PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE GUITAR. 

THE GUITAR IS MADE FROM FENDER, FENDER LICENSED AND AFTERMARKET PARTS. IT IS IN VERY NICE, NEAR PERFECT CONDITION. THERE ARE A COUPLE SMALL BLEMISHES. IT IS A NICE GLOSS METALLIC CANDY APPLE RED FINISH ON A SOLID BASSWOOD BODY. SO IT IS A LITTLE LIGHTER WEIGHT THAN ALDER OR ASH. IT HAS A 3 PLY BLACK PICKGUARD WITH 3 SINGLE COIL PICKUPS. THE PICKUPS ARE A NEW SET OF ALNICO V SINGLE COILS. THEY ARE VINTAGE WOUND, VINTAGE OUTPUT AND VINTAGE TONE. IF YOURE LOOKING FOR HIGH GAIN, HIGH OUTPUT PICKUPS, THESE ARE NOT FOR YOU. THEY SOUND LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN THE AMERICAN STANDARD SINGLE COILS AND THE CUSTOM SHOP FAT 50'S. PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE NOT FENDER PICKUPS. I AM SIMPLY DESCRIBING THEIR TONE. THEY ARE WAY BETTER THAN THE MEXICAN CERAMIC STRAT PICKUPS. THE POLES ARE STAGGERED FOR A 9.5 INCH RADIUS NECK.


THE WIRING IS AS FOLLOWS: I PUT A 250K PUSH/PULL POT IN THE REAR TONE POSITION. WHEN PULLED OUT, IT WILL RUN THE BRIDGE PICKUP IN SERIES(HUMBUCKER STYLE) WITH THE MIDDLE PICKUP IN POSITION 1 OR THE NECK PICKUP IN SERIES WITH THE MIDDLE IN POSITION 5. WHEN PUSHED IN, IT OPERATES AS A "NORMAL" STRAT. SO YOU CAN GET A THICKER TONE FROM THE NECK OR BRIDGE WITHOUT ADDING A HUMBUCKER. BUT IT IS NOT A HUMBUCKER TONE. IT IS STILL A STRAT TONE, JUST THICKER AND VERY OPEN AND AIRY. IT ALSO GIVES THE HUMBUCKER 25-30% INCREASE IN VOLUME AND HUM CANCELLING. PLUS YOU CAN KEEP THE SAME SINGLE COIL TONES AS WELL. I PUT A 250K PUSH/PULL POT IN THE NECK TONE POSITION. WHEN PULLED, IT ACTIVATES THE NECK PICKUP IN ANY POSITION. SO YOU CAN USE THE BRIDGE AND NECK TOGETHER TO GET THE TELE MIDDLE SOUND. OR YOU CAN USE ALL 3 PICKUPS TOGETHER. FENDER CALLS THIS THE S 1 SWITCHING. THEY USE A BUTTON. I LIKE TO USE A POT BECAUSE IT DOESN'T CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE GUITAR. WITH THE 2 PUSH/PULL POTS AND THE 5 WAY, YOU CAN GET A TON OF GREAT TONES. I ALSO ADDED THE BRIDGE PICKUP TO THE REAR TONE POT. I NEVER UNDERSTOOD WHY THERE WAS NO TONE CONTROL FOR THE BRIDGE PICKUP. THE REAR POT CONTROLS BOTH MIDDLE AND BRIDGE NOW. THE VOLUME POT IS A USA FENDER CTS 250K. THE VOLUME POT IS A USA MADE FENDER STANDARD CTS 250K POT. THE 5 WAY IS A USA FENDER 5 WAY.


THE NECK IS MAPLE WITH THE FENDER 70'S BIG HEADSTOCK. IT HAS A THIN C PROFILE WITH A 1.65 NUT. THE FRETBOARD IS R. WOOD WITH 21 MEDIUM JUMBO FRETS. THE FENDER 70'S WATER SLIDE DECAL WAS APPLIED. THEN 5 COATS OF SATIN LACQUER WERE APPLIED OVER IT AND LIGHTLY WET SANDED WITH 1500 GRIT SANDPAPER. AT THE RIGHT ANGLE UP CLOSE, YOU CAN SEE THAT IT IS A WATER SLIDE. FROM MORE THAN A COUPLE OF FEET, IT LOOKS EXCELLENT. I TOOK THE PICS IN BRIGHT LIGHT TO TRY TO SHOW THIS. THE GUITAR IS PRESENTLY PERFECTLY SET UP (INTONATION, TRUSS ROD, ACTION, PICKUPS, ETC. ) WITH A SET OF DADDARIO 9-42 STRINGS. THIS STRAT PLAYS GREAT AND HAS A WONDERFUL TONE. I WILL TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. SHIPPING IS TO THE CONT. US ONLY. I WILL SHIP INTERNATIONALLY, BUT ONLY THROUGH EBAYS GLOBAL SHIPPING PROGRAM. PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT OR CONTACT WITH ME WITHIN 72 HOURS OF WINNING. THANKS, MICHAEL.