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paris
Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 4:13 pm
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Do you enjoy the guitar?

If so, then who cares if it's a fake. Hell I've had 2 fake Fender guitars (with some Fender parts. Pickups and stuff) made and they are both great.

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Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:28 pm
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paris wrote:
I've had 2 fake Fender guitars made and they are both great.


There are high quality fakes and there are low quality fakes ... makes a big difference.

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Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Thu Feb 23, 2012 9:11 pm
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Blotshar wrote:
Hello,

I just bought a stratocaster from a friend of mine, and i have a problem determining how old is she. Her serial number is F&S 0486253. It's a Fender Stratocaster Special, probably custom, from a headstock and a little knowledge from the internet i think its from '70s '75 to be specific. On the back plate it says Fender Corona California. I would like you to try and determine yourselves, because i dont have as much knowlege as you guys.

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Also: are these pickups any good? Should i buy some new ones?



Whaattt the??? That has to be one of the weirdest Strat copies I've ever seen. I would scrape off the "Fender Stratocaster" logos just to avoid any future, ahem, confusion. But hey if you got it dirt cheap and it plays nice, roll with it. I would just go all-out with the "rat-rod" guitar thing with it.
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paris
Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:24 am
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ExiledonMainSt wrote:
Blotshar wrote:
Hello,

I just bought a stratocaster from a friend of mine, and i have a problem determining how old is she. Her serial number is F&S 0486253. It's a Fender Stratocaster Special, probably custom, from a headstock and a little knowledge from the internet i think its from '70s '75 to be specific. On the back plate it says Fender Corona California. I would like you to try and determine yourselves, because i dont have as much knowlege as you guys.

And of course photos:

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Image


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Also: are these pickups any good? Should i buy some new ones?



Whaattt the??? That has to be one of the weirdest Strat copies I've ever seen. I would scrape off the "Fender Stratocaster" logos just to avoid any future, ahem, confusion. But hey if you got it dirt cheap and it plays nice, roll with it. I would just go all-out with the "rat-rod" guitar thing with it.

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paris
Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:27 am
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orvilleowner wrote:
paris wrote:
I've had 2 fake Fender guitars made and they are both great.


There are high quality fakes and there are low quality fakes ... makes a big difference.


I totally agree with that. I'm thinking that if it plays well I'm remove the logo and reshape the headstock and call it a day.
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paris
Post subject: Re: Determining Stratocaster's age
PostPosted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:34 am
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Blotshar wrote:
Hello,

I just bought a stratocaster from a friend of mine, and i have a problem determining how old is she. Her serial number is F&S 0486253. It's a Fender Stratocaster Special, probably custom, from a headstock and a little knowledge from the internet i think its from '70s '75 to be specific. On the back plate it says Fender Corona California. I would like you to try and determine yourselves, because i dont have as much knowlege as you guys.

And of course photos:

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Image


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Also: are these pickups any good? Should i buy some new ones?


Looking at your photos it got me thinking. If the guitar plays pretty very, I'd say keep it. But I would make some changes.
1. Buy a new pickguard. Maybe a black one
2. Buy an All Parts or Warmoth neck.
3. If the tuning keys aren't very good, buy new tuning keys. If they work well, keep'm.
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