Fender American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat [Archive]

dkbemb10

September 24th, 2010, 06:10 PM

Guys I'm really curious about this. What is the difference between the Fender American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat and the "Mary Kaye" strats Fender used to make?

Is the American '57 like a reissue of the old "Mary Kaye" strats cuz I can't really see the differences.

American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat

http://www.musicgadgets.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/0171957801_md.jpg

Mary Kaye Stratocaster

http://wildwestguitars.com/fender/mary/mkay_5035.jpg

My Questions are what makes it a "Mary Kaye" Strat? I always thought it was the see through white finish with gold hardware

And is that 1957 Commemorative strat considered a "Mary Kaye"?

jjkurtz

September 24th, 2010, 10:45 PM

My dad has a '57 Commemorative Strat and I wondered the same thing when he got it. From what I can tell, all that's different is what's on the headstock. I kind of figured that the Mary Kaye's weren't selling well so they put a different headstock decal on it and called it a "Commemorative" edition.


	Telecaster Guitar Forum > Other Discussion Forums > Other Guitars, other instruments > Fender American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat PDA Fender American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat dkbemb10 September 24th, 2010, 06:10 PM Guys I'm really curious about this. What is the difference between the Fender American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat and the "Mary Kaye" strats Fender used to make? Is the American '57 like a reissue of the old "Mary Kaye" strats cuz I can't really see the differences. American Vintage 1957 Commemorative Strat http://www.musicgadgets.net/wp-content/uploads/2007/05/0171957801_md.jpg Mary Kaye Stratocaster http://wildwestguitars.com/fender/mary/mkay_5035.jpg My Questions are what makes it a "Mary Kaye" Strat? I always thought it was the see through white finish with gold hardware And is that 1957 Commemorative strat considered a "Mary Kaye"? jjkurtz September 24th, 2010, 10:45 PM My dad has a '57 Commemorative Strat and I wondered the same thing when he got it. From what I can tell, all that's different is what's on the headstock. I kind of figured that the Mary Kaye's weren't selling well so they put a different headstock decal on it and called it a "Commemorative" edition.