VERY RARE 1974 FENDER HARDTAIL ASH STRATOCASTER

I AM SELLING MY ONE OWNER STRATOCASTER AND I REALLY HOPE THIS GETS A GREAT NEW LONG TERM OWNER LIKE MYSELF. IT IS ALL ORIGINAL AND HAS NEVER BEEN ALTERED OR ABUSED. AFTER LOOKING AT MANY GUITARS OF THIS ERA I AM PRETTY CONFIDENT MINE IS ONE OF THE FEW NICEST 74'S YOU WILL PROBABLY EVER SEE, AND MAYBE I AM JUST VERY PICKY BUT MANY OF THESE GUITARS THAT I HAVE VIEWED THAT ARE LISTED AS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION ARE NO WHERE NEAR AS NICE AS MINE AND THAT WORD IS A BIG STATEMENT IN MY WORLD... SO, PLEASE LOOK AT ALL OF MY PHOTOS CAREFULLY AS I WOULD MUCH RATHER HAVE MY BUYER BE VERY SURPRISED AND OVERLY HAPPY WITH THERE PURCHASE, AS I ALWAYS STRIVE FOR THIS FIRST AND FOREMOST.   I ALSO WELCOME ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO PERSONALLY PICK THIS UP IN PERSON, AS THIS IS THAT SPECIAL TO ME & PERSONALLY LOVED GUITARS THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED IN MY COLLECTION. AND IT HAS SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE AS A CASE QUEEN (NO JOKE) AND THE PICKGURD WAS REMOVED FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER JUST FOR MY LISTING PICS. ONE THING MAKING THIS VERY RARE IS THAT IT HAS THE ORIGINAL 1974 FLAT POLE PICKUPS AS THESE ARE VERY SCARCE FOR 1974 AND I WASN'T ABLE TO EVEN FIND ONE 1974 STRATOCASTER WITH THEM, BUT I DID FIND A OLD AD OF VEGAS EDDIES THAT HAD A SET OF JUST THE  PICKUPS ON THERE OWN.  ALSO PLEASE NOTICE THAT EVERYTHING IS ALL ORIGINAL DOWN TO THE THE ORIGINAL 3-WAY SWITCH, MATCHING PICKUPS, POTS ETC. THE SERIAL NUMBER IS 581XXX. SO NOTHING INTERNALLY WAS EVERY ALTERED OR CHANGED AND THERE ARE NO CUT OR REPLICED WIRES EITHER, SO WHAT YOU SEE IS EXACTLY HOW IT WAS BORN !! 

THE ONLY THING I EVER CHANGED WERE THE STRING SADDLES, AS I HAD INSTALLED A SET OF BRASS ONES ON IT MANY YEARS AGO, BUT I DID KEEP MY ORIGINALS IN A SMALL SEALED PLASTIC BAG (LIKE NEW AS WELL)  AND I RECENTLY PUT THEM BACK ON , SO I CAN CONFIDENTLY SAY MY GUITAR IS 100% ALL ORIGINAL AND THIS TIME CAPSULE WOULD PASS AS A NEAR NEW GUITAR IN MY HUMBLE OPINION.

THE BODY AND NECK ARE ALSO IN STUNNING CONDITION AS THE BODY DOES NOT EVEN HAVE ANY COMMON BELT BUCKLE SCRATCHES OR ANYTHING SERIOUS OR NEGATIVE TO REALLY REPORT,  AS I WAS ALWAYS VERY CAREFUL WITH MY INSTUMENTS IN GENERAL AND THE FINISH STILL SHINES LIKE NEW AND YOU WOULD THINK THIS IS  LESS THAN A 1 YR. OLD GUITAR IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. THE NECK IS ALSO BEAUTIFUL WITH NO UNDERSIDE CHECKING AND THE FRETS ARE 99 + % I COULD ONLY SEE ONE VERY TINY LIGHT STRING MARK AND IT HAS TO BE IN THE RIGHT LIGHTING AT THE RIGHT ANGLE AS YOU CANNOT EVEN SEE IT, AS EVEN THE FRETS STILL HAVE THAT GOLDEN NEW  LOOKING TONE TO THEM AND I HAVE NEVER EVEN POLISHED THEM BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST TO NEW LOOKING AND ONLY ONE VERY SMALL SCRAPE ON A LOWER EDGE AREA OF THE HEADSTOCK CLEAR THAT I COULD HAVE EASILY TOUCHED UP, BUT I AM NOT TRYING TO ALTER OR HIDE A THING AS ITS NOT NOTICEABLE. ALL OF THE TRIMMINGS LIKE THE TUNERS ECT. ALSO STILL HAVE THAT NEW SHINE TO THEM. YOU WILL NEED TO BREAK OUT YOUR MAGNIFYING GLASS TO FIND MOST OF THE VERY LIGHT AND VERY FEW MINOR FLAWS IN THIS ONE AS IT IS THAT NICE AND YOUR EYE WILL NOT BE FIXATED ON ANYTHING LIKE MOST ON THE MARKET, BESIDES ITS TRUE NATURAL & WELL CARED FOR BEAUTY. 

SO IF YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A CERTIFIED VINTAGE ALL ORIGINAL 1974 STRATOCASTER I WOULD SAY THIS COULD BE EXACTLY WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN LOOKING & SEARCHING FOR, FOR YEARS.......

IT ALSO COMES WITH THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL,  UNOPENED POLISHING CLOTH, THE BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL & PERIOD CORRECT FENDER GUITAR STRAP WITH THE METAL BUCKLE & THE SUPER NICE PERIOD CORRECT TOLEX HARD CASE.

 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK AND I AM SORRY BUT IF I HAVE TO SHIP THIS, I WILL ONLY SHIP IT TO THE LOWER 48 STATES AND IT WILL BE FULLY INSURED.THE PHOTOS NOT DO THIS JUSTICE AS EVEN THE WOOD GRAINS ARE JUST SO BEAUTIFUL AND PRONOUNCED ,SO PLEASE SEE ALL PHOTOS AS I WANT THE NEW OWNER TO BE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS TRUE CERTIFED COLLECTIBLE STRATOCASTER.

I TOOK SOME PICTURES IN MY UTILITY ROOM THINKING THE BRIGHT LIGHTS WOULD GIVE ME NICE PHOTOS, BUT INSTEAD IT  MAKE MY GUITAR LOOK LIGHTER IN COLOR THAN IT REALLY IS. THE KITCHEN ONES IN THE CASE ARE MUCH BETTER AND ACCURATE TO ITS ACTUAL IN PERSON LOOK. SO IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE PICTURES LET ME KNOW AND I WILL GLADLY TAKE MORE, BUT I THINK YOU CAN SEE ALL IN ALL HOW SHARP IT IS.

I ALSO HAVE THE PERIOD CORRECT EARLY 1970'S FENDER TWIN REVERB SILVER FACE TUBE AMPLIER WITH THE ORIGINAL FOOT SWITCH THAT I WANT TO HOLD OFF ON SELLING, IN CASE THE BUYER OF THIS STRATOCASTER IS LOCAL AND WANTS TO BUY THE AMPLIFIER SEPARATELY AS WELL.

                  

                                                     THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ MY LISTING

ALL ITEMS SOLD AS IS / NO RETURNS / NO WARRANTY / BUT I ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO FULLY DESCRIBE ALL OF MY ITEMS & I WELCOME ALL ITEMS PICKED UP IN PERSON.