I was given a guitar recently and I thought it was trash. It was beat up badly. I started to do some research and lo and behold, it's a copy of the 59-62 I believe. Slab rosewood fretboard, big chunky neck, full thickness body (agathist) and a 3 piece pickguard. It was commissioned by Axl and done to some great specs. I've now played many a fender that are newer and none feel like that. I've further damaged it to resemble something I can beat up but it's a sleeper. I've updated all the hardware and pickups and made it a stable player. To me, it's worth more than any Squier and I'd do it again. Squier SE stratocaster, the best! It's not the real thing but my skills have increased so much that I'd rather play mine than even a new one.
You should get someone to play it versus an american vintage strat without telling them that this is real vintage. It's so clean it doesn't really strike you as vintage haha
@@truevintageguitar I have a modern 1959 that is black with the mint green pick guard. (pick guard looks white at first glance) It would be cool to compare guitars.
So now it's no longer factory original once being taken apart. At least the condition is original if not completely unmolested. This is the best that you'll ever see again as most of these have some sort of finish damage or other problem. And all the others that I have seen don't usually have the hang tags or ephemera which is why I always keep such things with the guitar when I buy it new.
Hey! I welcome your comments on the authenticity of the guitar after you take a look at all the interior pictures that are posted with the listing of this Stratocaster. That's why I put them there. I authenticate the guitars myself by comparing them to all of the other pre-CBS Stratocasters that have come through my shop. I have high resolution photos of each one on my hard drive 👍