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Old July 24th, 2010, 02:32 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Is it real? Or Chinese takeout?
I've been considering this instrument but for some reason red flags won't stop waving.

If nothing else, everything looks too perfect for a 15 year old guitar.

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Old July 24th, 2010, 02:46 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Looks like an American Deluxe to me. But I'm certainly not a strat expert. The only thing I consider on guitars that look unplayed is whether maybe they just never sounded good enough in the first place and therefore were kept "in a case under the bed." I bet it's a legitimate guitar.

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Old July 24th, 2010, 03:20 PM   #3 (permalink)
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yep 95 strat
the finish on those things is thick and not prone to wear. i used to have a 97.
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Old July 24th, 2010, 03:23 PM   #4 (permalink)
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For some reason the end of the headstock looks really large to me. Is this normal on some of the Strats?
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Old July 24th, 2010, 03:34 PM   #5 (permalink)
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For some reason the end of the headstock looks really large to me. Is this normal on some of the Strats?
I think it's just camera angle. This thing looks a lot like my 2000 strat.
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Old July 24th, 2010, 03:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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The only thing that is suspect to me is the "frets have little wear" statement -- to me, they look worn/dipped, but I can't really be sure about this from the low res photos.
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Old July 24th, 2010, 07:23 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Better pics here - click the magnify button

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Absolutely not a Deluxe.
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Old July 24th, 2010, 08:55 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Absolutely not a Deluxe.
Why? I thought all 2 post bridges were on deluxes.


update: I guess it must be because the American Deluxe series wasn't available until 1998.
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Old August 1st, 2010, 06:33 PM   #10 (permalink)
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That thing looked heavy until I read the weight. It was still heavy.
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