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1997 FENDER CUSTOM SHOP CARVED TOP STRAT~STRATOCASTER~DROP DEAD MINT UNPLAYED~!
Estimated price for orientation: 3 995 $
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Description Condition: New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition
MARCH OF 1997 FENDER CUSTOM SHOP CARVED TOP STRAT WITH TOBACCO BURST FLAME MAPLE TOP OVER HIGHLY FIGURED SWAMP ASH BACK. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEVER PLAYED. IT IS IN DROP-DEAD MINT CONDITION. IT EVEN STILL HAS THE PEEL-OFF PLASTIC ON THE COVER PLATES FOR THE TREMELO & CONTROL CAVITIES. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS IT HAS RESTED IN A CLIMATICALLY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AND IS NOW RESONANT AND RINGS LIKE A BELL ACOUSTICALLY. ELECTRICALLY, IT HAS A 5-WAY "SUPER STRAT" SWITCH: POSITION 1: FULL BRIDGE SEYMOUR DUNCAN "JB"HUMBUCKER 2: MIDDLE SINGLE COIL & NECK SIDE SINGLE COIL OF HUMBUCKER 3: NECK SINGLE COIL & BRIDGE SIDE SINGLE COIL OF HUMBUCKER (THINK TELECASTER) 4: MIDDLE & NECK SINGLE COILS 5: NECK SINGLE COIL THESE INSTRUMENTS WERE MADE WHILE JOHN SUHR WAS A MASTER BUILDER AT FENDER'S CUSTOM SHOP FROM 1995 THRU 1998. THEY WERE BUILT UNDER HIS DESIGN AND DIRECTION FOLLOWING HIS FAMOUS "PENSA-SUHR" CARVED TOP OF DIRE STRAITS FAME. JOHN WORKED FOR RUDY PENSA WHO OWNED RUDY'S MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE LATE 80'S & EARLY 90'S AND MADE MARK KNOPFLER'S FAMOUS CARVED TOP STRAT FOR HIM. WHEN JOHN WENT TO WORK FOR FENDER'S CORONA, CALIFORNIA CUSTOM SHOP HE PURSUADED JOHN PAGE (FIRST CUSTOM SHOP MANAGER) TO PRODUCE A LIMITED RUN OF THESE EXTREME BEAUTIES. THEY WERE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES FROM MID 1995 TO APRIL OF 1998, AND USED ONLY THE BEST WOODS & COMPONENTS. IE: WILKINSON BALL-BEARING ROLLER NUT (LIKE THE JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRAT, AS WELL AS TWO-POINT PIVOT BRIDGE. THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE "WHAMMIED" OUT OF TUNE! ORIGINAL PUSH-IN TREM BAR IS INCLUDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST FEW PRODUCED. JOHN LEFT FENDER IN 1998 TO FOUND SUHR GUITARS BASED OUT OF ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AND THE REST IS HISTORY. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND PUT AWAY IN A CLIMATICALLY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. IT IS 100% ORIGINAL. INCLUDES ORIGINAL FACTORY G&G TWEED CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, SIGNED BY JOHN PAGE IN MARCH OF 1997. SERIAL NUMBER IS A SUPER-LOW 037! TRULY ONE OF A KIND! PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL CONFIRMED ADDRESS ONLY, DUE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF AUCTION'S END. SHIPPING IS A FLAT $95. TO LOWER 48 STATES. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE INVOICED AS NEEDED.
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| Condition: | New other (see details): A new, unused item with absolutely no signs of wear. The item may be missing the original packaging, or in the original packaging but not sealed. The item may be a factory second or a new, unused item with defects. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition |
MARCH OF 1997 FENDER CUSTOM SHOP CARVED TOP STRAT WITH TOBACCO BURST FLAME MAPLE TOP OVER HIGHLY FIGURED SWAMP ASH BACK. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PURCHASED NEW AND NEVER PLAYED. IT IS IN DROP-DEAD MINT CONDITION. IT EVEN STILL HAS THE PEEL-OFF PLASTIC ON THE COVER PLATES FOR THE TREMELO & CONTROL CAVITIES. FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS IT HAS RESTED IN A CLIMATICALLY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AND IS NOW RESONANT AND RINGS LIKE A BELL ACOUSTICALLY. ELECTRICALLY, IT HAS A 5-WAY "SUPER STRAT" SWITCH: POSITION 1: FULL BRIDGE SEYMOUR DUNCAN "JB"HUMBUCKER 2: MIDDLE SINGLE COIL & NECK SIDE SINGLE COIL OF HUMBUCKER 3: NECK SINGLE COIL & BRIDGE SIDE SINGLE COIL OF HUMBUCKER (THINK TELECASTER) 4: MIDDLE & NECK SINGLE COILS 5: NECK SINGLE COIL THESE INSTRUMENTS WERE MADE WHILE JOHN SUHR WAS A MASTER BUILDER AT FENDER'S CUSTOM SHOP FROM 1995 THRU 1998. THEY WERE BUILT UNDER HIS DESIGN AND DIRECTION FOLLOWING HIS FAMOUS "PENSA-SUHR" CARVED TOP OF DIRE STRAITS FAME. JOHN WORKED FOR RUDY PENSA WHO OWNED RUDY'S MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY IN THE LATE 80'S & EARLY 90'S AND MADE MARK KNOPFLER'S FAMOUS CARVED TOP STRAT FOR HIM. WHEN JOHN WENT TO WORK FOR FENDER'S CORONA, CALIFORNIA CUSTOM SHOP HE PURSUADED JOHN PAGE (FIRST CUSTOM SHOP MANAGER) TO PRODUCE A LIMITED RUN OF THESE EXTREME BEAUTIES. THEY WERE MADE IN LIMITED QUANTITIES FROM MID 1995 TO APRIL OF 1998, AND USED ONLY THE BEST WOODS & COMPONENTS. IE: WILKINSON BALL-BEARING ROLLER NUT (LIKE THE JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRAT, AS WELL AS TWO-POINT PIVOT BRIDGE. THIS INSTRUMENT CANNOT BE "WHAMMIED" OUT OF TUNE! ORIGINAL PUSH-IN TREM BAR IS INCLUDED. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAST FEW PRODUCED. JOHN LEFT FENDER IN 1998 TO FOUND SUHR GUITARS BASED OUT OF ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AND THE REST IS HISTORY. THIS INSTRUMENT WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND PUT AWAY IN A CLIMATICALLY CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS. IT IS 100% ORIGINAL. INCLUDES ORIGINAL FACTORY G&G TWEED CASE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, AND THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY, SIGNED BY JOHN PAGE IN MARCH OF 1997. SERIAL NUMBER IS A SUPER-LOW 037! TRULY ONE OF A KIND! PAYMENT IS BY PAYPAL CONFIRMED ADDRESS ONLY, DUE WITHIN TWO BUSINESS DAYS OF AUCTION'S END. SHIPPING IS A FLAT $95. TO LOWER 48 STATES. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE INVOICED AS NEEDED.