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Post subject: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:16 pm
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I've found a rare issue Fender Strat made in 1989 and it's a blue purple colour. Apparently, there is only possibly one of them in the world and I just wanted to know if this was the case. If anyone has anything to add then please feel free :D


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 5:55 pm
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Pictures would help and why do you think it is the only one in the world that color? :?


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 6:37 pm
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Oh pleeez not another "stupid rare" guitar. Can't see what you got until you post pics. Bigfoots are rare, but a few pics exist! :roll:

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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:03 pm
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I'll try and get pics. And no need to be condescending about a 'stupid rare' guitar. If you weren't interested you wouldn't have posted. There's no need.


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:28 pm
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Hey noob...expect some ball breaking here on the forum from those that have been around a while. "stupid rare" refers to a post from long ago...the guys that have been around a while will get it.

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Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:37 pm
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Stupid rare is an amp term but I guess it can apply here also.


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 12, 2013 7:42 pm
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stupid rare is as stupid rare does.
Anyway welcome to the forum...post a pic and I'm sure you will have plenty of opinions on what you have there.

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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 3:48 am
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Exactly I'm a noob, so ease up on the ball breaking and I'll get it in time :) thanks for the advice though. Any more info on this 'stupid rare' comment i made? Enlighten me


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 4:17 am
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Ha..nevermind really. "stupid rare" is in reference to someone who used to run around the vintage amp forum...well like I said nevermind...some things are probably better left alone. Again wasn't as much a knock on you, as much a joke for the guys here. However we do get a share of rare one of a kind posts that are usuall debunked rather quickly. Anyway I'd still like to see some pics, and as long as you love it...right on!
Oh and BTW as far as easing up on the ball breaking...I grew up in New York...not likely to happen!!

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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 5:38 am
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Arnold Layne wrote:
Bigfoots are rare, but a few pics exist! :roll:

...Did someone mention Bigfoot guitars?

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Amazingly, though it's rare it is not unique! There's several Bigfoot guitars out there.

"One of a kind" is a risky claim to make...

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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:49 am
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*Awaits "how do I add pictures" post*

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Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2013 6:05 pm
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If the First Letter is a E on the serial Number and you have lace pickups.
Then the Blue is not rare since I have 2 and also 2 in Yellow.........JT


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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:00 am
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Just a few comments...these are, as always, my own humble opinions...

First, in regard to the term "rare" (beyond what has already been mentioned) please remember that as it applies to a guitar, the term is HIGHLY subjective...particularly if it was coined by a seller trying to make an extra buck or two on the guitar he/she was selling. It's not all that hard to find something rare or unique about an instrument, particularly if your trying to sell it and especially if the person you're selling it to is somewhat inexperienced.

Equally, please remember that even if it is a "rare" color, that doesn't necessarily mean anything. Yes, as others have stated, there are a few out there. A good example would be the "Splatter Strats" that came out back in the early 00's. Each one was actually individual and unique and the fact that they just didn't sell all that well makes them even rarer. They still aren't worth much money-wise because at the end of the day, they're still just Mexican Standards...they were just given the Jackson Pollock treatment.

Another thing to keep in mind is that as a guitar ages, unless the guitar was stored in a completely dark, hermetically sealed bubble, those colors do tend to "change" a bit. Most will typically yellow a bit over time and some will fade a little. A great example is "Lake Placid Blue"...if you actually look at a variety of instruments that were made in this color, chances are you're going to find A LOT of tonal variations ranging from teal to aqua depending on age, the chemical composition of the original finish, how the guitar was stored, etc.. Doesn't mean that any one of those variations has any more significance than another...it's still Lake Placid Blue.

Also, until the instrument has actually been inspected, there's no guarantee that the finish is actually original. Remember there are quite a few of us who do our refinishing and some of us have even gotten pretty good at it over the years. In other words, even a good, high quality finish does not necessarily mean that it's original. A good case example would be a Yamaha bass that I picked up a few years back. I had gotten it for CHEAP ($30) because it had been in a fire...the finish was all bubbled up, the pickup covers and knobs were all melted and so forth. The instrument was still structurally sound however and the electronics still worked so for the money, I figured with was worth a decent refinish. As I started stripping the paint, I found that under the bubbled green metallic, it was actually painted gold...and under the gold I found the original finish, which was actually hot pink! LOL!!! Now she's a beautiful black lacquer with the original Yamaha Motion B logo restored...the guy I bought her from for $30 offered me $450 8) .

Another case example would be a partscaster I put together a few years back. I was experimenting with sunburst finishes...was trying to reproduce that classic 50's 2 tone brown and...ummm...missed. The instrument has an '03 Indo Squier Standard neck, MIM bridge, MIJ pickups and the body is of unknown origin (I got it for $20 off Craigslist). It's a beautiful guitar and plays -very- well...and it's certainly "unique"...I can absolutely guarantee that there isn't another one just like it! LOL!!! That said, it's not really worth more than $200...the only thing that makes it "special" is that I built it myself (including the F neckplate with a serial number that happens to be my birthday).

The thing to remember about finishes is that unless it's actually a very specific factory finish...which typically is only available from the Custom Shop (in which case you would have likely payed a VERY premium price for it...hopefully with full documentation), any specific color doesn't really add any particular value to the instrument. You'll likely pay (or get) a bit more for a good sunburst finish because there's a little more effort involved there and they are typically a bit more desirable, but most block colors are just that...the color of the instrument. And in the case of an instrument that has been refinished, unless it is some very specific custom job (like exceptionally well done graphics or airbrush or something), again it doesn't really add anything to the value of the instrument at all. In fact in the case of genuine vintage instruments, it tends to detract significantly from the monetary value unless it was exceptionally well done...or perhaps done by someone famous. If there was a Splatter Strat that was actually painted by Jackson Pollock himself, that would have some significant value, not because it's a Strat or has a custom finish but because it's a Jackson Pollock (and for you art aficionados out there, I really -hate- Jackson Pollock! LOL!).

As far as the ball-breaking goes...seriously dude...don't sweat it. You get FAR worse on other forums.

So with that said, as others have already mentioned, get some decent pics posted and the good folks here should be able to give you a better idea of what you actually have. As others have said elsewhere, without pics the guitar doesn't really exist! LOL!

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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2013 9:36 pm
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Ceri wrote:
Arnold Layne wrote:
Bigfoots are rare, but a few pics exist! :roll:

...Did someone mention Bigfoot guitars?

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Amazingly, though it's rare it is not unique! There's several Bigfoot guitars out there.

"One of a kind" is a risky claim to make...

Cheers - C

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Post subject: Re: Stratocaster 1989 Rare Issue
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 4:32 am
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Yes post pics. You might have an identity crisis guitar like some of us on this board.

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