1966 Fender® Stratocaster®

$32,500.00

  • Year: 1966
  • Manufacturer: Fender®
  • Model: Stratocaster®
  • Case: Original Hard
  • Color: Candy Apple Red
  • Condition: Mint
  • Description: This absolutely mint Candy Apple Red Stratocaster® weighs 8.40 lbs. and has a nut width of just under 1 5/8 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Solid alder body, contoured on back and lower bass bout, one-piece maple neck, and veneer rosewood fretboard with 21 frets and pearloid dot position markers. Single "butterfly" string tree with nylon spacer. Large headstock with 'Transition' logo. Individual 'double-line' Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons. On the back of the headstock is a rectangular silver label - most probably from the original supplier. Four-bolt neck plate with serial number between the top two screws. Three single-coil light grey bottom pickups with staggered polepieces and nicely matched outputs of 6.20k, 6.32k, and 6.03k. Three-layer plastic pickguard (white/black/white) with eleven screws and full-size aluminium 'shield' on the underside. Three controls (one volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch. White plastic Stratocaster® knobs with greenish gold lettering. Fender® "Synchronized Tremolo" combined bridge/tailpiece. The neck is stamped "13 OCT 66 B". There is one tiny chip (the size of a matchhead) on the on the lower edge of the treble bout. The original frets show some very slight wear - this guitar has been played - but certainly always babied! With this miniscule triviality said, this guitar is so mint - it is unbelievable. The color is rich and vibrant and shows no sign of fade whatsoever. By far the finest Candy Apple Red Stratocaster® of any year that we have ever seen - A 9.50 rating does not do this guitar justice! Complete with the original tremolo arm and black leather Fender® Guitar Strap. Housed in its original Fender® black hardshell case with black leather ends and dark orange plush lining (8.75). (01154).