1989 Fender USA Stratocaster relic blue AVRI Reissue Strat guitar body, made by Oscar Pallares

1989 American Vintage Reissue Fender USA Stratocaster Body
Classic Lake Placid Blue relic!

****  SOLD on ebay for $600  ****

Up for sale is this genuine, Fender USA Strat AVRI body, pulled from a reissue of the classic 1962 Stratocaster. It was made in Corona, CA in 1989. This Fender '62 Reissue body is a great example of how good the early Reissue models were, built by only the best Fender builders. Oscar Pallares went on to work in Fender's Custom Shop. Here's your chance to own one of Fender's best bodies made by a Custom Shop builder, with old wood and true vintage tone.

Background:
The Fender USA American Vintage Reissue Strats feature top-of the-line quality, and are a reproduction of the original Stratocasters. Don't confuse this body with the many other non-USA bodies on eBay and elsewhere - some sellers go out of their way to avoid telling you they are made in Mexico or Japan or god knows where. This is a genuine Fender USA product, made in the early days of the Corona plant, before these became mass-produced. The body will work with with any standard Strat neck, but is intended for the vintage-spec necks, i.e. the '56, '57, '62 and '65 Reissue Stratocasters.

Quick Specs:
"Comfort Contour" shape alder wood body, finished in a stunning blue Nitrocellulose Lacquer. This body accepts the vintage (6-screw) Fender USA tremolo bridge that uses 2 + 7/32" string spacing, and takes any single-coil Strat pickups. The neck pocket has the standard US Strat width: 56 mm (2 and 3/16"). Actual bare weight is just under 4 pounds - comfortably light!

Condition:
This Vintage Reissue body is heavily and naturally reliced from decades of real use, not by some hack relic job. The natural wear includes dings, dents, scratches and scrapes nearly everywhere, as well as those cool crack lines in the nitro finish. I tried to capture it all as well as I could in the pictures. No serious damage is present, and functionally the body is fine. In fact, inside it is better than new - the previous owner added copper shielding and black shielding paint inside the pickup and pot cavities. This modification - which can't be seen once the pickguard is mounted - works very well indeed. I own a 1992 AVRI Strat, and compared it directly with this Strat before dismantling it. Hum and noise were about half of what my Strat generates. Just keep in mind that you have to run a ground wire to the shielding when you put this baby back together. The shielding could be removed without much trouble if you really want to,  but take my word for it: if you plan on playing this guitar, leave the shielding in place.

The price includes:
Just what you see pictured - the bare body itself, with the installed shielding, sold "as-is". The pickguard shown in one picture is not included but available at extra cost, as is the vintage bridge, and other Strat parts. And if you are on a budget (who isn't?) I offer a 5% cash discount if you pay by any means that doesn't cost me a fee, email me for details.

TERMS:
Direct checkout through Reverb.com or mailed payment.
Feel free to make me a reasonable offer - I won't respond to ridiculous lowball offers.
Payment is required within 24 hours unless previous arrangements have been made.
I offer a 5% cash discount if you pay by any means that doesn't cost me a fee, email me for details.

Why buy from me?
Some of you might think my descriptions are a little too verbose, but I believe in giving a potential buyer ALL the information I have about an item. I also pack my items very well with recycled packaging and ship quickly. I'm not a faceless business but a life-long guitarist who can give you the personal touch. Your order won't get lost in the crowd.

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Shipping in the USA: Shipping costs will be LESS than the price quoted if you are within 500 miles of NJ, and quite a bit cheaper if you have a business address I can ship to. I may ship via Priority Mail, but most likely by UPS Ground. If you have a PO Box for an address, or are not in the continental USA, email me to confirm a shipping method and price before buying. If you are not in the "Lower 48" shipping will certainly cost more than the quoted price in the listing, and UPS will not ship to PO Boxes. If you have any questions, feel free to email me.

Shipping to Canada: Ships via UPS Standard Intl. for $53. Add $5 if you'd prefer USPS Priority Mail (required for offshore locations, such as Newfoundland or Nova Scotia).
Shipping to Japan, S. Korea, Australia & New Zealand: This item will ship via insured USPS Priority Mail for $78.
Shipping to Europe (except UK): This item will ship via USPS Priority Mail with full insurance for $65.
Shipping to the UK: Due to Priority Mail's lack of insurance to the UK, this item can only ship via the pricey USPS Priority Mail Express for $75.
Shipping to Brazil and Chile: This item will ship via USPS Priority Mail Express with full insurance and signature confirmation for $79.
Shipping to all other countries: This item will ship via USPS Priority Mail Express with full insurance and signature confirmation for $89.


Intl. Shipping Notes: PLEASE furnish me with a phone number for customs when you buy this item, so that your country's customs dept. can contact you when it clears. I will declare the actual sale value for customs - any duties or taxes your country charges you are responsible for. Please don't ask for cheaper intl. shipping options that do not offer insurance if you pay with Paypal or a credit card, I won't respond to such emails. Be aware that some countries will take up to a month to process your imported item, so please be patient, or call your country's customs dept. instead of mailing me. Due to fraud concerns, I reserve the right to refuse any Paypal or credit card payment from outside of the USA. I do not ship to Italy, Argentina, Venezuela, or any other country with unreliable postal services (you know who you are!). Finally, I will not accept returns from outside of the USA for any reason, and by buying this item you accept that condition. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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THANKS FOR LOOKING!