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Post subject: Fender Stratocaster Anniversary 50th real or fake?
Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:20 pm
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Hi.
I have one offer for Fender Stratocaster Anniversary 50th.
I check the 2004 catalog but can't find this guitar, only with maple fretboard.
Is it real Fender USA or fake?
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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:28 pm
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Fender Frontline 2004 page 63

American series , guitar photo with maple neck.

look a real Fender.


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:36 pm
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Thank for info.
I have only that pdf till page 48 :)


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:45 pm
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neskor wrote:
Thank for info.
I have only that pdf till page 48 :)



I'll scan the page and I'll show you. :)


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:50 pm
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That will be great!
Is it with rosewood fretboard?


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 2:56 pm
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neskor wrote:
That will be great!
Is it with rosewood fretboard?


No I write ; whit maple neck = maple fretboard :lol:

Catalog is scanned now , but Photobucket is on maintenance , not working for now . :(


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:01 pm
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That is a problem!
This guitar is with rosewood fretboard, but in the 2004 catalog it is only with maple fretbaoard. I never seen this 50th Anniversary 2004 model with rosewood fretboard.


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:02 pm
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It's genuine, and a looker too :)


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:21 pm
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neskor wrote:
That is a problem!
This guitar is with rosewood fretboard, but in the 2004 catalog it is only with maple fretbaoard. I never seen this 50th Anniversary 2004 model with rosewood fretboard.



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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:35 pm
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neskor wrote:
That is a problem!
This guitar is with rosewood fretboard, but in the 2004 catalog it is only with maple fretbaoard. I never seen this 50th Anniversary 2004 model with rosewood fretboard.


Sorry I can't upload this PDF on photobucket .You are right , there is no rosewood fretboard for this guitar . I see in the catalog ; maple fretboard .

In 1954 Stratocaster don't have rosewood fret board . :lol:

What is this guitar ? A Part-O -Caster ?


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:42 pm
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neskor wrote:
That is a problem!
This guitar is with rosewood fretboard, but in the 2004 catalog it is only with maple fretbaoard. I never seen this 50th Anniversary 2004 model with rosewood fretboard.


Okay - the guitar you're looking at is a legit 2004 American Series Strat. Almost all American Series Strats assembled during 2004 had that "50th Anniversary of the Stratocaster" neck plate; evidently they ran short of the neck plates toward the end of 2004.

It is not the 2004 50th Anniversary special model - those did only have the maple fingerboard, and they also had an ash body with a 2-color sunburst finish, special '54-style pickups, and it came with a special tweed case.


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:46 pm
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neskor wrote:
That is a problem!
This guitar is with rosewood fretboard, but in the 2004 catalog it is only with maple fretbaoard. I never seen this 50th Anniversary 2004 model with rosewood fretboard.


Okay - the guitar you're looking at is a legit 2004 American Series Strat. Almost all American Series Strats assembled during 2004 had that "50th Anniversary of the Stratocaster" neck plate; evidently they ran short of the neck plates toward the end of 2004.

It is not the 2004 50th Anniversary special model - those did only have the maple fingerboard, and they also had an ash body with a 2-color sunburst finish, special '54-style pickups, and it came with a special tweed case.



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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 3:59 pm
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To quote a much earlier post in a different thread ...

metropolis74 wrote:
Fender celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Strat in 1954 by completely confusing its customers with its American made Strats. ALL, I repeat ALL American Series and Deluxe Strats in 2004 have the "50th anniversary" neckplate. They are nothing more than the regular production line models but with a new neckplate. Nothing special about them.

However, there was a 'special edition' 50th any version of the American Standard and Deluxe. Yes you are correct that they only came with maple fretboard necks. As for if the body you have is a legit 'special edition', post some pics and we'll let you know or check out the info here


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Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 7:51 pm
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This person who said, "Allmost all 2004 American Series came with this plate," is right. I'd say the guitar is ligit. I own the actually, 50th Anniversary American Series, in 2-color-sunburst, CS '54 pickups and special tweed case with gold lining and special 50th Annivrsary badge.

According to my Vintage Guitar price guide (which I received today in the mail) these guitars are valued from $700-$875. Overall, I feel that they are better playing guitars, than the American Std of the '80s and '90s (which are great guitars). I prefer the more accurate body contours and neck shape of the Am. Series.

the actually 50th Anniversary Series Strat are valued at about $1K.

Fender changed to the current Am. Std, by changing the pickups and giving them a better bridge, yet keeping the neck shape and body contours.

I hope all this information helps.


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Post subject: Re: Fender Stratocaster Anniversary 50th real or fake?
Posted: Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:17 pm
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As others have said, that's a production model. This is an American Deluxe Anniversary:

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