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56Strat
Post subject: Both turned 55 years this month, still going strong
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 4:34 am
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This is my 1956 Stratocaster and Tremolux, both are made in March of '56.
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Stunning combo!! thanks for posting the pic!
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And here´s how they looked when they were born

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WOW! I love both of them!!!
You're very fortunate,I just wish I had bought older Fender Strats and amps years ago instead of the things I did buy...what I did have,I don't anymore.
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Talk about an adolescent wet dream in my late 30s,
Wow, congrats and that belongs in a calendar.

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56Strat
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 8:28 am
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Thanks for your nice comments!
I really like that ad from March 1956. Thanks for posting.

What's really amazing is the quality of the components Fender was using in the 50's. Look at the inside of the Tremolux, nothing got changed besides the tubes. Everything is still working strong. Leo and his team did it right back then.

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Wow :!: What more can be said, nice set...and yep Leo and the boys (and girls) did build them right back in the day...bet you didn't see amps coming back for bad solders, or non grounded power chords. etc...

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56Strat wrote:
Leo and his team did it right back then.


WORD!

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Wow. Nice retirement fund!! Not that you'd ever want to sell them!!

The amp in particular looks like it's got some stories to tell!
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Love how the pine has been aging on the inside of the tremelux,

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Forgot to mention, that's the same amp that came out in
Crazy heart.

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WOW!

Very nice indeed.

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Beautiful!
Thanks for posting. 8)

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Post subject: Re: Both turned 55 years this month, still going strong
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:12 am
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Wow. Nice retirement fund!! Not that you'd ever want to sell them!!

The amp in particular looks like it's got some stories to tell!




I don't think I will ever sell them. I own both since many years. The Strat came from the original owner, a country player. He was a good player, always played sitting on a chair. He said he hated to stand up and playing guitar. The back of the Strat shows it.

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Here is a picture including case and case candy. Even an old box of Fender strings.

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Forgot to mention, that's the same amp that came out in
Crazy heart.


Yes, the '56 Tremolux (5E9-A) is T-Bone Burnett's favorite Tweed amp as well.
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bluesstrattone
Post subject: Re: Both turned 55 years this month, still going strong
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T bone Burnett has quite a few of accomplishments.
Heres a quick bio I found.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Bone_Burnett
Interesting stuff.

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