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Can confirm this is accurate. See pics of my ‘65 and ‘67 Strats. Also, thanks @Bazz Jass as I had always wondered why the router hole was in front on lefties.

Yep. Very poor fake. Also, FWIW, board is Indian RW, which Fender wasn’t using at that time.

This is one of the clearest analogies I’ve read in a while. Very well stated.

Indeed. That is a very good point. Why spend extra money on frets when you can just swap in a whole new neck?

I think a good many collectors, and a fair number of players too. I can generally spot them just by looks, and can tell within moments of playing them. Just like Nickel vs Chrome hardware, they reflect light differently and the feel is quite different as well. Not saying it is or isn’t a big...

I personally am not a fan of SS frets. It’s less about the tone, and more about the feel. Believe it or not, they are almost too slippery. Use a fairly light gauge and do a lot of double stops and bends and I find that the strings slip around a bit with SS and my intonation on chords and bends...

I have finished a few necks with the Tru Oil and GS Wax combo, and can attest that it works great and the necks feel amazing. I have only finished bare wood necks this way, and have not done it in a neck that was previously finished, but I can imagine that if I wore through a patch of finish, I...

First of all, congrats on the sale, and though moving on from an old friend can be tough, it sounds like you were pretty zen about it. I was on vacation in San Diego with the kids this week. I happened into a guitar shop and a guy was in there selling his ‘64 Pbass and ‘64 Strat. Both all...

Yep. I think they only made a couple hundred Strats total in ‘67. I have seen two other lefty Strats from ‘67 but both were hardtail. It is possible that this is the only lefty Strat with a trem made in ‘67. There’s probably another floating around but certainly not many. What amazing is how...

The routing is odd, but as with Fender lefties, you never know. Seems plausible. What I will say is that the asking price is a reach, IMO. Significantly more than I paid for my ‘67 Lefty just last year. Yeah I know it’s a custom color, but my ‘67 is all nitro, transition logo, etc. Much more...

Wow! Amazing that you have had the opportunity to own so many classic guitars. Any ones in particular that stood out? If so, what was it about them that made them special? It’s also be great if you could list a rundown of them. I see a ‘64 Strat, ‘56 Strat, l and what look like a ‘63 or late...

I think it has no silicone in it, but I’m not sure. I use Big Bends Nut Sauce on the saddles/nut. It’s pretty expensive, but it works and since I don’t know what’s in it, I don’t want to mess with a good thing. I use the superlube on tuners and other moving parts. It’s way cheaper and is a...

Hi @drugo , I have not had this issue myself. The plain strings will start to wear grooves into the saddles eventually, but I don’t find this to be an issue. I never, and I mean never, break strings. I haven’t broken one in at least 5 years on any guitar, and I play with a pretty heavy hand...

A Rickenbacker of almost any model. Love hearing other people play them. Don’t care for the feel at all. Find them very hard to play.

Hi Drugo, While I’m not Anand, I am a fellow ‘65 Strat player and I do have experience with Highwood saddles, so I can comment here. I’ve used Highwood saddles on a couple different Strats previously. The good: Great tone, and they feel nice under the palm, all while retaining the vintage...

It’s funny how we, as guitarists often get stuck in ruts and we don’t even know it. Like leaving the volume and tone knobs on 10 all the time… (I know I was guilty of that for about 10 years). Here’s one thing I can say: Once I started using the middle pickup as home base, and setting my amp...

Excellent Strat tones. Great recording and audio quality. Professional production. All adds up to a fantastic video. But more importantly: great playing! Seriously, this is an underrated aspect of what makes a great video- a player you’re happy to listen to playing for an extended time. If I...

Yep. I play mine every single day. One thing I’ve noticed is that hotter pickups don’t always equate to a louder guitar. Sometimes they do. But it seems some guitars are just loud. Maybe the pickups are more open sounding, or the volume is perceived because the sound is more dynamic, I dunno...

I sure will. I don’t think I’ll ever sell it, but send me a PM to jog my memory in case that day ever comes. You a lefty?

I’m so glad to hear you are refretting it. Some folks hesitate to do this because they want to keep it original and never experience the guitar playing it’s best. As much as we revere these instruments, they do still need to be played, and frets/nuts are like car tires- they do need to be...

Hello and Congrats from a fellow ‘65 Strat owner, though mine is a lefty: I agree with the sentiments here on several accounts. There is no going back. The sound difference is striking. When you find a good one, you know, and it’s a “whoa” moment. I have played several vintage Strats...

I can see what you mean, though I am happy with a Strat wired the traditional way. I like the steely bridge pickup, and the fact that, at last on mine, the tone cap is out of the circuit when I wedge the switch in the 2 position, so it’s a hair brighter. I use the 2/4 positions a lot, but I...

JM Rolph pickups are outstanding. Jim made a set of pickups for my ‘67 Tele (the originals were insanely microphonic and I decided not to pot them in case I ever sell the guitar I can return it to stock). His pickups absolutely capture the exact mid 60’s vibe and character, but honestly they...

I know EXACTLY what you mean here. I’ve played a couple where the middle pickup is really clucky and sounds like the two position. It’s an amazing sound. I suspect that some of the classic Strat tones we assume to be a 2/4 sounds might in reality be 50’s Strats on the middle pickup. Lay Down...

This is true, however, that guess would be in keeping with the neck pocket stamp on my ‘67 Strat. The stamp of E741 indicating 41st week of ‘67 would match up with the Sep67 neck date. Far from conclusive, but an example consistent with the theory.