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Post subject: Re: 2012 Deluxe Strat deal.. fake or not?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 12:46 am
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An interesting thing is I think the new deluxe plus has a similar logo as in the OPS photos but it is a different beast altogether :D


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Post subject: Re: 2012 Deluxe Strat deal.. fake or not?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 4:13 am
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1990eam wrote:
Well I guess the neck definitely is not a deluxe neck then. Is it incompatible with a deluxe body in any way that I haven't noticed yet?

And here's a closeup of the bridge. What do you think?

http://imgur.com/5uNW2Bo


The Am Std neck is compatible with the deluxe body, just that there would be an extra screw hole as the neck plates are different, no harm at all.

I was looking at the bridge block, the shot from the back of the guitar, and the block looked really thin and unlike a Deluxe or Am Std, but again it could be the angle of the picture. If you could get a shot showing the block in the gap between the block and the bottom of the body, it would be easier to identify.

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Post subject: Re: 2012 Deluxe Strat deal.. fake or not?
Posted: Sun Mar 30, 2014 5:09 am
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shimmilou wrote:
I was looking at the bridge block, the shot from the back of the guitar, and the block looked really thin and unlike a Deluxe or Am Std, but again it could be the angle of the picture. If you could get a shot showing the block in the gap between the block and the bottom of the body, it would be easier to identify.


Here's a closer picture. Someone in another forum said it was correct for a Deluxe Body.

http://imgur.com/3jLBisY


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Post subject: Re: 2012 Deluxe Strat deal.. fake or not?
Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2014 2:44 pm
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The body looks to be correct.
The arm tightness adjuster can also be easily seen, so it's a Deluxe bridge.
The neck is most definitely not from a Deluxe - there's too much information on the front of the headstock, and the logo is wrong.
My Deluxe (from 2011) has Fender, with Stratocaster and nothing else on the face.
The other details, country of origin etc are on the back of the headstock.
The printing on the front of the headstock is in bright silver foil.
And last but not least, the dot markers are not the flat ones shown in the photos.

Apologies for the late response - I have been having immense difficulties logging into my original account.
I've ended up having to create a new user profile, which is a pain in the butt to say the least!

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Post subject: Re: 2012 Deluxe Strat deal.. fake or not?
Posted: Thu Apr 03, 2014 7:00 am
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Thank you for your detailed response. I contacted Fender about the neck and they replied within 24hs. As suspected, the neck belongs to a 2012 American Standard Siena Sunburst.

I keep loving the guitar more and more with every riff I play on it so I'm still happy with the deal. I have to buy a .50 Hex key to adjust the action which is a little too high for me and that will be it :)


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