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Post subject: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:48 pm
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A guy in my class is trying to sell me this guitar, but we both have no clue what the hell its worth. On the back of the pocket it says "Ultra".

Does anyone know more?

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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:56 pm
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Wrong photos? I don't see "Ultra" anywhere on this guitar.

The photos you posted are of a red circa 1990 American Standard Strat - in this case ignore the "N9xxxx" serial number; Fender accidentally used some "9xxxxx" serial number decals left over from 1989 with headstock decals that had the "N" for "1990s" on it when they should have been using "0xxxxx" serial number decals in 1990. It is a known serial number error, like the use of "E4xxxxx" decals in 1987-88, the use of "S9xxxxx" decals from 1979-1981, etc.


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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:14 pm
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Nope these are the photos he send me, saying "it says Ultra on the pocket".

Beside it not being an ultra what would the value of this guitar be?


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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:11 pm
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A Strat Ultra would have Lace Sensor pickups in an HSS configuration, an ebony fretboard, a moto pickguard and a deluxe locking tremolo assembly with an LSR nut and Schaller lockers.

There weren't Strat Ultras in 1999. Fender replaced that series with the American Deluxe models in 1998.


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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:24 pm
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Thanks both for sharing your expertise!


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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 7:33 pm
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Sorry for not getting back sooner; rough day today.

As I mentioned this is really a 1990 American Standard Strat - the serial number on that one is a know serial number anomaly (a "real" 1999 American Standard Strat would have the serial number on the back of the headstock and would have a vintage-style "Fender" logo instead of the "modern" style Fender logo that was used on American Standards from introduction through 1994).

One of that age would be worth in the $700 range.

Without seeing the neck pocket I can't say anything about the "Ultra" stamp; as chromeface says that is definitely not a Strat Ultra body as they had maple veneers front and back. I don't recall seeing them in a standard opaque color like red; most of them have transparent colors but they had a few really custom opaque colors like mystic black.


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Post subject: Re: How much is a Fender Strat USA Ultra (1999) worth?
Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 11:23 am
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John C wrote:
Sorry for not getting back sooner; rough day today.

As I mentioned this is really a 1990 American Standard Strat - the serial number on that one is a know serial number anomaly (a "real" 1999 American Standard Strat would have the serial number on the back of the headstock and would have a vintage-style "Fender" logo instead of the "modern" style Fender logo that was used on American Standards from introduction through 1994).

One of that age would be worth in the $700 range.

Without seeing the neck pocket I can't say anything about the "Ultra" stamp; as chromeface says that is definitely not a Strat Ultra body as they had maple veneers front and back. I don't recall seeing them in a standard opaque color like red; most of them have transparent colors but they had a few really custom opaque colors like mystic black.

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