48 :: 1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA

Lot Number 48. 1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA. Auctioned at  on 1st January 1970
 
1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: Fiesta red nitro refinished body, lacquer checking, light buckle wear, dings and marks throughout; Neck: July 62 twenty-one fret rosewood board neck, replacement decal, refinished, action high and neck slightly mis-aligned; Fretboard: rosewood, appears to have been planed over - most significantly to the upper frets with dot position markers missing to nineteenth and twenty-first fret and partially missing to fifteenth and seventeenth fret; Frets: refret including replacement brass nut; Electrics: working, bridge and neck pickup original, middle pickup replaced with a 1970s Fender Strat pickup, 1962 potentiometers and correct three-way switch, some rewiring; Hardware: generally good and appears original, 1962 serial neck plate, back cavity plate corners damaged and two screws missing; Overall condition: fair

Estimate: £7000-9000

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Auction Details

Sale Date: 1st January 1970
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