Which Fender Stratocaster model is this?

Heka · #1 05-16-2005, 10:04 AM

- 21 frets
- Rosewood fretboard
- tremolo bridge (6 screws)
- Color red + white pickguard
- 3 single coils
- SN: N1025525
- Made in USA

And which guitar is more valuable, American Standard or American Vintage?

Heka · #2 05-16-2005, 10:14 AM

Damn, wrong place!
Mods could you please move this to the right forum...

**jemsite** · #3 05-16-2005, 10:20 AM

moved

Tom Gilroy · #4 05-16-2005, 01:46 PM

American Vintage is more expensive. Alot of strats are like the ones you mentioned though. Red and rosewood is somewhat Mark Knophler-esque though.

pawel · #5 05-16-2005, 02:50 PM

21 frets would suggest that it's more likely a vintage model, not a standard

The serial number indicates that it's from 1991

rty13ibz98 · #6 05-16-2005, 08:34 PM

sounds like a japanese 60s strat. those are awesome...except for the basswood bodies.

rich

pawel · #7 05-17-2005, 01:33 AM

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Originally Posted by rty13ibz98

sounds like a japanese 60s strat. those are awesome...except for the basswood bodies.

rich

Except for the "made in USA" bit

Heka · #8 05-19-2005, 05:32 PM

it can´t be Vintage ´cause the serial number doesn´t start with V. It can´t also be Standard (not American Standard) ´cause they´re made in Mexico (at least that´s what I´ve read). Could it be a reissue?

pawel · #9 05-19-2005, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Heka

it can´t be Vintage ´cause the serial number doesn´t start with V. It can´t also be Standard (not American Standard) ´cause they´re made in Mexico (at least that´s what I´ve read). Could it be a reissue?

Good point about the vintage, it cannot be US Standard becuse they came with 22 frets.

I am trying to check whether reissues had regular serials or not...

Flobanez · #10 05-19-2005, 08:16 PM

Is it an 80's?

pawel · #11 05-19-2005, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Flobanez

Is it an 80's?

1990 or 1991 according to the SN

Tubarão Guitars · #12 05-20-2005, 12:31 AM

http://www.rexc.com/services/datingfender.htm

red5 · #13 05-21-2005, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Heka

- 21 frets
- Rosewood fretboard
- tremolo bridge (6 screws)
- Color red + white pickguard
- 3 single coils
- SN: N1025525
- Made in USA

And which guitar is more valuable, American Standard or American Vintage?

Sounds like an American Vintage series, '62 with a rosewood fretboard. Need to see the tuners and bridge saddles though to tell, if you look at them and they are a flat piece of metal that bends around on the piece the string rests on, and the tuners are small oval shaped tuners, I'd put money on that is a '62 reissue.

And the American Vintage is worth about twice of an American standard strat. The American standard strats are crap... the necks feel cheaply made like the Japs or the Mexs do and not like the higher end US strats!

Maniaaaak!! · #14 05-21-2005, 03:34 PM

is the pickguard 3-ply or just 1 layer of plastic?

Heka · #15 05-22-2005, 05:27 AM

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Originally Posted by red5

Sounds like an American Vintage series, '62 with a rosewood fretboard. Need to see the tuners and bridge saddles though to tell, if you look at them and they are a flat piece of metal that bends around on the piece the string rests on, and the tuners are small oval shaped tuners, I'd put money on that is a '62 reissue.

And the American Vintage is worth about twice of an American standard strat. The American standard strats are crap... the necks feel cheaply made like the Japs or the Mexs do and not like the higher end US strats!

I don´t think it´s Vintage, because Vintages have V in front of the serial number.

It has 3-ply pick guard.

Did they ever make American Traditional in red (hope not...)?