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Post subject: How can I prove my American Special HSS Strat is genuine?
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 4:35 am
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Hello Everyone,
I'm trying to sell my American Special HSS Strat but the potential buyer is wary of fake guitars. I was never given anything to prove its authenticity when I bought it (in the UK). I never registered it either because it is not possible through the UK website.
I looked on the support forum but I can't find anything related to this series. The serial number starts with US10.
Can anyone shed some light on this?

Thanks

Chris


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Post subject: Re: How can I prove my American Special HSS Strat is genuine
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:18 am
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Buyer can take a look of the guitar or he his far away ?

Lots a of photos to the buyer it is the only way . Also close up of electronic under pickguard show an all american Fender electronic. The buyer should know what to look. It is not you to prove it is a real fender. The buyer must do his job first.

Photos of neck / neck pocket ; you have to unscrew the neck ; most people don't like to unscrew the neck.

This guitar is not a vintage that worth a lots of money.


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Post subject: Re: How can I prove my American Special HSS Strat is genuine
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:24 am
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stratele52 wrote:
Buyer can take a look of the guitar or he his far away ?

Lots a of photos to the buyer it is the only way . Also close up of electronic under pickguard show an all american Fender electronic. The buyer should know what to look. It is not you to prove it is a real fender. The buyer must do his job first.

Photos of neck / neck pocket ; you have to unscrew the neck ; most people don't like to unscrew the neck.

This guitar is not a vintage that worth a lots of money.


Thanks. I don't think the buyer knows this, even if he did come look at it. The problem is that I am in Korea, and there has been a history of counterfeit products of all sorts blowing through here. People are quite cautious about used goods now.
I lost the orginal sales receipt, but i will contact the vendor and ask for a new one.


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Post subject: Re: How can I prove my American Special HSS Strat is genuine
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:35 am
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if he doesnt know what hes looking at showing him all the proof its real will mean nothing to him at all :roll:

easy to see things like the string tree (if there is one), plug for the truss rod, screw pattern on the back cover. these are small things sometimes overlooked by fakers. if you show him it all matches up great. also, unless you can find a fake special (if they exist) hes got no reason to suspect its fake.

the special is the cheapest US made guitar. would make more sense and not much more effort to fake a US std, which im sure they do.


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Post subject: Re: How can I prove my American Special HSS Strat is genuine
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2013 5:43 am
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Over here in Korea, there is no such thing as a cheap US Fender! After import duties and other miscellanous mark-ups, the Special is over $1,200! Even the Highway One is close to $1,000. I guess that's why he is being cautious..


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