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Roy Lanham's 1957 Fender Stratocaster Red with gold anodized aluminum pickguard

Roy Lanham's 1957 Fender Stratocaster Red with Gold Anodized Aluminum Pickguard

One thing that's remained constant over the past 15 years of buying vintage guitars is that it's impossible to predict what might surface next. This rare Fender Stratocaster, custom made...
1963 Fender Stratocaster with Sunburst finish, mint green pickguard, clay dots, and veneer Rosewood fretboard

Fender Stratocaster 1963 Information, Price in '63, and Colors

The Fender Stratocaster made in 1963 is among my favorite vintage guitars ever made because of its value, tone, and original design. The Stratocaster model was only 9 years old in...
Fender Stratocaster values for 1950s and 1960s guitars

1950s and 1960s Stratocaster Values: Expert Help with Pricing and Identification

  Your vintage Fender Stratocaster can be very valuable to a guitar collector, but how does one determine how much could it actually sell for? I'm a vintage guitar collector...
How to date vintage Fender Stratocaster guitar

How to date a Fender Stratocaster

  Are you the proud owner of an old Fender Stratocaster, but the guitar's age remains a tantalizing enigma? Fear not, fellow guitar sleuths! Finding out "what year is my Stratocaster?" is...
Fender Stratocaster 1954 old classic vintage guitar

Fender Stratocaster 1954

Fender's iconic Stratocaster model debuted in 1954 with a design that rocketed the electric guitar into a new era. The Stratocaster's offset center waist, perfectly intonatable bridge, smooth tremolo, and...
True Vintage Guitar on Youtube this week! 11/26/2023

True Vintage Guitar on Youtube this week! 11/26/2023

This week at True Vintage Guitar, my friend Riggs Taylor came by to make this video of the 1965 Fender Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue finish and rare A neck...
Fender Stratocaster 1959 guitar

Fender Stratocaster 1959

Fender Stratocaster 1959 1959 was a significant transitional year for the Fender Stratocaster. The updates to the Stratocaster model in 1959 yielded some of the most desirable features which are highly...
1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar with Olympic White finish

1961 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White

The Fender Stratocaster guitars made in 1961 are some of the finest that the company every made since their introduction in 1954. The slab Rosewood fretboards, thin finishes, mint green...
1965 Fender Stratocaster in candy apple red metallic finish

Fender Stratocaster 1965 Candy Apple Red Metallic

  This clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster in original Candy Apple Red finish came through the shop earlier this year directly from the daughter of its original owner. It's a fantastic example...
Fender guitar collector who buys Fender Stratocaster 1962 Fiesta Red guitar in London, England, UK

Fender Stratocaster 1962 Fiesta Red

I've just returned from a wonderful trip to London, England to buy this Fender Stratocaster 1962 Fiesta Red from the brother of its original owner! The original owner's band, The Strollers,...
Fiesta Red Stratocaster '65 purchased in Scotland by guitar collector

Fiesta Red Stratocaster '65 from Scotland

I've just returned from an epic trip to northern Scotland to buy this Fender Stratocaster '65 in original Fiesta Red finish! It took nearly two days to fly to London,...
1965 Fender Stratocaster price in 1965, Identification, and features

Fender Stratocaster 1965

  1965 was quite the transitional year for Fender and its flagship Stratocaster model electric guitar. The sale of the Fender company to CBS had long lasting effects on the...