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Post subject: New 50th anniversary strats.
Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:56 pm
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Are they still available brand new? If so where?


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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 4:43 pm
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never seen 1. sorry!! :cry:

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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 9:11 pm
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Hello Jesuscares,

The short answer is maybe somebody's
got some new old stock as they do not
make them any more.

Longer:
Fender 50th anniversary -- 1996
Stratocaster 50th anniversary -- 2004

Many variations on a theme:
mexican made, USA made, Custom shop made

My favorite 50th is the
Gold Mexico made $300--500 used

Best of luck on your quest.

Cheers.


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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 6:12 am
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well to start all strats had the 50th ann. neck plate in 2004.
Fender made four limited edition strats that year.

the Gold MIM talked about above

A custom shop model BIG Bucks !!!

A Deluxe model

and the famous American series.

The last three all had things in common like a two tone burst, maple fretboards, single ply guards, ash bodies.
they really looked as if they were strats made in 1954.

The deluxe had gold hardware and S-1 switching with SCN pups.

Now the American Series was the real sleeper in the bunch with Chromed hardware and a special Custom Shop 54 Pup set, it also had the now standard Delta system in it.

in 2004 I bought both the Deluxe and the AMSE (American Series) and in 2008 I still have the AMSE and it is my #1.

if you love vintage tone and can find a 50th AMSE dont let it get away !!!!!
I have owned dozens of strats and have never !!!!! found one with THE tone of this one and I have played several others (the 50ths) and they all had it too.

I have been very tempted to buy another one and keep it locked away for the future.

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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 8:06 am
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i doubt you will find one brand new.
my advice is to keep your eye on e.bay
and thats very doubtful also no one wants to
give them up.


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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 12:43 pm
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Thanks bluesman (& others too ) for the reply.I would like to know if any other Strat has the same neck that the 50th anniversary American strat had (the fret wire size,shape etc.) Also would like to know if those pups are available from fender or if the same pups are on any other strat.


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Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2008 3:48 pm
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The neck is just an american series neck, which is like saying a 69 camero Z28 is just a car.

Fender does sell a pup set called the 54 custom shop, I do believe it is different from the ones in the anniversary model, not exactly sure on that one, I think the pups were a special run for that guitar only.

I'm not sure how but they do show up on e-bay here and there.

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