I gabe a 1985 japanese strat, black solid body. Black headstock and I believe rosewood fretboard. It has a string lock at the top if the neck and Fender system III tremelo (missing the bar though). I am considering selling it but not sure what it's worth, any info would be great. Thanks.

Here is a link to pics of the guitar.

Hey, I just wanted to say thanks. I opened up your link and damn near puked all over my computer. I love animals, but this is a guitar forum. If you want an evaluation of your guitar, then post your photos somewhere else.

Folks,

Don't open the OP's link unless you also want to puke. I have reported this post to the mods.

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Bill

I'm sorry about that, but I don't have the pics anywhere else. I deleted that photo. I know this forum is for guitars, thats why I posted in here.

I thought was posting in a guitar forum, I guess I'm wrong. This is apparently a forum of snobby jackasses. I was asking for an honest opinion, but thanks to that dipwad up there everybody else is scared. Pansies.

You've got that trem no one wants on that thing and the bukker in the rear...So seeing as your being prickly i'll tell you the truth its a pig.....Maybe 400 to 500 if you find someone who dosen't really know what their doing or what the right set up to buy in a MIJ Strat is.......So someone like you.......

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I didn't buy it, it was given to me for christmas. I already knew about the tremelo. But thanks fur actually responding.

dml... get a photobucket account... post your photos there ..... I agree your link is a lot of trouble...

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After a heart attack in 2001, Burnside's doctor advised him to stop drinking; Burnside did, but he reported that change left him unable to play.

The rule of thumb is "it's worth only what someone will pay you for it"

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So go online to eBay or other Google options and do your own research. You can also use Ebay's search to find the results of completed auctions, if you can't find a live one.

Personally, I think $400 to $500 is probably generous.

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I did not see any pics of it, but from the brief description it is a Contemporary Strat and probably worth about $300 - $500 depending on condition.
Missing trem arm does drop the price as it's not complete.

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

Is it short scale? I have a Gibson-scale Contemporary Squier Strat from the same era in Japan.

I wouldn't be too hard on (even though I'm sure he's got some thick skin and not a pansy) Bluesky636. In all the stuff I've seen him write on this forum, he has always been honest, knowledgable and helpful.

As to your question: From what I've seen with most MIJ Fender instruments, you could, depending on condition, probibly get about $450 for it to the right buyer.

MIJ or MIM instruments don't really go up in value. On the flip side, they don't go down either.

From my obswervations I say most non-vintage Fenders don't go up in value until the older guitars are out of people's price range.

i.e. I purchased my '77 Hard tail Strat for $750 back in '02. That same guitar is now work more than twice now. To think 20 years ago everyone panned them.

A few months ago I purchased ba painted stripped '79 Strat w/ Van Zandt pupsfor under $800, but had that guitar been in mint shape I'd be looking at paying 2x's that much.

I believe the market is driven buy a few things:
1. Older Fender instruments are out any regular person's price range. Even the early guitars from the '70s are starting to gain value.
2. People buy what they remember from their childhood.

I hope this all helps

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1975 Sunburst Stratocaster rosewood finger board
1979 Stratocaster with roseowood finder board
2001 Candy Green Clapton Stratocaster
2007 Andy Summers Inspired Telecaster
2007 '51 P-Bass
2012 Taylor 110
2015 Mystic Ice Blue Deluxe Stratocaster Plus

I checked completed ebay auctions for "strat* mij" and the prices are all over the map. A '57 mij reissue went for $600 and it was the highest seller. Other mijs as low as $225 didn't sell.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_catref=1&_nkw=strat*+mij&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=33034&_okw=&_oexkw=&_adv=1&LH_Complete=1&_udlo=&_udhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50

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