1973 Fender Stratocaster Sunburst, Very Good, Hard

Offered for sale;

Used 1973 Fender Stratocaster serial number 397483.

This guitar is in very good condition. A pro refret has been performed by our master tech here at Imperial Guitar. Cosmetically this guitar showing the correct amount of patina for a “one owner” guitar that has been played and not abused.

The neck and bridge pickups have been rewound by Kent Armstrong and the vibrato arm is a non-original replacement. Every other aspect of this instrument appears to be original. In our “Specs” layout are the pot codes and pickup codes. The solder would be completely virgin if not for the two pickups we had Kent rewind.

We have found over the years that not every vintage Strat is “created equal”. There are individual instruments that just “feel and sound” alive and special. The guitar is one of them. When you play this Strat it connects with you.

Really nice one owner Stratocaster, excellent rewinding of the neck and bridge pickups, playable and very collectable.

Non-original G&G hard shell case included.

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: 1973

Serial number: 397483

Body: Alder

Neck: Maple

Finish: Sunburst

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 25.5”

Number of Frets: 21

Pickguard: White / Black / White

Bridge:  Fender with non-original vibrato bar

Tuners:  Fender original

Pickups: 
Neck code 17 17 73 (rewound by Kent Armstrong),
Middle code 18 16 73,
Bridge code ?? 17 73 (rewound by Kent Armstrong)

Controls:
Volume code 1377310
Tone code 1377310
Tone code 1377310

3 way pickup selector

Width at Nut:  1 19.5/32”

Radius: 7.25”

Neck profile @ 1st fret: .840”

Neck profile @ 12tht fret: .900”

Weight: 7.6 lbs.

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