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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...
A Fender guitar expert's take on the 1964 Stratocaster

Fender Stratocaster 1964 Sunburst

  This 1964 Fender Stratocaster is one of my favorite vintage guitars to come through the shop! I purchased this Strat from the widow of its original owner in Enterprise, Alabama,...
1971 Fender Telecaster Custom with Sunburst finish and double bound with white plastic edge binding

Fender Telecaster Custom 1971 Double Bound

Have a look at this fine example of the last year for Fender's Telecaster Custom! This 1971 Fender Telecaster Custom in original Sunburst finish with double white plastic body edge...
Vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

Fender introduced a new version of their popular Telecaster model in the Summer of 1959: the Telecaster Custom, or Custom Telecaster as the model name on the headstock read. Unlike...
Vintage 1966 Fender Precision Bass guitar with Sunburst finish

Fender Precision Bass 1966 from Colorado

This amazingly clean 1966 Fender Precision Bass came into the shop with the collection I bought in Greeley, Colorado! It's one of the cleanest 1960s era Fender guitars that I've...
The only factory original long scale Fender Mustang?

The only factory original long scale Fender Mustang?

I spent nearly two years chatting with the long time owner of a guitar collection he was considering selling. He owned a music store in the 1970s and was known to...
Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

  I picked up this very clean 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom with factory installed Bigsby tailpiece as a part of a guitar collection I bought from its long time owner...
Vintage Fender and Gibson guitar collection bought in Colorado by guitar collector

Fender and Gibson Guitar Collection in Colorado

I'm thrilled to have just returned from the trip to purchase a vintage guitar collection with a Gibson Les Paul and a few Fender guitars in Denver, Colorado. I can tell...
1965 Fender Precision Bass Olympic White

Fender Precision Bass 1965 Olympic White

  I purchased this clean 1965 Fender Precision Bass in original Olympic White finish from the sister of its original owner in Chicago, Illinois! It is one of the nicest...
1958 Fender Jazzmaster guitar with gold anodized pickguard

Fender Jazzmaster 1958 Gold Guard

  This 1958 Fender Jazzmaster is one of my favorite examples of the model to ever come through my shop. Fender introduced the Jazzmaster model in 1958 with a unique...
Fender Stratocaster 1962 Fiesta Red with Gold Hardware

Fender Stratocaster 1962 Fiesta Red Gold Hardware

Check out this unbelievably rare Stratocaster: 1962 Fender Stratocaster in original Fiesta Red finish with gold hardware! I've just recently purchased it from its original owner; Roy was given the...
Fender guitar buyer for Stratocaster Red 1963

Fender Stratocaster 1963 Red in Seattle, Washington

  I've just returned from a guitar buying trip to Seattle, Washington to buy this 1963 Fender Stratocaster in Fiesta Red finish! It was a long way to travel but...