Hi,

I just read about the Fender Stratocaster, Made in japan (printed on the head). As mine has the serial number starting with H, it should be made between '88 and '89.

It is a red one, darker than the fiesta red, but lighter than cherry. The fingerboard is maple.

Can someone help me out to find the model and if this one is a collector guitar or a good guitar? It was bought second hand beginning 1990.

Thanks for helping me out here.

Cheers

That doesn't tell anything other than a small detail and what it looks like. Pics could shed some light.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

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Cheers

Pics didn't work.

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1984 Squier Contemporary Stratocaster
1986 Peavey Envoy 110
1967 Kingston Acoustic

Looks like a Standard Strat.

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I didn't Lose my mind, I traded it for this guitar.

hi , as stated above it looks like a standard , do the saddles have fender stamped on them ? if not it's deffo a std , but a very nice looker mate , i have an I S/N , great guitars and they sound even better with an electronics and pup upgrade , i have usa pups in my standard , also heres a wee site you can check out
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/john.blackman4/models.htm

and heres a wee pic of my strats , the natch one is my standard mij (it used to be black and battered to hell ) the sunburst is a 1994 usa 40th anni std and the black one is a 1985 mij 50's reissue ,

cheers
Alan

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The MIJ 50's reissue is chock full of Clapton vibe.



Did you plan to stick a set of LSes or VNs (with the mandatory TBX/MDX circuitry) on it?

Actually it looks closer to a "Contemporary" model. And if the cast tuners and dual string trees were disregarded, it could pass for a '50s re-issue in Dakota Red.

Arjay

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hi chromeface , yes it did have a bit of a clapton vibe going on but now it's got more than a hint of a dave gilmour vibe


it's got texas specials in the neck and mid and a S/D ssl-5 in the bridge , iit sounds sweet , cheers
Alan

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