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Post subject: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 8:46 pm
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Hey guys,

I was just at Guitar Center checking out some amps, when I came across two very marked down "American Standard" 2013 Strats. They were in the "High End" room, so it might be called.. I saw them marked at $1200 just a week ago.

The pink one was a 2013 with a very light pink finish, Rosewood, Alder body... and was "clearance" for ~$750, and there was a similar baby blue Am. Std. priced at $800. This made me really curious as I just bought my 2013 standard for $1080.

I also looked at the online catalog and did not see any light pink / baby blue strats listed.

Have you guys seen any light pink / baby blue '13 strats? I'm wondering if I should jump on the pink one... Maybe they didn't come with cases or something weird? It's weird to me that they're marked down, but the other Strats in the shop are not. Also makes me mad knowing I just spent $300 more on my strat.

They looked just like these (pulled off of google)
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Post subject: Re: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 9:38 pm
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Sounds like a good deal. It'll prob have a case as well and the candy that goes with.

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Post subject: Re: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:24 pm
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deash wrote:
I also looked at the online catalog and did not see any light pink / baby blue strats listed.


These may be FSR guitars built specifically for GC. As such, Fender doesn't normally catalogue such instruments.

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Post subject: Re: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Wed Jan 01, 2014 10:44 pm
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Yep, a GC FSR. They were available in Shell Pink, Sonic Blue, and Surf Green. Am Stds other than color.


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Post subject: Re: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:17 am
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Yes, these were an FSR run for Guitar Center; I picked up a sonic blue one myself back around Labor Day. That's a killer price; I would check it pretty well for shop wear.

Mine came with all the case candy of a regular American Standard and it came with a black tolex "Pro Series" case - it's my understanding that Fender stopped using the 2008-style molded case last summer and started using the black tolex Pro Series right about the time they did this run for Guitar Center (and also those "rustic ash" FSRs that came out about the same time). That being said these FRSs could have either the molded case or the Pro Series case.


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Post subject: Re: Fender American '13 Strat in pink?
Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 8:56 am
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Interesting - I think I might go back and take another look at it.
It didn't appear to have any wear, as far as I could tell. Still wondering why it's marked down so much.

Plus - who DOESN'T want a pink Strat in their collection???

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