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Post subject: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:53 am
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Hello everyone, I love playing guitar, and recently I bought a fender stratocaster.
But I can't found the style from fender.com.
I just wanna know, is this guitar is a fake or not.

thanks!!!

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:11 am
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Hi uncolike,

The pictures aren't showing. :(

The pics have to be uploaded to a publicly accessible site such as PhotoBucket, then copy the "IMG" links and paste into your post. I don't know if .png will work, but .jpg does.

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:51 pm
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shimmilou wrote:
Hi uncolike,

The pictures aren't showing. :(

The pics have to be uploaded to a publicly accessible site such as PhotoBucket, then copy the "IMG" links and paste into your post. I don't know if .png will work, but .jpg does.


shimmilou, thank you for your help!! Can you see these images now?


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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:56 pm
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That looks like what Fender once called a "Big Apple" hardtail Strat. It appears to be legitimate.

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 1:15 pm
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Retroverbial wrote:
That looks like what Fender once called a "Big Apple" hardtail Strat. It appears to be legitimate.

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 3:58 pm
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You don't see many hard-tail, US made, double hum-bucker Strats, and a real beauty too. A genuine piece of '98-'99 Americana right there. :D

Very cool indeed! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:04 pm
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I don't like the looks of that tag. It clearly has been written over. I'm not doubting your conclusions about the guitar, but I don't think that tag is right.


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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 4:44 pm
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Not to worry, tags get mixed up sometimes. My 2012 Am Std Strat, bought new, came with a tag and accessories bag from an Am Std Tele. :shock: I returned the bag to the store, they went back and came out with a proper accessories bag for a Strat. When I got back home, I noticed that the tag's serial didn't match my Strat serial. I didn't even bother going back as I new what I had. Later when I was back at the store I learned that they open the guitars boxes and hang the guitars on the wall while the cases and accessories stay in the back, and sometimes things get mixed up. Oh well, no big deal. :| The guitar still rocks, it's legit, and that's all that really matters. 8)

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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2015 7:14 pm
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The guitar looks right for a Big Apple Strat - they did make them both as hard tails and as trem models.

I also agree that someone faked up the hang tag - but everything else looks right.


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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2015 12:38 am
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On that tag:
The "new" model number scribbled on top looks like 0117230, which would make it a Double Fat Strat.
But: the Double Fat is basically the post2000 version of the Big Apple, and this guitar is a 1998, so the Respected Wizards above are right.
And the tag color 05 fits the Oly White.

(The "old" number on the bottom is 0100800, but this certainly ain't a '62 AVRI Jazzmaster in 06 black...)

PS, Service Diagrams:
Big Apple HH HT
Double Fat HH HT


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Post subject: Re: Please help me to identify fake Fender or not
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:49 pm
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thanks a million, you were very helpful :D :D :D


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