FENDER STRATOCASTER BLONDE FROM 1958 Start Price USD 8,800.00 Current Price USD 8,800.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 10,850.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Wednesday, August 20, 2008 End Time Wednesday, August 27, 2008 Location L.A., CA See more about 'FENDER STRATOCASTER BLONDE FROM 1958' Description 1958 FENDER STRATOCASTER NECK DATE IS 5-58 FINNISH IS ORIGINAL ON NECK EXCEPT FINGERBOARD WHICH HAS BEEN REFRETTED WITH SLIGHTLY TALLER AND WIDDER THAN STOCK FRETS,BLONDE ON BODY LOOKS ORIGINAL,THERE IS NO PAINT IN THE CAVITYS,AND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER COLOR ON THE GUITAR,BUT I'M NOT 100 PERCENT SURE ITS ORIGINAL SO I AM PRICING IT AS A REFIN,THE ASH BODY HAS ORIGINAL CONTOURS AND SHOWS NO SIGNS OF SANDING,BOTH BODY DOWELS ARE VISABLE AND THERE IS NO FINISH IN THE NECK POCKET,THE BLONDE SHOWS LOTS OF CHECKING AND REAL WEAR,THIS IS NOT A RELICED NEW FINNISH,THIS FINNISH IS AT LEAST 40 TO 50 YEARS OLD,I'M JUST NOT 100 PERCENT SURE ON THIS ONE,THE BODY IS ASH AND EXTREMELY LIGHT WEIGHT,I WOULD ESTAMATE IT TO WEIGH APPROX 4 LBS,NECK PROFILE IS TYPICAL FOR 58 BIG AND ROUND,THE BACK OF THE NECK AND HEADSTOCK SHOW WEAR AND CHECKING,DECAL IS CORRECT BY MAY NOT BE ORIGINAL,IT IS APPLIED OVER THE FINNISH,TUNERS ARE ORIGINAL SINGLE LINE KLUSON,THE HEADSTOCK HAS NEVER HAD ANY OTHER TUNERS,PICK UPS AND POTS AND CRL SWITCH ARE FACTORY ORIGINAL POTS ARE ALL DATED 304 5946,ALL PLASTIC PARTS ARE ORIGINAL, VOLUME KNOB MAY BE SLIGHTLY LATER (59-62),THER ARE TWO NON ORIGINAL SOLDER JOINTS,BUT THE PICK UPS HAVE ORIGINAL WINGINGS,AND MEASURE NECK 5.7 MIDDLE 5.9 BRIDGE 5.95, ALL CLOTHE WIRE IS ORIGINAL,JACK CUP AND JACK ARE ORIGINAL,SERIAL NUMBER IS 28849,THE BRIDGE SADDLES ARE ORIGINAL PATENT PENDING TYPE,THE GUITAR PLAYS AND SOUNDS AMAZING, I GUARENTEE ALL PARTS DESCRIBED AS ORIGINAL ARE FENDER FACTORY CORRECT FOR THIS YEAR,AND I GUARENTEE THAT THE NECK FINNISH IS ORIGINAL,I CAN NOT GUARENTEE THAT THE BODY IS ORIGINAL FINISH BUT AS I SAID THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OTHER COLOR AND THE FINGER ROUT SHOWS LITTLE HAIRS AS IT SHOULD,THER IS AN EXTRA STRAP BUTTON HOLE ON THE BASS BOUT(VISABLE IN PIC OF THE BACK, GUITAR COMES IN NON ORIGINAL TWEED BASS CASE,IF YOUR LOOKING FOR A MAPLE NECK REAL 50'S STRATOCASTER AND DON'T WANT TO TAKE A SECOND MORGAGE THIS FOR YOU,I HAVE BEEN SELLLING VINTAGE GUITARS AND VINTAGE PARTS ON E-BAY FOR MANY YEARS,PLEASE CHECK MY FEEDBACK FOR LOTS OF SATISFIED CUSTOMERS,THE PARTS ALONE ARE VALUED FAR MORE THAN MY STARTING PRICE...................................................... NOTE:THE DECAL IS MOST LIKELY REPLACED AS IT SAYS WITH SYCRONIZED TREMOLO,BUT THE NECK AND BODY ARE FROM THE SAME GUITAR,NECK AND BODY CONDITION MATCH,AND THE NECK FINISH IS ORIGINAL...........................D.K. Place a Bid!