1979 Fender 25th Anniversary Stratocaster White refinished

Offered for sale:

Used 1979 Fender 25th Anniversary Stratocaster serial number 257733.

This Strat is in good condition with lots of mods. It has been refinished and refretted, Seymour Duncan SSL-1 pickups are installed, the body has been routed for humbuckers in the neck and bridge pickup positions, a Kahler 2320 locking vibrato bridge and headstock locking plate are fitted along with Gotoh style tuners [the vibrato bar is included]. Cosmetically there is brightwork tarnishing, playing wear, some finish cracking, nicks and marks about the body and some neck wear. This guitar has seen the rock wars and is still fighting.

The Fender Anniversary Stratocaster was released in 1979 to celebrate its 25th anniversary.

This was Fender's first anniversary model, as well as Fender's first limited run series.

The Anniversary Strat has a mix of old and progressive features: It sports the return of the (much loved) ''four bolt'' neck attachment (Fender never did it as well as G&L), a neck heel truss rod adjustment and new Sperzel designed tuners. (On this guitar the tuners have been replaced.)

The first run of 500 guitars was finished in a newly designed pearl white poly-finish that looked really flashy, but didn't bond well to the ash bodies and started flaking off even before the guitars left the shops. Fender decided to respray the faulty guitars with ''Porsche metallic Silver'' polyurethane, and use that finish on the later batch of guitars too. (Which may explain the refinish on this instrument.)

The Fender 25th Anniversary Stratocaster commemorates one of the most iconic electric guitars ever built with a limited-edition finish and appointments.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Body: Contoured alder

Neck: Maple "C" profile with maple fretboard

Electronics: Strat single-coil pickups (SSL-1), master volume/dual tone knobs, five-way pickup switch

Other Features: Commemorative neckplate

Bridge: Kahler 2023

Tuners: Gotoh style

Weight: 10.8 lbs.

Fender hard shell case included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

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