1965 Fender Stratocaster
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This transitional era 1965 Fender Stratocaster is completely original in factory Black! This particular guitar was completed at the end of 1964 and most likely didn’t ship until after CBS took ownership of the company in January 1965. Since every date on the pickups, pots, body, and neck all point...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$35,995
Joel's Vintage Guitars
Now available on consignment, a mid-late 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original custom colour Olympic White finish!
This transitional guitar still has the L plate and small headstock, however features pearl dot inlays on an Indian rosewood fingerboard, and a 3ply white ABS plastic...
Fender Stratocaster
$4,820
Chicago Music Exchange
It is no secret that the Fender Custom Shop has been creating some of the best instruments since 1987. In keeping with the true spirit of Leo’s original vision of the company, each instrument is built with the highest level of care and excellence. Here at Chicago Music Exchange, we have...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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This 1965 Fender Stratocaster comes in its original and rare custom color, Teal Green Metallic! 1965 was the first year Fender offered this shade as a custom color option after it appeared on Ford and Lincoln vehicles in previous years. The rich rosewood fretboard is a gorgeous contrast to this...
1965 Fender Stratocaster - All Original- L71802
$25,999
Capital Guitars
Offered is this spectacular example of an early 1965 Stratocaster, before CBS changed the design to any significant extent starting with the 1966 models. This "transition era" guitar (serial number L71802) is all original including the finish, pickups, solder joints, screws and plastics.
In most...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Check out this nicely worn 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original Candy Apple Red finish! Most parts, notably the neck and potentiometers, date to 1964, with just the pickups dating to early 1965. With the then-recent takeover by CBS, this particular guitar is a perfect mix of pre-CBS and new...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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This 1965 Fender Stratocaster, in its original three-tone Sunburst finish, is an incredible player. Playability is excellent thanks to a slick, medium C neck profile and original frets in good condition. There’s a good amount of patina and weather checking to the nitrocellulose lacquer, leaving...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$29,500
Galerie Casanova
1965 Fender Stratocaster left-handed model, certainly a unicorn among the already scarce L-serial Fenders of the mid 60s.
This guitar has all the characteristics of what could be called a transitional model following the acquisition of Fender by CBS, among the last models to carry an L serial...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$26,300
Galerie Casanova
1965 Fender Stratocaster, in superb condition.
Here is a very nice example of what could be considered a transitional model between the old and the new Fender after the takeover of the Fullerton manufacturer by CBS, among the last instruments to carry an L serial number. Release of the factory...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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All that glitters is gold, including this beautiful 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original Firemist Gold finish! This guitar is one of the earlier, large peghead examples with a neck date of December 1965. To see it paired with a custom color like Firemist Gold is just plain awesome. Overall,...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Feast your eyes on this rare and early maple cap fretboard! This 1965 Fender Stratocaster comes in its original Fiesta Red finish. 1965 was the first year Fender offered a maple cap fretboard in their catalog, as this feature wasn’t officially released as a production standard until 1966....
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Check out this incredible 1965 Fender Stratocaster in Blue Ice Metallic! This particular guitar is in great shape, with a touch of aging to compliment the Blue Ice finish. The nicely figured neck fits excellent in hand, and the fretboard is equipped with factory original large frets, making this...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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We are proud to show off this extraordinarily clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster in Candy Apple Red with original gold hardware! This example is one of the earliest guitars to feature a maple cap fretboard, a feature not used on standard production guitars until the following year! The gold hardware...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Here we have a spectacular 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original Olympic White finish! This guitar is special because it’s one of the earliest examples to feature a “maple cap” fretboard with the traditional smaller headstock! Having used rosewood veneer for several years, Fender began...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Here we have a beautiful 1965 Fender Stratocaster in the rare and original Teal Green Metallic! The overall clear coat on this piece has yellowed to give the guitar an incredible shade of green, with some hints of the original color showing through in places. The neck has been played in over time,...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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Who doesn’t love a well-used 1965 Fender Stratocaster in the always rare and original Sonic Blue Finish?! This piece is an excellent example of the transition Fender underwent with CBS taking over. It sports a green celluloid pickguard, a veneer rosewood board with clay dots, and a transition logo...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
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How can you ever tire of Fiesta Red, especially on this clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster? This guitar was made halfway through the first year of CBS’ ownership of the company, and perfectly shows off some of the changes implemented during this transition, such as pearloid dots, a transition logo, and...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$12,950
Emerald City Guitars
An excellent player’s grade “transitional-era” Strat featuring the smaller pre-CBS headstock with block logo and pearloid inlays! In original condition excluding an older black refin, a 5-way switch, rewound bridge and neck pickups, and some routing to deepen the pocket underneath the bridge...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$37,500
H. I. Guitars Inc. "Strato-Crazy"
Our stock number: VG-3251. '65 original custom color "Olympic White" Rose neck. 100% original (nevber touched any solider joints) in more than 8.5/10 condition. Small headstock, Transition logo, Indian Rose neck, 3Ply white pickguard...'65 specs. Body color a little bit turned to "cream" and small...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$41,600
H. I. Guitars Inc. "Strato-Crazy"
Our stock number: VG-3161. Original custom color "Candy Apple Red" Rose neck in more than 8.0/10 condition. Brazilian Rose fretsboad with original Mint-Green pickguard, early '65 specs. 100% original, a few small tipping and playing wears on body back and edge, and still keep shining and...
1965 Fender Stratocaster
$28,000
Empire Guitars RI
Summary: Few things compare to a real deal vintage Fender Stratocaster! This Strat has been well cared for all of its life but was obviously played quite a bit….evident by the well-worn feeling neck. The neck feels incredible, the grey bottom pickups sound phenomenal and the original frets...
2022 Fender Custom Shop Jason Smith Masterbuilt Stratocaster Reverse Head
$8,250
Wild West Guitars
Fender Custom Shop Jason Smith Masterbuilt 1965 Stratocaster Maple Neck Reverse Headstock Relic Shoreline Gold
JASON SMITH
A Custom Shop veteran and son of longtime Fender R&D legend Dan Smith, Jason Smith grew up on Fender—“It has always been in my family,” he said, “And I was always extremely...
Fender LE CS '65 Dual-Mag Stratocaster Journeyman Relic
$5,350
Thunder Road Guitars
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Up for sale is a new Limited Edition Fender 1965 Dual-Mag Stratocaster Journeyman Relic with Closet Classic Hardware with a Rosewood Fingerboard and Aged Sage Green Metallic finish. We are an authorized Fender Custom Shop Showcase Dealer and have one of the largest selections of Custom...
~1959 FENDER Stratocaster
$13,900
1971 Fender Stratocaster
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This is a gorgeous, all-original 1971 Fender Stratocaster in rare Firemist Gold Metallic! Firemist Gold replaced Shoreline Gold in 1965 and was used as a custom color until it was discontinued in the early 70s. The clear coat on the body has gracefully aged over the years producing a rich, smoky...
1967 Fender Stratocaster
$35,950
SS Vintage
Here's a 1967/68 Stratocaster in 3-Tone Sunburst finish. RARE maple cap example! Everything on the guitar is original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. We got super lucky with this one! After CBS bought Fender (in 1965), they were rather inconsistent in how they used up old parts. This is an amazing...
Fender Custom Shop Beatle Spec '64 Relic Stratocaster
$4,360
Andy Babiuk's Fab Gear
NEW - Ordered exactly to Beatle Spec, this Fender Custom Shop 1964 Strat is identical to the black Stratocaster with the matching black headstock that John Lennon used in late 1965 with the Beatles. It’s crafted from lightweight alder and finished in a thin skin lightly aged ‘Relic’ black lacquer...
Fender 1960s
$10,560
TCGAKKI
Blonde color Jaguar!
Fender introduced the Jazzmaster in 1958 to enter the Jazz field, which was dominated by Gibson and Epiphone in the 1950s.As a result, Fender did not succeed in capturing the conservative jazz guitarists, but it became popular among surf music guitarists in the early 60's. In...
1963 Fender Stratocaster
$19,500
Joel's Vintage Guitars
Now available on consignment, a fantastic sounding and playing original 1963 Fender Stratocaster in a very old black body only refinish!
The refinish on this guitar was done many decades ago, being very accurate to a factory black finish of the 1960s. Despite this as well as some markings under...
1960 Fender Stratocaster
$19,500
Southside Guitars
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1960. The body was refinished black by Coop guitars and looks incredible. Prior to being refinished black, the guitar was factory refinished in the mid 1960's and there are large numbers stamped in the base of the slab-board neck. At that time the...