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Post subject: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:28 pm
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Hello every budy and thank you for help , i saw a strat for sale on the internet the price is so low :mrgreen: , the guy said that he needs cash but I wanna make sure it's not fake.

I've never touched a strat before and I just don't want to get ripped off and to be honest i'm not a guitar expert .
Here is the photo that he set
[img]C:/Users/haythem/Desktop/Strat.jpg[/img]
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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:48 pm
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I'm 99.9999% sure it's a legit American Standard Strat.


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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 8:58 pm
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Can you tell me please how do know that. I'm going to see the guitar tomorow can you please tell me somme tricks to use to affirm that it's a real one .
Thank you for your time .


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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 11:02 pm
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head19 wrote:
Can you tell me please how do know that. I'm going to see the guitar tomorrow can you please tell me some tricks to use to affirm that it's a real one .
Thank you for your time .


One place to start is the serial number, if it begins with M, J, or K it is not an American made Strat,

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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:14 am
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head19 wrote:
Can you tell me please how do know that. I'm going to see the guitar tomorow can you please tell me somme tricks to use to affirm that it's a real one .
Thank you for your time .


As has been said check the serial number.
But you can also check the back cover to see if the middle two screws are off-set, check the machine heads to see if they are Fender stamped.
Check the bridge saddles and do they have fender stamped on both side
Looks like it has a walnut plug in the truss rod opening but check to see if it is there.
Check to see if the neck is all one piece with a skunk stripe up the back

Other things to look for is the distance between the two dots at the 12th fret to make sure they are not to far apart.

That lot with the Serial number should pin it down to being the real thing other than taking the neck off etc and looking under the hood :mrgreen:

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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 10:52 am
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head19 wrote:
Can you tell me please how do know that. I'm going to see the guitar tomorow can you please tell me somme tricks to use to affirm that it's a real one .
Thank you for your time .


As previously stated, the serial number is a great place to start. But based on what I see in the photo, it just looks right; visually there is nothing obviously wrong with it. If not, then it's a very well made fake.


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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 1:55 pm
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Thank you all for your precious help !


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Post subject: Re: Real or fake strat !
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:07 pm
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To add to what's been already been said. It should have a hole on the neckplate for micro tilt adjustment too. From what I can tell though it's legit. I'm sure of it.

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