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Fender Stratocaster 1997 model: Revised price for quick sale. in Longwell Green, Gloucestershire for sale

Fender Stratocaster 1997 model: Revised price for quick

I have for sale a pretty much immaculate USA made Fender Stratocaster California in gleaming candy apple red. I bought it brand new in 1997 after spending a whole day playing PRS’s, Gibson’s and all manner of exotic axes. This strat was so much better than anything else I played that day and certainly cheaper than most! I did occasional (about once a month) gigs for about 5 years and after that played mostly keyboards. I still love the guitar but my passion was always a ‘70’s model with that bulbous headstock and I recently bought a genuine ’75 model. Sadly my wife has vetoed my having two strats so alas I have to sell it. There is a little bit of lacquer wear on the neck (see photos) but it does not affect the playing, the body is unmarked and beautiful. It comes with a Fender hard case, the usual candy and all original paperwork. If you research the web and the offerings of the various “guitar gurus” they suggest that the best Strats made were the early-’60s models. The California Series Strat is described as almost identical to the famed and expensive USA ’62 reissue in almost all respects. The C-shaped neck plays really well and it has the three-ply pickguard as well as the traditional single-coil pickups, joined to that desirable five-way switch. Little details, like Kluson-style slotted tuners and mouth-watering colours like Candy Apple Red make this guitar all but impossible to differentiate from a regular ’62 reissue but with a full maple neck. The serial number is AMX due I am told, to the body being shipped to a new paint plant in Mexico before returning to USA to be fully built. In fact, unofficial word is that this guitar was so good it was taking away sales from the regular American Standard series as well as the ’57 and ’62 reissues. Whatever Fender’s rationale, the California series guitars were only produced from 1997 to 1999 so they are rare. Even rarer is one in this superb condition. Please do research the serial number, check out all the details and feel free to ask any questions you like. I can send more photos, do FaceTime if you prefer and you can even watch /hear me play it! I am a genuine albeit reluctant seller and it would please me to see this lovely guitar go to a new and careful owner.