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I'd guess that the neck, hardware and pickups are the easiest to sell, since people upgrading would probably stay with their cheaper body, so I'd assume the body was worth a lot less than you're hoping, I'm afraid
£20 and I'm doing you a favour
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/The-STRATosphere?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
assume that dollar price = at least same in £, since duty & VAT is 23%
Bodies are so readily available to spec at good prices that shifting on genuine Fender bodies is tough. It's the easiest area of a build to feel like you don't need a Fender part, if that makes sense. If I want to make a Fender spec partscaster, I'll get a Fender bridge, tuners, and maybe even a Fender neck, but I'm probably going to get a non Fender body, because so and so can provide me with one that is a good quality wood and painted in nitro.
Wood quality obviously matters, but most overlook it to some extent, as long as it's made from the wood they want, it's hard to make a US Fender body made of alder seem any more attractive to a buyer than an alder body from guitarbuild, or one that belonged to a MiM Fender... especially if you're pricing the US body much higher.
Also colour is king, and I don't think it's a colour that's really easy to sell like the classic vintage colours; Daphne Blue, Seafoam Green, Olympic White etc, plus it's poly.
Ill get it shifted and make it happen. Need to see what offers I get I suppose.
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So about £200 for a USA Standard, since they're worth about £600 for one in that condition. To actually sell it, in today's market, you may have to take a bit less though.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I'm a big Fender fan, but I've never bothered using a genuine body on any partscaster I've ever built from scratch.
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The difference here is that this is a USA Standard, which actually makes it more important to have the right one than for a generic vintage-style Strat - probably only a Fender body will have the correct stud inserts for the two-post bridge.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My 1994 Strat is 9 piece with a front veneer. Not a major issue, but also not a welcome surprise after 2 days poly stripping.
And i love the colour on that strat body .
It's unfortunate if you don't find out until you've stripped the body - if you're really unlucky, it's fairly easy to sand through the top veneer if you don't realise how thin it is...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I was actually going to buy a CS Strat next year but decided against it. The neck of this one is too good to get rid of so I'm happy to modify around it.
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Ill be ordering it next week so this body will be for sale
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