I was wondering if anyone can help me authenticate one.

Yeah theres plenty of people on here that can and will help you.

Post some pictures of it mate, someone will soon comment.

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No no and no

more in a few minutes, is there anything I need to emphasize on to help the process?

I personaly would like to see a close up of the saddles, a end on view of the heel end of the neck. I'd also like to see the neck pocket and underside of the neck heel.

Others will likely want to see the underside of the pickguard and the body cavities.

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No no and no

Looking at first photo, the tuners don't appear to be vintage.

but you can see where the originals outline the headstock and original screw holes, unless my eyes deceive me.

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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

Remove the neck and check the date printed on the side. If it's an original 62 it should look like this,

its worth 1 in the hand and 2 in the bush.....WOW
looks pretty legit to me, either that or very very very good fake.

the tuners, i wouldnt be surprised that the originals were replaced in the 80s.

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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, I see it. They have been replaced.

The guitar looks real, slightly modified, but real.

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My other guitar is a Strat.

I agree, it does look good. The serial number is right for mid '62, of course those can be purchased on eBay. I just wonder about the relief on the back of the body, is that deep enough for a '62? It looks more like a 70s relief size to me. The pickups also look like 70s flush poles, I can't see a stagger on them, maybe my sight is bad? And, shouldn't the case be brown instead of tweed? (case looks new) Like nikininja said "... see a close up of the saddles, a end on view of the heel end of the neck,... the neck pocket and underside of the neck heel.... the underside of the pick guard and the body cavities."

Like others have said, definitely not original tuners and a string tree was added.

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Por favor, disculpe mi español, no se llega a la práctica con mucha frecuencia.

Yes, we would need to see more pictures to become more certain.

Anyone considering buying it should demand the detailed pictures.

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My other guitar is a Strat.

barth was one of the first fender-dealer in germany.

tuners arent original - the first stringholder is an original - the 2. seems to be a 64 65. neck is an original slab ! nut is original - frets are original, decal is original. dot spacing is ok ! serial passed.
plasticparts - looking fine.

for the rest - need more pics !

nice strat !

are you a german ? next to stuttgart ?

visit:

http://www.vintagestrats.de/VintageStrats.de/1962.html
http://www.vintagestrats.de/VintageStra ... at_sb.html

lass mal im vintagestrats-forum von dir hören !!

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looking for old fender-catalogs and color-charts. please help!

Looks nice. I got a '62 from May and the SN was in the 85XXX range and had similar mods. Different tuners and the extra string tree was standard procedure in the 70s and 80s, now everyone's kicking themselves. Those 30 bucks in parts now cost them 1000s off the resale. Doh. Fine by me, as I could never have afforded it otherwise. You can always swap tuners and plug holes. Enjoy.

The sunburst looks a little funny to me... looks refinished or uneven or did they do an inconsistent job back then?

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