Nipigon, Canada
About this listing
Here we have a stunning, super minty Lake Placid Blue Strat Plus, with original case, a rosewood fretboard and fitted with Schaller straplocks. The Strat Plus was intended as a modern take on the Stratocaster that would appeal to professional musicians while preserving the integrity of the Stratocaster. It was the first Fender to be equipped with Lace Sensor pickups-designed to eliminate the typical 60-cycle hum of single-coils-and it received the 1989 Music & Sound Award for Most Innovative Guitar from Guitar Player Magazine.Before conceiving the Strat Plus, Fender had been developing another model-the Vintage Plus Stratocaster. It even appeared on the 1986 price list, sharing the same part number as the Strat Plus, but it never went into production.At the time, Fender aimed to create a guitar featuring special pickups and hardware, and after discarding several prototypes that were too far outside the original design of the Stratocaster, they eventually released the Strat Plus.George Blanda: "Working on the Vintage Plus, we were talking with Don Lace, Trev Wilkinson, Bob Sperzel-all these boutique hardware and pickup people. We were looking for cutting-edge modifications. Some of the new Strat protos even had locking tremolos and humbuckers, but at that time it was decided those things were too far outside the realm of the Strat."The result was a Stratocaster equipped with three Lace Sensor Gold pickups, a TBX Tone Control, a 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo, Locking Tuners, Roller Nut, BiFlex truss rod, and Micro Tilt.The Strat Plus featured the same 2-Pivot Synchronized Tremolo system with brushed, offset cast-block saddles as the American Standard models of the late 1980s and 1990s, equipped with a powder-coated cast steel inertia block. Early production examples occasionally came with nickel-plated tremolo blocks, while others were painted in black or grey paint. The system included a steel tremolo arm with a 10-32 threaded insert and knife-edge pivot points for smooth operation and tuning stability.Condition is Excellent! This guitar is in amazing condition with a custom fender tortoise shell pick guard and rear cover(have originals white) custom pearloid control knobs(have originals white) No scratches dings or dents or even signs of wear really, the rear neck inlay has sunk in about .05mm over time, it is immaculate! The original hard case is in good condition all latches/hinges are secured functional, the case has had one corner repaired as seen in pics and has no key. Set up professionally by my personal Luthier, brand new strings, no buzzes, plays beautifully. Flat rate shipping to Canada and USA, overseas can be negotiated as per shipping costs.
Original PriceC$3,300
7% price drop
New PriceC$3,100
+ C$200 Shipping
