Stratocaster

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IMHO the most gorgeous Strat ever produced.

There was a HD Custom Shop Strat:-

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Funny thing, yours looks nothing like it. :roll: There are a great many images available by a simple Google search, did you not do any research first? Noting the gold detailing on the original CS Harley Strats it would seem even your scratch plate is a knock off.

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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:06 am
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With reference to the prices of other guitars on the site I would suggest you paid somewhere between twice and three times what it is worth.

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Post subject: Re: ONE OF A KIND! 1994 Fender Steelcaster Harley Davidson 4
Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:10 am
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And, just in case you want to buy a Mustang Start to go with your HD, it should look like:-

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