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Post subject: Hey shouldnt this truss rod insert wood be darker?
Posted: Sun Feb 17, 2019 7:31 pm
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Its an American Professional Black Strat with a US17 serial. It all checks out on the Fender site product registration. I have the case, the COA, tags. etc. I'm 97% certain its legit. The neck itself has a tag that says "Neck am pro strat MN Nat Mill" and bar code and a number of some sort and the usual random stamps and initials and dates on the neck and the pocket (although the pocket date is obscured by black paint excess).

But I'm used to that wood in the truss rod being very dark and this is barely darker than the maple and much lighter than the skunk stripe. Did they change the woods in the insert? Online I see the usual dark wood except for this model:

http://shop.fender.com/en-US/electric-guitars/stratocaster/limited-edition-lightweight-ash-american-professional-stratocaster/0179303734.html


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Post subject: Re: Hey shouldnt this truss rod insert wood be darker?
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:46 am
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Perfectly normal -- walnut can vary quite a bit in spectral density. The guitar seems totally authentic, from what I can see.

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Post subject: Re: Hey shouldnt this truss rod insert wood be darker?
Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 5:38 am
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Yah...doesn't look any different than the guitar on Fenders' own product page. I wouldn't worry about it.


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