yeah 85/86 japan is more probable, theres no way someone would part with a guitar that old is there?
she even looks like she came out of the 80's!
the value is'nt to important i guess it's my guitar, theres not many like it,
and this one is mine, gonna enjoy playing again!

im a bit scared to "pop the neck off"!
will it just unscrew and screw back on without any problems?
if it's not gonna cause any problems i'll do it.

Cam....if there is anything I've learned by lurking on these threads is that Stratoids prefer to assume that a guitar, or part, is worth whatever some chump will pay for it, completely disregarding any type of comparative analysis of value. To this end, there is no potential limit to your necks value. All we must do is suggest that its infinately valuable and some dogmatic strat person will close his eyes and say "Yesss, I believe" and then he will press the "Increase Bid" button.

Hi camerilo: Niki's suggestion sounds like a good one to me.

Unfortunately, that means you won't be selling this Strat and buying a new car on the proceeds. But a mid-80s MIJ is still a very pleasant instrument to own so nothing to be disappointed about there.

And if your picture is giving an accurate impression then that is an unusually slim neck. Looks like 40 mm at the nut - is that right? Never had my hands on one that narrow: how does it feel, I wonder?

Cheers - C

Cam....havent you heard?????

Reliced and road worn guitars are truly more valuable than new guitars. Forget about actual vintage guitars or antiques. That doesnt matter. This is America after all. What matters is how it looks.

So, to add substantial value to that guitar, over an beyond what might be implied by an offhand reference to 1963 Fullerton, you need to beat the crap out of it. Relic it right up!!!

Screw drivers are great, not only for scratches, but deep gouges also. According to marketing people on these threads, each scratch is worth an additional $10 in value. Each gouge is worth $25. Chipped paint is $15 per chip. Abbrasion is valued at roughly $18 per square inch of surface area.

Of course, I'm hearing that if those chips, scratches, marks, abbrassions and other damage "look" like they were made by someone famous, the guitar is automatically worth an extra $25k.