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Fender Stratocaster Value: Guide to Appraisal & Pricing of Vintage Strats
Use this guide to determine the value of your Fender Stratocaster made during the 1950s and 1960s. Consider a few key factors to get a better understanding of why some vintage...
1957 Fender Stratocasters: The Best Year for the Strat?
After owning a Stratocaster from every pre-CBS year, the ones that stick out to me as being the best are the two I've had that were made in 1957. 1957...
The Fender Stratocaster in 1959: Price and Features
The Fender Stratocaster in 1959: Price and Features To this guitar collector, Fender Stratocasters from 1959 are the absolute top of the heap! It's amazing to see the meteoric rise...
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...
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...
How to date a Fender Stratocaster: Serial Numbers, Neck Dates, and Features
Discover the age and value of your Fender Stratocaster This page is for owners of old Fender Stratocaster guitars looking for help identifying the year they were made. The value...
1954 Fender Stratocaster: Value then and now, Production estimates, and information
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
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...
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...
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 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 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,...