Neal Schon "Lights" Fender Stratocaster Pearl White 

One of the most tasteful guitar players of all time,

One of the GOAT guitarists of my time.

One of my favorite solos of all time. Also I’ll Be Alright Without You. So tasteful.

I messaged schon last year 2020, during one of his home studio videos towards his strat he was playing during this particular video. Schon messaged me back approx 20-minutes later, his responce being " Love em". Neil is such a cool person. To acknowledge one within his believers is very rare. I viewed multiple of his home studio schreds. Im intrigued within his pauses, never the same, throughout the entire neck. Un-predictable when, or where his next pause will occur. Some harmonic screamers, some down pulls, some up-bends, some Floyd enhanced combinations. Lack of variety will never be schon, when he plays, consession stand, bathroom can wait as secondary" hes so fun to view.

Hey Neal Schon you are one of my all time favorite guitar players in the whole world. Love you man. Your the greatest. I love that you use Floyd Rose tremolos. They are my favorite trems.

Neal's a BEAST!!! My first concert I saw Billy Squier and Brian May, second concert Matthew Ashman with Bow Wow Wow with Annabella and 50's White Falcon in my face in the front row and third concert, Bryan Adams and Keith Scott opening for Neal and Journey for the 83 Frontiers tour! All of them great musicians! Neal underrated imho!

What a special guitarist and musician. Can’t believe he would part with that guitar. Thanks for the video, he’s one of my favorite guitarist ever, great to see him again.

Neal has some crazy stories! He’s led a life and a half

Journeys Lights of the City,baby... ...Dont Stop Believing,Neal!!

Schon used melody to beat all the shredders in the 80s. He learned that from Carlos. But Neil played faster and different.

So talented!!!🎸🎸❤The best !!

For those who are interested, the neck is an 8/61 slab board. Some photos posted on the Fender forum. Joe

Nice strat 🎸🤓😷 amazing guitarist, N.Schon .

All time favorite. Just incredible.

One of kind beautiful Strat Neal Schon In my mind always Top Shelf.

that Blackstar amp right there is kick ass!!

Legendary guitar player to say the least.

He play on n stars sessions 1985 w Yngwie and George Lynch qnd many more show and songs not the mentioned have a lot of songs : where were you , the party over, dead or alive , walks like a lady on captured live 1980 , open arms snd send her my love(both songs only on studio) and the last years he play lights a lot live with this guitar and he re recorded lights version 2008 from the album revelation on that year with pineda on hod debut

I have an observation. When Mr. Schon holds the Strat near the camera at several points in the video (e.g., 0:29), it appears that the neck has a slab fingerboard (the mating surface between the maple and rosewood is milled flat, and the truss rod screw cutout involves both the rosewood and maple). As you are probably aware, a neck from '63 would have a thinner veneer aka. "round lam" fingerboard (the mating surface of the maple neck and underside of the rosewood 'board radiused and the truss rod screw hole below the rosewood). Fender switched from slab-boards to veneer-boards in late-'62 (August, I believe). If it does in fact have a slab 'board, the neck would have been manufactured at some point between mid-'59 and Aug. '62. I could be completely wrong, but it sure looks like a slab fingerboard. I'm curious, have you unscrewed the neck and checked the date on the heel?

What a riff

Guitar OBSESSION. And he has every right to be.🎼🎸💜👂👌

It would go for so much more now

I really liked Neals blues style on lights, walks like a lady,& I'll be alright with out you,don't hear enough or it.

This is actually a 54 body with a 63 neck (could be a 62 make as per below). PAF in the bridge position. The guitar has been sold... Similarities to EVH Frankenstein.

wonder what it went for? Love Neal and that guitar has some serious history.

Mr. Bryan...my old iPhone doesn't favor me with the detailed view that you had, but it's possible that when Mr. Schon identifies his Strat as a '63, he's speaking accurately. I've both read and been told (I believe from George Gruhn) that Fender would use leftover bits from the previous year or run on the next. The term I recall, in context to the particular model, would call this a transition Strat. I live in Northern Cali and if I had $100k in discretionary funds, I'd be rolling to Bay Area right now. The Stratocaster is my go-to guitar and this would be my particular go-to Strat; alas if I only had the means.

you re the best

If I had the money I'd pay that much for it. Worth every penny.

Why would he ever give that guitar up?!

Neal and Eddie can makes a jam sessions with both stratocaster the frankestrat , Neal haves this guitar on a musseum but he can go to fender custom shop and makes very similar job ( the recreation of this guitar

Why would he even sell it?

That axe is definitely from his early years. I wonder if he did any of the Journey beer commercials with it.

Is this the same pewter body Stratocaster that he uses in the "Separate Ways" music video? I noticed that there's only two knobs and that it's an HSS Strat as well. What I'm thinking is that he changed the maple neck to the '63 rosewood neck that you see in this video, am I right?

I don't get the Neil is underrated thing................not with guitar players!!!!! He's a monster and just a great player!!!

Literally already sold doesn’t say how much it went for but I guarantee you it was a lot

Guitar reminds me of Alex Lifesons Hentor Sportscaster.

I think Neal once Referred to this Guitar as the "Strat-O-Blaster" mZ

why is he selling this?!?!

I LOVE Neal's playing, writing, and performance styles. But as a person I find him so off-putting. He's undoubtably a genius, but something about the way he speaks to people gives me bad vibes.

Too much aint enough love is his best solo, not shredding not incredible diminished augmented just soulf ul bending and perfect tone, all rhe menorable solos in history are melodic, Carlos knew that of course

The lead on lao dao rips

What model Blackstar is that?

How many monies?

hey he's got bills to pay ya know

sweeeet

What blackstar model is that?

I'd rather have his black les Paul from the 70's he toured with playing lights..you know back when he had an afro and infinity just broke with lights getting air play.

Is that the Hear n Aid guitar?

He should NOT have sold that guitar.

Why is Neal wearing a cap? Is it cold in the room?

Who ever owns that now is incredibly lucky lol.

Where can I purchase these guitars??

Stick with what works. Keep it.

So who snagged this?

C'mon tell the truth. Did anyone else see that hat and think that this was really Joe Satriani>

That guitar where not on even half off the songs he mentioned i know that for a fact.

If this was such a great axe then why is he playing Gibsons in all the concert videos??

Neal is 70 but dresses like a teenage Justin Bieber.

Captured ( walks like a lady and solo guitar from the record).

forget it want to much

would look a million times better with a maple fretboard

Shows respect $chon 3:31 😤 😡

jesus turn the reverb off!!!

I just can't get over the goofy hat, great player though.

This is when he started having to hawk his stuff to feed his lifestyle.

Hopelessly in love?