Fender / Stratocaster / 1964 / Refin - / Guitar For Sale
1964 Fender Stratocaster with rare original mahogany body- a small number of these were made c 1963- 64. The mahogany produces a warmer darker sound than the standard alder body, and offsets what can be an overly bright, thin sound of single coil pickups, so a real plus for Strat players.
The original finish is long gone - at some point later in the '60's the guitar received a factory refinish in Candy Apple Red. There are remnants of the red with gold undercoat visible in some of the routing, in addtion to some places where the mahogany is clearly visible. The impressed letter & number codes / abbreviations you'd expect to see on an instrument sent back to Fender for repair or refinishing in those days, on the face of the body, and sometimes on the neck, are correct.
Another refinish was obviously done later, so those markings are not as crisp as they'd otherwise be. The blue finish looks great, under coat and all, done very well by someone who got it very right, its somwhere between Sonic, Daphne and Blue Ice Metallic.
Other than the finish the guitar is fully original other than a newer nut, with a gorgeous Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, "clay" dots, single line Klusons, green 'guard, transition logo, and original case. Frets are in excellent condition and the gluitar sets up well and plays great.
Affectionately known around the shop as The Robert Johnson Model Strat ( see pics )
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