I posted something similar to this on The Gear Page and someone sent me a PM suggesting I post the question here. Also my 62 slab board strat is a huge chunky C shape. I'm thinking that neck is not authentic because of how perfectly smooth butt of the heel is. But i don't think so. Three controls (one volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch, all on treble side of the pickguard. Often we find guitarists looking for instruments with a vintage sound but who can't get used to the traditional specs we usually find on the Fender Custom Shop. "The Stratocaster was launched during 1954 [and was priced at $249.50, or $229.50 without vibrato]The new Fender guitar was the first solidbody electric with three pickups [Gibson's electric-acoustic ES-5, introduced five years earlier, had been the overall first], meaning a range of fresh tones, and featured a new-design vibrato unit that provided pitch-bending and shimmering chordal effects. Even the jack socket mounting was new, recessed in a stylish plate on the body facethe Fender Stratocaster looked like no other guitar around especially the flowing, sensual curves of that beautifully proportioned, timeless body. It is a subtle change. It is in my opnion very legit. Because of the re-fin we can only give this guitar an excellent plus (9.00) rating - it shows, plays and sounds much stronger Complete with the original white ABS plastic tipped tremolo arm. Veuillez saisir une fourchette de prix valide, Lorsqu'un objet n'est pas mis en vente enDollars canadiens, le montant converti partir de cette devise (Dollars canadiens) est indiqu en italique. 1953 Fender Stratocaster The Controversial Prototype, 1954 Fender Stratocaster The True Complete Guide, 1962 Fender Stratocaster The Full Complete Guide. Man look at that Hardtail 55' I think I'm in love! It's very much like a beefy les Paul neck. Original Fender light brown tolex hardshell case with brown leather ends and orange plush lining (8.50). Neck is not real but that body might be. Browse all our Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster inventory, Fender Custom Handwound Ancho Polbano Stratocaster Single-Coil, Fender CustomHandwound Ancho Polbano Stratocaster Single-Coil RWRP, 5-way selector switch, Master Volume, Tone 1, Tone 2, Fender Custom Shop Strap, Certificate of Authenticity, Picks. The dark Amber brown part of the sunburst finish is now changed to black. Rassembler, slectionner et commenter vos fichiers. Just checking. Dernire mise jour: 02-Aug 08:42 Il se peut que les donnes sur le nombre d'enchres et le montant ne soient pas jour. Starstruck! Tirez parti du rseau mondial GettyImages, avec plus de 340 000 crateurs, pour dvelopper un contenu exclusif, cr spcialement pour votre marque. Clearly a different guitar and one that I'm sure of. May just be the way it was applied, but it doesn't appear completely straight. Consultez le panier pour en savoir plus. and has a nut width of 1 5/8 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Looks like the guitar was sunburst from the spring are and the black still on the neck heel. Four-bolt neck plate with the serial number ("58054") between the top two screws. Color:Sea Foam Green (Refin), Rating:9.00, Sold (ID#01023) JavaScript is disabled. White ABS plastic knobs with gold lettering. You must log in or register to reply here. Serial number range for the 61 Fender Stratocaster are generally 55000 to 72000 (on the neck plate). Peghead decal logo now has 2 patent numbers (2,573,254 & 2,741,146). Single "butterfly" string tree with 'small' metal spacer. They were back to the pencil dates by then, but this looks pretty real to me. It looks legit. Droits d'auteur 1995-2022 eBay Inc. Tous droits rservs. Neck backshape is a fatter D shape, but still not nearly as fat as 1958 and prior Stratocaster necks. Vous ne trouvez pas ce que vous cherchez? All Rights Reserved. If the tooling marks are there under the D and G than I would be fairly certain it's legit. Most like it has just faded out. The neck has a pencil mark of "1-61". Le design Getty Images est une marque de Getty Images. You are using an out of date browser. But the result was the first self-contained vibrato unit: an adjustable bridge, a tailpiece, and a vibrato system, all in one. Parcourez 57photos et images disponibles de, Choisir les collections Libres de droits>, Choisir les collections Vidos d'actualits>. Simplifiez votre flux de travail avec notre systme de gestion des fichiers numriques. Les taux de change utiliss sont ceux de Bloomberg. See the previous years 1960 Fender Stratocaster One-piece maple neck with a rosewood 'slab' fret-board and a medium-to-thin profile, 21 frets, and clay dot position markers. The copyrights of the images and other material on this web site are owned by Fretted Americana Inc.. Still has the slab rosewood fingerboard, but the back neck shape is larger (and more comfortable in my opinion). Main Stratocaster Guitar Discussion Forum. I wouldn't worry. Une erreur est survenue. Organisez, contrlez, distribuez et mesurez tous vos contenus digitaux. Dcouvrez notre nouvel outil interactif pour trouver des insights visuels essentiels. Hence the sunburst finish on a 1961 Fender Strat is much bolder looking. Solid alder body, contoured on back and lower bass bout, and professionally refinished many years ago most probably by Jay Black in the super rare Fender custom color, 'Sea Foam Green' over 'fullerplast'. Here goes. What does the back of the headstock look like? Dveloppez votre marque de manire authentique en partageant son contenu avec tous les crateurs Internet. Six-pivot bridge/vibrato unit with through-body stringing. See the next years 1962 Fender Stratocaster I don't know if it says anything about the authenticity of the neck, but the headstock logo in that photo looks a bit "wobbly" in places. I doubt that it is. Les tableaux sont le meilleur endroit pour sauvegarder des images et des vidos. It could be a Elliot Mechanic neck, wich he made for the years 1960/1961 in the 80s 90s, because of the fat neck. In 61 they had some nice shoulders on those necks. Also, it was finished in a yellow-to-black sunburst finish. I couldn't say with 100% certainty unless it was an in hand inspection though. In 1961 Fender started using a more robust red dye for their three color sunburst. More pics of the body! 1964 Fender Stratocaster Exposed Are They Worth The Money? Scratch the last picture of the 55 Strat. Shouldn't the necks fretboard a more convex shape at the end before the nut starts. Fender also felt the need to add patent numbers to the peghead during 1961. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. The new vibrato -- erroneously called a 'tremolo' by Fender and many others since -- was troublesome in development. 2022 Getty Images. Hence the dark part of the sunburst is more striking and does not blend as well as prior sunburst finishes. Profitez de millions dimages, de vidos et morceaux de musique de qualit. The pole-pieces are staggered as follows: (highest to lowest) D+G; low E+A; high E; and finally B. Three-layer celluloid "green" (white/black/white) pickguard with eleven screws and aluminum shield. Some musicians had complained to Fender that the sharp edge of the Telecaster's body was uncomfortableso the Strat's body was contoured for the player's comfort. There is some fine finish checking on the body and on the front and back of the headstock. Pour connatre les frais et options d'expdition internationaux, consultez chaque annonce individuellement. Call to Inquire: (818) 222-4113 | That looks fine to me. Hence 1961 and later Strats dont have sunburst finished with a faded out red. Individual single-line Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons (stamped on the underside: "D-169400/Pat No."). Watch Related Video . s'ouvre dans une nouvelle fentre ou un nouvel onglet, - Fender Vintera Mod '50s Telecaster Neck Roasted Maple, - Fender Classic Series 60's Stratocaster Neck. The way they shrink unevenly can't easily be copied either. The Stratocaster's new-style pickguard complemented the lines perfectly, and the overall impression was of a guitar where all the components ideally suited one another. I have a 61 p bass and the neck date is so faint you can barely see it. It wasn't a simple mechanism for the time, but a reasonably effective oneFender's new vibrato had six bridge-pieces, one for each string, adjustable for height and length, which meant that the feel of the strings could be personalized and the guitar made more in tune with itselfThe Strat came with a radically sleek, solid body, based on the outline of the 1951 Fender Precision Bass. Strat Talk is the leading online community and marketplace for Stratocaster guitars. And no date? Also the dark brown part of the sunburst around the edge of the body is slightly more black. A 1961 Slab Board StratocasterThis 12 3/4-inch-wide guitar weighs just 7.60 lbs. White chicklet paper tone capacitor changes to a red round disc capacitor with yellow insulting tubing on one leg of the cap. Here at GinoGuitars's we boast of the most experienced staff, with intense training on the latest products and wide technical knowledge. The capacitor is the correct red round disc type. Pour un taux de change plus jour, veuillez utiliser le. - VAT IT09224050964, Fender Custom 1961 Stratocaster Journeyman Relic - 3CS. The frets look to be original and do show some very light wear - BUT we believe that the neck has been so expertly re-fretted with the correct .08 gauge fret-wire, that it is impossible to tell The original 'minty' pickguard has a small crack on the bass side of the neck pickup screw and one corner has broken away from the white ABS plastic tremolo back-plate. Have you black lighted to see if it's a refin? Small headstock with decal with Fender "spaghetti" logo in gold with black trim, "STRATOCASTER" in black beside it, "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO" in black below it, two patent numbers below that, and "ORIGINAL Contour Body" at the ball end of the headstock. The potentiometers are all stamped "304 6104" (Stackpole, January 1961). Even the "clay" dots are shrinking which is pretty common with that vulcanized fiber they used on them. Enregistrez fender neck 1961 pour recevoir des alertes par courriel et des mises jour dans votre fil d'ides eBay. I'm not sure how I never found this place before. Accdez au meilleur de Getty Images et iStock avec un simple abonnement. Fender now using a more robust red in their sunburst finish. Back to thePre-CBS Stratocaster Home Page. The Fender Stratocaster has since become the most popular, the most copied, the most desired, and very probably the most played solid electric guitar ever" (Tony Bacon, 50 Years of Fender, p. 18). Three white ABS plastic covered black-bottom single-coil pickups with staggered polepieces and wonderfully balanced outputs of 6.06k, 5.88k, and 5.95k. The words Fender, Telecaster, Stratocaster and the associated headstock designs are registered trademarks of the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. Real images of serial #XN10890 we had in stock. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Sometime around the time were they went from slabs to veneer Fender started using a different technique for routing. But I think you are good with that one. We are here to provide personalized advice any time you need it. Copyright 2022 Gino Guitars s.r.l. Looks ok to me so far. 2022 Pre CBS Stratocasters.