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Post subject: First Fender Stratocaster on sale for $250,000
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:14 pm
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:56 pm
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Only $250K? Where did I put that darn checkbook?

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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 6:22 pm
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I seem to recall reading about this guitar recently and the controversy surrounding it...
Not on being genuine but rather because the documentation at the time was not as precise so who knows wether it is really Numero Uno or Duos or ....

However, would i like to own it ?
Yes.... just long enough to pay off a Mortgage.... :wink:

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Post subject: Re: First Fender Stratocaster on sale for $250,000
Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 7:16 pm
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53magnatone wrote:
I seem to recall reading about this guitar recently and the controversy surrounding it...
Not on being genuine but rather because the documentation at the time was not as precise so who knows wether it is really Numero Uno or Duos or ....

However, would i like to own it ?
Yes.... just long enough to pay off a Mortgage.... :wink:

We had a thread on this about two weeks ago:
http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=92651

Interesting video interview with George Gruhn showing the guitar and the host playing it.

It's in excellent shape and the 2nd and last owner, Richard Smith, is the curator of some Fender museum and author of "Fender, the Sound Heard Around the World" about Leo Fender (his friend) and his guitars. Smith owned it for 30 years.

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Post subject: Re: First Fender Stratocaster on sale for $250,000
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 1:42 am
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It's worth that money if there's documented proof that guitar is #1. And there doesn't seem to be any proof.

Except a serial 0100 and a hunch... And $250000 tag.

I don't think it is.. #1 could be anyone's. I don't think anyone knows for 100% certainty because there is no proof or records.

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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:19 am
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Richard Smiths is the curator of the Fullerton Museum where a small part of the museum is for Fender stuff.

I had a chance to meet him and visit the museum 2 time last years


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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 2:37 am
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Richard Smiths is the curator of the Fullerton Museum where a small part of the museum is for Fender stuff.

I had a chance to meet him and visit the museum 2 time last years

Wow, stratele52, you get around quite a bit for a, correct me if I use the wrong word, Quebecois! :)

(did I write that right?)

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Post subject: Re: First Fender Stratocaster on sale for $250,000
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:14 am
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Hello danagos .

You use the right words ; Quebecois. I never read that in any english forum .

Yes I have a chance to visit few times your country , United States, many states .

I'd love my trip in Fullerton , 2 times . I visit 2 time Fender plant in Corona and meet Abigail Ybarras. I see so many things on all my trips .

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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:34 am
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stratele52 wrote:
Hello danagos .

You use the right words ; Quebecois. I never read that in any english forum .

Yes I have a chance to visit few times your country , United States, many states .

I'd love my trip in Fullerton , 2 times . I visit 2 time Fender plant in Corona and meet Abigail Ybarras. I see so many things on all my trips .

Florida next in april

Meeting Abby is Way Cool! Hope you grabbed some pickups. :)

Florida is a pretty good destination in April. Pretty diverse state, from the Gulf beaches & Naval Air Station up north in Pensacola, to Orlando home of Disney World, Miami the big city, and the laid back Keys. My favorite is Sanibel-Captiva Island near Fort Myers on the west coast.

Lots of guitar sellersl

One, bocapete on ebay or stratrock.com on the net, in Boca Raton, is semi-famous for his ebay ads of sexy women holding guitars: http://www.ebay.com/usr/bocapete?_trksid=p2053788.m1543.l2754

My favorite is Poe, laissez les bon temps roulez.

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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:47 am
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Thank's for all the informations .

My trip start by the big Airshow at Lakeland , first week of april . I like plane too


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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 3:59 am
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stratele52 wrote:
Thank's for all the informations .

My trip start by the big Airshow at Lakeland , first week of april . I like plane too

Hope you tan easily! That's gonna be a big climate change for ya. :shock:

You'll just miss the NY Yankees, who do Spring Training in Tampa. That would be my first destination this time of year.

Enjoy yourself, bring a smile, sunblock and LOTS of Patience. :lol:

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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 4:13 am
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danagos wrote:
stratele52 wrote:
Thank's for all the informations .

My trip start by the big Airshow at Lakeland , first week of april . I like plane too

Hope you tan easily! That's gonna be a big climate change for ya. :shock:

Yes that is what I want and ... need . Today at home is "warm " with a 19 F

You'll just miss the NY Yankees, who do Spring Training in Tampa. That would be my first destination this time of year.

Enjoy yourself, bring a smile, sunblock and LOTS of Patience

Sunblock !!! What is that ???? Thank's for all :lol:

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