BUY WITH CONFIDENCE WE HAVE ACHIEVED OVER 14000 SALES...CHECK OUT OUR GUITAR SELLING FEEDBACK 9000 PLUS TRADES AND COUNTING...THE OTHER 5.5K CUSTOMERS WERE TO LAZY TO LEAVE FEEDBACK.

2006 60th Anniversary 

FENDER CLASSIC SERIES 50's   STRATOCASTER  FINISHED IN THE FAMOUS FIESTA RED THAT HANK MARVIN MADE FAMOUS WITH THE SHADOWS.

SERIAL NUMBER MZ6275585 

THESE CLASSIC SERIES 50's ARE NOW UNAVAILABLE AND THIS IS A 60th ANNIVERSARY MODEL WITH CANDY... BOOKLET STICKER TAG etc, IT'S LOVELY CONDITION TOO. 

No whammy bar with this one but they are easily sourced on ebay for a few quid.

Fender's triple-pickup masterpiece was an instant hit on its arrival in the mid-1950s and has remained that way ever since. One of a number of ways Fender keeps the format fresh is with special and limited-edition runs in the shape of a series of Mexican Strats in special-colour finishes.

During the golden years of Fender's early production, the company frequently used the DuPont paint catalogue for its finishes, choosing shades often found on popular cars of the same era, usually from General Motors. These car-derived colours were designated as Lucite, a form of acrylic, though a nitro clear-coat was often applied over the top, meaning the outward appearance of finishes such as Lake Placid Blue yellowed over time into different hues altogether, forming part of the charm of vintage Fenders. So much for history.

The twist with this latest special edition is that all the guitars are finished in vintage car colours that weren't originally used by Fender. 

This guitar comes from Fender's Ensenada, Mexico plant and follow the traditional vintage-style layout, so we have a small pre-CBS headstock with drilled and slotted tuners, a maple  fingerboard with narrow fretwire on a 184mm (7.25-inch) radius, four-bolt neckplates and a vintage vibrato bridge, with pressed steel saddles and six screws.

The '50s Strat has a plain white single-layer scratchplate loaded with trio of vintage single coils under aged white covers, connected to a five-way selector switch, with a volume and two tone controls.

The vintage narrow fretwire is just high enough for comfortable string bending with 10s . The neck profile  a 'V' shape rather than a C as hommage to the '50s guitar.

Sounds

The '50s Strat has all the sounds you expect to get from a Strat - we particularly liked the neck and position 2 (bridge and middle) settings with a little top rolled off.

The bridge pickup is nice and raspy; it's very difficult to get a perfect balance of body combined with the aggressive top that a great Strat bridge pickup needs, while retaining subtlety and sustain when played clean but this guitar does ok!! It would be great for overdriven blues or rock, less so for country, slide and roots stuff. Use a touch of reverb, though, and you can pick like Mark Knopfler, or play over the end of the neck while holding the vibrato arm for a really passable Hank Marvin sound. Middle and Neck are Clean and bright for all your traditional Strat tones. All in all a great tribute to 50;s Fenders in what we think is the classic colour!

PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE COMPLETELY HAPPY WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS GUITAR BEFORE YOU COMMIT TO BUY. THANKYOU.

ALL CHECKED: 

AGAIN...THIS GUITAR IS A JAW DROPPER!

GREAT ACTION AND CLASSIC VINTAGE STRAT TONE AND FEEL !!!

WE OFTEN HAVE USED HARDCASES, AND SEMI HARD CASES FOR LP'S, AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY ONE WITH THE GUITAR THE SHIPPING REMAINS UNAFFECTED... SO

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WE USUALLY HAVE A STOCK OF PRACTICE AMPS AND HARD CASES IN STOCK ! VISIT OUR EBAY SHOP.

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Collection is NOT possible for this item, DELIVERY within UK ONLY.

WE DO NOT SHIP TO THE REPUBLIC OF OR NORTHERN IRELAND, TO THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS, ISLES OR SHETLAND ISLES, ISLE OF WIGHT, ISLE OF MAN, CHANNEL ISLANDS OR INFACT ANYWHERE OUTSIDE MAINLAND UK, UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENT.

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OUR P&P PRICE IS WHAT IT COSTS, WE MAKE NO MONEY ON COURIER SHIPPING.

DELIVERY BY 48 HR COURIER, COLLECTED 2 WORKING DAYS AFTER PAYMENT FOR THIS ITEM HAS CLEARED USUALLY THE DELIVERY WILL BE NEXT WORKING DAY.