with the rebate from fender you can get a brand new one for $600, combine that with a GC coupon, or haggle a bit and you got brand new. Again used in even MINT no more than $500. If you got $600 go get a new one.

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Sure is purdy, Arnold.



RAWK ON!



Arjay

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Thanks Arjay, a very good score indeed!

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Hi again DTL: a Mexican Strat and yet the seller claims $1400 was paid for it? Then either someone's misremembering, or someone was royally fleeced over the original purchase of that guitar!

I've never heard of someone buying a MIM Strat from a "distribution office" in Corona. Unless distribution office just means "shop".

I expect the seller is probably not trying to cheat you. I suspect what's happening here is the sale of a guitar that belonged to someone who's died or departed by some other means, and the seller simply doesn't know about instruments and has her wires crossed a little. So if you talk to her further be gentle with her, in case there are painful emotions in the background. You could always point her at this thread if she's doubtful about what you're telling her.

Still, bottom line:

New American Vintage Strat = $1600
New Mexican Classic 50s Strat = $600

Approximately.

Base a price for a second hand instrument on those numbers.

Good luck - C

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Here's a 2 tone one posted on my local CL for $400. So I would maybe pay a little more for the Daphne Blue, but not much more.

http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/msg/3207682972.html

Hey, by the way. I was just looking again at the nice photo of this guitar:

I love the little diagram of the cross section of the neck and strings! Were you explaining to a tech; "Listen, I want the string action set up like THIS."

Neat!

Cheers - C

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I was doing a setup on this one on a slow night at work(I'm my own tech ), My buddy is a machine operator, he came into my shop, so I was trying to explain to him how to do a bridge setup. Hes Serbian, so it was easier to explain it to him on paper. Good eye Ceri!

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I'm wondering what the OP ended up doing...I do hate to be left hanging

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