FS: 1987 Strat Plus in RazzBerry Red £1250

danishbacon

Back up for sale. 

Guitar has been professionally setup, frets crowned/levelled. Includes Hiscox hard case. Guitar in the UK and can post or meet within reasonable distances.

These are rare pre custom shop guitars - reverb price guides this colour from £1300-£1700 and there is one sold example in the US for U$2500.

Asking price is £1250

adampeter

I have exact same guitar with maple board but with original HC and paperwork, would also be interested in value, not selling though

WindmillGuitars

@danishbacon - might be interested. Can you PM me some pictures?

danishbacon

@Anchorboy Just sent you a PM

danishbacon

danishbacon

Updated with photos

armitaan

Not too sure on the colour, my Razzberry plus deluxe more pinky , isn't that Torino red?

http://i68.tinypic.com/rkty4g.jpg

danishbacon

@armitaan I've been in doubt of this myself, but prior to it going to tech, I had a look under the guard and it certainly has the pinkish of razzberry, with the exposed area having darkened over the last 30 years. I suppose it is possible that it's a Torino Red but going by the photos online, that's too deep of a red colour, and could also be possibly fiesta red?






Below from Xhefri of known Razzberry showing very similar tonality:

ronnyb

That's Razzberry, not red enough for Torino and Fiesta red has more of an orangey tint to it if that makes sense. 

danishbacon

Thanks @ronnyb ;

spaceace.swe

Nice one, the 87/88 ones are great ones, generally better than later ones

danishbacon

Sunday bump 

ChrisMusic

You may want to read the rules on content deletion, and reinstate both the OP and the other post you removed before the mods notice.

Congrats on the sale, that was a lovely looking guitar, I'm sure someone will be well chuffed.

TTony

@danishbacon - content reinstated.  Please read the rules.

danishbacon

Back up for sale

fretfinder

spaceace.swe said:

Nice one, the 87/88 ones are great ones, generally better than later ones

Out of interest, why do you say that, was there any difference in manufacturing or materials/components in those years compared with later years? Thanks.

matt1973

The lacquer on the later Plus’ guitars was satin and, IMO, not as good. Sperzels were replaced in the later models with Fender lockers.

More than anything however, production levels were pretty low in those early Corona days in order to restore the floundering reputation gained in the 1970s’ and early 1980s’ to its former glory. The simply had to make good instruments to ensure the company’s longer term success.

In short, it was a good era for the company.

danishbacon

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Philly_Q

Are the scratchplate and other plastic parts replacements or have they actually aged to that cream colour?

danishbacon

Philly_Q said:

Are the scratchplate and other plastic parts replacements or have they actually aged to that cream colour?

Aged to that colour @Philly_Q ;