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Sidney Vicious · April 10th, 2008, 10:27 AM

Looks like Fender painted this one after assembly.

Look at the body/neck joint - or is it my monitor and bad eyes?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Stratocas...QQcmdZViewItem

roadkillbill · April 10th, 2008, 10:52 AM

I'm not seeing it..

tcadam · April 10th, 2008, 10:59 AM

A misrepresented re-issue? There's no fretboard wear whatsoever. That seems pretty unusual for a 51 year old instrument.

endzone · April 10th, 2008, 11:02 AM

I see it. What I can't believe I am seeing though is people have actually bid $3600 so far on this bright and shiney 1957 Strat. Someone is about to get hosed.

thaus · April 10th, 2008, 11:03 AM

Shouldn't this be worth quite a lot if it is the real thing? Those pups and the neck look very very new...........let's see how much it gets! I am always hesitant when I see substandard pics for a real vintage instrument. Take a look at Vintage dealers and they have very detailed pics from every angle.

lightice · April 10th, 2008, 12:59 PM

Doesn't look right to me.

mellecaster · April 10th, 2008, 01:00 PM

8 minutes left....somebody's gonna get a Rude awakening !!!

mowcheeba · April 10th, 2008, 02:25 PM

How anyone would bid 5000 USD for that one is beyond me.
No way that is a real 57, looked like someone wrote the pencil
date mark yesterday rather than 51 years ago.
Poor buyer.....

Old Cane · April 10th, 2008, 04:11 PM

I sure don't know but for $5600 somebody wither got a refin, a deal of a lifetime or royally shafted.

Mark Davis · April 10th, 2008, 04:49 PM

The date on the butt end of the neck is written way to clean to be from a Fender employee. These guys had those necks coming down an assembly line maybe spent 1-2 seconds tops writing the dates this looks way too perfect and new of a date to be real.

If it was a real 57 and the seller knew it wouldnt they have started the auction at a much higher price? Just use good common sense.

Someone who bought it probably paid $5000 for a $750-800 57ri Strat.

ajgus · April 10th, 2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sidney Vicious

Looks like Fender painted this one after assembly.

Look at the body/neck joint - or is it my monitor and bad eyes?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Stratocas...QQcmdZViewItem

I don't see anything, but my eyes might be worse than yours.

April 10th, 2008, 10:27 AM	#1 (permalink)
Sidney Vicious Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Posts: 1,736 24 Photos	'57 Strat? Looks like Fender painted this one after assembly. Look at the body/neck joint - or is it my monitor and bad eyes? http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Stratocas...QQcmdZViewItem

April 10th, 2008, 10:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
roadkillbill Tele-Holic Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Va. Posts: 582	could be both... I'm not seeing it.. __________________ It's all right now, in fact, it's a gas..

April 10th, 2008, 11:02 AM	#4 (permalink)
endzone Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Louisiana Age: 53 Posts: 1,874 42 Photos	I see it. What I can't believe I am seeing though is people have actually bid $3600 so far on this bright and shiney 1957 Strat. Someone is about to get hosed. __________________ *I'm Makin Progress*

April 10th, 2008, 01:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
mellecaster VENDOR Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,650 17 Photos	8 minutes left....somebody's gonna get a Rude awakening !!! __________________ Expert Repair....ReCrafting...and Set-ups Making your World a Better Place...One Guitar at a time

April 10th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mark Davis Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Bakersfield Ca. Age: 59 Posts: 17,155	The date on the butt end of the neck is written way to clean to be from a Fender employee. These guys had those necks coming down an assembly line maybe spent 1-2 seconds tops writing the dates this looks way too perfect and new of a date to be real. If it was a real 57 and the seller knew it wouldnt they have started the auction at a much higher price? Just use good common sense. Someone who bought it probably paid $5000 for a $750-800 57ri Strat. __________________ I'm so blind my seeing eye dog needs glasses.

April 10th, 2008, 10:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
tcadam Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Delaware Age: 43 Posts: 468 1 Photos	A misrepresented re-issue? There's no fretboard wear whatsoever. That seems pretty unusual for a 51 year old instrument.

April 10th, 2008, 11:03 AM	#5 (permalink)
thaus Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 532	Shouldn't this be worth quite a lot if it is the real thing? Those pups and the neck look very very new...........let's see how much it gets! I am always hesitant when I see substandard pics for a real vintage instrument. Take a look at Vintage dealers and they have very detailed pics from every angle.

April 10th, 2008, 12:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
lightice Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 493	Doesn't look right to me.

April 10th, 2008, 02:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
mowcheeba Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Pisco Elqui, Chile Age: 32 Posts: 846 63 Photos	How anyone would bid 5000 USD for that one is beyond me. No way that is a real 57, looked like someone wrote the pencil date mark yesterday rather than 51 years ago. Poor buyer.....

April 10th, 2008, 04:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
Old Cane Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Age: 48 Posts: 2,272	I sure don't know but for $5600 somebody wither got a refin, a deal of a lifetime or royally shafted.

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