Tag: Fender

1971 Fender Mustang, Sunburst, 100% Original, Super Clean!

1971 Fender Mustang, Right Handed, Sunburst finish, serial # 322xxx, super clean original example. This guitar has just been inspected and perfectly set-up by Scott Freilich of Top Shelf Music – needs nothing and is ready to play.

Includes trem bar and Fender gig bag.

Back of neck is almost perfect, some very minor wear around 1st three frets. Vibrant and unfaded 3-color sunburst, only weighs around 6.5 lbs, plays and sounds great – hard to find a vintage Mustang in this condition!

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1976 Fender Strat, 100% Original with OHSC, EXC!

1976 Fender Strat, Sunburst with Black pickguard, 100% Original with OHSC, has moderate wear, a few spots down to the wood, frets have wear but plenty of life left, overall in EXC condition.

Dates/Specs:

  • Neck Plate: 712xxx
  • Pot dates: volume – 137 7613, tone #1 – 137 7609, tone#2 – 137 7613
  • Pickup dates: 12-18-76
  • Pickup Outputs: neck/5.85K, middle/5.81K, bridge/5.85K
  • Neck depth: .83/1st, .93/12th

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    1979 Fender Strat, Bargain Priced with Some Issues

    This is a lefty Strat from 1979 which has a lot of potential, and is priced accordingly. The main concern is the finish: During the late 70s, Fender was asked by the EPA to modify its spraying installation and to find a less polluting finishing method. Fender decided to try water-based finishes, which could be electrostatically sprayed on bodies. The new set-up was first used in 1979, but it soon turned into a disaster as finishes were prone to cracking, bubbling, and falling off after only a couple of weeks or months! Needless to say, this unfortunate development resulted in numerous claims from dealers and customers, after which Fender decided to return to polyester finishes.

    This particular guitar is an example of that water-based finish, as seen in the pics. It would be a good candidate to have the finish removed down to the wood and oversprayed, or to be refinished in a color of your choice. The neck is actually in very nice shape, so only the body needs attention.

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