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About This Listing
Here you are looking at a classic 1969 Fender Stratocaster in Sunburt finish. Pickups were changed at one point in the 80s. There is the the occasional signal drop, perhaps pickups or some soldering would have to be looked at, however it plays and sounds great. Some attention needed for the bridge. Original case included.
The Fender Stratocaster is arguably the most iconic, most played, and most copied electric guitar design of all-time. Fender launched the Strat in 1954, and the model evolved throughout the '50s and '60s. With the CBS purchase of Fender in 1965, the classic era of Strat production ended, and subsequent Strats are of considerable less interest to collectors than pre-cbs examples. Those from 1966 are considered "transition" era Fenders, and are much more desirable than Strats from the end of the '60s and the '70s.
Years of Production: 1954 - present
Unique to this Year: Larger headstock size starting at end of 1965, transition continues in 1966.
Body Style: Offset solidbody
Wood Composition: Alder body, Maple neck with veeneer Rosewood fingerboard