Vintage 1962 Fender Stratocaster EXCELLENT & ORIGINAL! THE REAL DEAL w/ real vintage tone & a Brazilian board! Start Price USD 25,000.00 Current Price USD 25,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, October 07, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 11, 2008 Location Labadie, Missouri See more about 'Vintage 1962 Fender Stratocaster EXCELLENT & ORIGINAL! ' Description 1962 Fender STRATOCASTER3 Tone Sunburst The Fender Stratocaster guitar is probably the most popular solidbody electric guitar ever made. These early models (from 1954 to 1965) known as "pre-CBS" models, since the CBS Broadcaster Company bought Fender in January 1965, are the most collectible. The 1962 Fender Stratocaster is considered a "classic" year, the last of the Brazilian board models. This is the guitar of legend that helped build Rock'n Roll, played by Buddy Holly, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn and others. It is EXTREMELY COLLECTIBLE with prices soaring well above $40,000 on today's market. She's ALL ORIGINAL, no issues, right down to the last screw, including the original 3 way switch. In March 1962 Fender changed from a hand-written neck date on the butt of the neck to a rubber stamped date. The neck date on this guitar is 2OCT62B signifying the date, October 1962. The number "2" to signify a Stratocaster neck and the "B" signifies a 1 5/8" nut width. "B" is the normal neck width with "A" being the narrowest, and "C" being wider. Headstock logo decal has three patent numbers: 2,573,254, 2,741,146, and 2,960,900. The serial number, 87500 is located on the back metal neck plate and the pot codes read 304 62 42 and 304 62 32, signifying the 42 and 32 week of 1962. Body date 10/62. Black Bottom pickups with no marking...as it should be for 1962. Also, has the waxed cloth pickup wires with black for ground and white for hot lead, period correct for 1962. It's finish exhibits the wonderful, natural wear associated with years and years of use. She still has the original frets and they are in great shape! Comes with the Fender Hardshell Case pictured. You'll notice in the photos that the tip of the pickguard that broke off was replaced, no big deal. What is a big deal is the magic of the legendary 1962 Stratocaster and the love, the blood, sweat and tears of the players who created the legend. Great old mojo! This guitar is one lean mean TONE MACHINE! Weighing in at 7.3 lbs, she's light and resonate! But man, plug this baby in, and WOW! You're transported back 50 years, with tons of tone and vintage vibe. The tone of this guitar is FAT, WARM AND FULL. TONE, TONE AND MORE TONE and the Brazilian Rosewood board gives an added fullness and warmth to the tone! The hallmark of a Vintage Strat pickup is it's ability to change tonal color with the force of change in pick attack, giving an array of tonal voicing. The bridge has just enough bite to let the strings ring through while distorted without getting too muddy or muffled and the mid and neck pups provide a wide array of clean and natural tones. She screams Hendrix/SRV with great harmonics and overtones, powerful, punchy and sweet too! Listen... L OO k... Bid now! WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT FINDING GOOD HOMES FOR QUALITY GUITARS. FOR MORE INFO ABOUT US AND THIS AUCTION PLEASE CLICK HERE Route 66 Classic Guitars Thanks for looking! "Specializing in Vintage and New Fender, Gibson and more..." Place a Bid!