Hoping the hive mind might be of some help here - I bought this '2011 AVRI '57 Fender Special Run Strat' online, and received it today, but a couple of things seem not quite right. It
looks exactly like a number of other examples of the same model I've found online, and it came in the correct G&L tweed case.
I checked the SN with fender, and they said it's registered to a FSR '62 AVRI, but that that's not hugely unusual for that kind of mixup to occur. What
is unusual is that the Owner's Manual and Guarantee Policy, which came in a
sealed bag with the expected accessories kit (5-way switch, bridge cover, cable etc.), are in Spanish, and refer to Fender's Mexican office.
Pics of the guitar, neckplate, and documentation.
https://imgur.com/a/zwmZVcWDoes this strike anyone else as screwy? My paranoid side is convinced I've vastly overpaid for a Classic 50s passed off as an AVRI...
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Seriously, would need to see more pics to pass comment - headstock, inside the pick up cavity, under the scratch plate at the electrics for starters
MIM Classics usually had the serial and "Made in Mexico" on the back of the headstock so if this doesn't that bodes well.
I did a quick reverb search and this looks exactly like yours (save for the lockign tuners) based on the pics you've given:
https://reverb.com/item/36521628-fender-stratocaster-57-avri-limited-edition-american-vintage-reissue-2011-candy-apple-red-car
Pickguard removed, and the body cavity sticker reading 'Body 57 Strt' has me feeling more confident. I'm wary of removing the neck, so that check'll have to wait until I get to a shop for setup, but I feel like I'm on firmer ground now at least!
https://imgur.com/a/Odve6NY
Good to know, I thought that was very much an Ensenada thing.