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Original series, American Vintage, 1962 Stratocaster
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I'm selling my Fender vintage reissue Strat. This is the 1st reissue Fender did in the USA. they only made them between 1982 -1984, and all the electronics were made in a special run in 1982, so the pickups, and potentiometers are all dated 1982. although this guitar was built in 1984. It is a 1962 reissue, (they also built a 1950's reissue, which had a maple neck & fingerboard) so has the slab, rosewood neck, and is in the triple colour sunburst (which is correct for a 60's model). These guitars came into production as a result of the new management team, at Fender USA, headed up by Dan Smith, receiving the first examples of the JV guitars from Fender, Japan, for approval. They were blown away by the quality of the JV guitars, and Dan Smith vowed that Fender USA would soon build guitars to the same standards that made them famous in the 50's & 60's. The first result of this quest was the 1982 'Dan Smith' Stratocaster, and the American Vintage series followed soon after. The guitar is in excellent condition, with no dings, scratches, or chips. The frets show minimal wear, and all the electrics function correctly.It even has he small chrome cover (ashtray!) over the bridge saddles! It's in the tweed case.
I'm looking for £2,000 for this guitar. I'm happy to send photographs to any potential buyer. I'm located in the midlands, near Stafford. I have a very economical car, so i might even be able to deliver personally within a reasonable distance - say 50 miles from Stafford.
Many of the USA dealers refer to this model as the Fullerton vintage reissue, as they were built in the original, Fullerton factory in California - the only reissue ever to be built there. Later models were built at the new Corona plant. A USA vintage guitar dealer currently has one listed at over £4,000 !!
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just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
Now moved.
Pretty much all of this. There's a 1987 Fiesta Red 62 Reissue listed on Reverb for £3200 for over 2 years now. Not entirely sure where the £4k evaluation comes from, but I suspect it's down to sellers 'predicting' what will be valued in the future as the poster says.
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/202071/nco