1972 Fender® Stratocaster®

$1,899.99

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  • Year: 1972
  • Manufacturer: Fender®
  • Model: Stratocaster®
  • Case: Hard
  • Color: Sunburst
  • Condition: Excellent
  • Description: 1972 Fender® Stratocaster® is in excellent condition, perfect playing order, and comes with a hard shell case. The body has been refinished, the neck has been over-sprayed, and has been refretted. All work was done by local luthier, Mark Arnquist. Details: Asymmetrical body shape, 12 1/2" lower bout width, 10 7/8" upper bout width, 15 3/4" body length from neck pocket to lower strap button, 1 5/8" body depth, 1 5/8" nut width that tapers out to 2" at 12th fret, 25 1/2" scale length, weighs 7 pounds 11 ounces. Materials: 3-piece Alder body, 3-bolt bolt-on 1-piece Maple neck with Rosewood "skunk stripe", Maple fingerboard, 21 frets, black dot inlays, control knobs (original white but have turned more parchment from patina), non-original mint/black/mint pickguard, black/white/black backplate, non-original white pickup covers, Fender® decal on headstock, bone nut, sunburst refinish. Hardware: Original Fender® pickups with staggered pole pieces, master volume and 2 tone controls, 5-way pickup selector, recessed input jack, original Fender® tuning keys with embossed F on back, string tree for D/G string and B/high E string, original bridge/saddles/trem arm/and inertia block, 3-bolt neck plate with embossed F and serial number with micro-neck-adjustment. Cosmetics: Overall very clean condition. The refinished body has a couple dings and scuffs here and there, but nothing major. The frets have minor playing wear, and is only in the first position. The back of the neck has some discoloration from the years of being played, can still be seen under the over-spray.Has one small chip in the finish on the edge of the body near the input jack. Brief History: The Stratocaster® was first introduced in the spring of 1954. The Strat® is one of (if not the most) iconic electric guitars ever made. Since '54, the Strat® has gone through many changes, variations, models, reissues, copies, and builds. The Stratocaster® is relatively simply in design, yet is built like a tank. Has, and forever will, withstand the test of time. Playability: The neck is a medium C profile and has a gloss finish. Setup in-house with 10-46 strings that sit at 4/64 on low E and 3/64 on high E.