I got a real 70's Strat

Truetone6 · **Joined:** Thu Aug 23, 2007 3:52 pm **Posts:** 167

I got this used strat at my friends store. It's a 1974 with the staggered pole piece pickups. It's all original except for a refret,new trem bar and an 80's Fender hardshell case.

carsonb10 · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 7:34 pm

i would kill for one of those. you got a true treasure in my book

bluesstrattone · **Joined:** Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:08 am **Posts:** 2265

totally sick buy. :shock:

Thirty6_30 · **Joined:** Mon Apr 26, 2010 7:56 pm **Posts:** 43

Very awesome score my friend. CONGRATS!!!!

Unadan · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 8:19 pm

Is 74 still part of the CBS era?

63supro · **Joined:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:19 pm **Posts:** 8827

Unadan wrote:

Is 74 still part of the CBS era?

I believe CBS owned Fender until 1985 when Bill Schultz and the Fender employees bought the company.

I love my 72. Mine needs a refret badly and I want to dump the cast bridge saddles too. Mine are pretty corroded. I just need to find someone I trust to do the refret. I wouldn't let the techs at my local GC or Sam Ash do a string change let alone a refret. The pups always sounded great to my ears. I had to replace the volume pot this year but that's it.

Retroverbial · **Posted:** Mon May 03, 2010 9:17 pm

Great score!

Play and enjoy often.

Arjay

Rebelsoul · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 5:13 am

That's really nice,good score.
I know CBS era guitars and amps get a bad name,but that's a piece of history and a good looking guitar,I would be happy with it.

63supro · **Joined:** Tue Aug 07, 2007 2:19 pm **Posts:** 8827

I had to play a few before I found my 72. The QC was hit and miss, but when you found one with a nice tight neck pocket and put together right they're pretty sweet guitars. After 38 years I barely got through the poly on the neck.LOL It yellowed a bit from all the bars and being around smoke and stuff. it.

mtbiker · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 6:43 am

Sweet, it even has the wham bar. I played one of those back in the day with a band in high school. It is a sweet guitar.

mthorn00 · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 11:51 am

Cool and welcome to the "Groovy 70's Club"

I bought my '74 back in 1981 and still have it.

Voodoo Blues · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:05 am **Posts:** 1333

Can I join the Groovey 70's Club too?

I got a '78 Strat last year that needed alot of work.

She went from this...

To this...

mthorn00 · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 2:16 pm

Nice work! Yup all 70's era Fenders (but especially Strats) are welcome here in the "Groovy 70's Club"

Here's my '74

cherokee747 · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 3:34 pm

Real nice Truetone. You'll get a lot of pleasure from that one.........

Mike

Martin008 · **Posted:** Tue May 04, 2010 3:47 pm

Truetone6 wrote:

I got this used strat at my friends store. It's a 1974 with the staggered pole piece pickups. It's all original except for a refret,new trem bar and an 80's Fender hardshell case.

SWEET! A friend of mine bought a new Strat as an investment in 1976...never even taken it out of the case, and original strings. He said it was worth over 20G, anybody know if that is correct? :?:

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