Wow...good thread. You scared this one away.

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RK

2007 Fender Highway 1
2012 American Deluxe
2015 MIM Dave Murray HHH
2010 Fender Blacktop
1987 Fender Avalon Acoustic
2012 Marshall DSL 15 watt head

Was that the Rediscovered Wichita lineman ???

Because it's still on the line?

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My other guitar is a Strat.

Thanks for the comments...I hadn't thought about that guitar in a long time...after researching (based on ya'lls commments)...it is a Vietnam Strat fake. I found some pictures on the internet and the hardware on the guitar matches those in the pictures...the only difference is that the tremilo plate on mine does not have "Fender" stamped on it nor does the neck backing plate have anything stamped on it. So just guessing its an early Vietnam fake.

The guitar is at my daughter's house and the next time I visit her I'll be getting it back taking pictures and posting them for those who might be interested.

This makes the guitar very cool/special for me as I lived though the Vietnam era as a kid/teenager and some of my friend's dads didn't make it home from there.

Thanks for the help in answering a 30+ year old question.

Eddie

Vietnam Strat
Jimi Hendrix Strat
Japan Strat
SoCal Speed Shop Strat
25th Aniversary Strat (gone)

Thanks for the comments...I hadn't thought about that guitar in a long time...after researching (based on ya'lls commments)...it is a Vietnam Strat fake. I found some pictures on the internet and the hardware on the guitar matches those in the pictures...the only difference is that the tremilo plate on mine does not have "Fender" stamped on it nor does the neck backing plate have anything stamped on it. So just guessing its an early Vietnam fake.

The guitar is at my daughter's house and the next time I visit her I'll be getting it back taking pictures and posting them for those who might be interested.

This makes the guitar very cool/special for me as I lived though the Vietnam era as a kid/teenager and some of my friend's dads didn't make it home from there.

Thanks for the help in answering a 30+ year old question.

Eddie

Vietnam Strat
Jimi Hendrix Strat
Japan Strat
SoCal Speed Shop Strat
25th Aniversary Strat (gone)

Hi EddieS! I'm glad you're taking this news well. Forgive the old timers around here from acting skeptically (and perhaps a little harshly) toward your guitar. If you do some searching on this site, you'll see lots of outrageous claims and lots of fakes. Fake or not, we'd love to see pictures of your guitar, and we look forward to getting your input on lots of discussions. Welcome!

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

I'll second that Eddie. I love looking at guitars, wherever they were made, whatever they are.
I do particularly like seeing the first asian copies as I have a bit of a passion for the later asian copies. Kind of a look where they started / look where they are now.

So please Eddie, indulge me if you'd be so kind.

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No no and no

I love looking at old knock-offs too.Back in the 60s and early 70s nobody took the Japanese copies seriously but now some of them exceed in every way the ones they were emulating.

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'65 Strat,65 Mustang,65 Jaguar,4 more Strats,3 vintage Vox guitars,5 Vox amps,'69 Bassman with a '68 2-15 Bassman cab,36 guitars total-15asst'd amps total,2 vintage '60s Hammond organs & a myriad of effects-with a few rare vintage ones.

Yes, indeed. I think most of us are that way.

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My other guitar is a Strat.

hey ed,

in would still love to see pics, how bout that jimmy hendrix strat and socal speedshop strat pics.

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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."

oogway, kungfu panda 2008

Yes Eddy, please post up some picture.

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Marriage is like playing cards...

At first all you want are Hearts and Diamonds.

But in the end, all you really want is a Club and a Spade.

I own LOnely Boy Eddie and if yours is female we can mate them and produce more little guitars. I originally paid 5000 for him ....................Ebay blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa and twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa I then kidnapped him and called in the army to get my money back and refused to hand him over hahahhahahahahha what a scream that was, I tuned into a monster , it sounds great plays well too Vietnam strats rule

Thanks all... I'll be getting pictures together over the next few weeks I'm traveling right now... 5 grand!!! ouch!!!! but looking back the 21st pawn shop in Wichita sold me mine in 1977 for two hundred bucks which for the time was a chunk of change!!! (they claimed it was a 56' strat and I didn't know any better at the time) I had to put new pickups and wiring as the stuff it had was toast. There was a company making Stratocaster "Kits" back then with thick plywood bodies and their pickups and stuff where claimed to be the same as the 1957 strat I don't know if that was true but the guitar sounds nice and "period correct" the tremilo pretty well blows so I didn't use it much.

Good job on keeping Lonely Boy!!!!!!! serves'm right!

When I get it back from my daughter I might put the body back to its metallic blue when I got it.

Sorry about giving you a hard time Eddie but you ought to see some of the claims we've seen here. Welcome to the forum. We are a friendly bunch!

Hey no worries dude....re-reading my post after some comments and with all the counterfeiting/fakes that we live with today (and always have been) I wasn't surprised to see some skepticism...which quite frankly keeps everything real. Thanks for the welcome and I look forward to the forums!!!!

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