-CUSTOM, ONE OF A KIND- Genuine USA made 1995 Fender "Artist Series" Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster 4.63 lb. Alder 2 piece guitar with a custom made  MIM 1998 Fender Classic 60's Strat Rosewood C 7.25 radius neck.  (see data below regarding neck)Unlike other genuine Fender SRV bodies being sold on Ebay, this Fender SRV body has been professionally custom painted via a three stage painting process. Before posting I disassembled this USA made SRV Strat body to ensure it looked as excellent inside as outside and as the photos reflect, the inside and outside is in like new, pristine condition. The SRV Stratocaster differs primarily from a regular Stratocaster because of its inverted bridge.   Fender custom built SRV bodies by routing the body to accommodate an inverted Left handed bridge. What that accomplishes is placing the tremolo bar on the left side of the guitar bridge enabling greater torque which SRV desired when performing. A regular Strat's trem arm is built to the right near the controls as all Fender Tremolo bridges are. Unless you ream out the back of body, a Right handed bridge absolutely, positively will not fit. In 2004 I had the opportunity to visit the Ensenada Fender plant and during that trip I had waiting for me a 60's Rosewood C neck 7.25 radius which I purchased for about $400. My neighbors uncle worked there and he had the neck made specifically to my specs, a light C cut, 7.25 radius with light colored rosewood.  (The 60's Classic MIM was designed by Fender Custom shop Builder Dennis Galuszka, so unlike the Squire and other MIM guitars, the classic was built to USA Custom Shop standards.)  Included in this auction are:  1.  Chrome Tremolo arm;2.  Gotch vintage nickle tuners;3.  Original Neck plate, except mine, as with the bridge has been chrome plated;4. Three (3) coats of conductive grounding paint applied to pick-up and control cavities; (see black conductive grounding paint inside the body cavities)5. Original nickle Strap screws; 6. Mint Pearl pickguard: (I have several others, pearl white, pearl green, tortoise shell, so if you don't like mint pearl, I will exchange)7.  And finally I am including a set of custom made pickups by Charlie Davis who worked for Fender from the late fifties to the late eighties. He still uses the original wire winder that he got at Fender. I did not like the tone of the after-market pickups that were installed on this Strat so I had Charlie make a set to my demanding specs, only retaining the old bobbins.(See YouTube Joey & His Showmen for the tone),Charlie first removed the old wire from the bobbins, then re-wound each pickup with 42 gauge Formvar wire; hand bevel Alnico 5's and customized the pole staggering, reverse wound the middle pickup for noise cancelling, used period correct cloth wire, then dipped them in potted wax. After a day of trial and error (removing-rewinding the pickups) we ended up with a blend of Fender's Fat 50's, 54 Fender Custom Shops, my original 59 Strat and my mentor Dick Dale's 59 Strat:  (figures represented below are in DC resistance and tested in CA at 90% temp)
Bridge-6.21; Middle 6.22 Neck 6.25.  Because I play surf music, the original sunburst color did not work for me, so I took it to a paint shop and had them use a three (3) stage paint job.1st Stage 4 coats of 1956 Edsel Light Aqau,
2nd Stage 5 coats of White Diamond Pearl, the 5th coat extra on the front, (diminishes the green);
3rd Stage 5 coats of clear, then sand colored and polished to a glossy finish.Depending on the light,  the Strat can look platinum or frost turquoise. The reason for that is based on the 2nd stage coats of Pearl. (About fifteen years ago, say 2003, Fender had a similar color named Surf Pearl which they offered for only one year. I wanted a color that looked like the ocean in the Caribbean and I always liked the color of  the 56 Edsel my folks owned when I was a kid) The paint job cost $250.00;  $150.00 for paint, $100.00 for labor.Because I am very, very careful with my equipment, my 61 Showman and 61 Reverb, both covered in white Tolex, still looks almost showroom new. My 60 Strat almost like new, so with respect to this SRV Fender Strat  although to my eyes I see its appearance as being like new, however, you may find a very tiny, possibly barely detectable mark in the finish. I only make this comment because anyone can find a minuscule blem, even in a brand new item. That said, there are absolutely, positively no blemishes like dings or chips. In a nutshell, this 21 year old SRV Fender Strat looks like brand new cosmetic condition for its age. I doubt the buyer will be able to determine whether this guitar was ever played. DISCLAIMERS: 1.  THERE IS A PAINT RUN WHERE THE NECK PLATE ATTACHES TO THE BODY BUT  THE RUN IS TOTALLY UNDETECTABLE WHEN THE NECK IS INSTALLED. SEE PHOTO WITHOUT NECK PLATE THAT SHOWS RUN, THEN THE PHOTO WITH NECK PLATE INSTALLED, TOTALLY CONCEALING THE PAINT RUN. 2.  There is a tiny ding, about the size of a pin head, too small to appear on the photos, on the outer rim of the neck. 3. To the best of my recollection, the SRV Strat  was purchased used in early 1995 for my 50th birthday, so it is likely a couple years older. According to the 2017 Vintage Guitar Price Guide, (The Kelly Blue Book for used guitar prices) although it only provides pricing data for full guitars sold in excellent condition, not bodies or necks individually, whether this body was manufactured in 1993, the first year of production of this model, or 1995, the absolute latest date this guitar could have been manufactured, or 2013, the selling prices are identical: $1125.00-$1425.00. I can't make out the date stamped inside the neck pocket, but maybe you will be able to.