1997 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures and a lot more detailed info!This is a mint, 1997 Version 1 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster. This V1 Beck looks brand new! My stash of older Jeff Beck Strats is getting low. I have only a handful left and after that—well finding these in this condition is getting to be near impossible! There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. And they did change neck profiles through the years.
When these first came out in 1991 the necks were huge coming in at .950 @ 1st fret to .990 @ 12th. In 1992 they came down a little @ .900 at the 1st fret. Then in 1994 it was .900 1st fret to .960 12th fret and stayed that way through to 1999. So these one still has the famous Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Just not as huge as the 1992-1994 models. Then when the Version 2 Becks came out, the necks became more like an American Standard Strat.
Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! See:http://xhefriguitars.com/page18.html - Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! This guitar plays sweet.
These come with 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups that have that vintage Strat tone, all with no hum. There is a push button on/off switch that kills the front pickup in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. The lettering on the pickups is perfect, and the bodies finish if flawless. Check out that super dark Rosewood fretboard which stands out with the Surf Green body! The neck has the LSR roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. The back of the neck is silky smooth.
Check out what all this Strat comes with: The original Deluxe Tweed Fender case that is in like brand new! Inside is the Owner's and Specification Manuals, unopened Fender polishing cloth, the actual sales hang tag with part and serial numbers, tremolo bar, case keys, cool green leather Fender Straps that is brand new condition, case keys, hex wrench for adjusting the bridge saddles, warrantee booklet, registration card and miscellaneous papers. Oh, and two custom Xhefri guitar picks! The guitar is like brand new—yet 26 years old! The value on these is sky rocketing right now. So hard to find in this condition! PRICE: $3250+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1997 SONIC BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD: Condition: Mint. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Super Sonic Man!! Check this out - MINT! This is one of my favorite colors and pretty hard to come by. Fender offered Sonic Blue (kind of a Powder Blue or sometimes mistakenly called Delphine Blue. My wife use to have a VW Beetle in the 1970s with a color similar to this!) Fender offered Sonic Blue in early 1996 and discontinued it on April of 1997. So that are rare and only made a little over 15 months. The neck build date is April 3, of 1997 so this one was right at the tail end of production for this hard to find color! There is no build date in the neck pocket of the body. That happened sometimes. The body is made from Alder.
Sonic Blue looks sweet against the dark rosewood fretboard. I am pretty sure Fender made a lot more of these with Rosewood than in Maple. In general, not many of these around and when one does find one they are usually pretty beat. It has all the Strat Plus appointments: 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the nice vintage chime all with no hum, brushed Schaller locking tuners, Hipshot-Tremsetter which is set up properly, LSR roller nut, TBX tone control and 2 point American bridge.
This guitar does not have one spot on it, as the body is free of scratches, dings and dents, as it the neck. The frets are like new. The lettering on the pickups is prefect. I bought this from a guy who is as OCD as me, and he rarely played it and kept it super clean.
Comes with the original Deluxe Fender Strat Plus case that is like new. It has those big chrome latches which all work perfectly. Inside the case you will find a beautiful Sonic Blue Strat! And, well, other stuff like a fender polishing cloth, Fender vintage type strap, LSR Roller nut info sheet, the Owner and Specification manuals, a set-up booklet written by my friend Jack Schwarz, tremolo bar, the strap locks for the strap, and a few other items plus a couple pearl Xhefri guitar picks!I really do not want to part with this so that is reflected in the price!PRICE: $2500+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 E4 BLACK FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"Black is Black...I want my baby back..." I know I will be singing this song after I sell this guitar! This is a very early 1988 MINT Black Strat Plus with a maple fretboard! It has the E4 serial number used on a lot of 87-early 88 Strat Plus guitars. You don't see a lot of early Strat Plus guitars in black like this with a Maple fretboard. This one is amazing— a real closet queen. Black is a fussy color, yet this guitar I spotless. The finish is like a mirror and I can't find a flaw on the body - or even a finger print.
Being a very early 1988, this comes with the much sought after split Wilkinson roller nut. The frets are like brand new and the fretboard is glossy and slick feeling. The back of the neck is nice and smooth, with no nicks or dings. The build date on the neck is penciled in - February 11th, 1988. Note the neck was made by Herbie Gastelum who was one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. Herbie later settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. His necks are highly sought after and the neck feels like it was made by a pro! I can't make out a date on the body but the builder is Oscar Pallares, who also was also a reputable Fender builder.
Note that he lettering on the flat topped Lace Sensors is perfect, like new—really hard to find a 87-88 with the letters not being rubbed off. Check out the Facebook pictures for more detail. The body is mint and the pickguard does not even have any pick scratches! The pickups are the old 666 flat tops Gold Lace Sensors with the square bottoms with the old style patent stickers. Some guys swear by these older Lace Sensors. A note was made on masking tape on the inside of the pickguard that is dated February 15th, 1988. Being a really early 88 it has the Sperzil locking tuners. This also has the nickel plated bridge block, common on the 87- early 88 Plus'. The early Plus', 87 through early 89, did not come with Tremsetters.
This comes in the original Fender rectangular case that is like new. Inside the case you will find the original Fender strap with the chrome strap locks, inspection hang tag (really rare to still have this with the guitar), the very early blue colored American Standard owners booklet (they did not have owners booklets for the Plus series till 1990!), case key, original tremolo bar and unopened Fender polishing cloth, oh and the extra tremolo spring pouch with 2 extra springs! This original case candy is rare and very hard to find with a guitar 34 year old guitar. I even thing the plastic bag is the original that came with the guitar. There are a couple Xhefri guitar picks too! PRICE: $3000+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 E4 SERIAL NUMBER GRAFFITI YELLOW STRATOCASTER PLUS WITH ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD: Condition: Near Mint. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!OK, here is one of the holy grail of Strat Plus colors—Graffiti Yellow with a super dark Rosewood fretboard. These are extremely hard to find. I have seen a few on eBay and/or Reverb in the last year or two, but they come with neck socket cracks and dents/scratches and asking prices of $3500+! But not this guitar! The body is near mint. I can't find anything to talk about except one small odd discoloration on the top and a micro scratch that is less than 3 mm and a small nick on the top backside edge. The light discoloration spot is hard to see and not sure what could have caused that. The clear coat has yellowed some adding a nice patina to the guitar and making the yellow even darker. The lettering on the pickups is in great condition which is rare should very little play time. Even then pick-guard is pretty much scratch free.
The neck pocket on the body does not have a build date, which was not uncommon in 1987 up into 1989. The neck was made by Hector Montez, back when he was still working in the production line. He later did a lot of Signature guitars and became a master builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The neck date, which was penciled in by show a date, with a correction, shows August 7th, 1988. Almost all the builders used a simple "8" for the year, which was 1988. Anyhow, the back of the neck is silky smooth and free from dings and scratches. The frets are shiny as they were just polished. The guitar plays really nice.
This has all the Strat Plus appointments found on the early Strat Plus guitars—the hard to find Split Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, square bottomed pickup covers housing Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the 666 "Mark of the Beast" serial number! Also has the TBX tone control, and even the original masking tape the builders used to keep the wires together! LOL!
This comes with the original Fender case that is in very good condition with a light warping on top. Very common on these old cases and does not affect anything. Inside you will find a tremolo bar, a new Fender white/yellow strap (just to add some taste!), a Fender polishing cloth, and a couple Xhefri picks.PRICE: $3250+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1993 MIDNIGHT PURPLE FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! So hard to find these now days! But here is another fine example of a early Jeff Beck Stratocaster! This rare JEFF BECK Strat looks a lot like the old Burgundy Mist color used on 1960 Strats—but this color is called Midnight Purple—and was one of Jeff Beck's 3 top choices for his own Signature Strat. See:Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!!BTW, this guitar plays sweet and has low action.
This guitar was not played hardly at all. A true closet queen! I have done nothing to this guitar, as I usually take them apart and clean them. But this one was so nice, as is, it is just as it was when I received it. Man, that was a mouth full! The body is immaculate—no scratches, chips, dings or cracks. High gloss and like new! This color is by far one of the hardest to find out the trilogy of Beck guitars— Surf Green, Vintage White and Midnight Purple. These are highly sought after. I am cutting this one go as I have a number of JB Strats in my arsenal!
From the year 1990 to 1994 Fender made these with huge fat necks which are often called bass-ball-bat shaped necks. A friend of mine was sharing with me about a visit he had with the current manager of Fender's Custom Shop and he was told there is a JEFF BECK neck profile chart on the wall in Custom Shop. I knew the necks vary on these but apparently JEFF BECK changed his mind a few time on the neck profiles, with the first year of production (1991) having the largest necks. Here is whet the spec Sheet says:
1991 it was .950 1st to .990 12th - nocastor dimensions - deep U close to Gatton
1992 it was .900 1st to .990 12th
1994 it was .900 1st to .960 12th
Then it stayed the same to 1999
So this guitar has a .900 at the first fret and .990 at the 12th fret. The Base Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands.
Beck Strats also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. The back of the neck is silky smooth and ding free. There is a very small area where the finish is thin. I think someone lightly sanded the back of the neck. The frets are shiny and new looking and show no sighs of wear. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they are often pretty trashed. Not this one! There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1 Becks are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! The lettering on the pickups is like brand new, and the body is high gloss.
Even the deluxe Fender case is like brand new with keys. It has all of the case candy bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit bag original to the guitar) with the Owner's and Specification booklets, part and serial number hang tag, Fender polishing cloth, tremolo bar, Fender Strap, LSR roller nut info paper, Extra Spring pouch with 2 springs, registration card, other miscellaneous stuff and two Xhefri purplish pearl Xhefri guitar picks.PRICE: $3400+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1997 CRIMSON BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"Crimson and clover, over and over..."This is one of the nicest Crimson Burst Plus guitars I have owned—apart from the Ultra versions. Nice transparent Crimson color over Alder body. The body is stunning and flawless. A rare closet queen for sure! Crimson The guitar is MINT with the frets being like brand new and no dings, dent, or scratches anywhere on this guitar. Even the lettering on the pickups is like new. As Fender was winding down their Plus Series in 1997, they turned out some stunning guitars—the highest end next to the Ultra and Custom Shop guitars. This guitar is in amazing condition. The neck socket has two dates, one by the builder (December 21st, 1996) and one by the inspector (January 31st, 1997) So this is this was a Christmas/New Years guitar! Fitting color for the season! The neck, which was built by D. Chavez, has a build date of January 21st, 1997. D. Chavez sis a lot of the Ultras, Signature, and Custom Shop guitars.
The Alder grain subtly shows through the transparent Crimson finish. Stunning really with the Maple fretboard. Being This color evolved at Fender starting in 1990 on the DX Plus as a Crimson Frost which had black burst edge. Then that was dropped and in 1991 they went to a Version 1 Crimson Burst. The V1 has a non-metallic burst edge that was a blood red color. Then mid-1993, they moved over to this type of Crimson Burst (V2) with the Silvery metallic burst edges and stayed that way till 1997, then the color was discontinued in April of that year. These were not made in high production numbers so this guitar is collectable just from that standpoint. Then to find one mint, well, pretty impossible! I have a whole write-up about this color HERE! The Color Controversy! and scroll down below the color codes to the FROSTS VERSES BURSTS section. Interesting history!
Being a Standard Plus if comes with 3 - Gold Lace pickups that have a clear 1950s sparkle to them. I love the way they take pedals, and sound great with over-drive and some delay! Like all the Plus' It has a TBX tone control on the lowest knob. Let's not forget the Schaller Locking tuners and the LSR roller nut. This also comes with the Hipshot Tremsetter which is set up correctly. If a string breaks while playing, the guitar will stay in tune. Also great for diving with the whammy bar! The owner of this guitar changed the tuner knobs to white pearl which match the pick guard and color very nice.
This comes with a very nice Deluxe Fender Plus case with the big chrome buckle latches. The case was dented and popped out on the top back corner. I never saw this till recently and does not affect anything. Inside you will find the "Strat Plus Kit" bag, with a Fender strap, tremolo bar, unopened Fender polishing cloth, and the Fender owner and Specification manuals. And two Pearl Xhefri Guitar picks! PRICE: $2000+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1996 MYSTIC BLACK FENDER TUXEDO TELECASTER V2 PLUS: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"Hey there! Mr Tuxedo!" A rare and extremely hard to find Mystic Black Tuxedo Telecaster Plus V2. Before I tell you about this guitar, let me give you some history. Fender introduced the V2 Tele Plus in mid-1995 and ended them in 1997. When first introduced in 95, the Mystic Black color was produced in limited number till mid 1996. Then Fender went to a solid black up into 1997 when they discontinued the series. Mystic black has a green/blue pearl in the clear coat which is very subtle, only really seen when direct light hits it. The reason it is "mystic" I suppose! These were Fender's highest end production Telecaster in the day—I mean, this guitar is like Custom Shop quality.
I have the whole detailed history of the Telecaster Plus' on my website. CLICK HERE!Again, these are nearly impossibe to find today...
These Tuxedo Telecasters have their cool ivory tinted binding and Mystic Black finish—thus the nick name "Tuxedo". I made that name up, by the way, and now it is commonly used for these, when and if they are found! These also have the tummy cut on the back. The V2s came with a Gold Lace Sensor Tele type pickup in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Gold Lace Sensor smaller tele-type pickup in the neck. The mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way Strat switch in the neck position giving you neck = bridge. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time. You can get both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones, plus more.
The finish on the body is flawless—MINT, which is amazing for black. Be assured, anything you might see is either a reflection or a speck of dust! The maple neck feels silky smooth and has nice low action. The frets are shiny and new looking. It was lightly played, but not much. The middle pickup was adjusted a little too high and the strings rubber the bottom edge of the pickup. Not much more to say about this—SO NICE! It sports the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. The back of the neck is perfect and has some cool dark streaks in the wood grain, adding to its coolness... This comes with a like new Fender Deluxe Plus case, the owners manual, original polishing cloth, Fender strap locks & orignial black Fender strap, Fender cable, Hex Key for the truss rod, case key, and Xhefri guitar picks, which alone are worth $1000s! LOL!PRICE: $3150+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1995 LIPSTICK RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!There is RED and then there is LIPSTICK RED! This guitar is mint, like New Old Stock. No scratches, cracks, chips, or dings. Very hard to find Lipstick Red in pristine condition. But before we get into this guitar lets talk about the color for a second. YES! That COLOR! Lipstick Red is a candy color. I explain about these colors are produced on my website: CLICK HERE! and scroll all the way down to CANDY COLOR COMPLICATIONS. But candy colors, like Candy Apple Red, Candy Apple Blue (Midnight Blue), Frost Red, 7Up Green, Midnight Wine and Lipstick are all done in a similar way. They all a three step process using a base coat, color coat and then a clear coat. As an example, Candy Apple Red, a fine silver base coat was laid down followed by several transparent colors coats of red, and then followed by several clear coats. With Lipstick they put down an Arctic White base coat followed by a few bright coats of transparent red, then clear coated. The end result is a deep, wet looking red! Super cool!
The back of the neck is high gloss and smooth. There is a cool knot in the wood grain on the back of the neck. The build date on the butt end of the neck is November 8th, 1995 while the finish date was January 10th, 1996. I can't make out the date on the body as it is pretty buddy in there! The Rosewood fretboard is a great match with this dark, wet looking red body. Lip[stock red was introduced in mid 1993 and was phased out by the end of 1996. One sure does not see them for sale anywhere these days. Very hard to find! Look the pictures over (oon Facebook!) as they say a lot about how nice this guitar is.
It has all the cool Strat Plus Features: brushed Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut, TBX- tone control, Hipshot Tremsetter (which stabilizes tuning when using the tremolo, or if a string breaks, it will stay in tune!), and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups that give you that vintage Strat tone, all with no hum. Great for studio work! The guitar plays as well as it looks.Even the lettering is perfect on the top of the pickups.Thishas the hipshot Tremsetter. Break a string it stays in tune. Dive with the trem arm and it stays in tune. Yep, stays in tune!
This beautiful Strat Plus comes with a Deluxe Strat Plus case with the big chrome buckle latches—all work fine, and the case is in like new condition. Inside is the Fender "Strat Plus Kit" with original Fender Owners and Specification booklets, unused Fender Strap and polishing cloth, warranty card, tremolo bar, Fender cable, and a few Xhefri guitar picks!PRICE: $2150+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1996 VINTAGE WHITE FENDER JEFF BECK V1 SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"In the white room with black curtains near the station..." OK, OK! That was Clapton, but it is talking about WHITE!!! This is a mint, 1996 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster (serial number SN6943739) Jeff Beck Strats come with what are often called base-ball-bat necks. I have a few more of these in my collections so cutting loose yet another one! All of them I own are in this condition! A friend of mine was sharing with me about a visit he had with thecurrent head of Fender's Custom Shop and he was told there is a JEFF BECK neck profile chart on the wall in Custom Shop. I knew the necks vary on these but apparently JEFF BECK changed his mind a few time on the neck profiles, with the first year of production (1991) having the largest necks. Here is what the spec sheet says:
1991 it was .950 1st to .990 12th - nocastor dimensions - deep U close to Gatton
1992 it was .900 1st to .990 12th
1994 it was .900 1st to .960 12th
Then it stayed the same to 99
So this guitar has a .900 at the first fret and .960 at the 12th fret. The Base Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands.
Jeff Beck Strats come with 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, which often have chips, dings, cracks, or been messed with. Not this one! There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s.
Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my website! SEE: Fender Signature Guitars!as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!!. This guitar plays sweet.
This V1 Beck looks brand new! The lettering on the pickups is perfect, with a flawless finish. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. Check out that nice dark Rosewood fretboard! Looks great with Vintage White! The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Also has the LSR roller nut and a TBX tone control on the lower tone knob. This helps bring in more highs or can make the guitar darker sounding.
This comes with the original Deluxe Tweed Fender case that is in excellent condition. Inside there is some case candy: an extra Fender spring envelope with 2 extra springs, unopened Fender polishing cloth, Fender bumper sticker hang tag, tremolo bar, Hex kets for adjusting the bridge saddles and truss rod, Fender Strap, and miscellaneous papers. Oh, and two Xhefri guitar picks! The guitar is super nice—yet 26 years old! The value on these is sky rocketing right now. So hard to find in this condition! PRICE: $3200+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1994 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER 40th ANN DX STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Well, winter around the corner and the thought of that cold Arctic air moving in is not looked forward too! But this gorgeous Arctic White Strat is cool as an Arctic breeze!This guitar is a near mint example of the 1994 Special Anniversary Deluxe Strat Plus. The neck plate has "1994 Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still Rockin'" and has a red, white, and blue American Flag badge on the headstock which says "40th Anniversary of the Stratocaster". As I mentioned, this guitar is mint and you would have to look hard and long to find the 2 micro blemishes—but I am OCD my friend say, so full disclosure. We will get to that in a second. The guitar plays as well as it looks.
Being a Deluxe Strat Plus it has these appointments: LSR roller nut, deluxe Mini-floyd Rose bridge with a special pop in tremolo arm, and Schaller locking locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is like new as the guitar has seen very little playing. These have a versatile pickup configuration. Starting off with a Blue Lace Sensor in the neck, a Silver Lace Sensor in the middle, and a Red Lace Sensor in the bridge. The Blue is like a P-90 or a 50's PAF humbucker. The Silver is voice like a 70's Strat (think of Jimi) and a Red Lace in the bridge, which runs at a hot 14k has lots of crunch and bite. Using the lower TBX tone control you can make the pickups brighter or darker, with a larger sweep than a regular tone control. And don't forget getting those stratty tones on positions #2 and #4!
As mentioned, this comes with the rare and sought after Mini-Floyd Rose bridge, often referred to the "Blanda Bridge" as George Bland designed it together with Floyd Rose while working in R&D at Fender's Custom Shop. If you want to know more about these Mini-Floyd Rose bridges just visit on my website and scroll down to: Fender's Mini-Floyd Rose Locking bridge (aka The Blanda Bridge! That whole page is the history of the Deluxe Strat Plus, so make sure to check it out! Cool thing is, you can just cut off the ball-end of the string and feed it under the bridge furls and then simply tighten them down. The special tremolo arm has a hex key on the tip for this purpose. String changes are fast and easy. And many claim these bridge provide more sustain.
The neck on this guitar has a silky smooth feel and has the most amazing grain. I am a sucker for cool wood grain and this one has whitish/brown streaks up and down the whole neck. BTW, the neck is like new as are the frets. Check out the pictures on Facebook. I have never seen a production guitar with such cool and unusual grain on the back! The neck was built by Hector Montes, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. In the 1990s he build a lot of the high end signature guitars and by the end of the 90s was working mostly in Custom Shop. The build date on the butt end of the neck is November 23th, 1994 . The body is marked November 1994 but I can't make out the day. The super dark Rosewood fretboard is a great match with the Arctic White body. There are only two almost unnoticeable blemishes. A micro scratch on the lower edge of the body right by the pick guard. There is a pinhead size nick on the lower edge of the headstock.
This beautiful DX Strat Plus comes with a Deluxe Fender black Tolex case that is in excellent condition. There are a few small nicks. The inside is that plush dark Red fur that is often seen used with Custom Shop guitars. Inside you will finds a brand new Fender Strap, a Fender polishing cloth (with Medium fender picks inside the bag), special tremolo bar, a set-up paper for the DX guitars with the Floyd bridge, two extra tremolo springs, and a few Xhefri guitar picks!PRICE: $2250+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 E4 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Near Mint+++. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Shoofly, dragon fly, get back to your mother; Pick up a flat rock, skip it across Green River, Well..." Here I go again! Cutting loose another Surf Green Strat Plus with a maple fretboard! Surf Green is among the holy grail colors in the 87-89 Strat Plus', along with Fiesta Red, Dusty Rose, Torino Red, Razz Berry, Lake Placid Blue and Bahama Green. I have a number of Surfs, all in near mint to mint condition. Back years ago, every time I saw one I bought it! This was gently played but babied. It has the E4 serial number used on a lot of 87-early 88 Strat Plus guitars.
The guitar is near mint++. I would call it mint but the lettering on the pickups is rubbed a little. That is about it! You would be hard pressed to find another 88 Surf Green plus in this condition. Check out the Facebook pictures for more detail. The frets look brand new and the fretboard is free from peeling. The back of the neck is glossy and smooth and has a nice vintage tint. No nick to dings. The build date on the neck looks like March or April 27th, 1988 with a body build date of April 19th, 1988.
The body has no scratches—no button scratches and even the back tremolo plate looks like new. The pickguard does not even have any pick scratches! The pickups are the 666 flat tops Gold Lace Sensors with the square bottoms. Some guys swear by these older Lace Sensors. It has Schaller locking tuners, which were introduced early 88. This also has the nice plated bridge block, common on the 87- early 88 Plus'. The Surf Green finish has aged (see the pickguard lines) to a really nice richer color of green. Some natural patina! The early Plus', 87 through early 89, did not come with Tremsetters. No neck-socket cracks either!
This comes in the original Fender rectangular case that is in very good condition. Inside is the original green type fender strap with the original Schaller strap locks. The letter on the ends is old (34 years to be exact!) there is a Fender polishing cloth, the tremolo arm and the hard to find American Standard owners booklet that early Strat Plus' shipped with as they had not come out with any kind of Plus case candy yet. There are a couple Xhefri guitar picks!PRICE: $3250+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1992 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS MINT: Condition: Near Mint+++. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!One word summed this guitar up—SWEET! This is a mint Antique Burst Strat Plus with the infamous N9 serial number. I wish I could have $5 for every time someone would argue with me about the date on these guitars, saying there are a 1999. Well it make sense, as N1 is 1991, N2 is 1992, N3 is 1993....you get the point... And then there is N9 that is 1992??? LOL! YEP! N9 can be 1990-1992! You can read about the history of Strat Plus guitars here: Fender Strat Plus!
This guitar 's body does not have a spot on it—mint. No Chips, cracks, or dings. When you pick up a Strat Plus guitar, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. This one has a neck build date of January 6, 1992 and the body is 1991 something. Hard to read. BUT, the builder of the neck was D. Chavez who later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The neck is super clean. I found one very a couple very light micro-dings on the back. This is the only reason I called the Near Mint +++. Hard to see and can't really feel. There is a slight spot on the back of the headstock where a music store in New York City has their little sticker. Again, hard to see. That is all to report on this guitar. Even the lettering on the flat-topped Gold Lace Sensors pickups is intact. That shows this guitar has hardly been played as they rub off pretty easy. This has lighter colored Rosewood on the fretboard looks really good with this burst. The frets are shiny and like new.
The 3 Gold Laces gives you that spank and sparkle of a vintage Strat. I love the tone. And with the TBX tone control, you can shop the tone. It cuts bass frequencies or tapers off the high-end treble. Thus Tone Boost Expansion - TBX, with #5 being tone neutral. This has a properly adjusted Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes the tuning of the guitar when using the tremolo.
This Strat Plus comes in a newer Fender hard shell case that is in great condition. In the top back edge there is a small crack that has been repaired. Inside the case you will find Owner's Manual, Fender bumper sticker, Fender polishing cloth, tremolo bar, and I tossed in a brans new Fender vintage type strap and some Xhefri guitars picks. PRICE: $1975+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1992 (N9) ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA TIGER FLAME MATCHBOOK MAPLE: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed and under the hood! "It's the eye of the tiger, It's the thrill of the fight. Rising up to the challenge of our rival and the last known survivor...." Man, a old school ULTRA with matchbook AAAA Tiger flame top and back. Simple gorgeous IMHO. The matchbook is super nice!. Fender's new Ultra series just do not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras. These early models are becoming more collectable and extremely hard to find, especially in mint condition like this one. The flame has a nice depth to it. Fender really threw a lot of people in 1990 with their N9 serial numbers. In 1990 they used E9, N9, N0. And then they mixed things us as well, like this guitar is a N( but the build date stamp on the butt end of the neck is March 17th, 1992! Note the neck was built by D Chavez who became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. They put their best builders on these high-end production Strats. The body build date is hard to read. Sometime check out my Ultra webpage on my website: Fender Ultra Stratocasters!
This guitar is MINT condition. I can't find anything to talk about. There are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on this guitar. If you see something in the finish it is just reflections! These Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which looks nice against the black Ebony. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. Also there were a few limited number Deluxe Strats from 2014-2016 that had black Ebony. The frets on this Ultra are in great shape and I just gave them a good polishing.
This comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with Chrome saddles and a pop in tremolo arm, and chrome Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is excellent with only a slight bit of rubbing. These have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Starting off with a Blue lace in the neck, a Gold lace in the middle, and a Dually Red in the bridge. The Blue Lace is like a P-90 or a 50s PAF humbucker. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. So the middle pickup only gets used to get the stratty tones on positions #2 and #4. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Lace pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo.
This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, and some of the case candy: Fender polishing cloth, the Specification and Owner's Manual booklets. There is also a hipshot set-up paper, a Fender strap, Hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles, keys for the case, and some Xhefri guitar picks! The original Fender snake skin case in good condition showing a few light scuffs. PRICE: $3000 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1998-99 MIDNIGHT PURPLE FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: Mint. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"After Midnight we are going to let it all hang out..." OK, Ya I know, That is Clapton's song! But he was friends with Beck!!! This rare JEFF BECK Strat looks a lot like the old Burgundy Mist color used on 1960 Strats—but this color is called Midnight Purple—and was one of Jeff Beck's 3 top choices for his own Signature Strat. See: Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! BTW, this guitar plays sweet and has low action.
This guitar is one of those that was purchased and then not played hardly at all. A true closet queen! It still has the CE quality control sticker on the neck plate and the plastic is still on the tremolo cover. The protective plastic was recently removed from the pickguard as it was coming up on the corners. On the protective film there was a Made in USA Fender sticker that left a very faint circle on the pickguard. Hard to see. The pickguard does not even have any scratches on it. The body is immaculate—no scratches, chips, dings or cracks. High gloss and like new! No surprises from me. This color is by far one of the hardest to find out the trilogy of Beck guitars— Surf Green, Vintage White and Midnight Purple. These are highly sought after. I am cutting this one go as I have a number of JB Strats in my arsenal!
From the year 1990 to 1994 Fender made these with huge fat necks which are often called bass-ball-bat shaped necks. From 1995-1997 they became slightly slimmer, especially down toward the 12th frets. Then in 1998 and 1999 they fattened up again, almost as fat as the 90-94s. Beck Strats also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. The back of the neck is silky smooth and ding free. There is a very small area where the finish is thin. I think someone lightly sanded the back of the neck. The frets are shiny and new looking and show no sighs of wear. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they are often pretty trashed. Not this one!
There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1 Becks are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! The serial number SN8 on this Beck indicates 1998. S is for Signature. But the neck stamp date is Jan 16, 1999, and a stamp in the body's neck socket that dates January 21, 1999. The wiring on this guitar is untouched. The lettering on the pickups is like brand new, and the body is high gloss.
Even the deluxe Fender case is like brand new with keys. Oh man, this is one of those expensive plush cases that high-end Fenders often come in. Inside there is a lot of the case candy and bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit bag original to the guitar), with the Owner's and Specification booklets, polishing cloth, tremolo bar, Fender Strap, LSR roller nut info paper, registration card, other miscellaneous stuff and two Xhefri white Pearl guitar picks.PRICE: $3500 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1997 TEAL GREEN V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: Near Mint+. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Teal Green? Well this Tele looks more like a light Lake Placid Blue with a hint of green. Lovely color especially with the ivory binding on the top. These sport the tummy cut on the back as well. But I am getting ahead of myself! Teal Green is one of the hardest to find colors for the V2 Tele Plus series.These Teles were made for a short time from late 1995 to the end of 1997 and this color was only offered in 1997, so very hard to find color!
These Version 2 Tele Plus' can work well in any settings; Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country, Fusion—these can do about everything a person needs! It may look like a Telecaster—it can sound like a Strat, Tele, or.... comfortable, versatile, beautiful... that about sums up the rare. The Version 2 Telecaster Plus'. And this one is in near mint+ condition. The body is near perfect with the exclusion of a smooth dent on the top edge of the tummy cut. The bridge plate and pickups have no string rubbing which tells this guitar has not been played much.The frets are like new and the super dark Rosewood fretboard stands out nicely with this color! The back of the neck is ding free. There is a micro nick on the lower face edge of the headstock. But you can't see it in the picts—too small. And, as mentioned, that Ivory binding on the top really sets the color off! I have the whole history of these right here: Fender Telecaster Plus History!
The one thing about Telecasters that always bothered me is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. As stated, these Teles voice a lot of styles— Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country... it has you covered. These come with 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series. Tele type Lace Sensor pickups in the bridge and neck, with a Strat type Lace Sensor Chrome Dome pickup in the middle.
This has the standard Strat 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So this is what that does. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge like a traditional Telecaster. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on. The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making the guitar brighter. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. Slim Tele neck which is like new. I love these Teles.
This comes in a Fender Deluxe Plus hardshell case complete that is like brand new. It has those big Chrome buckles that work prefect. Inside you will find the original Owners and Specification manuals, unused Fender polishing cloth, and brand new Fender strap, and a couple of Xhefri medium guitar picks!PRICE: $2975+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1991-92 BLUE FROST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH: Condition: Mint- . Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Blue sky, smiling on me, nothing but blue sky's, is all I see!" 1990-1992 was transition time for Fender when it came to Blue Frost. In late 1991 into 1992 there was a mix up of blue bursts—the Frost Blue, which was being phased out, and the Blue Burst that replaced it. Both were side by side for a while during this transition. Blue Frost has dark edges—nearly black/blue while Blue Burst has silverly metal flake blue around the edges. As you look at this one it is definitely Blue Frost.
The pictures really do not catch the depth of color this transparent finish has over some lovely Ash grain. While these were advertised as Ash caps on Alder, about 80% of the time they were solid Ash. This guitar is one is solid Ash which is evident by looking at the neck socket on the body. This guitar does not have a spot on it—mint-. The only thing that stops this guitar from being MINT is a nearly invisable 3mm hairline clear coat crack in the upper neck socket. I never noticed it even after looking a few times. That is the only thing I could find on this guitar! When you pick this up, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. I have a webpage dedicated to these DX Plus'. CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page!
This guitar sports the N1 serial number indicating that it is a 1991, but the truth is, it is a July 19th, 1992 as seen on the butt end of the neck. Note the neck builder was Hector Montes, who built a lot of the high-end USA Signature Strats and later worked in Custom Shop. Again, by looking at the neck socket you can tell the body is solid Ash. The date stamped in the body's neck socket is not clear but looks like July 24th, 1992.
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. Note the the lettering is in great shape on these flat topped Lace Sensors. So hard to find these not rubbed off!!! This combo is a lot different tan the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. They say it is like an old PAF Humbucker tone. The Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy/biting. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cut and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral. Has the DX bridge with the black block and pop-in tremolo bar.
The neck, like the rest of the guitar, was in excellent condition. No dings on the back of the neck. Silky smooth! Comes with a Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes tuning while bending strings and diving with the tremolo bar. This guitar has some of the case candy: Original Fender strap with strap locks, Fender polishing cloth, info on the tremsetter, Owner and Specification booklets, info on the Lace Sensors, miscellaneous items and some Xhefri guitar picks. All this comes with a nice original Deluxe rectangular Fender flight case. These have a latch that one can put a paddle lock on. PRICE: $2000+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1991-92 MIDNIGHT WINE FENDER STRAT PLUS: Condition: Mint- ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me..." Midnight Wine is an amazing color. Imagine Candy Apple Red that is much deeper/darker touched with a hint of purple. I guess you could say it resembles a glass of Montalcino wine! But when bright light hits it, it almost glows. Being a candy color it shifts with changes in the light. I have a whole section on my website explaining Candy colors here: Candy Color Complications! and then scroll down to "Candy Color Complications!" In a nutshell, here is how Fender achieved this color. First they put down some fine silver metallic base coat and then followed it with a few rich transparent Burgundy color coats. It was then finally clear coated. The end results was a rich Candy Color that almost looks like purple chrome!!
Being a Strat Plus it has all the normal appointments: 3-Gold Lace Sensors with the serial number ending in a "666". I call them the Mark of the Beast pickups!!! LOL! (Funny, I coined that years ago and now it is all over on the web!) Note the lettering is nearly intact on the tops of these flat-topped Lace Sensors! They are very hard to find in this condition. This has a Hipshot Tremsetter that is set up properly. It helps the guitar stay in tune when diving with the Tremolo bar, or if a string breaks while playing, the guitar will stay in tune! Has the TBX tone control—TBX stands for "Tone Boost Expansion," which is a pair of stacked potentiometers. It also has the Wilkinson roller nut and Schaller locking tuners.
The build date on the neck was May 19th, 1992 and the body build date is May 13th, 1992. Not uncommon to see a N1 serial number be a 1992 model. The frets are excellent condition and are really shiny. The Maple fret board is in excellent condition. No peeling or flaking. The back of the neck is silky smooth and the finish has aged to a nice vintage tint. No nicks or dings to speak of. There is one very small ding on the tip of the tuner peg on the G string and the headstock has one too in that same area. Again you can't hardly see these. There is a faint hairline scratch on the neck plate. The body is spotless, with the exception of one micro blemish in the paint on the top. This appears to be a light bump or an anomaly in the finish that Fender's quality control might have missed. Either way you can't even barely see it. You know me—OCD! The rest of the body is mint.
This guitar plays exceptionally well with low action with no fretting out. It has an excellent condition original Fender rectangular case with keys. Check this out—there is almost all the original case candy—The Strat Plus kit bag with original Hang Tag with serial and part numbers, Owner and Specification Manuals, Fender bumper sticker, Tremsetter info, Strat Plus set-up booklet written by my friend Jack Schwartz when he worked at Fender back in the day, The Lace Sensor booklet, an Ernie Ball polishing cloth, Fender cable, a black strap with the strap locks for the guitar and some other items. I will toss in a few Xhefri guitar picks and every guitar comes with a Xhefri custom t-shirt!PRICE: $2000+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
NEW XHEFRI ULTRA CUSTOM WIRED PICKGUARD WITH BACK PLATE: Condition: NEW. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!PLEASE NOTE: This will not work in every Strat body route. The middle pickup is centered whereas many Strats had an off set middle pickup. So this will work in 1986 - 1998 American Standard, 1987 - 1998 Strat Plus Series (including Ultras).
Holy, moly Batman! This looks like the control panel off of the Bat Mobile! What we has is a brand new custom build Ultra Custom pick guard that I wired up for a Strat Plus guitar I own. After I built it I just could not make the modification to the guitar as it was a mint Strat Plus from 1991 with all the case candy and case. I just couldn't do it, so I put it back to stock. I had this kicking around my guitar den and decided to sell it. Some videos coming up of the "den" soon! This has my OCD wiring—very clean machine!
Man, I love Fender Stratocaster Ultras (the old ones!), but then adding a Purple Lace Sensor in the neck position gives you even more tone. The Purple is one of my favorites as it has more clarity and presence than the Blue—a little SRV tone. This is one of my fav builds. The Purple is an amazing neck pickups. Then I put a .010 Vitamin T capacitor with a no-load tone control. Turn it to 10 and you bypass the tone control completely. Very cool trick!
The middle pickup is a Lace Sensor Light Blue Lace Sensor which has a warm, punchy tone but with the 5-Way super switch it is used only to mix with the neck or bridge in positions #2 and #4. Get some nice full sounding Strat quack. The lettering was rubbed right out of the packaging. The 5-way switching has #1 Neck, #2 Neck + Middle, #3 Neck + Bridge Dually, #4 Middle + Bridge Dually, and #5 the Red Lace Sensor Dually. Using the mini-switch you can have the Red Dually be back both in series or front.
The Red Lace Sensor Dually is 2 Red Sensors strapped together. Just one alone runs at a 14.5k which is like a mini-humbucker. Run two in series and you have 29k! With the Reds you get Telecaster bridge type tones, fatter humbucker tones, or slightly quacky Strat type tones. Mix them up with the 5-way switch and you have a lot of voices to choose from. The lower tone control is a TBX with a .010 Vitamin T capacitor strapped to it. These .010 Vitamin T capacitors tapper slower than a standard .022 cap. I love the way they shape the tone. PRICE: $345 + $12 shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 BAHAMA GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS E4: Condition: Mint!!!! ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"Aruba, Jamaica, ooh, I wanna take ya; Bermuda, Bahama, come on pretty mama!" Strat Plus collectors call this color one of the Holy Grail of Strat Plus’—the rarest color to come by. In fact, for years I thought these were just an urban myth and even started a thread on the old, now nonexistent, Fender Forum entitled: “Urban Legends or a Facts about Bahama Green.” That was years ago! Back when I first started collecting Fender Strat Plus guitars, I came across this one guitar. Over the years I have owned a number of the Bahama Green colored Plus' and wrote about this color on my website. I have talked about these before—the mysterious Bahama Green Strat Plus. I call these mysterious due to the fact that they are very rare and only made in 1988 into mid 1989—in very limited numbers. In 1989, some were the Version I Deluxe with the Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors pickups and others were the Standard Strat Plus—like this one. It is sporting the E4 serial number as well. Go to Strat Plus Colors!!! and scroll down to read more about this color!
I bought this guitar around 20 years ago from a guy who lived in Vermont. He told me he bought it new in 1988 and fully intended to learn how to play the guitar. The guitar is spotless—mint. He said these lessons were the only time the guitar left the case and put the guitar under his bed. It sat there till I bought it. The neck was built Scott Buell, a well known Custom Shop Master builder and the neck feels like it too! The penciled date is May 14th, 1988. I do not see a date on the body. This guitar was left basically untouched, from 20 years ago. How often do you come across a mint holy grail Bahama???. There are not even pick scratches on the pick guard.
The body is flawless. The neck as a glossy vintage tint and the frets are shiny and like new. The back of the neck is ding free. It plays exceptionally well! This comes with all the earlier Strat Plus appointments: Sperzel locking tuners, full Wilkinson roller nut, 2-point bridge,TBX tone control, and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the square bottom on the covers and a nickel plated bridge block. Note: Even the lettering on the pickups is like new! Really hard to find these without the lettering rubbed off. This comes with the original case that is like new. Inside you will find the original owners booklet, tremolo bar, extra string poach with 2 extra springs for the tremolo, the original strap from 1988 with the original Schaller strap locks, two Hex keys for adjusting the bridge saddles and the truss rod, and key for the case. And two Xhefri picks. This is a rare opportunity to buy this rare color in nearly unplayed condition. One of the nicer one from my collection! PRICE: $3350+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1997 ANTIQUE BURST V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS ASH: Condition: Mint!! ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"It's another Tequila Sunrise..." Every time I see Antique Burst I think about that song and the time I spent in Alaska! This is a rare Version 2 Telecaster Plus. These were made for a short time from late 1995 to the end of 1997. Super hard to find, especially in mint condition like this one. These were made from Alder with Ash caps top and back with some spectacular grain set off by a nice Ivory binding on the top! Frankly the new Fender "Players Tele" can't beat one of these. And these continue to go up in value which a brand new guitar from the Music store doesn't! I have the whole history of these on my website right here: Telecaster Plus History!!
One thing that always bothered me about playing Teles is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. They have 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series. A Tele pickups in the bridge and neck with a Lace Chrome Dome Strat pickup sandwiched in middle. It has the standard Strat 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So here is what happens. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on. The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. Slim Tele neck which is like new.
The neck has a build date of June 18th, 1997 and an inspection stamp of August 23, 1997. I can't make out the body build date. This guitar has not been played much if at all. Maybe a little but not much! Even the Lace Sensor stickers are still on the top of the pickups. No cracks, dings, scratches or dents. The back of the neck is smooth and the dark Rosewood fretboard is amazing. The frets are shiny and like new. I love these Teles.
This comes in a Fender Plus Deluxe hardshell case with keys! The big latches open and close like new and the case is like the guitar—mint. It comes with Fender polishing cloth and red aftermarket strap, both the User and Specification booklets, hex key for making saddle adjustments, and two Xhefri guitar picks. PRICE: $3100+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 E4 GRAFFITI YELLOW STRATOCASTER PLUS MAPLE FRETBOARD: Condition: Near Mint ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!"They call me mellow yellow, that's right..."One of the holy grail of Strat Plus'—Graffiti Yellow with a Maple fretboard. These are so-so hard to find anymore. I have seen a few on eBay and/or Reverb in the last year but they come with neck socket cracks and dings/scratches and asking prices of $3200+. This guitar is not like that. The body is mint. I can't find anything to talk about. The lettering on the pickups is slightly rubbed but very present. Even then pick guard is pretty much scratch free. The guitar have not seen a lot of playing.
The body was made by Oscar Pallares who was another great builder, more often making necks, but bodies as well. He did a lot of Custom Shop work in 1989-onward. The body date is May 5th, 1988. Nice to see O. Pallares stamped in the body's neck route! From what I can tell off FaceBook he still works at Fender! The neck on this was made by John Cruz, back when he was still working in the production line in 1988. In fact the neck date, which was penciled in by John shows June 8th, 1988.Odd thing is, the serial number starts with a E4! Fender was still doing this sometimes, up into the middle of May, 1988! John later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop and was famous for his nice playing builds and cool relic finishes. These necks are highly sought after. You may have heard he was fired from Fender a while back because he wasn't quite politically correct—I guess. Anyhow, the back of the neck is silky smooth and free from cracks, dings and scratches. The only thing to mention were two small places on the fretboard where the finish was rubbed through. I cleaned and sealed both of the places with a commercial grade Cyanoacrylate then wetsanded and polished. The frets are shiny as they were just polished. The guitar plays really nice.
This has all the Strat Plus appointments found on the early Strat Plus guitars—the Wilkinson nut, the Schaller locking tuners, square bottomed pickup covers housing Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the 666 Mark of the Beast serial number! Also has the nickel plated tremolo block, TBX tone control, and even the original masking tape the builders used to keep the wires together! LOL!
This comes with the original Fender case that is in good condition. There are a few warps, which is common with these old Fender rectangular cases. Inside you will find a tremolo bar, a new Fender white/yellow strap (just to add some taste!), the with the original Schaller strap locks, an unopened Fender polishing cloth, and two Xhefri picks.PRICE: $3250+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1989 GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER E4 VERSION 1 DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS RARE!!!!: Condition: Mint- ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Always liked Jimi's "Machine Gun".... Here is a really rare Strat Plus! In July of 1989 Fender ventured out into a new Stratocaster line based on the popular Strat Plus series—the Version 1 Deluxe Stratocaster Plus. Don Lace Sr., founder of Lace Music Company/Anodyne General Inc.,had been experimenting with various windings and magnets based on his already well received Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The Gold Sensors found on the Standard Strat Plus series, which was released mid-1987, which were a big hit. They mimicked that glassy, bright 1950s Strat tone, all with no hum or string pull, which was common with the standard single coil pickups used by Fender over the years.
Don Lace's experimenting created a really cool variation of Lace Sensor pickups. Using different windings and magnets, he came up with pickups that had the same noiseless features of the Gold Laces but with voices that were hotter and fatter. The new comers on the block was the Blue Sensor, which they claimed sounded a lot like Gibson's P-90 pickup. The Silver Lace Sensor was voiced like a 1970s Strat. Fender capitalized on these new pickups and decided to come out with a Deluxe Strat Plus. This V1 DX Plus had Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. The V1 DX lasted a short 6 months, then in 1990 Fender moved to a whole new DX lineup with the Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensors. You can read all the details and see picts here: The New Deluxe Strat Plus!
Gunmetal Blue when aged looks a bit more green-blue, but defiantly has a nice blue hue to it. This one is from October 6th, 1989 as seen on the butt end of the neck. The neck was made by Herbie Gastelum who was one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. Abigail is famous for the pickup she has wound over the years. Herbie settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. A lot of detail about the neck builders here: All that Necking Around! The body was built by S. Pallares who was well known for his craftsmanship.
Some other features of the DX Plus is the Wilkinson nut, the Schaller locking tuners, square bottomed pickup covers in a Silver/Silver/ Blue configuration, the nickel plated tremolo block.The odd thing about this guitar is the serial number. It started with a E4, which was used in 1987 into very early 1988. But for some reason Fender started using the E4 serial number again on the new DX Plus'. Sometimes they even used a split Wilkinson nut and "Black Dot" Sperzel locking tuners. It has the TBX tone control, like all the Plus models. Very cool guitar in near mont condition. Let's talk about the condition.
The guitar has been well care for and very gently played. The body is spotless. I can't find anything to tell you about. High gloss and no scratches, chips, or cracks! The neck has a nice vintage tint to it. The back of the neck, down by the 10th fret, it has a light scratch in finish. Other than that the back of the neck has a silky feel to it. The frets stand tall and are bright and shiny. The finish is rubbed slightly on the butt end of the neck from string vibration and the lower edge of the fretboard has very light rubbing. Hard to see, but I am OCD about details. The lettering on the pickups is pretty much intact with only slight rubbing on the middle pickup. Hard to find these without the letters rubbed off. This guitar has seen very little playing, and I shall add, it plays as nice as it looks!
This comes with the original DX Fender flight case with the holes for a small paddle lock. The case is in excellent condition. Inside you will find a tremolo bar, a New Fender strap, the with the original Schaller strap locks, an unopened Fender polishing cloth, and two Xhefri picks.PRICE: $2750+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1988 E4 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS : Condition: Near Mint ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Green-eyed lady, lovely lady, Strolling slowly towards the sun. Green-eyed lady, ocean lady, Soothing every raging wave that comes." Surf Green is among the holy grail colors in the 87-89 Strat Plus', along with Fiesta Red, Dusty Rose, Torino Red, Razz Berry, Lake Placid Blue and Bahama Green. I bought this Surf years ago. I do not remember the back story on this one. Over the years I was nabbing these whenever I found one. I have a number of these, all in near mint to mint condition. This was gently played but babied. It has the E4 serial number used on a lot of 87-early 88 Strat Plus guitars.
The guitar is near mint with only 2 spots on the body to mention. One is an anomaly in the finish on the back, that appears to have been there from Fender. A small little dimple spot, what painters call fish-eye in the finish. The bottom edge, where your leg would be then playing it sitting down, has a bump that made a shallow crack. See the Facebook pictures for more detail. Other than those, the guitar looks like brand new. Oh, and this has the split Wilkinson roller nut and the Sperzil "black dot" locking tuners!
The neck has a nice glass finish on the back and is ding free. There is some very subtle flame in one spot on the back, maybe the edge of a knot in the maple wood when the neck was made. Really cool looking. The frets look shiny and new. BTW, the neck was built by J (Jesus) Uribe, who later worked in Custom Shop. He became a Master Builder and his name shops up on many of the higher end Signature guitars and then later Custom Shop guitars.
The body has no scratches—no button scratches and even the back tremolo plate looks like new. The pickguard dose not even have any pick scratches! This guitar was in the middle of Fender's transition from the older Fullerton way of building Strats to the new Corona way. With a neck date of January 19th, 1988, it is an early bird! The body is not the Fullerton "BOB" body but still had the screw in bridge screws before Fender moved over to the brass inserts with the steel screw in posts. There is not date on the body which is not uncommon for early Plus', but I am sure it is from about the same date as the neck. I have seen this many times early on at Fender guitars. This also has the nice plated bridge block, common on the 87- early 88 Plus'.
The Surf Green finish has aged (see the pickguard lines) to a really nice richer color of green. Some natural patina! The early Plus', 87 through early 89, did not come with Tremsetters. Even the lettering on these old "square bottomed" Gold Lace Pickups is in decent shape, with only the middle pickup seeing light rubbing. Some guys swear these older Sensors sound better than the new ones. But it has the fine wire used on 87 Plus', a TBX tone control. The back of the neck is ding free and has a nice gloss to it. The frets are in great shape! No neck-socket cracks either!
This comes in the original Fender rectangular case that is in very good condition. Inside there is a Fender polishing cloth, a Tremolo bar and a couple Xhefri guitar picks! PRICE: $3100 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1993-94 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: Near Mint+ ... Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Everybody's gone surfing, surfing USA..." ! This is a near mint, 1993-94 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster that is sporting a N3 serial number. That would indicate a 1993 but the neck is dated 1994 on the butt end. The body date which is unreadable. The Jeff Beck Strats come with what are often called bass-ball-bat necks. I have a few more of these in my collections so cutting loose yet another one! All of them I own are in this condition!
Jeff Beck Strats also come with 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they often have chips, dings, or been messed with. Not this one! There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s.
This V1 Beck looks brand new! The lettering on the pickups is perfect, flawless finish. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. Check out that super dark Rosewood fretboard! Looks great with the Surf Green! The neck was made by Hector Montes, who later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Oh, I just want to mention again about the Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Some call it a big D shape. Over the years the shape evolved some. The neck has a dark vintage tint to it that sets off the Surf Green color. A lot of these had this dark vintage tint. I did see there are two hairline cracks in the finish on the back of the neck. Hardly can see them and been there for a long time.
Check out what all this Strat comes with: original Deluxe Tweed Fender case that is in excellent condition. It has all of the case candy: the owner's and specification manuals, unopened Fender polishing cloth, Fender bumper sticker hang tag, the actual sales hang tag with part number, tremolo bar, 2 extra bridge springs, LSR Roller information sheet, Set-Up guide written back in the day by my friend Jack Schwarz, case keys, cool White-type Fender Strap, and miscellaneous papers. Oh, and two Xhefri guitar picks! The guitar is super nice—yet 28 years old! The value on these is sky rocketing right now. So hard to find in this condition! PRICE: $3100 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1991 V1 FENDER FIRESTORM TELECASTER PLUS!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!"There's a red-house over yonder..." these Telecaster Plus' are on fire—thus they are called —"Firestorm"! Each one was streaked by hand to create an individual work of art. They were made for a short time, in limited numbers, between 1990 into 1992. These are very hard to find! You can read all about these guitars by going to my Tele Plus webpage: CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page! I have 3 of these so I am going to cut one loose!I have a section on Firestorm finishes, simply CLICK HERE!!
This one has a N1 serial number indicating 1991 and the stamp on the butt end of the neck states August 28th, 1991. In talking with George Blanda, former Custom Shop founder and R&D person at Fender in the mid 1980s into the 1990s, and who was also in touch with a lot of the early Fender production, told me, "James Kulback, who ran the paint department, came up with the Firestorm finish. He adapted it from custom motorcycle finishing techniques." He also said he did not remember how it was done other than some kind of finish was applied and then was streaked using wadded up aluminum foil, he thought. Well, the end results is stunning. Some of these finished tended to be darker and then some, like this one, are lighter. On this one the red pops out like a stop sign getting hit by car headlamps!
I have and still own a number of these and most of the time they come with very distinct streaking. The neck on this one was made by Jesus Uribe, who later was a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. I can't make out any dates on the body's neck socket. I sometimes refer to these as Les Paul Telecasters as they are as heavy as an old Les Paul. This one weighs 10 lbs, 3 ozs!!!! These are rare and when found people are asking crazy money for guitars that have a lot chips and dings. This one was never really played and is near new condition. I found only two things to mention, a small pin-head sized ding on the tip of the headstock (Very small) and a smooth finish impression, that could very well came from Fender with this in the finish. It is super hard to see and is on the upper horn in the black finish. Otherwise this guitar is scratch free. Not even scratches on the pickguard. Just a hi gloss body that lights up like a stop sign under bright light. Even the lettering on the pickups is perfect—again indicating this has not been hardly played. The frets are like new—shiny and smooth and the Rosewood fret board is excellent and was just oiled. The back of the neck is ding free and is smooth!
The Version 1 Tele Plus came with a Red Dually in the bridge just like on the Fender Strat Ultras. The min-switch gives you front, back, or both Red Laces' in series. This give you Tele bridge, or Strat out-of phase, or humbucker tones. Very versatile! The Red Laces are the hottest of the Lace Sensor family, each running at 14k. When in series, they put out a chunky 28k! In the neck you have a Blue Lace Sensor which is similar to a P-90, or old PAF humbucker tone. These Telecasters were made famous by people like Michael Houser of Wide Spread Panic and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead.
This comes with the original Fender Deluxe flight case that is in excellent condition. These are heavier duty cases that have a clasp that you can out a paddle lock on. In side you will find a Fender Polishing cloth and some Hex Keys for adjusting the bridge saddles and truss rod. All my guitars come with a Xhefri's t-shirt and picks! PRICE: $4000 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1991 FROST RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS!: Condition: Mint!!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This guitar is a real score—a mint Frost Red Strat Plus! Very hard color to find in the Strat Plus line-up! The serial number dates it to 1991, but it was sold in early 1992 at the Guitar Center as part of their 25th Anniversary. Included in the case is the Guitar Centers 25th Anniversary booklet that came with the guitar when it was new. I will detail the case candy at the end of this description. The guitar was bought and was barely played. It sat in its case most of its life. To know more about the Strat Plus history, the guys that designed them and all the history, Just click here > Fender Strat Plus!
This guitar is mint. The Maple fretboard is shows off on this Frost Red finish. The frets are basically new and shiny. The back of the neck is silky smooth. The neck was shaped by Hector Montes. This guy made a lot of the higher-end necks and bodies at Fender, and became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. BTW, the date stamp on the neck is October 10th 1991. I was just talking with Jack Schwarz last week about the Strat Plus guitars. Jack worked 35+ years at Fender and was close friends with Dan Smith, an icon at Fender, and the one who pushed to get better quality at the end of CBS's ownership. We were talkeing about how the bodies were graded at Fender, and A-stock went to the Strat Plus line and B-stock went to the lower priced American Standards. Then Fender had their best builders assembling the Strat Plus, Ultras, and many of the Signature guitars. The body on this guitar is spotless and the neck is oh so sweet. It has low action and has a lot of Mojo!
Let's talk about the color. Frost Red is a Candy Color and is super hard to find. Think Candy Apple red on steroids! I have a whole section on my website dedicated to the Candy colors used at Fender. To learn more, click here and SCROLL DOWN TO Candy Color Complications!. Candy colors have a base coat, in this case fine silver metal flake, covered with a few coats of transparent bright red, and then clear coated. I might be wrong, but I think Frost Red also had fine pearl in the color coat. The end result is a super bright, wet looking, red—almost a metal flake Lipstick Red! And when the light hits it it pops out like a stop sign! Being a Strat Plus it comes with all the appointments: 3 - Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The lower tone control is the TBX, which can make the bridge pickup sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy. The TBX tone control cuts and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral. This has a properly adjusted Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes the tuning of the guitar when using the tremolo, a Wilkinson roller nut and this particular guitar came from the factory with Sperzil Locking tuners, which is odd as most 1990s Plus came with Schallers. I pulled on tuner and checked, and yep, came from the factory this way! The plastic is still on the tremolo cover!
This comes with the easy Deluxe Fender flight case. Inside is all the case candy: Specification and Owners booklets, bumper sticker and string hang-tags, guitar hang-tag, with part and serial numbers, a Carvin polishing cloth and strap that came with the guitar from the Guitar Center. Also the tremolo bar, a cool BOSS Guitar Effects booklet, A Guitar Center 25th Anniversary booklet (These are really rare), Wilkinson roller nut, fender Schaller strap locks, the original sales receipt from 1992 from the Guitar Center, and some Xhefri guitars picks. This would be a nice addition to any collection and will continue to go up in value. Or just buy it and play it!!! PRICE: $2100+ shipping(SOLD!!!)
1995 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Surfs Up AGAIN!!!! This is a mint, 1995 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster that is sporting a N4 serial number. That would indicate a 1994 but the neck has two dates. One is November 5th 1995 and the other is December 5th, 1995. The body date looks like November 18th, of the same year. Yet there is a 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock meaning it was sold as a 1996! The Beck Strats come with fat necks which are often called bass-ball-bat necks. I have a number of JEFF BECK Strats so I am letting this one go. All of them I own are in this condition!
Jeff Beck Strats also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they often have chips, dings or been messed with. Not this one! There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s.
This V1 Beck looks brand new! The lettering on the pickups is perfect, flawless finish. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. Check out that super dark Rosewood fretboard! Looks great with the dark vintage tint on the back setting off the Surf Green color! The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Oh, I just want to mention again about the Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Some call it a big D shape. Over the years the shape evolved some.
Check out what all this Strat comes with: original Deluxe Tweed Fender case that is like new. Also check out the lining in this case—much the same as the Custom Shop cases. It has a lot of the case candy) with the Owner's Manual, polishing cloth, Bumper sticker hang tags, tremolo bar, extra Spring packet with 2 extra springs, a hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles, case keys, cool White-type Fender Strap, and miscellaneous papers. Oh, and two Xhefri guitar picks! The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 27 years old! The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 27 years old! The value on these is sky rocketing right now. So hard to find in this condition! (SOLD!!!)
1997 TRANSPARENT VINTAGE BLONDE V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! The rarest of the rare when it comes to V2 Telecaster Plus' and this one is in mint condition. I have owned every color of V2 Tele you can think of, Crimson Burst, Teal Green Metallic, Mystic Black, Blue Burst and Antique Burst. But finding a transparent Vintage Blonde is nearly impossible! The color was listed in the July 1,1995 Addendum, when the V2 Teles were released, and then again in the 1996 Fender catalog but Fender must not have produced very many. I am thinking this one is made from solid Ash but not 100% sure I didn't pull the neck to check. This guitar is just as I received it, basically unplayed. It still has the Lace Sensor stickers on the pickups, which I normally removed when I buy one of these Teles. Slim Tele neck which is like new. The back of the neck is smooth and the dark Rosewood fretboard is amazing. The frets are shiny and like new.
Oh man! It looks sweets with the dark Rosewood fretboard, and that Ash grain poking through the Vintage Blonde finish! There is a cream binding on the top edge that is hard to see since the body's color is very close to the binding's color. It has yellowed a little on the top edge from age. And playability? Smooth and slick with a large variety of tone! These Version2 Tele Plus' can work well in any settings; Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country, Fusion—these can do about everything a person needs! It may look like a Telecaster—it can sound like a Strat, Tele, or.... comfortable, versatile, beautiful... that about sums up the rare. Version 2 Telecaster Plus'. And this one is in mint condition! These were made for a short time from late 1995 to the middle of 1997. Super hard to find! I have the whole history of these right here: Fender Telecaster Plus History!
The one thing about Telecasters that always bothered me is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. As I mentioned ealier, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country... this has you covered. They have 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series. These have a Tele-type Lace Sensor pickup in the bridge and neck with a Lace Chrome Dome Tele pickup. Then there is a Strat Chrome Dome pickup sandwiched in middle.
It has Strat-style 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So here is what happens. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on. The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making the guitar brighter. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. I love these Teles. This comes in a Fender Deluxe Plus hardshell case complete which has those big Chrome buckles that work prefect. Inside the case you will find a Fender polishing cloth, brans new original fender plug cable, the Owner's and Specifications Manuals, brand new era correct Fender Strap, Schaller Strap locks, Hex keys for adjusting the bridge saddles and truss rod, a few odds and ends, and some Xhefri guitar picks!(SOLD!!!)
1991 BLUE PEARL BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS!: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "Bom ba ba bom ba bom ba bom bom ... dang a dang dang ding a dong ding. Blue Moon...." Some people might be blue, but this guitar will take you over the moon—it is hard to beat a Blue Pearl Burst Strat Plus! This guitar is super nice, unlike so much over priced junk seen on eBay and Reverb. Seems like everyone who has an old Strat Plus thinks they have gold! Well, they are usually nice playing, profession, guitars. Like this one that is near mint! The body is close to flawless. I found a micro bump on the lower edge—have fun trying to find it. The maple fretboard looks a bit heavenly with this Blue Pearl color. To know everything you would like to know about Strat Plus guitaras, simply CLICK HERE!!!!
The N1 serial number indicates it is a 1991 and the neck date stamp looks like May, 22, 1991. There is no date stamp in the neck pocket of the body, but the inspection hang tag that comes with the guitar has a May 23, 1991 stamp. So we know this guitar is a May baby! All the wiring is clean! The lettering on the pickups is in decent shape too, which is amazing as the older flat-topped pickups tended to rub off pretty easy. So the guitar has not seen a lot of playing—it does plays exceptionally well. Being a Strat Plus it has the Schaller Locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control and the 2-point American bridge. The back of the neck is super smooth and silky and is free from dings or impressions save one pin pick sized bump and a micro ding on the back tip of the headstock and two small almost investable lines on the headstock. Remember, I am OCD and disclose every detail! Don't let me scare you away! There is some cool flame in the Maple on the back of the neck up by the body. The frets are shiny and in great shape. Look at this guitar! She is a beauty!
Comes in an excellent condition original Fender Red Label case. This comes with the Specifications booklet, a Fender polishing cloth with some blue medium fender picks, (These are super hard to find now days as Fender quit making them), inspection tag, Fender bumper sticker, Tremolo bar and a Fender vintage era type strap. I tossed in an era correct new Fender Strap as well. I will toss in some Xhefri Picks and of course every guitar comes with a Xhefri shirt! (SOLD!!!)
This Beck Strat is near mint having a couple small scratches and two micro dings on the back of the neck. I marked then in the pictures on FaceBook, so you can find them. No surprises from me. This color is by far one of the hardest to find out the trilogy of Beck guitars— Surf Green, Vintage White and Midnight Purple. These are highly sought after. I am cutting this one go as I have a number of JB Strats in my arsenal! From the year 1990 to 1994 Fender made these with huge fat necks which are often called bass-ball-bat shaped necks. From 1995-1997 they became slightly slimmer, especially down toward the 12th frets. Then in 1998 and 1999 they fattened up again, almost as fat as the 90-94s. Beck Strats also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. The back of the neck is silky smooth and has a lot of nice flame in the Maple. The frets are shiny and new looking and show no sighs of wear. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they are often pretty trashed. Not this one!
There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1 Becks are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! The serial number SN4 on this Beck indicates 1998. S is for Signature. But the neck stamp date is August 18, 1999, with the inspection paper marked September 29, 1999. The wiring on this guitar is untouched. The lettering on the pickups is excellent, and the body is high gloss. There are no necksocket cracks.
Comes with the original black Tolex Fender case that is in excellent condition. It has some dust on it in the pictures, but that will wipe off! It has the case candy bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit) with the Owner's and Specification booklets, polishing cloth, tremolo bar, a hex keys for adjusting the bridge saddles and truss rod, black Fender Strap, Shaller Strap Locks, Fender bumper sticker, and two Xhefri white Pearl guitar picks. PRICE: $3200 + shipping(SOLD!!!)
1994 LIPSTICK RED FENDER 40th ANN STRATOCASTER 1 of 3 for NAMM: Condition: MINT—NOS. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I am hesitant to sell this guitar, it is rare and plays so sweet. This is a one-off, 1994 American Standard 40th Anniversary Strat, one of three made for NAMM in 1994. When I bought this guitar I was told Fender made only 3 using this pickup configuration: one in Mystic Black, Midnight Blue, and this one in Lipstick Red! Fender told me they made 1500 production models like this with the Black Pearl pickguards, but they came with 3 American Standard pickups, or they came as Strat Plus' with 3 Lace Sensors pickups. So this one is a bit of a hybrid, being an American Standard Strat with two Lace Sensor Dually pickups—neck and bridge with a Gold Lace in the middle! So there are 3 Gold Lace pickups like a Strat Plus, BUT with an extra Blue Lace Sensor in the neck and a Red Lace Sensor in the bridge making it like a Strat Plus DX! It is like two guitars in one - a Standard Strat Plus and Deluxe Strat Plus - all packaged into an American Standard Strat!
This guitar is virtually unplayed. Being a 40th Anniversary model it has the badge on the headstock that says "40th Anniversary of the Stratocaster." And then the neck plate says, "1994 Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still Rockin' " With the mini-switchs, it is like the Fender Ultras: either pickup solo or both in series. So this guitar is one of three made. And when opened it up I could tell it was the first time and all the solder joints were factory—for you name sayers! :-)!! This is a real tone monster!
Then there is RED and then there is LIPSTICK RED! This guitar is dead mint, like New Old Stock. No scratches, crack, chips, or dings. Very hard to find Lipstick Red in pristine condition. Lets talk about the color for s second. Lipstick red is a candy color. I explain about these colors on my website: CLICK HERE and scroll all the way down to CANDY COLOR COMPLICATIONS. But candy colors, like Candy Apple Red, Candy Apple Blue (Midnight Blue), Frost Red, 7Up Green, Midnight Wine and Lipstick are all done in a similar way. They all have a base coat like with Candy Apple Red, a fine silver, then several transparent colors coats of red followed by clear coats. With Lipstick they put down an Arctic White base coat followed by a few bright red coats of transparent red, then clear coated. The end result is a deep, wet looking red! Super cool!
The neck on this guitar has a silky smooth feel. Check out the pictures. The neck was built by D. Chavez, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. The build date on the butt end of the neck is November 20th, 1993 - slated as a 1994. The body is marked 1994 but I can't make out the month or day. The maple fretboard is a great match with this bold red body. This was the first year for this color and was used through 1996—so only a limited production color. The neck plate has "1994 Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still Rockin'" and the back tremolo cover still has the protective plastic on it. As I mentioned, this guitar is mint. You have all those vintage tones of a 1950-1960 Strat with the 3 Gold Lace pickups, or the fatter, meatier sounds of Blue and Red Lace sensors, or run the Duallys in series and get humbucker tones. All with no hum. Great for studio work! The guitar plays as well as it looks.
This beautiful Strat Plus comes with a Fender Red label case that is like new. Inside is the original Fender Owners and Specification booklets, Fender Strap and a polishing cloth, miscellaneous papers, tremolo bar, truss rod and saddle hex keys, case key and a few Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER XHEFRI ULTRA CUSTOM 1-PIECE FLAME MAPLE: Condition: Near MINT+++! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! ULTRA FANTASTIC!!!! Some time back I bought this Ultra. Beautiful guitar! Had not seen hardly any playing! But, someone messed with the pickups and drilled an extra hole in the pickguard, ruining it. So what to do? I had this rare, one-piece Maple top and back Ultra sitting in the case with no pickguard or wiring for months. Finally I decided it was time to turn it into an Xhefri Ultra Custom. More about that in a second! These old Ultras are are getting really hard to find and they are a real cut above the new Ultra Series Fender is offering these days. This one is Near Mint ++. As mentioned, it is the rarer 1-piece flamed Maple top and back on Alder. The flame is really nice and even on the back of the neck has some subtle flame. Being a early Ultra is has the chrome plated Wilkinson roller nut and bridge saddles, with a DX pop-in tremolo arm. The locking tuners are the stock Sperzils.
The fretboard is jet black Ebony. This is so hard to find this these days. It has real abalone dot inlays. The back of the neck is very nice and smooth. I did find a few very small lean-dings on the back of the neck. Hard too see and can barely be felt. The frets are in excellent condition. The body is near spotless, no cracks, dings, or scratches. This comes with the Hipshot Tremsetter that is set up correctly. Break a string and the guitar stays in tune. Also it stabiles tuning when diving with the tremolo!! The neck build date is April 29th, 1991 and the neck was made by D. Chavez, who later became a Custom Shop builder.Gorgeous flame looks nice with the black Ebony fretboard— and then add to the a dual Dually Black/Red/Black pickguard loaded with a cool array of Black Lace Sensors— WOW!
I have a small fortune in parts doing this custom build. Everything is brand new. This is wired up with a Xhefri's special cut Dually/Singe/Dully configuration. All kinds of voices from this monster. The neck is a Purple/Emerald Dually. The Purple (10.5k) is one of my favorites in the neck position. It has a voice similar too a hot over-wound single coil leaning toward a P-90-type tone when used in the neck. Lots of body and clarity plus it take overdrive really nice. Flip the upper mini-switch to the back position and you have the Emerald (5.7k) which is voiced for that hot Texas single coil tone akin to SRV. Put the mini-switch in the middle position and you have both pickups in series (16.2k) that is a fat humbucker tone. So right there you have a lot of selections. The neck Dually is connected to a 250k no-load tone control. Put it at 10 and you bypass the tone control completely!
The middle pickup is a Silver Lace Sensor. It is voiced like a 1970 single coil and is used to get those cook Stratty tones in positions #2 and #4. This has the Ultra wiring used a 5-way Super Switch. The middle position is neck + bridge, like any 2 pickups guitar, instead of just the middle pickup. The bridge is a Red Dually, using two Red Lace Sensors strapped together. With the mini-switch you get back, both in series, of front. The Red Lace is the hottest Sensor mimicking a fat, punchy humbucker.One red Lace runs at 14.5k so when you have the lower mini-switch on the middle position you have both Red Laces running in series giving you a very fat 29k! When on the back position it sound very much like a Telecaster bridge pickup. This guitar can do it all, no need to take several guitar to a gig!!!
Comes with a newer Fender hardshell flight case that is in nice condition. The underside has some scratches and one foot has been repaired, but the case on top looks nearly new. All the latches work great and is a a good way to protect this beautiful guitar! Inside there is the pop-in chrome tremolo bar, an old Ernie Ball polishing cloth (collectable these days!) and 2 Xhefri Guitar picks!(SOLD!!!)
1991-92 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA 1-PIECE FLAME MAPLE TOP/BACK: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed and under the hood! ULTRA Fantastic!!! Another 1-Piece flamed Maple top and back old-school ULTRA. These are getting so hard to find. Fender's new Ultra series just do not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras. These early models are becoming more collectable and extremely hard to find, especially in excellent condition like this one. The flame has a nice depth to it. This has a N1 serial number indicating a 1991 but the neck date is October 21, 1992. The body build date looks like October 27th, 1992. Sometime check out my Ultra webpage on my website:Fender Ultra Stratocasters!
This guitar is NEAR MINT condition. I would rate this MINT, but it has a couple very small pin-prick nicks on the edges and a dimple ding in the tummy cut. Really nothing to write home about. Super clean guitar that places excellent as well. No scratches or cracks. You see reflections on this high gloss body! You know me—OCD. These Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which stand out nice against the black Ebony fret board. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. Also there were a few limited number Deluxe Strats from 2014-2016 that had black Ebony. The frets on this Ultra are in great shape and I just gave them a good polishing.
This comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with Chrome saddles and a pop in tremolo arm, and chrome Sperzil locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is decent with only a little bit of rubbing. These have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Starting off with a Blue lace in the neck, a Gold lace in the middle, and a Dually Red in the bridge. The Blue Lace is like a P-90 or a 50s PAF humbucker. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. So the middle pickup only gets used to get the stratty tones on positions #2 and #4. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Lace pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo.
This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, and original hang tag with part and serial number! Also a lot of the original case candy: the original Fender polishing cloth, the Owner's Manual, brand new era correct Fender Strap, and Fender bumper sticker. There is also a hipshot set-up paper, Hex keys for adjusting the bridge saddles, keys for the case, and some Xhefri guitar picks!. The original Fender snake skin case in good condition showing a few light scuffs.(SOLD!!!)
1997 BLACK TUXEDO V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS!: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! A Black Tuxedo Tele for all those formal occasions!!!! Looks sweets with the dark Rosewood fretboard, with frets that look like new! Truth is, these Version2 Tele Plus' can work well in any settings; Blues, Jazz, Rock, Country, Fusion—these can do about everything a person needs! It may look like a Telecaster—it can sound like a Strat, Tele, or.... comfortable, versatile, beautiful... that about sums up the rare. And this one is in near mint condition with only some slight rub scratches on top of the pickups, knobs, and the corner of the bridge plate. These were made for a short time from late 1995 to the end of 1997. Super hard to find, especially in near mint condition like this one. And that Ivory binding on the top really sets the guitar off! I have the whole history of these right here: hFender Telecaster Plus History!
The one thing about Telecasters that always bothered me is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. As I jokingly stated, Blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country... this has you covered. They have 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series. A Tele Type Lace Sensor pickup in the bridge and neck with a Lace Chrome Dome Tele pickup. Then there is a Strat Chrome Dome pickup sandwiched in middle.
It has the standard Strat 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So here is what happens. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on. The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making the guitar brighter. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. Slim Tele neck which is like new. The back of the neck is smooth and the dark Rosewood fretboard is amazing. The frets are shiny and like new. I love these Teles. This comes in a Fender Deluxe Plus hardshell case complete that is like brand new. It has those big Chrome buckles that work prefect. (SOLD!!!)
1994 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Surfs Up!!!! This is a dead mint, like New Old Stock 1994 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster. From the year 1991 to 1994 Fender made these with huge fat necks which are often called bass-ball-bat shaped necks. From 1995-1997 they became slightly slimmer, especially down toward the 12th frets. Then in 1998 and 1999 they fattened up again but not as fat as the 91-94s. Beck Strats also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they often have chips, dings or been messed with. Not this one!
There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! See: Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!!. This guitar plays sweet and has low action.
This V1 Beck basically like brand new! The lettering on the pickups is perfect, flawless finish, no wear or tear, scratches or cracks. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. The neck was shaped by Jesus Uribe, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. Check out that super dark Rosewood fretboard! Looks great with the Surf Green color on the body. The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Oh, and that Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Some call it a big D shape. Over the years the shape evolved some. The back of the neck has a nice vintage tint to it that sets off the Surf Green color. I have a few of these so I decided to let another one go!
Comes with the original Tweed fender case that is in excellent condition. It has the case candy bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit) with the Owner's and Specification Manuals, polishing cloth, hang tag with part and serial numbers on it, and tremolo bar, extra Spring packet with 2 extra springs, a hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles, case keys, black Fender Strap, parts booklet, paper about LSR roller nut and miscellaneous papers. The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 28 years old! I am not giving this guitar away—so priced accordingly. Oh, and two Xhefri guitar picks.(SOLD!!!)
1997 ANTIQUE BURST V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS ASH: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Elegant, comfortable, versatile, beautiful... that about sums up the rare Version 2 Telecaster Plus. These were made for a short time from late 1995 to the end of 1997. Super hard to find, especially in mint condition like this one. These were made from Alder with Ash caps top and back. Very nice selection of Ash grain used on this beauty, and that Ivory bidning on the top really sets the guitar off! I have the whole history of these right here:Fender Telecaster Plus History!
One thing that always bothered me about playing Teles is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. They have 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series, all with no 60 cycle hum. A Tele pickup in the bridge and neck with a Lace Chrome Dome Strat pickup sandwiched in middle. It has the standard Strat 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So here is what happens. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on. The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. Slim Tele neck which is like new. The back is smooth and the dare Rosewood fretboard is amazing. The frets are shiny and like new. I love these Teles....
The only imperfection I could find on this whole guitar is a pin-prick micro spot on the top lower edge. It looks like a speck of dust. I am OCD and could not find a scratch, chip, rub, or crack on this whole guitar. I seen new guitars hanging in a music store that were not as clean as this guitar.
This comes in a Fender molded hardshell case complete with Fender polishing cloth and brand new Fender Strap, Fender bumper sticker hang tag, Both the User and Specification booklets and two Xhefri guitar picks. All in excellent condition. (SOLD!!!)
1997 BLUE BURST BURST V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS ASH: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! A Blues machine. No, a Fusion Monster, I mean, a Jazz guitar, no, a country chick'in pick'in...well, almost everything. It looks like a Telecaster—it can sound like a Strat, Tele, or.... comfortable, versatile, beautiful... that about sums up the rare Version 2 Telecaster Plus. And this one is in basically unplayed condition. Even the factory Lace Sensor stickers are on the top of the chrome pickups.These were made for a short time from late 1995 to the end of 1997. Super hard to find, especially in mint condition like this one. These were made from Alder with Ash caps top and back. Very nice selection of Ash grain used on this beauty, and that Ivory binding on the top really sets the guitar off! Note how the Ash is match-booked! I have the whole history of these right here: Fender Telecaster Plus History!
When I talk about Telecasters, the thing that always bothered me about them is the way they dig into your rib cage when you play. These Tele Plus' come with a tummy cut which remedies that issue. But besides comfort, these Teles are super versatile as far as voices. As I jokingly stated, blues, Jazz, Fusion, Country... this has you covered. They have 3 Gold Fender Lace Sensor pickups, indicative to the Plus Series. A Tele pickups in the bridge and neck with a Lace Chrome Dome Strat pickup sandwiched in middle. It has the standard Strat 5-way switching, BUT it has a on/off mini-switch which activates the bridge pickup for positions #5 & #6. So here is what happens. When in position #5 (neck) you flip the switch and you turn on the bridge pickup thus you have neck + bridge. When in position #4 (neck + middle) you have all THREE pickups on.The tone control is a TBX, which rolls off highs by turning it from 5 to 0 and rolls off bass from 5 to 10 making. And while giving you Tele + Strat tones, it plays and feels like a Tele. Slim Tele neck which is like new. The back of the neck is smooth and the dark Rosewood fretboard is amazing. The frets are shiny and like new. I love these Teles...
This guitar is mint. Not a scratch, chip, or ding.As I mentioned, even the stickers on the neck and middle pickups are still intact. All you see are refections on this high gloss body!
This comes in a Fender Deluxe Plus hardshell case complete that is like brand new. It has those big Chrome buckles that work prefect. Inside you will find Fender polishing cloth and brand new Fender Strap. Also there are both the Fender User and Specification booklets, a small Hex Key for adjusting the bridge saddles, a tuner crank for faster string changes and two Xhefri guitar picks. (SOLD!!!)
1989-90 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! What a time of the year to sell something named "Arctic"! We have 2 feet of snow on the ground right now and I am shivering while I look at this dead mint Arctic White Strat Plus! Everything about this guitar is wonderful, despite it's cold name. It is one of my favorite colors as well. The dark Rosewood fretboard looks great with this color. Basically untouched—no cracks, chips, dings, or scratches!
The E9 serial number indicates it is a 1989 but the neck date stamp is December 4th, 1990 and the body is stamped December 10th of the same year. All the wiring is clean! Even the lettering is mint, which is amazing as the older flat-topped pickups tended to rub off pretty easy. This guitar plays exceptionally well. Being a Strat Plus it has the Schaller Locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control and the 2-point American bridge. The back of the neck is super smooth and is free from dings or impressions. Look at this guitar. She is a beauty! When I se a White Strat I always think of Jimi!
Comes in an excellent condition original case with KEY. The hinges were a little loose to I put some pop-rivets in them to snug them up. This comes with the very hard to find owners American Standard booklet which is like new. Has a Fender polishing cloth (These are super hard to find now days as Fender quit making them). I tossed in an era correct new Fender Strap as well. There is the original Tremolo bar and some Xhefri Picks. (SOLD!!!)
1992 E9 7UP GREEN FENDER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: EXCELLENT+! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! When one hears 7UP inevitably one things of sweet lemon-line soft drinks! 7UP Green was also know as Candy Apple Green and Tanqueray Green as found on some special edition Tanqueray Gin Strats. These are nearly impossible to find today. And a few I have seen listed on the Bay or Reverb were way over priced with a lot of dents and dings.
This one is indicating it is a 89 with a SE9 serial number, but the build dates on the inside of the guitar's neck socket points to October of 1992 and the body date is hard to read but I can make out 1992. So this is an early model. The "S" stands for "Signature" model guitar. This guitar is gorgeous but does have a couple small bumps which I will disclose in a second. Fender used a lot of SE8 and SE9 serial numbers on the early Signature guitars, with many being built as late as 1994.The Neck was shaped by Hector Montes and the body was built by Chavez, both later worked in Fender's Custom Shop as a Master Builders. Fender used their best builders on a lot of these early Signature guitars.
This comes with all the Clapton appointments: wonderful V-shaped neck modeled after Clapton's Martin guitar with small frets. Almost everyone of these I have played have nice, low action. It comes with Eric's signature on the headstock, vintage bridge that is decked and blocked - just Like Eric specified, plus 3 Gold Lace pickupsAND a 25db boost controlled by the lower tone control. As you turn it up the guitar gets fatter and louder. In essences, thus guitar goes from being like a Standard Strat Plus to being fat—similar to a Les Paul. Some call it that "Woman" tone. The first tone control is a TBX which at 5 is tone neutral or towards 10 bass is cut and toward 0 treble is cut. This guitar feel as good as it looks.
The guitar has been well taken care of. I just peeled the plastic off the back plate. There is one ding on the back lower edge of this high gloss body with a small micro-scratch also on the back bottom edge. Both are marked by a pick on my Facebook pictures. The top edge of the headstock had a slight bump which I filled to make it smooth. See picts as it too is marked by a Xhefri guitar pick. Frets are shiny and show no real sign of wear. The back of the neck is soft and silky feeling. There are some light bumps on the tip of the headstock. These older 7UP Claptons are hard to find.
This come comes with a tweed Fender case that shows some wear. I doubt that this is the original case the guitar came with, as the guitar is way nicer than the case as it is a bit tattered. But it is an era correct case. Two of the latches have been replaced. Inside the case are the Fender Owners and Specification Manuals, Fender strap, the control hangtag so you can understand how the tone controls work, and some miscellaneous other paperwork. The previous owner has a 7UP tee shirt which is a cool companion to the guitar !(SOLD!!!)
1989 BLUE PEARL BURST FENDER V1 STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT - NOS! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Here we go again. I just sold one of these a few weeks ago and they are a rare bird....a true Fender anomaly. first off, this guitar i MINT- like NOS (New Old Stock). Only one very small blemish which I will explain later. Fender released the Strat plus series late 1987. Then Fender, in 1989, came out with a Version 1 Deluxe, which was basically a Strat Plus with Silver, Silver, Blue Laces Sensor pickups. I dedicated a whole webpage to the Strat Plus Deluxe found here: Fender Deluxe Strat Plus!. The colors available for the V1 ran in the same lines as the Standard Plus, and most of the color were cool pastels. With the introduction of the V2 Plus DX in 1990, they limited the colors of the DX to Natural, Antique Burst, Ebony Frost, Crimson Frost, and Blue Frost—5 in all while the Standard Plus came in 11 different colors! Even today, finish a Blue Pearl Burst Plus is pretty hard and is, IMHO, a very cool color!
Ok, back to this guitar. The V1 DX never listed in Blue Pearl Burst, in fact that color was slated for the Strat Plus Standard in 1990! But here we have a V1 DX in Blue Pearl Burst! I have own 2, and this is my second and I have a friend who has one also. Very rare! I carefully check the solder joints on the pots and switch and they are all factory just to make sure the guitar was not modified through the years. And I can assure you, this if a factory built guitar! The build date on this guitar is June 5th, 1989 and the neck is stamped June 28th, 1989. The only thing I can guess is that Fender released a few V1 DXs in this color, even though it was not listed as a V1 DX color. And in fact, was first introduced as a Standard Plus color in 1990. So this is a very cool and rare guitar. I can tell you with full confidence this guitar came from Fender this way.
So being a V1 Strat Plus DX if comes with Silver, Silver, Blue Lace Sensors. The Silvers are voiced like a 1970s Strat. Think Jimi and a host of other players. The Blue is like a 50 humbucker or a like a P90. This has the full Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, a Hip-shot tremsetter, which is set up properly, and stabilizes tuning especially when diving with the tremolo bar! Like all Plus' it has the TBX tone control. A very rare Strat Plus DX in Blue Pearl Burst!
This guitar dead mint as it came from a collector who did not play it. The only thing I could find was a faint clear coat finish crack in the lower neck socket on the body. You have to get it in the right light to even make it out. The frets are like new and I just gave them a good polishing. The back of the neck is ding free and the matte finish is silky smooth! The pickguard and back tremolo plate have aged to a nice creamy color, as have the pickup covers. The lettering on the pickups is like new, which is rare for the older flat-topped Lace Sensors. The back of the neck is ding free and feels, oh so good! The rosewood is in great condition and is nice and dark. The body is near spotless—with no crack or chips. All you see is reflections on this body.
This guitar comes in an era correct case that is in excellent condition. The case was an upgrade from the dealer most likely as it is better quality than the plastic rectangular molded cases that so often came with guitars back then. This has the original Fender Strat that came with the guitar with Schaller Strap locks installed. There is the hang tag bumper sticker, tremolo bar, two hex keys for making adjustments, an extra set of strings, some paperwork about the tremsetter and a set-up page written by my friend Jack Schwarz, plus 2 Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD!!!)
1997 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT! New Old Stock! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "Surfing USA....." This is a dead mint, New Old Stock 1997 Jeff Beck Signature Stratocaster. These come with the large bass-ball-bat shaped necks. They also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around, and they often have chips, dings or been messed with. Not this one! I bought this as part of a large collection of Strat Plus and Signature guitars from a collector in Las Vegas many years ago. Almost all the guitars he had were brand new, put away in a room in his climate controlled house. I have sold most of the collection over the years and had this guitar tucked away for quite awhile. I have not touched it other than to play it a little every few months. It is, as you see it, as it came to me— like new. I have never as much as changed the strings on it.
There are a ton of the newer Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the late 1080s into the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! See:Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! This guitar plays sweet and has low action.
This V1 Beck basically New Old Stock! So as you can see, everything about the guitar is like new—the lettering on the pickups, flawless finish, no wear or tear. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Oh, the Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Some call it a big D shape. Over the years the shape evolved some. The back of the neck has a nice vintage tint to it that sets off the Surf Green color.
Comes with the original Tweed fender case that is in excellent condition. Only a couple minor scuff from being in storage. It has the case candy bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit) with the Owner's and Specification Manuals, polishing cloth, hang tag bumper sticker, and tremolo bar, unused Fender cable, black Fender Strap, warrantee booklet, paper about LSR roller nut and Hex keys for making adjustments. The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 25 years old! I am not giving this guitar away—so priced accordingly. Oh, and two Xhefri guitar picks. (SOLD!!!)
1987 E4 TORINO RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS - SPLIT NUT!: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! WOW! The pastel colored Strat Plus' are by far the most collectible of this era. Torino Red was a popular color for Eric Clapton as well and he used Strats in this color on several tours back in the day. The dark rosewood fretboard matches up nice with the deep rich red color. Finding these 1987 Strat Plus' is getting real hard. This one is near mint. More on that in a bit. This has a neck build date of December 19th, 1987 and was made by Scott Buell, who was a well known Master Builder. The body date stamp in the neck socket is a bit hard to read, but looks like December 22nd, 1987. This has a transitional body. Earlier Strats came with the BOB bodies and then in late 87 they switch over to the more flat edged Corona bodies. Some of those were sanded a bit much, making the edges slightly more rounded but not anything like the BOB bodies.
Being an 87 Plus it has the silver nickel plated bridge block, the old Lace Sensors with square bottoms and old serial number stickers with the "Mark of the Beast" 666 ending serial number, the split Wilkinson roller nut and the black dot Sperzil locking tuners! The TBX has the big fat resistor. This guitar is near mint. The back of the neck is smooth and blemish free. There is a tad scuff on the tip of the headstock. The body has a couple micro pin-prick blemishes but the input jack—most likely from a person missing the jack when plugging in the guitar. You know me I am a detail person (OCD). No cracks in the neck sockets. On the back there is a little micro ding (shown in the FB picts) and in one or two places very light blemishes that I think came with the guitar from the factory. Even the lettering on the pickups is in good condition as are the frets on the fretboard.
This has the original case which is also in good condition. It comes with an 86-88 Owners Booklet. These are really hard to come across. Also a Fender spring envelope with two extra springs, a Fender polishing cloth and two hex keys for making adjustments. BTW, the truss rod adjust fine on this neck. Also the tremolo arm and I tossed in a brand new vintage style Fender Strap. The case is in good condition but the top has some slight warping, which was common on these older cases. It does not affect the closing of the case. Oh, and two Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD!!!)
1989 FROST RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Frost Red. This color is named that for a good reason—it is a Candy Color. I explain Candy Colors in detail here: Color Me with Confusion and scroll down to the section named "Candy Color Complications." Briefly, Candy Colors are made but a 3 step process. A base coat, a color coat, and then a clear coat. In this case the base coat is a very fine silver metallic and the color coat is a transparent very bright red. Then clear over the top. The end result is a bright, wet looking red. When direct light hits it it lights up like a stop sign at night! This color was made in 1989 through 1990—so less than two years, and in limited numbers. Try to find one only for sale to get my point.
This guitar is near mint. There is what looks like a factory blemish in the clear coat on the top but the upper horn. You can't really see it unless under florescent light. You have to look really close. Like a small fuzzy little circle. I found one small ding on the top lower edge. I never even knew it was there and played the guitar and looked it over several times. Other that that this guitar is super clean. Even the lettering on the old flat top Gold Lace sensors is in good condition. The guitar has been lightly played and very well taken care of. Stunning color in person.
I want to say, this guitar plays exceptionally well. When they feel like this I say they have mojo! Has low action with no buzzing up and down the fret board. Really nice! Being a Strat Plus it has the Schaller Locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control and the 2-point American bridge. This has a build date on the neck of May 22nd, 1998 and the neck was made by Hector Montes, who later became a Master builder in Fender's Custom Shop. Seems like Fender had their best builders on the Plus line as these were the high-end Strats of the day. The build date on the body was April 14 and 16th of 1989. The back of the neck is super smooth and showing a couple very light impressions. There are some dark spots/streaks on the neck that is just the grain in the wood. There are two small blemish looking spots near the edge of the headstock where it meets the back of the neck. I can't feel them and not sure what cause this. The lower edge of the fret board shows a little wear. I am OCD and disclose everything. Look at this guitar. She is a beauty! And a really hard to find color.
Comes in the original case with the very hard to find owners booklet which is like new. Even the original bag that the booklet came in. Also has the extra bridge springs packet with 2-springs, 2 hex keys for making adjustments, Fender polishing cloth, original 1989 Fender Strap, Tremolo bar and some Xhefri Picks. (SOLD!!!)
1997 LAKE PLACID BLUE FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRAT XHEFRI CUSTOM: Condition: MINT+++! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "Now my hair has turned to silver. All my life I've loved in vain. I can see her star in heaven. Blue eyes crying in the rain." I started off with a MINT Lake Placid Blue American Standard Stratocaster. Try finding an old AS Strat in this color anywhere—nearly impossible! I took this guitar and did a very cool Xhefri Ultra Custom modification. Today you see some new Strats with Chrome humbuckers in the bridge, but you never see one in the neck, unless it is the old "Big Apple" Strats of the 1990s. One sound I have always loved was the neck pickup on my Les Paul, especially for Blues, Jazz, and Fusion. In this guitar I used a holy grail of humbuckers—a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates neck pickup (HS-PG1N). Then I added a coil splitting switch which allows you to go from a glorious PG neck tone to a single coil tone. Here is a little history behind this pickups from Seymour Duncan:
"The Pearly Gates neck captures all the mojo of the original neck pickup from Billy Gibbons’ 1959 Les Paul. It is a P.A.F. with a unique tonal variation that provides more midrange than typical humbuckers from that time. The result is a neck pickup that cuts through with stronger tailored mids, but still has the open and airy treble attack of the alnico 2 bar magnet. Combined with a warm, spongy low-end, this pickup is great for both rhythm and lead playing."
This pickup runs at 7.3k and when split, it drops down to 3.6k, producing a vintage 1950s Strat single coil tone. I used the Ultra switching so position #3 on the 5-way Super Switch gives you "neck + bridge". The bridge is a set of HOT Chrome Dome Lace Sensors configured like a Strat Ultra using a 3-way mini-switch that gives you front, back, or both in series wiring. These hot Domes run at 12k each and when the mini-switch is in the middle position they are running in series at 24k! You have humbucker tones, biting Tele bridge tones and light Stratty crunchy tones. The middle pickup is a Standard Chrome Dome that is voiced like a Gold Lace Sensor aka 1950s Strat tone. You can mix it up and have a lot more voices with tons of tonal choices! No need of taking several guitars to a gig, this will do it all. The first tone control is a 500k No-load for the neck humbucker. The middle and Dually pickups are on a TBX tone control.
This guitar does not have a scratch, chip, or ding anywhere. The frets are shiny and new looking. The back of the neck is slick and fast feeling. Not a ding that I could find. The guitar plays as nice as it looks. Low action. No buzzing. The truss rod works perfectly. The wiring was done in my OCD fashion—clean.
This gorgeous guitar comes with a Fender Red Label case that is in great condition. It is missing the straps that hold the lid open at a 90 degree angle, so the top opens all the way up. Not sure why they are missing as the case looks nearly new. Inside the case you find the Fender Owner and Specifications manuals, a cool looking brand new Fender vintage type strap, the tremolo bar, a extra spring packet with two extra springs, a small hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles, the Fender warranty card and some Xhefri Picks. When I sell a guitar I always wrap the body in a brand new Xhefri t-shirt! (SOLD!!!)
1993 V1 BLUE BURST FENDER DELUXE (V2) STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Color me BLUE! In 1990 Fender replaced the short lived V1 Deluxe Plus, which has Silver, Silver, and Blue Lace Sensor pickups to the V2 DX with the Blue, Silver, and Red Lace Sensors. The to complicate things, in 1993 they changed how they did the Blue Burst finished. This is a V1 Blue Burst finish with the light transparent blue center with the nice solid blue edge. The V2 Blue Burst was darker in the center and had a blue metallic edge. This is the V1 Blue Burst! Are you confused?? I like to call this color "heavenly blue" as it has a angelic look to it. Ands this one is SOLID ASH.
This guitar is mint. The Rosewood is super dark and really shows off on this Blue Burst finish. The frets are basically new and shiny. The back of the neck is silky smooth. The neck was shaped by D. Chavez. This guy made a lot of the higher-end necks and bodies at Fender. The date stamp on the neck is September 30th 1993. It was in the middle of this year that fender changed over from the Wilkinson roller nut to the LSR roller nut. The body round looks like September 14th, 1993 and is made from Alder.
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. This combo is a lot different than the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. Lace Music says it is voiced like an old PAF Humbucker. While the Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cuts and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral. This has a properly adjusted Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes the tuning of the guitar when using the tremolo.
This has a mint Fender Red Label case with the User and Specification booklets, bumper sticker, 2 - Hex keys for adjusting the guitar's truss rod and bridge saddles, polishing cloth, pop-in tremolo bar, original Fender strap that has never been used, Tremsetter info sheet, Jack Schwartz set-up brochure, LSR roller nut info, case key, and some Xhefri guitars picks. (SOLD!!!)
1993-94 V2 BLUE BURST FENDER DELUXE (V2) STRATOCASTER PLUS!!!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "Everybody knows what the blues is all about. It's a pain you can't live with. It's a woman you can't live without. She came from Chicago. She read me the news. In the headlines was a story of the blues." Ok, name that! Love Gary Moore's playing. Fender released a V1 Deluxe Strat Plus in 1989 using Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. They were short lived and then the V2 took its place. You can read about the history here: Fender Deluxe Strat Plus! This is a V2 Deluxe! LOL!!!
To make things a little more complicated, Fender made two types of Blue Bursts. The first, which I will called "Version 1", was a light blue non-metallic edge (burst) with a very light transparent center showing the Ash grain. In late 1993 they changed the color to have a darker metallic Blue edge (I call it the Version 2 Blue Burst) with a darker transparent center showing the Ash grain. So this is a V2 Deluxe Strat Plus in a V2 Blue Burst finish! Confused??? LOL!!!
This guitar does not have a spot on it—mint. No Chips, cracks, or dings. And it even comes with al lot of the original case with case candy. When you pick this guitar up, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. This one has a neck build date of July 13th, 1994 and there is no date on the body. The builder of the neck was Jesus Uribe who later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The body is made from Alder with Ash caps on the top and back. The transparent Blue Burst allows the grain on the Ash to peek through! Really a gorgeous guitar. The neck is super clean. I found one very small micro-scratch on the back and marked it with a Xhefri Guitars pick. This is the ONLY blemish I could find on the whole guitar! No dings on the back, and the dark Rosewood on the fretboard looks really good with this color. The frets are shiny and like new.
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. This combo is a lot different than the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. Lace Music says it is voiced like an old PAF Humbucker. While the Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cuts and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral. This has a properly adjusted Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes the tuning of the guitar when using the tremolo.
This has the Deluxe Mini-Floyd locking bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar. The tremolo bar also serves as a hex-key for loosening the hex-screws that hole the strings in place on the bridge. Loosen the screw with the bar, pull the old string out. Cut off the ball from the new string. insert and tighten and then feed the string into the locking tuners and tune! These bridges are hard to find and some claim they add sustain to the guitar.
As mention earlier, this guitar has a lot of the case candy—User and Specification booklets, bumper sticker, 3 - Hex keys for adjusting the guitar, polishing cloth, tremolo bar, and I tossed in a brand new Fender vintage type strap and some Xhefri guitars picks. All this comes in a like new Deluxe Fender Strat Plus case. Two of the feet have been repaired but other than that the case looks brand new and the latches work smoothly like they should!(SOLD!!!)
1994 CRIMSON BURST FENDER ULTRA FLAME MAPLE TOP & BACK - 40TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! You like football? So does the previous owner of this basically unplayed flamed Maple topped Ultra in gorgeous Crimson Burst! In fact, the person I bought this guitar from is a well known quarterback, this year, in the NFL. Whoever buys this guitar, I will reveal who the pervious own is. But speaking of quarterbacks, I told the owner of this guitar that the Deluxe locking bridge on this guitar was designed by the son of a famous NFL football quarterback—George Blanda Sr. His son, George Blanda Jr. worked in the R&D department of Fender from 1986 onward. He was responsible for a lot of designs, from this bridge to Eric Clapton's Signature Strat! Check out my Ultra page on my website: The Fender Stratocaster "Strat" Ultra Series!
This guitar is a 1994 40th Anniversary model. These are quite collectable in and of themselves. They have a custom neck plate that says, "1994 - FENDER STRATOCASTER - 40 Years...and Still Rock'in" and has a special red, white, and blue American Flag medallion on the headstock that says "40th Anniversary of the Stratocaster." The body has highly figured quilt-flame Maple top and back on Alder. You will see dark streaks in the flame in various places as well. Very cool! The guitar is in MINT condition with the exception of a small faint finish crack in the upper neck socket on the body. I really could not even see it unless it is in the right light and it really does not show up in the pictures. Other than that—like brand new with ALL the original case candy. There are no dents or scratches anywhere on this guitar. If you see something in the finish it is just reflections!
These Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which looks nice against the black Ebony. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards was the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are a totally different beast of a guitar. Also there were a few limited number Deluxe Strats from 2014-2016 that had black Ebony. The frets on this Ultra are like new. The build date on the neck is November 11th, 1994. The body was built by Chavez, a well know Fender builder.
This has all the Ultra appointments: an LSR roller nut, Deluxe blocking bridge with a special tremolo var with a Hex key on the end to make string changes easier, and chrome Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is like new too! These have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Starting off with a Blue lace in the neck,a Gold lace in the middle, and a Dually Red in the bridge. The Blue Lace is like a P-90 or a 50s PAF humbucker.Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. So the middle pickup only gets used to get the stratty tones on positions #2 and #4. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Lace pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups.
This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, and ALL of the case candy: Fender strap, the Specification and Owner's Manual booklets, paperwork on the LSR nut and how the switching on an Ultra works. There is also booklets on the pickups, bumper sticker hang tag, brand new Fender cable, and a bunch of other items! Oh, and there are the Hex key for adjusting the bridge and adjusting the truss rod, keys for the case, and some Xhefri guitar picks!. The original Fender snake skin case is like brand new. (SOLD!!!!!)
1987 (E4) SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Very Good+! DOG NOT INCLUDED! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures, even under the hood, all showing a lot more detailed!Surf City, USA...... Here is a chance to get a rare 1987 Surf Green with the split Wilkinson nut. Most of the time I sell really minty guitars. In this case I bought 3 Strat Plus' from a gentleman, two were mint and one was this player. It is still in excellent condition but has a few bumps I want to point out, and will in a second. First off, the frets are in excellent condition. The guitars has been played but I gave it a good Xhefri cleaning. It looks newish.
This is from the mostcollectable era of Strat Plus', with a neck build date of December 7th, 1987. The neck was made by the legendary Herbie Gastelum. He was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The Rosewood has some finger nail gouging on the first several frets locations. The dark Rosewood sets off the Surf Green. The truss rod work perfectly.
In the last months of 87 (December) into the first couple months of 1988 there was some changes taking place. Things were a mix and match. For instance, this body is a transitional one. It is the newer Corona bevels that are sanded slightly more rounded—it is NOT a BOB body. But in saying that it has the older screw-into-the-wood bridge screw—as found on BOB bodies! See picts! (To read the history of the BOB bodies, click here Fender BOB bodies! ) There is no readable date on the body except what like like 87 scribed in pencil. If this guitar were mint it would be worth a lot. I would be asking $2850 - $3000 for it !
This guitar has the old square-bottomed Lace Sensor pickups. Some guys swear these older Lace Sensors sound better than the newer ones. It also has the hard to find Spilt Wilkinson nut like Jeff Beck used for years. You know there is a ton of info about these guitars on my website! See: Xhefri's Strat Plus page!The TBX has the old style, big resistor on it. Being an 87 it has the nickel plated tremolo block and Sperzel locking tuners. The guitar plays and sound great! These 87s in the pastel colors are so hard to find these days. And when you do, people are asking high prices.
Ok, now to the nitty gritty. There are no stress cracks in the neck sockets. This guitar is really nice but it does have a few small bumps. The back of the neck has one ding. All these picts are on my FaceBook page and all the blemishes are clearly pointed out. Funny thing is, my personal player is a 87 Surf Green that has a few bumps, so I am not afraid to play it! Also on the back of the neck there is asmall rub in the finish. OK I am OCD so i make things worse than they arelly are! The back of the neck is nice and smooth. Very faint bumps on the tip of the headstock. The top of the body is really clean. The guitar has patina in the finish, in other words, the clear coat has yellow some. You can see this when you lift the pickguard. There is a ding on the bottom edge of the body and one smooth, round pea sized ding on the back. Also one small 2mm chip on the bottom edge below the jack-plugin. Look at this guitar, as it really looks sweet and plays nice as it looks! The patina is rubbed a little on the arm bevel. The lettering on the 3 - Gold Lace Sensors is rubbed off the pickups. Common on any pre-1992 Plus with the flat topped pickups. This guitar is very nice as you can see in the picts. It is just not dead mint.
This comes in the original rectangular Fender case. The feet on this case have been replaced. Inside the case is the tremolo bar, the extra tremolo spring pouch with 2 extra springs and a small hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles and two Xhefri picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1992 NOS FENDER STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD: Condition: MINT - NOS - literal time capsule. A MUST SEE! - Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures for a lot more detailed info!This guitar has quite an interesting story. Take time to read this as I think this is one of the only early (1992) SRV Strats that is basically New Old Stock— a genuine time capsule. And to boot, this has the very rare Brazilian Rosewood fretboard. Very few came with this as CITES shut down Brazilian Rosewood use in June of 1992. This guitar was owned by a well know Canadian artist. His manager, back in 1992, worked for Sony Music Entertainment. At the time Sony was getting ready to release a new SRV album and was doing some type of promotion in which they planned give away a SRV Strat in a contest. My friend, the artist, asked his manager if he could ride in on the shirt tails of the deal and buy two of them for himself. One he bought would be his player and the other sat in an unopened shipping box for 28 years just as it came from Fender, overnight air, in May of 1992!!! The box was finally opened in July of 2019 as per my request. I wanted to see if the story was true or not! And it was! Since July it has been taken out of the case 4 times—the 4th being when I took it out when I received it to take these pictures. The guitar, case is wrapped back up with the shipping plactic and is back in the box. The original box still has the overnight Fedex label on it dated May of 1992. The gold plating is perfect, and the plastic is still on the back plate and pickguard—as stated—untouched. Coming from Canada it was never exposed to high temps. Think about it—this guitar sat in the original unopened box since May of 1992—that is 28 years, never touched, looked at, or handled. More to the story....
SRV was working on a contract with Fender to release a Signature Strat with all his own specifications. Work on the SRV Strat began in the late 1980's, around the same time Fender was getting other big artists on board, like Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck, with plans for their own signature guitars. There was a plan to release a standard SRV Strat in 1989 plus a limited edition of 500 Custom Shop Artist SRV guitars. Something (perhaps Stevie's recording and touring schedule) delayed the release, and Stevie was presented with three prototypes of the guitar in June 1990, backstage before his Tonight Show performance. Stevie wanted the guitar to have his "SRV" stickers on the pickguard, but guitar tech Rene Martinez was out of them at the moment. They had the Tonight Show art staff apply white Letraset stickers to the pickguard, which Rene ultimately switched onto Number One. Unfortunately, Stevie died about 10 weeks later, and the SRV Strat was shelved until 1991. It was not till early 1992 Fender started releasing the SRV Signature Strats.
This guitar is a very early 1992 model, with a neck date of April 2nd, of 1992 and a body stamp of April 27th. This is important when one looks at the history of those first few months of production, since some of the first ones came with genuine Brazilian rosewood fretboards. These are super rare. This is why— they made a limited number of the Brazilian rose wood models but then changed to the Pau Ferro rosewood due to environmentalist concerns. I found two other SRV Strats that have Brazilian Rosewood that have productions dates one day before and one day after this guitar. There are samples of Brazilian Rosewood fretboards on the web, just Google.This is just to validate the fact that this guitar has the super rare Brazilian Rosewood and estimated pricing. I sent detailed picts of the fretboard to a friend who worked at Fender's Custom shop, and oversaw the building of many of these in the early 1990s at Fender. My friend stated, "The photos look very much like Brazilian. Since it's from April 1992, I would expect it to be since it wasn’t banned until June of 1992." By May of 1992 most of the SRV Strats came with the Pau Ferro rosewood. What an amazing guitars. Has the hangtags, unopened case candy, strap, and the case is brand new wrapped in the original plastic and showing all the plastic on the latches. WOW! (SOLD!!!!!)
2000 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!The year 2000 was the last year of Version-1 Jeff Beck Strats with the large bass-ball-bat shaped necks. They also came with the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around. Many have serious issues or are beat. I have had this guitar tucked away for quite awhile in my collection and I have not touched it other than to play it a little every few months. It is, as you see it, as it came to me— super clean. I only changed strings on it when it came in, nothing else.
There are a ton of the Version-2 Jeff Beck Strats on the market for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you newer JB owners!) The Version-1s are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! See: Fender Signature Guitars! as well as the whole history of how Jeff Beck lent an indirect hand in the development of the Strat Plus Series. See: More STRAT PLUS HISTORY and the Jeff Beck Story (and Myth)!! This guitar plays sweet and has low action.
This V1 Beck basically New Old Stock! It still has the CE sticker on the neck plate. It has been a collector's guitar. The only thing I could find was a micro-hairline finish crack in the upper neck socket about 4mm long that is really hard to see. Other than that, it is line brand new! It has been there ever since I have owned the guitar. It is just in the finish. The lettering on the pickups is like new. There is not a spot on this guitar anywhere. No scratches or chips. The frets are also like new and the back of the neck is silky smooth. Oh, the Bass Ball Bat neck! Good for big hands. Some call it a big D shape. Over the years the shape evolved some. The 2000s are not like the 1991-1994s that were ridiculously huge! I love the streaked Rosewood fretboard against the Surf Green color.
It has the case candy bag (aka Jeff Beck Kit) with the Owner's and Specification Manuals, unopened Fender polishing cloth, hang tag bumper and case stickers, and tremolo bar. The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 22 years old! (SOLD!!!!!)
2005 - 70'S REISSUE GOLD TOP LES PAUL DELUXE: Condition: Very Good+! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! I know, I know—I sell mostly Fender Strats and Teles. But I do have some nice Gibsons kicking around too. I have two Les Pauls, so decided to cut this one loose. It was a hard decision, but my 1980 LEs Paul STandard and I have a close bond going back many years! This is priced well below what people are asking on Reverb and eBay—if you can find one exactly like this. It is a rare 2005 Les Paul Deluxe Gold Top in minty condition. It has mini-humbuckers like the old Firebird and Epiphone Wiltshire guitars from the 1970s. This is not to be confused with the 2015 and later Les Paul Deluxe guitars, as those are different. These are a rare birds!!! These are a reproduction of 1969-70s Deluxe models. Years of production for these reissues were 2000 to 2005.
These mini-humbuckers were designed by Seth Lover for the Gibson-owned Epiphone line, and the reasons for employing them are also well documented. They were initially surplus stock once Gibson had stopped USA production of Epiphone, and they do give the Deluxe an almost player-modded vibe, sitting in their modified P-90 soap-bar covers. Of course, there’s nothing to stop you swapping over to standard P-90s here.
Since it is a reissue, it is not chambered so it's weight is like those old Les Pauls. It has a Mahogany body, Maple top under the shiny gold paint and a Mahogany neck. The minis also mount to the guitar in a different fashion from a P-90 or standard humbucker. The pickup has a preset height within its surround so, when you go to adjust it, both the pickup and surround move up or down. Some people contribute, at least in part, to the unique tone of these Les Pauls.
Mini-humbuckers retain the hum-free performance of their full-sized cousins but with a clearer and brighter tonality. Also, the Les Paul Deluxe 70s includes vintage-style Keystone tuners and a traditional Les Paul control layout with two Volume and two Tone controls wired with Orange Drop capacitors. The mini humbucker's narrower magnetic field creates a brighter-sounding pickup with a beautiful clarity. It’s leaner-sounding than a PAF-style humbucker but smoother, less raw than a P-90, all without the hum.
When you look at this guitar think Dickey Betts of the Allman Brothers Band, or Pete Townsend of the Who, or Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy. On the Epiphone side, back in the 1960s, people like Jonny Winters loved these pickups on both his Fire Bird and Wilshire Deluxe.
This guitar is near mint! The back of the neck is perfect and the frets show no noticeable wear. Very rich gold finish on the top. I found a couple small spots on it—the biggest is in the center of the back where there is a small ding in the finish. This was cause by something hitting the bottom of the case. The case has a broken area on the underside related to this. Other that that the case is like brand new. There are two other micro nick, barely visible. One on the back bottom edge and there are a couple small round dimple on the top, and a super small nick on the top edge. See the picts. Thats it! The guitar plays like a Les Paul should. It comes with the original paper work and a truss rod adjusting tool. Oh, and a few Xhefri picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1995 ELECTRIC BLUE FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE!!!: Condition: Near MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!Electric Lady Land! These hard to find Electric Blue Strat Plus' were only made in 1995 into 1996. The color really pops out as it is really a bright Candy Apple Blue. Fender used a fine silver base coat which was shot over by a few transparent layers of bright blue, followed by some clear coats That is how they achieved this brilliant sparkling blue color. This one comes with a very dark, streaked Rosewood fretboard. This guitar has seen very little use as the frets are like new and the guitar is near mint. I say "near" because after looking it over and over on my bench I saw 2 or 3 small micro nicks, That is all they are too. The neck was built by Hector Montes who also worked in Fender's Custom Shop. The neck stamp dates it to August 27th, 1995. There is writing in the body's neck socket but no readable date.
This electrifying guitar comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Lace Sensor pickups. Love this combo. The Blue Lace is like a 50s PAF humbucker or some people say it sounds like an old P-90 Soap bar pickup. The Silver Lace is voiced like a 1970s Strat and the Red is a hot humbucker tone with lots of crunch and spank. This combo of Lace Sensors was used on all the Deluxe Plus' after 1990 and was called the Version 2 Plus. Note that the lettering on the pickups is nearly perfect. Like all the Plus' it has the TBX tone control, a LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and a Hip Shot Tremsetter which is set up perfect.
This comes with the original Deluxe Plus case which is in excellent condition. The big chrome latches work smooth and latch properly as they should. Inside is the Strat Plus "kit" bag that contains the Owner and Specification manuals, unopened Fender Polishing cloth, and some miscellaneous papers. Looks like some one opened the corner of the bag to fish out the tremolo bar (included in the case) and the Hex keys. (SOLD!!!!!)
1989 BLUE PEARL BURST FENDER V1 STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE!!!: Condition: Near MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!Ok, here is a rare bird....a true Fender anomaly. Fender released the Strat plus series late 1987. Then Fender, in 1989, came out with the Version 1 Deluxe, which was basically a Strat Plus with Silver, Silver, Blue Laces Sensors.I dedicated a whole webpage to the Strat Plus Deluxe found here: Fender Deluxe Strat Plus!The colors available for the V1 Plus DX ran in the same lines as the Standard Plus, and most of the color were cool pastels. With the introduction of the V2 Plus DX in 1990, they limited the colors of the DX to Natural, Antique Burst, Ebony Frost, Crimson Frost, and Blue Frost—5 in all, while the Standard Plus came in 11 different colors! Even today, finding a Blue Pearl Burst Plus is pretty hard and, on top opf that it is, IMHO, a very cool color!
Ok, back to this guitar. The V1 DX Plus never came in Blue Pearl Burst, in fact that color was slated for the Standard Strat Plus in 1990!But here we have a V1 DX in Blue Pearl Dust! I carefully check the solder joints on the pots and switch and they are all factory. The build date on this guitar is October 27/November 2nd, 1989 and the neck is stamped October 26th 1989. Note, too, that the neck was shaped by Jesus Uribe who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. So the only thing I can guess is that Fender released a few V1 DXs in this color, even though it was not listed as a V1 DX color and was not used on the V2 DX Plus! And in fact, this color was officially first introduced in 1990 as a Standard Plus color. So this is a very cool and rare guitar. I can tell you with full confidence this guitar came from Fender this way.
So being a V1 Strat Plus DX it comes with Silver, Silver, Blue Lace Sensors. The Silvers are voiced like a 1970s Strat. Think Jimi and a host of other 1970's players. The Blue Lace Sensor is like a 50 humbucker. This has the full Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, a Hip-shot tremsetter, which is set up properly, and stabilizes tuning especially when diving with the tremolo bar! Like all Plus' it has the TBX tone control. A very rare Strat Plus DX in Blue Pearl Burst!
This guitar has seen very little playing. The frets are excellent and I just gave them a good polishing. I think the guitar sat out of the case for quite a while as it was pretty dusty when I got it and the strings were really old. So I gave it a good cleaning and checked everything—like I always do. The pickguard and back tremolo plate have aged to a nice creamy color, as have the pickup covers. The back of the neck is ding free and feels, oh so good! The rosewood is in great condition and is nice and dark. The body is near spotless—with no crack or chips. The only thing I could find was a few super small micro scratched on the butt end of the body. All you see is reflections on this body. The lettering on the pickups is nearly all intact which is rare for the older flat-topped Lace Sensors.
This guitar comes in an original case that is in excellent condition. It has hang tags from January 1990 and must have been the very last of the V1 DXs. Also in the case is a new vintage style Fender strap, tremolo bar, some paperwork about the tremsetter and a set-up page written by my friend Jack Schwarz, plus 2 Xhefri Guitar picks!(SOLD!!!!)
1993 CARIBBEAN MIST FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Holy Moly!!! I built one of these a while back in the rare Teal Green Metallic. Very close to this color but a bit lighter and bluer. I sold it as soon as it was listed. This one is a bit better, IMHO. Mostly due to the neck pickup, which I will tell you about in a minute. This started out as a MINT 1993 American Standard Stratocaster (aka AS Strat). These are starting to go up in value, especially since Fender raised their prices on all their guitars. I see clean older AS Strats selling for $1500 - $1700 as they are now in the "vintage" category. Not only that, they are some really well built guitars. Honestly, this guitar looks like it should be sitting in the back seat of a 55 Chevy Hardtop!
The build date on the neck is March 24th, 1993 and it was built by D Chavez, who later became a Fender Custom Shop builder. I was surprised to see his name on an AS Strat neck! This guy built really nice necks, mostly for the Plus, Ultra, and Signature guitars, and you can tell when you get this in your hands. I could not make out a date on the body but this guitar has never been opened before I received it. But back to the neck, this has a very sweet neck. The only micro blemish I could find is a nick on the lower edge of the headstock—very small. The frets are shiny and new looking, and the back of the neck is as smooth as a baby's bottom! The body does not have a ding, dent, scratch, or crack. Super nice!
Now the neck pickup controversy! The neck humbucker is a chrome covered Seymour Duncan JB (SH-4). The pickup was designed for Jeff Beck back in the day as Beck and Duncan were friends. But the pickup was never used as a Beck signature pickup, or on a Beck Signature guitar, so they could not legally used Becks name in promoting the pickup. So Duncan changed the JB to stand for "Jazz/Blues". There is a video on YouTube where Duncan tells the whole story. Nevertheless, this pickup is one of Duncan's legendary builds. Here is what Duncan says on their website:
"The JB Model humbucker is our most popular pickup of all time. Blues, country, fusion, punk, hard rock, grunge, thrash; the JB has always sounded just right, even as new genres emerged around it. The low end is full and powerful, the highs are crisp and detailed and there’s an upper-midrange bump that adds crunch and chunk to heavy chords but translates to a singing, vocal-like quality when you play single notes or solos. Meanwhile the hot output pushes your amp just that little bit harder for more sustain and harmonics."
And I have to say, this is true. I added a coil tapping switch to cut the coils in 1/2. With the switch up it is a fat, full-bodied humbucker and with it split, more of a crisper single coil tone. I used the Ultra switching so position #3 on the 5-way Super Switch gives you "neck + bridge".
The bridge is a set of HOT Chrome Dome Lace Sensors configured like a Strat Ultra using a 3-way mini-switch that gives you front, back, or both in series wiring. These Hot Domes run at 12k each and when the mini-switch is in the middle position they are running in series at 24k! You have humbucker tones, biting Tele bridge tones and light Stratty crunchy tones. In the middle is a Standard Chrome Dome that is voiced like a Gold Lace Sensor. You can mix it up and have a lot more voices with tons of tonal choices! No need of taking several guitars to a gig, this will do it all.
This comes with a era correct Fender Red Label case that is in excellent condition. On the bottom edge there was a crack so I repaired it with some epoxy and it is barely noticeable where it is located. Other than that the case looks new. Inside the case you find the Fender owner and specifications booklets, a cool looking brand new Fender white strap, the tremolo bar, and some Xhefri Picks. When I sell a guitar I always wrap the body in a brand new Xhefri t-shirt!(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 E4 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS NICE!!!: Condition: Near MINT+++! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Well, "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s would sound and look good with this Stratocaster! Surf Green is among the holy grail colors in the 87-89 Strat Plus', along with Fiesta Red, Dusty Rose, Torino Red, Razz Berry, Lake Placid Blue and Bahama Green. I bought this Surf a number of years ago from a retired PBS Radio music producer. It was gently played but babied. The guitar is near mint with only 2 or maybe 3 micro-pinhead size spots. You have to really search under bright light to find them. The guitar really look like brand new.
The neck has a nice gloss finish on the back and is ding free. There is some very subtle flame up and down the neck as well. It has a nice vintage tint that has aged making it even creamier colored. Love it with the Surf Green color. The frets look shiny and new. I gave them a leveling, crowning and a good polishing. BTW, the neck was built by J (Jesus) Uribe, who later worked in Custom Shop. He built good stuff and his name shops up on many of the higher end Signature guitars. There are a couple small places on the fretboard where the finish was chipped. I touched it up to seal them. Look at the neck closely and you will see this is pretty insignificant.
The body has no scratches, cracks, or dents. There is only what I mentioned in my opening paragraph! No button scratches and even the back tremolo plate looks like new and the pickguard is not even scratched up. The body was built in late February of 1988 putting it way back in the early days for the Plus. The neck has a bit later date of September 6th of the same year. I have seen this many times early on at Fender. The Surf Green has aged (see the pickguard lines) to a really nice richer colored green. Some natural patina! The early Plus', 87 through early 89, did not come with Tremsetters, but they included a "spring" packet with 2 extra springs. Even the lettering on these old Gold Lace Pickups is in good shape. You don't find that very often. Some guys swear these older Sensors sound better than the new ones.
This comes in the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition. Inside are several items: a extra spring packet with 2 extra springs, 2 hex wrenches for adjustments, a Fender polishing cloth and anew original style strap and the very hard to find Fender owners booklet. Of course the Tremolo bar is there with 2 Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD)
1988 E4 BLACK AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER SCALLOPED FRETBOARD XHEFRI CUSTOM: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Wow! That title is a mouth full! I have always been fascinated with scalloped fretboards which are commonly seen on the Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocasters. Ok, I know he is controversial musician—some love him, some hate him. But leaving that aside, the idea of a scalloped fretboard always interested me. This 88 Strat started out as a stock American Standard. When I bought it the fretboard had been professionally scalloped sometime in the late 1980s. Added to that it came loaded with 3 - DiMarzio HS-3 hum cancelling tone monsters pickups! These appear also to be made in the late 1980s. Oh, and again, these pickups were used by Yngwie Malmsteen as well. So I guess this is a kind of a Yngwie Malmsteen copy cat guitar! The HS-3s were super popular in the 1980s as they went together well with hi-gain amps as they won’t get muddy or messy. So they are a rockers paradise.They have Alnico 5 magnets running 23.72 Kohms. Smoking pickups with great tone. They also sound great through my Fender amps—in other words, you do not have to use a high-gain amp to make these pickups sing.
I always wanted to build a guitar that had a scalloped fretboard and this guitar afforded that opportunity along with making a very cool looking guitar. Not sure you have ever tried a scalloped fretboard, but the experience is very unique. Like playing on air in some ways. It takes a light touch to get the strings to contact the frets, so speed, bending and vibrato are enhanced as there is no wood underneath your fingers. So it gives you more control over your expressions. BUT, like anything else, you have to get use to the feel first. I posted a YouTube video about these fretboards at the end of this description.
This guitar is in mint condition, having been barely played, sitting for years in a case. I took it and cleaned it up, rewired it with the vintage Strat wiring and added a coil-splitting switch to cut the pickups power in half, in case you want a mellower vintage Strat tone. I added the cool black/red/black pickguard and tremolo cover that really sets off the bad-boy mood. The neck has a cool vintage tint to it and the frets are basically untouched. The build date on the heel of the neck is October 13th, 1988. The back lower side has some subtle flame in the Maple.
As mentioned previously, the scalloping on the neck was done professionally. The back of the neck is smooth with no dings. The dark Rosewood looks cool with the back body and pickguard. The bridge is a heavy after-market type to increase sustain. It looks to be a Callaham, but not sure. The bridge is set up with a Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes the tuning, especially if you are doing a lot of tremolo work. This guitar is a tone monster... did I say that once already? Comes with an era correct Fender case that is in good condition. One lower corner has been repaired with some kind of hard rubberized material. Inside the case you will find a black Fender strap, polishing cloth, and a black tipped tremolo bar! Oh, and some Xhefri picks!!! This is a steal of a deal!!(SOLD!!!!)
1993 (94) VINTAGE WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS NICE!!!: Condition: Near MINT+++! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! This is one of my top fav colors! Vintage White! I love it when it is this creamy off-white color, that kind of looks like Monico Yellow! This guitar has need nearly no playing. I think the guitar must have been hanging on display for quite while as when I got it it was a little dirty and the strings were rusty. Like I said, almost no playing. I went through it like I do almost all my guitars and she looks brand new! Being a Strat Plus is comes with a TBX tone control, 2-point American bridge, Schaller locking tuners and a LSR roller nut. these come with 3-Gold Lace Sensor that mimic a vintage Strat without any 60-cycle hum. Great guitars for studio work. The dark Rosewood fretboard stand off nice with the creamy Vintage White body.
The build date on the neck says August 1st, 1994. This has a N3 Serial number indicating it is a 1993, but Fender used N3 for a long time. Some years they did that, maybe an overstock of waterslide decals?? IDK! But N6 was another year that did that too, as well as E9 and N1. Please note the neck was made by Hector Montes, who built a lot of the higher end production guitars, like the signature series and later was a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The back of the neck is prefect with no bumps or dings. There are four small spots that are under the finish on the back—some kind of anomaly in the wood I think. The frets are like new! I found a couple super small micro-bumps on the headstock. See the Facebook picts and see if you can find them. I am a bit OCD but always want full disclosure!
The bodies build stamp is August 23, 1994. So technically this is a 1994 guitar. Mid 1993 Fender made some changes on the Strat Plus, like changing from the Wilkinson roller nut to the LSR. And buy mid-1993 the pickups had recessed ovals to protect the lettering from getting rubbed off so easy. The wiring is untouched in this. I noticed the bridge Lace Sensor has a red sticker with the serial number crossed out. Lace Music did stuff like this when they ran out of stickers. I have seen even computer printed white labels just to get them by till a new batch got in from whoever made those stickers!
This comes with an era correct Fender Strat Plus DX case which looks like new. Two feet on the case were missing and two are pushed in. I added this case as the one with the guitar was not original. Someone must have dropped the case to push the feet in but not with this guitar in it!!! LOL!! The buckle latches work great and the case opens and closes prefect. Inside the case are the Owner and Specification booklets, there are two extra springs for the tremolo (this did not come with a tremsetter, which was not uncommon in 93-96. Also a Fender polishing cloth and I tossed in a brand new white/yellow Fender Strap! Oh a tremolo bar and Xhefri Guitar picks. (SOLD!!!!)
1990 EBONY FROST STRIPED ASH V2 FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Near MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Fender started there Strat Plus line in late 1987. In July of 1989 Fender ventured out into a new Stratocaster line based on the popular Strat Plus series—the Deluxe Stratocaster Plus. The Standard Plus came with 3 Gold lace Sensors, but the new V1Deluxe came with Silver/Silver/Blue Laces Sensors. This version was short lived and came in very cool and now sought after pastel colors. To know more about the changes of the DX Plus see this page of my website: Fender Deluxe Strat Plus!
1990-1992 brought some changes to the Deluxe Stratocaster Plus color line up and built type. Yes, they killed a lot of great colors, and today those 1989 V1 Plus colors are very collectible, especially in the DX pickup configuration with the Silver/Silver/Blue pickups! The V2 DX Plus came in a more limited color lineup consisting of: Natural, Antique Burst, Ebony Frost, Crimson Frost, and Blue Frost. There were two variations of the Ebony Frost finish, both being offered at the same time. One was transparent dark-brown coco colored with black edges and the other (which is what this Strat is) a brown sunburst type finish having the Ash grain wiped down with black stain. I have nicknamed this finish "Tiger Stripes"! It was only offered early 1990 and is really rare. IMHO, a pretty cool looking finish! I have owned about 5 of these over my years of collecting.
Fender indicated that these new V2 DXs came with Ash caps on Alder. That is what this guitar has. But most were made From solid Ash. The V2 DX had all the same features as the Standard Strat Plus, but came with the Blue, Silver and red Laces Sensors. The Blue mimics a old PFA humbucker tone, while the Silver is voiced like a 1970s Strat single coil (Think Jimi) and the Red is like a hot humbucker with a lot of bite and crunch. It has the Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, the TBX tone control. Note that the lettering on the flat topped Laces Sensors in in really good condition. There is an inspection tape on the indie of the pickguard dated July 5th, 1990! Wow the day after the 4th of July! The body date is hard to read but looks like June 13th(?), 1990. The neck is really nice on this guitar. The frets are shiny and show no real wear. The fretboard has a couple dark spots but those are in the grain of the wood and not finish problems!
The only things to mention about cosmetics are an almost invisible micro-scratch on the top of the tummy cut and an odd light area in the color on the top. Otherwise this guitar is like new. No belt or button scratches, no chips or cracks—just a gorgeous guitar that plays as nice as it looks.
Comes with a rectangular Fender molded case which has some light warping and a small hairline crack in the top by the handle. It opens and closes fine and looks good. Inside the case is the Owners and Specification Manuals, Tremolo Bar, some of the hang-tag stuff, and a paper on the Hipshot-Tremsetter. I tossed in a brand new Fender polishing cloth, strap, and Xhefri Guitars picks. (SOLD!!!!)
1990 ANTIQUE BURST V2 FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH!: Condition: NEAR MINT++++! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "I am over my head, but it sure feels nice!" This guitar is NEAR MINT+! OK, I am ODC, Most people would call this MINT. Only thing I can find is the middle pickup's lettering is rubbed a little bit!!! I have a couple of these but first a little history! Fender started there Strat Plus line in late 1987. In July of 1989 Fender ventured out into a new Stratocaster line based on the popular Strat Plus series—the Deluxe Stratocaster Plus. The "Standard" Plus came with 3 Gold lace Sensors, but the new V1 Deluxe came with Silver/Silver/Blue Laces Sensors. This version was short lived and came in very cool and now sought after pastel colors. To know more about the changes of the DX Plus see this page of my website: Fender Deluxe Strat Plus!
1990-1992 brought some changes to the Deluxe Stratocaster Plus color line up and build type. Yes, they killed a lot of great colors, and today those 1989 V1 Plus colors are very collectible since they have that Silver/Silver/Blue pickup configuration! The new V2 DX had more limited colors consisting of: Natural, Antique Burst, Ebony Frost, Crimson Frost, and Blue Frost. Fender indicated that these new V2 DXs came with Ash caps on Alder, but most were made From solid Ash, as this guitar has. You can see the Ash plainly in the neck socket on the body and it weight quite a bit—9 lbs 6 ozs. This has the E9 Serial number but it is a 1990. Fender used a lot of E9s (which should be 1989) on their 1990 guitars
The V2 DX had all the same features as the Standard Strat Plus, but came with the Blue, Silver and Red Laces Sensors. The Blue mimics a old PAF humbucker tone, while the Silver is voiced like a 1970s Strat single coil (think Jimi) and the Red is like a hot humbucker with a lot of bite and crunch. It has the Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, the TBX tone control. Note that the lettering on the flat topped Laces Sensors is like new with the exception of some very slight rubbing on the middle pickup. There is an inspection tape on the inside of the pickguard dated April 16th, 1990. The neck was built April 9th, 1990 and was built by Hector Montez who later became a Mater Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The body date is APRIL 1st, 1990, NO JOKE! The neck is really super nice on this guitar. The frets are shiny and show no real wear.
This comes in a Fender Red Label hardshell case that is like new. Inside the case is the Owners and Specification Manuals, Tremolo Bar, and a paper on the Hipshot-Tremsetter. I tossed in a brand new Fender polishing cloth, strap, and Xhefri Guitars picks.(SOLD!!!!)
1993 NATURAL ASH FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Here is a natural beauty or as they say in France, "Beau et naturel"! In the earlier days of the Strat Plus, the bodies were made of 2-pieces of wood using great care was taken on how pieces were laminated together. Later one used 3-pieces and sometimes the grain was wacked out, did not match well and just looked plain funky. I will not but a 1990s Plus guitar with a body made like that. Look at how this body was pieced together with the seam going right down the middle of the body. Ok, enough on that. Being solid Ash (I have been told in the earlier years Fender used Swamp Ash, but I can not confirm that) it is a bit heaver, weighing in at 9 lbs 2 ozs. This Plus is near mint. I only could find a couple nicks on the tip of the lower horn and 2 super small bumps on the top back edge, which I had to look for a long time to even find.
The build date on this Strat Plus neck was September 14th, 1993 and was built by the famous Hector Montes, who became a Master Builder in Custom Shop. The neck feels oh so sweet, with a nice satin finish that is slick. The frets show no fret wear, edge peeling, or dings. The body build date is June 26th, 1993. The body has not scratched or cracks—very minty really other than the couple small bumps I mentioned earlier. This has, as you can see, a high gloss finish.
It has all the Plus features, such as 3 Gold Laces Sensors that give the guitar a vintage vibe. Crisp and clear 50's tone with chime—all with no noise. The Golds are the "Mark of the Beast" pickups, as their serial number ends in 666!!! Lace Sensors are famous for cutting out 60 cycle hum which makes these great studio guitars. I find it interesting that this has the flat top Lace Sensors which were usually not used after mid-1992, as Fender moved over to the tops having a recessed over to prevent the lettering from rubbing off quickly. Not unusual for slight anomalies like this and the lettering is near mint on these flat tops!
Being a late 1993 it has the LSR roller nut. Fender converted from the Wilkinson nut around May-June of 93. Some people prefer the LSR as they are a bit easier to re-string the guitar and can take slightly heaver strings. Like all Plus' it has the TBX tone control that gives you more highs and more lows in adjusting the tone. These also have the 2-point bridge, which a Hipshot Tremsetter, to stabilize the tuning, especially when diving with the tremolo arm! I want to mention that the pickguard and back tremolo plate have aged really nicely adding a nice look to the guitar overall.
Comes with a Deluxe Fender Plus case that is like new. Inside you will find a Fender polishing cloth (BTW these are really hard to find these days as they are no longer made), Fender strap, the Owner and Specification booklets, the cool and rare setup guide by Jack Schwarz (now president of Fano guitars), a booklet on Lace Sensor pickups, the tremolo arm, along with other miscellaneous paperwork and a few Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
1993 LIPSTICK RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT - NOS! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! There is RED and then there is LIPSTICK RED! This guitar is dead mint, like New Old Stock. No scratches, cracks, chips or dings. I only found a pin-prick on the headstock between the D and G tuner pegs. That's it. Very hard to find Lipstick Red in pristine condition. And the neck, oh my, I will tell you more about that in a minute! Lets talk about the color for a second. Lipstick red is a candy color. I explain about these colors on my website: Fender colors explained! and scroll all the way down to CANDY COLOR COMPLICATIONS. But candy colors, like Candy Apple Red, Candy Apple Blue (Midnight Blue), Frost Red, 7Up Green, Midnight Wine and Lipstick are all done in a similar way. They all have a base coat like with Candy Apple Red, a fine silver, then several transparent colors coats of red followed buy clear coats. With Lipstick they put down a Arctic White base coat followed buy a few bright coats of transparent red, then clear coated. The end result is a deep, wet looking red! Super cool!
The neck on this guitar looks like it could have come from Custom Shop. There is killer flame in the maple up and down the back side of the neck, with cool grain and flame on the front and back of the headstock. Check out the pictures. So rare to find a production guitar with flame like this on the neck. The neck was built by D. Chavez, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. The build date on the butt end of the neck is February 8th, 1993. The body is marked February 12th, 1993. The dark Rosewood fretboard is a great match with this dark red body. This was the first year for this color and was used through 1996. Sure do not see them for sale anywhere these days.
The neck plate still has the CE inspection sticker on it and the back tremolo cover still has the protective plastic on it and has all the cool Strat Plus Features: brushed Schaller locking tuners, TBX- tone control, Hipshot Tremsetter (which stabilizes tuning when using the tremolo, or if a string breaks, it will stay in tune!), and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups that give you that vintage Strat tone, all with no hum. Great for studio work! The guitar plays as well as it looks. Even the lettering on the pickups is in tack.
This beautiful Strat Plus comes with a Deluxe Strat Plus case with the big chrome buckle latches—all work fine, and the case is in excellent condition. Inside is the original Fender Owners and Specification booklets, original unused Fender Strap and polishing cloth, paper explaining the Tremsetter, tremolo bar, Fender bumper sticker hang tag, and a few Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
1992 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA MAPLE FLAME 1-PIECE TOP & BACK: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!Oh, ah! That is what I always say when I open the guitar case of a flamed Ultra Strat! These guitars are simply gorgeous, especially compared to their contemporary counterpart released by Fender a while back. Fender's new Ultra series just do not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras. These early models are becoming more collectable and extremely hard to find, especially in near mint condition, with a lot of the original case candy. Also Fender did not make a lot of 1-piece flamed maple on the top and back like this one. The flame has a nice depth to it. The neck stamp says this is December 18th, 1992. I can't make out the body's neck socket date. Sometime check out my Ultra webpage on my website: Fender Ultra Stratocasters!
This guitar is in rnear mint condition. There are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on this guitar. I could only find 3 micro-pinprick type spots on the back (marked by a xhefri's pick), and light rubbing from maybe a guitar wall hanger on the undersides areas of the headstock. Very minimal. You know I am OCD... One or two micro-dings on the headstock, that's about it. Look at the picts, and see if you can find them!!! Thus the rating "NEAR" MINT.
These Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which looks cool against the black. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. Also there were a few limited number Deluxe Strats from 2014-2016 that had black Ebony. The frets on this Ultra are shiny and are in excellent condition.
Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and chrome Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect. The Ultras have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Start off with a Blue lace in the neck, a Gold lace in the middle, and a Dually Red in the bridge. The Blue Lace is like a P-90 or a 50s PAF humbucker. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. So the middle pickup only gets used to get the stratty tones on positions #2 and #4. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Lace pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo.
This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, and most of the case candy: unopened Fender polishing cloth, the Specification and Owner's Manual booklets, the string and bumper sticker hang tag stuff. There is also a hipshot set-up paper, Schaller Strap Locks, hard to find "set-up" paper written by Jack Schwarz, original Fender strap, Lace Sensor booklet, and some Xhefri guitar picks! The original Fender snake skin case in good condition showing a few light scuffs.(SOLD!!!!)
1988 GRAFITTI YELLOW FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "That girl in the canary yellow dress...... says yes!" Name that tune... oh, about this guitar? This is a near mint 1988 Grafitti Yellow Strat Plus. One of the Holy Grail colors. I have a few of these tucked away. The neck on this yellow girl was made by Scott Buehl, later to be a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The build date on this neck is May 20th, 1988. There is no date in the neck socket of the body, which was not all that uncommon in 87-88. When you lift the pickguard you see there is some aging patina in the finish, top and back on the body. I have one shot (on Facebook) that shows this same aging on the pictured and pickups, where the butt end of neck covers the pickguard! Very cool natural aging! Makes the yellow a very rich color.
This guitar is near mint. No cracks, scratches or chips. All I could find on this was a small ding on the back right were the tummy cut is, a few micro-nicks on the tip of the headstock and very light rubbing of the letters on the middle pickup. These rub pretty easy being the older flat-top Gold Laces Sensors. Some guys swear these older Laces have better tone. IDK... But they do have the serial number that ends with 666! The wiring looks to be untouched. No cracks or scratches on the body and the back up the neck is really nice. The frets are shiny and in great condition! The dark Rosewood looks really nice with the Grafitti Yellow finish. Man, the back of the neck is glossy and smooth! Being an 88, there is no Tremsetter on the bridge.
Not much more to say really. If you are into Strat Plus guitars you know how hard it is these days to find a Grafitti Yellow that looks like this one! Has all the Strat plus appointments for a 88: Gold Lace Sensors, TBX on the lower tone control, full Wilkinson roller nut, 2-point floating bridge. Comes with the original, excellent condition, Fender rectangular case with Fender polishing cloth, a "extra springs" packet with 2 extra springs, and a small hex key to adjust the bridge saddles. Along with this comes the hard to find owners booklet and original Fender strap. Tossed on top of that some Xhefri and Fender picks!(SOLD!!!!)
1991 CRIMSON BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA FLAME MAPLE Top and BACK: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed!This is a very early Fender Stratocaster Ultra in the gorgeous Crimson Burst finish on FLAME MAPLE– in NEAR MINT condition. This guitar has been in storage nearly its whole life. When I asked about the details from the guy I bought it from, he told me he bought it years ago, put it in storage and simply forgot about it, till this year. The plastic is still on the back pickguard and the guitar is beautiful. It it we not for two small spots, I would rate this dead mint - New Old Stock—but, there was a small chip on the top near the bridge that I touched up and one micro nick on the back. That's it folks... :-) This has the original case and all the paperwork. More about that later.
The funny thing is, this color was called Crimson Frost on the Deluxe Strat Plus'! But on the Ultras, they it was advertised as Crimson Burst! That is a bit confusing! This guitar has the rarer 1-piece flamed Maple on top and back on Alder. Fender introduced the Ultra in 1990 as the crowning act of the Strat Plus Series. This one is a early models, which are becoming very collectable and extremely hard to find (especially in this condition!) Fender's "new" Ultra series just does not compare with the "original" Strat Ultra series. The neck date-stamp says this was finished on September 26th, 1991. The neck was made by Hector Montes, who went on to be a Master Builder at Fender's Custom Shop.The guitar feels and plays like it was made by a Master Builder! The date on in the neck socket on the body is September 12th 1991. There is a piece of tape on the back of the pickguard showing the wiring was inspected on November 11th, 1991. The back of the neck is silky smooth and even had some subtle flame in the Maple. To know more about these guitars, check out my Ultra page on my website: CLICK HERE to go to the ULTRA STRATOCASTER Page!
These early Ultras have jet-black Ebony fretboards, with real Abalone inlays—which stand out nicely. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. The frets on this Ultra are like new and are shiny and the truss rod adjust perfectly.Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is perfect which is amazing for the flat toped Lace Sensors. Many of the early 1990s models have a Gold Lace in the middle, as this does. This also has a Red Lace Sensor Dually in the bridge position. I almost forgot, there is a Blue Lace in the neck position which gives some old PAF humbucker tone.
The Ultras have one of the most versatile switching systems seen on a Strat. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups - like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. The 3-way mini-switch interfaces with the Red Lace Dually, which is two Lace Sensor strapped side by side. You can select the front, back, or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The distance of the pickups from the bridge creates different tones. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups.
This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo. Notice the original protective plastic is still on the back tremolo plate and that after 30 years! This comes with the original Deluxe Fender flight case, which has the special latches—the middle with a hole for a small paddle lock. It is in like new condition. As mentions at the start of this description, this has ALL the case candy consisting of the hang tag, Fender bumper sticker, the Owner and Specification Manuals, pop-in tremolo arm, Schaller strap locks, Fender strap, Fender warrantee card, info on the Lace Sensor pickups, a hex-wrench for adjusting the truss-rod, some other miscellaneous stuff and a Xhefri Guitar pick! I marked the price down do to the small chip by the bridge. If that was not there I would ask $3200 for this guitar! (SOLD!!!!)
1991 BLACK FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS XHEFRI ULTRA CUSTOM PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Did I mention PLUS? This started out as a 1991 Strat Plus, so Plus 1. Then I wired it up with a brand new Ultra pickguard in black/red/black using like a Fender Stratocaster Ultra—so plus 2. A Ultra comes with a Blue Lace Sensor in the neck, a Silver in the middle, and a Red Dually in the bridge. BUT, I added and extra Purple Lace Sensor in the neck, so Plus 3! A real Plus!!!!!
Man, I love Fender Stratocaster Ultras (the old ones!), but then adding a Purple Lace Sensor in the neck position gives you even more tone. The Purple is one of my favorites as it has more clarity and presence then the Blue, a little SRV tone. The Blue mimics pretty close a old 50s humbucker. Now you can mix the Purple in series with the Blue using the 3-way mini-switch. Then I put a .018 Brownie capacitor on the neck Dually with a no-load tone control. Turn it to 10 and you bypass the tone control completely.
The Silver in the neck is used for mixing with the neck or bridge Duallys by the middle position and is only used for positions #2 and #4 for those stratty tones as this has the Ultra 5-way switching. Very sweet tones good for a lot of styles. So position #3 is the neck plus bridge like a Telecaster or any two pickups guitar. I have .018 Brownie capacitors on the TBX tone control as well. This allow the knobs to be turned with a much more gradual tonal control—thus giving you more control. The TBX tone control is for the bridge and middle pickups. This also has the Hipshot Tremsetter. Break a string the guitar will stay in tune and also stabilizes the tuning when bending strings or diving with the Tremolo bar.
And the looks? Stealth....The body is near perfect and is super high gloss. That is what there are so many reflections on the body, including the lights on my white ceiling! No cracks, dents, or scratches. The neck feels and looks great, and the back having a smooth, high gloss, feeling. The frets are in excellent condition. There are a few very hard to see micro-nicks around the headstock and one smooth bump on the back of the neck up by the 10th fret. That's about it! There is some nice flame in the maple on the back of the neck. There are a couple of pin-point specks on the body that are super hard to see as they are, well pin-prick in size!!! This would be rated MINT but these micro blems give it a NEAR MINT rating—and I am picky as you know! The guitar looks great as the pictures show. The action and feel of this guitar is wonderful. Nice low action and no buzzing. It comes with a brand new SKB flight case (with key), with a new Fender strap and polishing cloth, as well as the original owner and specification manuals, a black tipped tremolo bar and a few Xhefri picks!! (SOLD!!!!)
1989 GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "Dazed and confused for so long it's not true...." Well, this color has confused a lot of people over the years! Gunmetal Blue is often mistaken for the newer Fender color call Sherwood Green Metallic. This color does have a blue tint but as the clear coat ages it takes on a slight yellow hue making the guitar look more green—thus more confusion! This one has a nice blue hue, and is a rare to find color. Look around on eBay and Reverb. There is one listed right now for a crazy $3200!! I took a lot of picts, as seen on my Facebook account, so you can see the finish under various light conditions. It can got from a blueish emerald color to a greenish metallic. I personally really like this color. The body on this guitar is super sweet. No scratches, chips, dents, cracks or dings. The guitar has seem some very light playing so the middle pickup's lettering, which rubs off pretty easy, is rubbed a little. I could tell when I opened this guitar up to take pictures, it had never been taken apart before.
For a 32 year old guitar, it is in fantastic condition. Since it is a early Strat Plus it comes with the older flat-top God Lace Sensors that sound wonderful—bright, have a nice chime, with vintage tones that Strats of famous for. Schaller locking tuners, 2-point American bridge with a Hipshot Tremsetter, which really stabilizes the tuning. You can give a whole step and come back to tune! The pickguard and pickup covers have slightly yellowed, which matches this color very nicely. It has the Wilkinson roller nut as well.
The neck on this guitar is super sweet. Low action and a nice vintage tint. The neck was built by Hector Montes of later Custom Shop fame. So many of these early Plus guitars were built by some of their best workers. The neck date is November 13th 1989 with the body finished on November 21st, 1989. The frets have just been leveled, crowned and polished. Lots of fret life. The back of the neck is silky smooth. There is some very light edge rubbing on the fretboard from the strings getting bent over the edge. Hard to see but there. No dings around the headstock or on the back of the neck. This Strat Plus comes with the original case that is in excellent condition, Inside you will find a new Fender Strap and polishing cloth, tremolo bar, some miscellaneous papers, and 2 Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
1988 VINTAGE WHITE FENDER "CUSTOM SHOP" STRATOCASTER PLUS - New Old Stock: Condition: MINT - CLOSET QUEEN!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "White bird, In a golden cage, On a winter's day, In the rain...." This white bird has been tucked away for a little over 33 years!!! This Strat Plus was 1 of 2 made in Fender's Custom Shop back in March of 1988! Some people referred to as the John Page era at Fender's Custom Shop as he was heading up the work. Both luthiers John Page and Michael Stevens started CS in 1987, with George Blanda working in R&D. This guitar is a mint bit of Custom Shop history. But back to this guitar! The butt end of the neck has the build date of March 23rd, 1988 so very early Custom Shop. There is no date on the body. I bought this guitar from the original owner who told me that this was one of two built. So this has been a one owner guitar from day one!!! I could tell when I popped it open it was the first time the neck has ever been removed. All the solder joints are untouched. Two pots date 87 and the TBX pot dates 88. And in early 88 you never saw a Strat Plus with a Aged Pearl pickguard and back plate—a Custom Shop thing. The Plus' shipped with a white pickguard. The neck is to die for—it feels so silky smooth with low action. The flame in the Maple is wild! The grain up and down the face of the neck is really nice and the guitar is basically New Old Stock!
The lettering on the 3 - Gold Lace Sensor pickups is like new. Also note this Plus has the chrome "Star" Sperzil locking tuners. These are very rare and were used on some of the very first 87 Strat Plus' and, as you see, this Custom Shop Plus. Note the neck was made by Herbie Gastelum. Herbie first worked at Fender’s production plant, but were later recruited by John Page to fill positions in Fender’s Custom Shop. Herbie Gastelum was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. Abigail is famous for the pickup she has wound over the years. Herbie Gastelum settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others well know Fender players.
The original owner bought several guitars years ago and then tucked them away. True closet queens! Here is what he wrote me, "Hey Jeff, no modifications of any kind and the neck has never been popped. I purchased the guitar brand new in 1988 either in Arlington or Dallas, Texas. It might have been purchased at Charley's Guitar Shop, not sure, but the owner passed away years ago. I hope this is helpful, since it was 33 years ago! I' m glad you really like the guitar."
This guitar comes with original hangtag (Dated July of 1988), some case candy, extra spring packet, Fender Strap and the cool white Fender Deluxe Tweed case that came with the guitar from Custom Shop! I do not care if this sells. Old Custom Shop Strats like this in MINT condition are extremely hard to find. Love this guitar and it plays of so sweet!PRICE: $3550 + shipping(SOLD!!!!)
1988 E4 BROWN SUNBURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS - MINT: Condition: MINT!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! "It's another tequila sunrise...Stirrin' slowly cross the sky...I said goodbye..." Man, I hate to say goodbye to this guitar as it has an interesting back story. A guy bought this guitar brand new in 1988. He just graduated from high school and already had two other guitars with humbuckers. He soon realized was not a Strat guy. But off to college he went, leaving this guitar under the bed at his parents house. Once in school he lost interest in playing guitars as he got caught up in sports. Years went by. He married, got into his own business and life moved on. One day, while visiting his parents, he found his old Strat Plus in his old bedroom! Yes, thats right, 33 years later he found his old guitar that he forgot all about. He then ended up selling it to me.So here we have a mint 88 Strat Plus in Brown Sunburst. There is a some oxidation on the case latches and very light tarnish on the Wilkinson roller nut, but the guitar is basically unplayed all these years—mint. No scratches, cracks or dings. A real closet find!
This guitar sports a E4 serial number indicating it is a 1987, but fender used these way up into the middle of 1988. The neck date stamp is October 5th of 1988. The neck was built by Herbie Gastelum. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. His necks are very sought after and he shaped necks for many of the pros, like Clapton, Beck, and many others.There is no date stamp in the body's neck socket, but that is not that uncommon for back in this time period. Speaking of the body, which is mint, is made from 2 well fitted pieces of Alder. Great care was taken to match the pieces together. Later, fender started using 3-piece bodies and was not so picky about where the seams were located.
Being a Strat Plus it has all the standard appointments—3 Gold Lace Sensors with the square bottom on the covers. Patent number ends in "666"!!! So beware... LOL! Has the TBX tone control, American 2-point bridge with the nickel plated bridge block. Fender stopped using those later that year. Has the Schaller locking tuners and the Wilkinson roller nut. With the guitar comes the original Fender rectangular case, that is in great condition other than the rust on the latch. Inside you will find a Fender strap, some original "new" strings from the music store he bought the guitar, tremolo bar, case key, and a few Xhefri guitar picks. BEcause this is basically brand new it is priced accordingly! (SOLD!!!!)
1993 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS VERSION 1 - SOLID ASH: Condition: EXCELLENT+++. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! These are amazing guitars, being made from 1990 to early 1995, when they were replaced by the new Version 2 Tele Plus. These are very hard to find! You can read all about these guitars by going to my Tele Plus webpage: CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page!This one has a 2 piece solid Ash body. You can tell great care was taken to match the seams of the 2 pieces right down the middle of the body. This is in great shape but has a few very small blemishes on it. More about that in a second. Do not let the grain fool you! Some places look like dents or gouges on the top, but it just the unique looking grain!
The Version 1 Tele Plus came with a Red Dually in the bridge just like on the Fender Strat Ultras. The min-switch gives you front, back or both in series. This give you Tele bridge, or Strat out-of phase, or humbucker tones. Very versatile! The Red Lace are the hottest of the Lace Sensor family, each running at 14k. When in series, they put out a chunky 28k! In the beck you have a Blue Lace Sensor which is similar to a P-90, or old PAF humbucker tone. These Telecasters were made famous by people like Michael Houser of Wide Spread Panic and Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead.
This guitar would be mint of it were not for a couple small blemishes. The back of the neck has 3 small little nicks, and two on the tip of the headstock. The frets are excellent and the back of the neck is smooth as a baby's bottom... The dark Rosewood fretboard looks great with this natural Ash body. The clear coat as yellowed a little which adds a nice look to the guitar. Some really nice grain in the Ash. On the tip of the cut-a-way there is a indentation. See the pictures. The body does not have any scratches and has a nice high gloss to it. On the lower neck socket there is a very small hairline crack in the clear coat.
I normally get a premium price for these, but since it has a few small blemishes I have priced it accordingly. These normally sell for around $2500 if in minty condition. Comes with lots of case candy: Owner and Specification booklets, Schaller strap locks, bumper stocker and other hang-tag, hex key for adjusting the bridge saddles, Fender polishing cloth, a Fender strap and a couple Xhefri guitar picks! Comes with the original Fender Red Label case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD!!!!)
1993 XHEFRI'S TEAL GREEN STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures showing a lot more detailed! Oh man, this is a esthetically beautiful guitar. Then add to it playability and tonal variations! It looks like it should be in the back of a 1957 Chevy hardtop! Here is what it is. A very nice late 1993 Fender Maple neck married to a Teal Green (more of a light blueish green) 1996 Lone Star Strat body. I used one of my custom cut humbucker Ultra pickguards in aged pearl. The neck pickup is a chrome covered Seymour Duncan 59 PAF humbucker (SH-1N). Think old 1950s Les Paul neck tones!
The bridge is a set of HOT Chrome Dome Lace Senors configured like a Strat Ultra using a 3-way mini-switch that gives you front, back, or both in series wiring. These hot Domes run at 12k each. You have humbucker tones, Tele bridge tones and light Stratty tones. In the middle is a Standard Chrome Dome that is voiced like a Gold Lace Sensor. The 5-way Super switch has the middle position: neck + bridge. Tons of tonal choices!
I used 22k Orange Drop capacitors on both the upper tone control and on the TBX (Tone Boost Expansion) which is wried the bridge and middle pickups. This has low action and plays great. Silky feeling neck! Comes with a newer black Fender chain-saw type case!(SOLD!!!!)
1990 BLUE FROST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH: Condition: MINT - NOS. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Song sung blue....everybody know one..." Well the guy that had this guitar is singing a song sung blue. This guitar was one of two I bought from a gentleman—both brand new—like new old stock. Amazing score! Stored away in their cases all these years. The Blue Burst is very sweet, and the pictures really do not catch the depth of color this transparent finish has over some lovely Ash grain. While these were advertised as Ash caps on Alder, about 80% of the very first ones were really solid Ash. This guitar is one of those with a solid Ash body. This guitar does not have a spot on it—mint. No Chips, cracks, or dings. And it even comes with most of its original case candy with the hangtag that has a matching serial number. When you pick this guitar up, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. I have a webpage dedicated to these DX Plus'. CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page!
This guitar sports the E9 serial number indicating that it is a 1989, but the truth is, many E9 serial numbers were the very early 1990 V1 DXs. The neck date is March 22nd/23rd, 1990 verifying this is a en early 1990. Note the neck builder was Hector Montes, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. By looking at the neck socket you can tell the body is solid Ash. The date stamped in the body's neck socket is not clear but you can make out 1990.
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. This combo is a lot different tan the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. They say it is like an old PAF Humbucker tone. The Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cut and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral.. The neck is like the rest of the guitar—like brand new. Comes with a Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes tuning while bending strings and diving with the tremolo bar. As I mentioned earlier, this guitar has a lot of the case candy: part number hang tag, extra Spring packet with 3 hex-keys for adjusting the guitar, Fender bumper sticker and other misc stuff, Info on the Tremsetter and pickups. All this comes in a like new Fender rectangular case. (SOLD!!!!)
1991 NOS ANTIQUE BURST SPLIT TIGER FLAME MAPLE TOP/BACK FENDER ULTRA: Condition: NEW OLD STOCK - MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! NEW OLD STOCK—MINT! This 1991 Fender Strat Ultra has a select, and may I say, gorgeous matchbook Tiger Flame Maple top and back. The Antique Burst finish sets the flame off beautifully. Love tiger-flame! These early models are becoming more collectable and extremely hard to find, especially in MINT condition. Fender's new Ultra series just do not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras. Not only looks great, but plays really well to boot. It has ALL the case candy as this guitar was stored its whole life! The neck stamp says this was made October 29th, 1991. The body's neck socket has two dates, October 2nd and August 21st of 1991. The body was built by Chavez who built a lot of the higher end guitars at Fender and then became a Master Builder in Custom Shop. Sometime check out my Ultra webpage on my website by clicking here: Fender Ultra Stratocasters!
This guitar has is like new old stock with the plastic still on the pickguard and tremolo cover. So when you see something that looks like a scuff or a smudge it is on the protective plastic cover! There are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on this guitar. It looks like it was just shipped from Fender. These Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which looks cool against the black. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. Also there were a few limited number Deluxe Strats from 2014-2016 that had black Ebony. The frets on this Ultra are shiny and are perfect. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and the earlier type chrome Sperzil locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is like new.
The Ultras have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Strat off with a Blue lace in the neck, a Gold lace in the middle, and a Dually Red in the bridge. The blue is like a P-90 or a 50s PAF humbucker, and the Red Dually is hot. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. So the middle pickup only gets used to get the stratty tones on positions #2 and #4. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo. This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, and ALL the case candy: unopened Fender polishing cloth, the Specification and Owner's Manual booklets, the hang tag with part and serial numbers, hipshot set-up paper, hex-keys, Schaller Strap Locks, original Fender Strat and a lot miscellaneous paperwork. PLUS some Xhefri guitar picks! The original Fender snake skin case in very excellent condition. The case candy, by itself, is worth around $85.(SOLD!!!!)
1997-98 QUILT MAPLE FLAME TOP AND BACK FENDER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. These are near impossible to find these days! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!When Fender was about to discontinue the famous Ultra series, which ran from 1990 to mid-1998, they cranked-out some that were par with Custom Shop. This is a great example of that. First off, under the beautiful Antique Burst finish is a nicely paired quilted top and back. The quilting is like some of the Custom Shops I have owned. This guitar is mint showing almost no play time. A rare score for sure. I have owned this guitar a long time and for an interim of about 2.5 years, I sold it to a friend who also kept it locked up in his collection and then sold it back to me. The only reason I am selling it is because I own two of these gorgeous babies!
IMHO, one of the best built, sounding, and playing Strat Fender ever made! This comes with all the Ultra appointments like Chrome Schaller Locking tuners, LSR roller nut, Deluxe chrome bridge (with a pop-in tremolo bar, and the Blue, Gold, and Red Lace Dually Sensor pickups. This beautiful guitar is mint. No cracks, scratches, or even pick scratches on the pickguard! The build date on the neck is May 6th, 1998. This had to right at the very end of production of the Ultras. I can't make out the body build date. I know I sound like a broken record but the Ultras, being Fender's highest end production Strat, had some of their best builders putting them together.
Ultras come with Black Ebony fretboards, as this one does. It also has real Abalone inlays that really stands out nice against the black Ebony. Finding solid black Ebony like this today on a guitar is nearly impossible. The only production guitars Fender built with Ebony fretboards besides these was the the Robbin Ford Ultra, which was a totally different beast altogether. Then later fender released the Deluxe American Series which use Ebony on some models. The frets are basically untouched and are shiny. The pickup lettering is like new. The Ultras have the most versatile wiring of any Strat out there. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like on a Telecaster. The mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually along gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This comes with the original Snake Skin Deluxe case that in in great shape, Fender polishing cloth, case candy like owners manuals! There is other various paperwork too.(SOLD!!!!)
1990 ANTIQUE BURST 1-PIECE FLAMED MAPLE FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!The ULTRA. These FIRST YEAR of PRODUCTION Ultras are getting to be highly sought after and very hard to find. This one has a 1-piece FLAMED Maple top and back. This one is very early model, which are becoming more and more collectable. These just do not compare with Fender's new Ultra series. These are the real deal! This is one of those guitars that, when you open the case, there is a lot of "oh ah!" factor to it, due to how mint it is. And most of the case candy too! The neck stamp says this was made April 23th, 1990 by Jesus Uribe. He was also a Custom Shop builder. The date stamp in the body's neck socket was also April of 1990. Production for these started around February, I believe.
This guitar guitar is one of my favorites—such a wonderful feeling and playing guitar. The previous owner had the guitar Pleked. CLICK HERE to know about the Plex process! This guitar is absolutely one of the best playing Ultras I have ever owned. This guitar is like brand new and has hardly seen any playing—and I used it a few times in my studio.
There are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on the body. The pickguard is scratch free. Only thing I could find on the whole guitar is a micro-micro ding on the tip of the headstock—did I say micro? Yes super small! These early Ultras have Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, that stands out nice against the black. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only production guitars Fender built with ebony fretboards besides these Ultras was the the Robbin Ford Ultra, which was a totally different beast altogether. The frets are like new and are shiny. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and Schaller locking tuners. Even the lettering on the pickups is near perfect which is hard to find on these flat topped Lace Sensors. Many of 1990s models it has a Gold Lace in the middle, as this does. This also has an original one-frame Red Lace Sensor Dually. I have not seen these that often, but Fender used them for a while. The pickup in the bridge is original and not a replacement.
The Ultras have the most versatile wiring of any Strat out there. I have one just like this that was made 2 weeks later, that is my personal player. I love that guitar! Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like on a Telecaster. The mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually along gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the DX pop-in tremolo bar, the super rare small owner's manual with the original plastic bag, polishing cloth, Vintage Fender type strap with strap locks, case key, miscellaneous paperwork, Hex keys, and Xhefri guitar picks!. The original Fender snake-skin case is in excellent condition. Really an amazing guitar (SOLD!!!!)
1991 FIRESTORM FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!The FIRESTORM—Holy Grail of Strat Plus guitars! These rare finished are all hand done and are very unique. In talking with George Blanda, former Custom Shop founder and a person who was in touch with a lot of the early Fender production, told me, "James Kulback, who ran the paint department, came up with the Firestorm finishes. He adapted it from custom motorcycle finishing techniques." He also said he did not remember how it was done other than some kind of thick finish was applied and then was streaked using wadded up aluminum foil, he thought. Well, the end results is stunning. Some of these finished tended to be darker and then some, like this one, is lighter and the red pops out like a stop sign getting hot by halogen headlamps! I have taken a few pictures under the halogen lights of my guitar shop to give you a taste of this finish lighting up! The Firestorm finishes are rare and are growing in collectability daily as they were made only from 1991 to late 1992 or very early 1993 (at the latest).The neck was built by D. Chavez who later was a Mastor Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. Seems like the really good builders were often on the DX Plus builds. These never showed up until Fender's 1991 sales catalog came out. This one is an early production model with a neck date stamp of April 12th, 1991. It has the odd and rarely seen N0 serial number. Fender had a glut of E8, E9, N1 and N3 serial number waterslides. One rarely see a N9, N0, or N2. Just kind of interesting... If you want to know more about the history of the Deluxe Strat Plus go to this link: http://xhefriguitars.com/page3.html.
The body looks like it was slated to be used as an Ultra but then ended up on a DX Plus. The owner of this guitar must have been a Christian as John 3:16 is written on the back side of the tremolo cover!And the guitar was rarely played and is in mint condition except for one or two micro impressions on the back of the neck. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The frets look new and the dark Rosewood in perfect condition. The back of the neck is as smooth feeling as a pool-cue. Even the lettering is mostly in-tack on these older flat topped Lace Sensor—with only the Silver showing a small amount of rubbing. The guitar has MOJO in the way it plays and feels—no sales hype, just the truth. Ok, other than the amazing finish on these, under that are all the typical Deluxe Strat Plus features: DX 2-point floating bridge with chrome pop-in tremolo bar, Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups, TBX tone control for the middle and bridge pickups, Wilkerson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and a Hipshot Tremsetter for tuning stability, especially when diving with the tremolo.
Comes with original case, owner and specification manuals, the Schaller strap & strap locks, chrome pop-in tremolo bar, case key and Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
2004 COBALT BLUE 50th ANNIVERSARY FMT DELUXE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is about as close as you can get to the original Ultra's Fender made from 1990 to 1998. These limited edition Deluxe American Strats came with a black Ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays, and also showed off a gorgeous tiger striped split flame Maple top mounted to a nice piece of select Alder. Black Ebony was starting to get harder to find in the 2000s and if you have never played an Ebony board, you have missed out. Very slick and fast! This has the LSR roller nut, like the old Ultras and Chrome Fender Schaller locking tuners, plus a DX bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar. All Chrome hardware—again, like the old Ultras! This guitar is finished in a transparent Cobalt Blue which allows the flamed Maple to show through. It plays as good as it looks! These were some of Fender's best production-line guitars, released in limited numbers from 2004 to 2010. This one was the first year of production and has the 50th Anniversary neck plate on the contour heel.
Unlike the original Ultras, which had Lace Sensor pickups, these come with 2 Hot Samarium Cobalt Noiseless pickups and a Fender DH-1 humbucker in the bridge. The DH-1 has been replaced with a Seymour Duncan "Custom Custom" (SH-11) humbucker. This pickup does wonders for this guitar, but it also comes with the original HD-1 humbucker as well. I put the original back in and then removed it and put the "Custom Custom" back in—it was night and day! The "Custom Custom" humbucker was so much better sounding, delivering that familiar alnico 2 warmth, along with the rich midrange harmonics of a hotter pickup. The "Custom Custom" sounds full and sweet, and has a warm lower midrange growl!
This has the S-1 switching which is quite amazing. There is a little button on the top of the volume control that you can push down. The tone control is a no-load control. Turn it to 10 and it is totally bypassed. While I still love the old Ultras with their custom wiring, this does a nice job competing in tone. Here is how the S-1 Switching works:
S-1 Switch Up:
• Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series
• Position 2. Middle Pickup and Inside Coil of Bridge Humbucking Pickup in Parallel
• Position 3. Middle Pickup
• Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup in Parallel
• Position 5. Neck Pickup
S-1 Switch Down:
• Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series
• Position 2. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series, in Parallel with Neck Pickup
• Position 3. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup with Coils in Series, in Parallel with Neck and Middle Pickups that are Paired in Series
• Position 4. Inside Coil of Bridge Pickup Paired in Series with Neck Pickup, in Parallel with Middle Pickup
• Position 5. Middle Pickup in Series with Neck Pickup.
Comes in a DX Fender black Tolex case with owner's manual and miscellaneous case candy, hex wrenches, and polishing cloth! I would never buy one of Fender's new Ultra series when I could, for less, get an amazing guitar like this one! (SOLD!!!!)
1988-89 ICE BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS SUPER RARE!!: Condition: Near Mint! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! From deep down in my guitar vault, 25 feet below the ground, is this gorgeous 1988-89 Ice Blue Strat Plus. These are SUPER RARE!! This guitar is in near mint condition. These were mistakenly called Taos Turquoise. There has beensome controversy over this color as there were only two types of pastel greens that were listed by Fender in their catalogs in 1988-1989—Bahama Green and Surf Green. Yet, there are some of these blueish looking greens that show up from time to time during those same years. I talk a lot about this on my website. Click on this link: Taos Turquoise Confusion and Other Color Myths.
Sporting an E8 serial number means it was an 1988 but in actuality it was built in early 1989. The has a neck stamp date of April 3, 1989. BTW, the neck on this was built by Jesus Uribe, another Fender employee who ended up working in Custom Shop. The body build date is April 9th 1989. Being a Strat Plus it has three Gold Lace Sensor pickups, Wilkinson roller nut, and a TBX tone control.
The body is near perfect. No cracks, or scratches, even the pickguard is clean. The only think I could find on this whole guitar is 2 super light, nearly invisible dimples on the top and a couple very light bumps on the headstock. The lettering on the pickups is lightly rubbed a little. The guitar has been gently played but this one has been in my stash of old Strat Plus' for many years. The frets are excellent. A rare find in near mint condition. I do not care if I sell this. This has the original Fender rectangular case with era correct Fender Strap, original tremolo bar, extra springs with an original spring packet, and the owners manual, all in excellent condition. (SOLD!!!!)
1994 BLUE BURST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS ASH/ALDER: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Look over yonder, what do you see? The sun is a-rising, most definitely. A new day is coming, People are changing. Ain't it beautiful? Crystal blue persuasion" Ok, that tune goes way back in time! Fender released a V1 Deluxe Strat Plus in 1989 using Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. They were short lived and then the V2 took its place. This be one of those! LOL!!! This guitar does not have a spot on it—mint. No Chips, cracks, or dings. And it even comes with all its original case with case candy. When you pick this guitar up, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. I have a webpage dedicated to these DX Plus'. CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page!
This one has a body build date of August 19th, 1994 and the neck September 16th, 1994 and the builder for both was D. Chavez who later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The body is made from Alder with Ash caps on the top and back. The transparent Blue Burst allows the grain on the Ash to peek through! Really a gorgeous guitar. The neck is super clean, with no dings on the back, smooth dark Rosewood on the fretboard, and the frets are shiny and like new. No chips, cracks or dings. The only thing I could find, on this whole guitar, was a very, very small bump on the lower bottom tip of the headstock. Guitar is MINT other than that.
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. This combo is a lot different tan the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. Lace Music says it is voiced like an old PAF Humbucker. While the Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge, or punchy/crunchy. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cuts and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral.
This has the Deluxe Mini-Floyd locking bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar. The trem bar also serves as a hex-key for loosening the hex-screws that hole the strings in place. Loosen the screw with the bar, pull the old string out. Cut off the ball from the new string. insert and tighten and then feed the string into the locking tuners and tune! These bridges are hard to find and some claim they add sustain to the guitar.
This guitar has almost all the case candy—User and Specification booklets, Schaller Strap locks, vintage Fender strap, bumper sticker and string hang tags, unopened polishing cloth, warranty card, hex keys, tremolo bar, Xhefri guitars picks and more. All this comes in a like new Deluxe Fender Strat Plus case.(SOLD!!!!)
1989-90 GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER: Condition: Excellent-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! From time to time I help people out. I was in contact with a fellow who was helping a widow of a friend who had passed away. He owned a small music store. This Gunmetal Blue American Standard Strat was the last guitar they had to sell. Unfortunately, the fellow selling the guitar knew nearly nothing about guitars and he represented the guitar to be in better condition that it really was. This guitar has a few bumps on it, which I have marked in the pictures on FaceBook. The nut has a small chip on the high E side but does not affect anything. There is a noticeable chip in the finish on the back tummy cut. I filled it with lacquer and sanded it smooth just to seal it. The guitar cleaned up nicely and looks and plays great.
This was an era of well built instruments by Fender and are becoming more collectable. The neck was made on the 4th of July 1990. The serial number indicates 1989 (E9) but the stamps tell the truth. The back of the neck is really nice and the frets are in excellent condition.. I love this color and the dark rosewood looks really good with it. Someone loaded this guitar we a matched set of Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot pickups. Not sure you have heard of Lindy Fralin, but he has been custom winding pickups for years and is well known in the industry. A set of these new retail for around $300.
Add to that this has the Lindy Fralin Blender wiring and the bridge pickup has the metal bridge plate. The lower ton control blends the neck and bridge pickups, so when you are in the neck pickup position and turn the knob if blends in the bridge and the same when you're in the bridge pickups. You can blend the neck and bridge in every switch position giving you a lot of cool tones. The metal bridge plate give the bridge pickups more bottom-end and power—an idea borrowed from a Telecaster bridge pickup. The middle knob is a tone control for all the pickups.
This comes with an after market STAGG case that is in excellent condition. This is a nice playing, cool sounding guitar that is priced right and would make an excellent beginners guitar or a player that has killer tone and looks, but no fear of maybe bumping it on stage. A great deal for someone!(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 INCA SILVER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "You could be my silver spring. Blue-green colors flashin'. I would be your only dream. Your shinin' autumn ocean crashin'. Don't say that she's pretty"...... because she is.....Inca Silver! When I pick up a Plus in the color one word comes to mind—elegant. This guitar has ALL the case candy, even the sales hangtag with the part and serial numbers. For some reason that is the one thing that is often missing from the case candy. This guitar is nearly unplayed. What a nice guitar!
The build date on the neck is January 23, 1997 with what looks like February 26, 1997 on the body. The frets are shiny and like new. A few of the black marker dots have hazed over the years. Pretty common on Maple necks. The back of the neck is perfect. The body is spotless, with no cracks, scratches or dents. even the lettering on the pickups is like new. Being a Strat Plus it comes with all the Plus features: 3 - Gold Lace pickups that have the chime and bell like tones of a vintage Strat. Has the TBX tones control on the lower knob and the LSR roller nut with the Schaller locking tuners. Not much more to say. Hard to find these and made for a short time in in 1996-1997. You just do not see this color very often.
I love it when I pickup guitars that have the hangtag with the part number. The Fender Red Label case is like new, but there is a place on the bottom side where it was hit by something and made a crack in the plastic. As mentioned before, all the case candy and strap! See the picts. Tons of stuff and of course, some Xhefri guitar picks!!! (SOLD!!!!!)
1997 CRIMSON BURST V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Crimson and clover, over and over..." These showed up for the first time in the July 1995 Fender's price list and were called the "New Tele Plus." I refer to them as the Version 2 Tele Plus. These were short lived from July of 1995 till around the middle of 1997. So very limited production thus are very hard to find especially in this condition! This one had a neck date of June of 1997 so about the end of their production. They are absolutely one of the best telecasters Fender ever made. They come with have a tummy cut with a nice ivory colored binding on top.CLICK HERE to see my Telecaster Plus webpage.
This one has a gorgeous Crimson Burst on Ash. Has really nice grain Ash showing through the deep crimson finish. This guitar is about as mint as you will find. Shiny frets that look new. As I mentioned, these are super hard to find and when you do, they are often beat or have been modified. They came equipped with a Gold Tele Lace Sensor in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Lace Sensor in the neck. The tone on this guitar is amazing. The 3-way mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way switch in the neck position, thus giving you neck + bridge as found of a traditional Telecaster. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time! Both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones from this beast PLUS more. They come with a Strat type 5-way switch so you get all those cool Strat tones as well.
I found one micro ding (I mean super small) on the back of the neck. And there is light pick rubbing on the corner of the bridge plate. That is about all I have seen on this and gives this a MINT- rating. You know I am OCD! The neck is soft C shape and is super comfy to play. It has low action with no buzzing. A joy to play, really. It comes with the Deluxe Plus case that is in like new condition along with original owners manual and user guide, matching Fender strap, extra strings and hex wrenches (Oh, and Xhefri guitar picks!!) (SOLD!!!!)
1993-94 MYSTIC BLACK FENDER ULTRA - JET-BLACK EBONY: Condition: MINT!!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! It is all very mystical...And these "real Ultras" are about as mystic as you can get. Maybe it is the jet-black Ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays. Or the cool configuration of the Blue, Gold, and Red Duallys Lace Sensor pickups. But the most mystical thing is the color—Mystic Black! This color was offers on Fender Ultra series for a short time. BTW, check out my "Ultra" Website page: CLICK HERE to go to the ULTRA Page! But Mystic Black is a black base coat that has a fine green/blue pearl in the clear. It looks black until hit with direct light then you cans see the pearl flake. I have attempted to she a pict with the pearl lite up.
This guitar is true closet queen—mint! I can't find anything, in my OCD character, to mention about this guitar. All you see is reflections in the picts—no chips, cracks or dings. These older Ultras are getting really hard to find and people are realizing the build quality of these guitars. With the a large array of tonal variations, along with the fit and feel is making these highly sought after. Really these are Custom Shop quality and are often built by Custom Shop builders. Speaking of builders, the neck was made by David Chavez who later became a Master building in Fender's Custom Shop. When you see a N3 serial number as this guitar has, bit it has a LSR roller nut, you know it is late 1993 or early 1994. Fender moved over to the LSR from the Wilkinson roller nuts late 1993. The neck has a build date of Jan 17th, 1994 and the neck has a date of Dec 18th, 1993.
The back of the neck is really nice and the action is low. No wear on the frets either. Not sure you have ever played an Ebony fretboard but they are slick! And jet-black Ebony is super scarce these days. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm and Schaller locking tuners. Even the lettering on the pickups is near perfect. It also has the hip-shot tremsetter for tuning stability. The Ultras have the most versatile wiring of any Strat out there. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like on a Telecaster. The mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for that reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually along gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This Ultra comes in a Fender Red Label case that is like new, with the original Specifications and Owner's booklets, hang tag bumper sticker and Warranty advertisement and a warranty card. There is a new Fender vintage type strap and a Fender polishing cloth, and some Xhefri guitar picts to boot! (SOLD!!!!)
1976 TRANSPARENT VINTAGE BLONDE ASH FENDER TELECASTER: Condition: Excellent. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!CBS era guitars (1965-1985) have gone up in value the last 10 years and have become quite collectable. I have been watching the prices online and the prices are all over the place. I realize with collectable guitars there are "asking" prices and "selling" prices. Asking prices are often not based in reality! I have seen "asking prices" for late 70s Telecasters, like this one, be $3350 to $5000. I think the higher prices are "hopeful" sellers, to say the least! Do some searches for 1975 or 1976 or 1977 Telecasters on Reverb and eBay and take a look.
Here is a nice vintage 1976 CBS era Telecaster with a solid Ash body. This one came from the original owner and is completely original except the pickguard. The owner had a taken a dremel to the original black guard and did some fancy scroll work. I had cut an exact replica guard, made with the same thickness, color, and ply. Wiring and pickups are all original. When you pop open the control plate, you can see the solder joints have never been touched. The guitar plays beautifully. The frets look great with a small amount of wear. The dark Rosewood fretboard looks sweet next to the transparent Blonde body.
The back of the neck is ding free and is glossy. The transparent Vintage Blonde finish on the body is also glossy and allows the Ash grain to show through. I love this color! The body is solid Ash and is really clean, with the exception of some finish that is scuffed off by the jack-input and a small chip on the butt-end of the body by the strap button. The guitar is in very good condition for being 46 years old. WOW, 46 years old....and even comes with the original bridge cover (aka "ash tray"). The entire 70s period Fender used Northern Ash on their Strats and Teles. It is a more dense and heavy than any other type of Ash.
1976 was a transitional year on how Fender did their serial number. In late 1976, Fender decided to move to a new numbering scheme for their serialization. The numbers appeared on the pegheads, and, for the remainder of 1976, they had a prefix of 76 in bold or S6 preceding a five-digit sequence. Since this has a serial number on the neck plate that is "708797" this has to be an early 1976. Strats and Teles of this era are often a little on the heavy side. This one weight in at 9-lbs 6-ozs! Being a CBS era guitar the finish work is not as well done as well as later, non-CBS guitars. This one has a little bit sloppy neck sockets work. No chips or cracks in the neck sockets, just not perfect workmanship. I have seen this often on 1970s Fender Strats and Teles. This is a very nice specimen! This has an era correct black tolex Fender case with key. It has a few scuffs, as to be expected for its age! I will include the original pickguard as well. (SOLD!!!!)
1991 BLUE FROST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Song sung blue, Everybody knows one..." Fender released a V1 Deluxe Strat Plus in 1989 using Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. Short lived and then along came the V2 which took its place. The first 2 years, 1990-1991 the new DX Plus' were amazing guitars. Often made with solid Ash, even though they were advertised as Ash laminate on Alder. This guitar is one of those with a solid Ash body and weights in at 8 lbs 9 ozs. This guitar does not have a spot on it—mint. No Chips, cracks, or dings. And it even comes with all its original case candy with the hangtag that has a matching serial number. When you pick this guitar up, you know you have a professional working tool in your hands. I have a web-page dedicated to these DX Plus'. CLICK HERE to go to the DX Plus Page!
Being a V2 DX Plus, it comes with Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. This combo is a lot different than the 3 Gold Laces you find on a Standard Plus. The Blue in the neck is fatter and has more punch. They say it is like an old PAF Humbucker tone. The Silver is voiced like a 70s Strat. Think Jimi. And then the Red, with the TBX, can sound a lot like a Telecaster bridge pickup, or punchy/crunchy. Like all Plus', this has the TBX tone control which cuts and expands tonal range—with #5 being tone neutral.
The build date on the neck is August 26th 1991 and the body looks like April 18th and ithen inspected September 11th, 1991. The neck is super clean, with no dings on the back, has smooth dark Rosewood on the fretboard, and the frets are shiny and like new. This has the DX bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar and a Hipshot Tremsetter that stabilizes tuning while bending strings and diving with the trem-bar.
As I mentioned earlier, this guitar has ALL the case candy: part number hang tag, User and Specification booklets, Schaller Strap locks, custom black guitar strap, bumper stick and string hang tags, unopened Fender polishing cloth, info sheets on the Tremsetter and pickups. All this comes in a like new DX Fender Flight case. (SOLD!!!!)
1996 NOS VINTAGE WHITE V2 FENDER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER!: Condition: MINT - NOS. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!25 years ago this Version II Vintage White Clapton Stratocaster was bought and then put away in a private collection. It has all the unopened Clapton Kit case candy with hang tags. Even the strings o this guitar are the original that came with it from Fender. Finding a basic New Old Stock Vintage White Clapton Strat is unheard of! I have owned a lot of V2 Clapton Strats—the V2s were from 1988 to 2000. Few people know about the short lived V1 Clapton Strat that had a smaller 21db boost, 21 frets, and a mini-switch to activate the boost circuit. Not many of those around! I have a lot of info about these guitars on my website here: CLICK HERE to go to the Signature Stratocasters page!!
The V2 came with 22 frets, a 25db boost which is activated by plugging the amp cable into the guitar, thus eliminating the need for a mini-switch. This Strat has a fresh battery in it and the boost can really give you humbucker tone—or turn it down and get Strat Plus type tones! As I mentioned, I have owned a lot of Clapton Strats; Custom shop, Pewter, Candy Apple Green (aka 7-Up Green) and Tonino Red. This is the first Vintage White I have owned. I see Fender had produced a lot of V3 Clapton Strats (with the Fender noiseless pickups) in this color, but finding the V2s is almost impossible. Sometime do a Google search for a Vintage White Clapton and try to find one with Lace Sensors from 1988 to the year 2000.
This guitar has basically sat untouched for the last 25 years. I have not done anything to this guitar other than take it out of the case and take pictures. There is a little dust and the strings need to be changed! The plastic is still on the pickguard and back tremolo cover, as well as the red sticker over the tremolo arm hole (I am sure there must be a spring in there). The bridge is block and decked just like Eric wants it. There is a light oxidation on the bridge saddles and I see there is slight opaquing on a few of the black markers on the neck, but other than that this guitar is basically NOS. The tweed Fender case is in like new condition and even has most of the blue protective plastic on the latches. There is a little oxidation on the latches as well.
Being a Clapton Strat it has that super nice fit and feel. Some of Fender's best builder made these. There is some subtile flame on the back of the neck and since this is a 1996 it has the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. The neck has Clapton's famous V-shape and I think is one of the most comfortable profile necks found on a Strat. Ok, I know, this is all personal preference. What a nice guitar! (SOLD!!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER VERSION 1 TELECASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is an odd, but very cool Telecaster that Fender made as part of the Plus series. Very few of these were made and they are super hard to find—this one is mint—no scratches, pick marks, or dings. I really need to build a Tele Plus website page! They are like the standard V1 Tele Plus' (think Radio Head and Michael Houser of Wide Spread Panic who made the V1 sought after) but the Deluxe has a little Strat Plus blended into the mix by using a Strat tremolo system complete with a Hipshot Tremsetter for tuning stability. This is great especially when diving with the tremolo. Plus (no pun) it has a Wilkinson roller nut and Schaller brushed locking tuners. The neck width at the nut is the same as a Strat to accompany the roller nut. I love these Teles and have a few tucked away, like this one. I have a whole website page dedicated to the Telecaster Plus series, Versions 1 and 2. CLICK HERE to see my Telecaster Plus webpage.
These are almost always heavy guitars, being made from solid Ash. When you pick it up, at first one might think it is an old Les Paul! The frets are shiny like new and the back of the neck is smooth and fast. I have had this one for years and decided to dig it out. All this time I thought it had a one piece Ash body but it turns out it is two or three pieces but so carefully joined it is super hard to tell. These use a Blue Lace Sensor pickup in the neck, which is fatter than a traditional Tele tone. More like a Gibson P-90. The bridge pickup is the Red Lace Sensor Dually, just like what Fender used in the bridge of a Strat Ultra. This configuration was the brain child of my friend Jack Schwarz, who worked at Fender for over 34 years.
The mini-switch selects either front or back Red Sensor, or when in the middle position it is both in series giving you a super fat humbucker tone running at over 28k. The distance of the pickups from the bridge give different tones, with the front pickup being more like that Strat quack. These are all controlled by a standard Telecaster 3-way switch. The neck on this guitar was made by Fender legend, Herbie Gastelum, who is the 2nd oldest employee at Fender next to Abigail Ybarra, who who worked directly with Leo Fender. He shaped necks for many of the big boys in the music industry! This guitar was build in April of 1991. It comes with the original 1991 user manual and specifications booklets along with Fender Strap, pop-in Tremolo arm, and some other goodies, all neatly places in a Fender Red Label case. (SOLD!!!!)
1988 E4 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I always love guitars with a story behind them. I am not sure you have ever heard of Van Zandt pickups? Over the years I have used their Strat pickups in a few of my player guitars. Van Zandt Pickups Company was started by W. L. Van Zandt in the 1980's, but he had been repairing pickups around the Dallas/Ft. Worth area since the early 1960's. He repaired and built for well many known artists.
W. L. Van Zandt passed away in 1997 but the company is still making pickups today. In 1988 he bought this Surf Green Strat Plus brand new. It appears unplayed, and if it was, not very much because this guitar is mint. There is not a scratch, ding, or crack on this guitar. The lettering on the Gold Lace Pickups is prefect, which is really rare on the flat top pickups.
The build date on the neck is July 28th, 1988 and the body has a build date of sometime in February. This was not uncommon in those days. The neck was made by the legendary Herbie Gastelum. He was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The Rosewood on this guitar is nearly black and sets off the Surf Green in a really nice way.
This guitar has the old square-bottomed Lace Sensor pickups. Some guys swear these older Lace Sensors sound better than the newer ones. All the wiring was done with the older thin gauge wire that was common in 86 mid 88. This also has the rarer Wilkinson "split" roller nut and the "dot" Sperzil locking tuners. The older Plus also had a nickel coated tremolo block. This guitar is a collectors dream. Comes with the original Fender case, with Fender strap, Tremolo bar, the extra spring envelope (with the two extra springs), a newer fender polishing cloth and Xhefri guitar picks!! (SOLD!!!!)
1988 E4 FIESTA RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!I am cutting loose one of my cherished Fiesta Red Strat Plus guitars. I have owned this one many years and comes from deep down in my vault from my private collection! LOL!!! Man, I am having a hard time letting this one go—so it is priced accordingly. This color is stunning and amazing. A pinkish-orange-red and is set off by a tasty looking Maple fretboard. Super hard to find and nearly impossible in this condition. This guitar is MINT-. The only reason I give this the minus is due to three very small imperfections. A small bump on the fingerboard edge by the 2nd fret. I touched it with a drop of lacquer to seal it, a light rub on the tip of the headstock, and a small amount of powder-coat peeling on the lower edge of the Wilkinson nut.
This gorgeous Fiesta Red body is spotless. Super high gloss! I really can't find anything wrong except a slight amount of finish shrinking which is common on vintage guitars. Speaking of "vintage", did you read the write up on my Face Book page about the early Strat Plus guitars and the vintage market? It is a good read. Check it out. No dings, cracks, or issues with this guitar. The back of the neck is perfect and the frets have seen almost no playing the past 33 years. Yes, 33 years. The neck build date, penciled in on the butt end, is July 27th, 1988. And the builder was Hector Montez, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. Many of these were built by some of their best builders in the day. Do not let the black streak on the back of the headstock concern you, that is in the Maple grain!
The guitar has never been opened till now. The body is signed "George" which I am not sure if that might be George Blanda of Fender fame. This has the old square bottomed 666 "Mark of the Beast" Gold Lace pickups. It has the TBX tone control for the middle and bridge pickups. The bridge had the old nickel plated block. The frets are like new and the fretboard is nice except for the small bump mentioned beforehand. Even the lettering on the old flat-topped pickups is in excellent condition. This has the original case that is in excellent condition, PLUS it comes with the original owners booklet, extra spring pouch and 2 extra springs, Fender polishing cloth and the original Fender bumper sticker. I tossed in a brand new, vintage looking, Fender strap and of course, the tremolo bar and a few Xhefri picks!(SOLD!!!!)
1997 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS SOLID ASH: Condition: MINT!!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a gorgeous, drop dead mint Deluxe Strat Plus in Antique Burst with a solid ASH body. Yeppers, this is another great score in "brand new condition". The edges are a really dark reddish brown burst with the Ash grain showing through the transparent finish. You can tell great care was taken to fit these 2-piece body together so the grain looks nice. Fender went the extra mile on these Deluxe Strats.
There is not a spot, scratch, crack or dent on this guitar anywhere. The neck has a nice satin finish with some interesting and cool looking brown grain streaks in the maple. You can see this on the headstock as well.
The later Deluxe Plus' came LSR roller nut with Schaller locking tuners, and a Mini-Floyd locking bridge. I have a whole write-up about these: CLICK HERE to read about Stratocaster Deluxe Plus guitars! and scroll down to the bridge section. You will note that the tremolo bar has a 1/8th Hex key on the end for fast string changes on the bridge. Insert the top of a guitar string into one of the bridge ferrules and tighten the Hex screw. The cut off the other end and feed it through the Schaller locker tuner. Boom! You are done.
You might want to look around on that DX Plus website as it has a whole lot of info on these guitars.
Being a DX Plus it sports Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups. The Blue, unlike the Gold used in the Standard Plus' which has a 50s sound, is fatter and hotter, with more of a P90 or 50s humbucker tone. The Silver is the 70s tone (remember Jimi), and the Red is a biting, crunchy tone, almost resembling a Telecaster bridge sound. Like all the Plus' It has a TBX tone control on the lowest knob. Let's not forget the Schaller Locking tuners and the LSR roller nut. The lettering on the pickups is like new.
This gorgeous guitar is topped off with a very cool and unique black case that was made in England. I have never seen one of these before. It is kind of a cross between a form-fitting case and a rectangular case. Very good quality with a little more room for extra items and comes with the lock-key. The guitar also comes with the Strat Plus Kit which includes a Fender cable, polishing cloth, hex key for adjusting the bridge, strap, owners manual and specification booklets, hang tags, Schaller strap locks, and hex key tremolo bar. Oh, and some Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
1997 CRIMSON BURST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS ASH: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Crimson and clover. Over and over..." Ok, I am giving away my age! This is one of the nicest and coolest Crimson Burst DX Plus guitars I have ever owned. Really nice transparent Crimson color over Ash caps on an Alder body. The body is stunning and flawless. The frets are like new and no dings, dents, or scratches anywhere on this guitar. As Fender was winding down their Plus Series in 1997, they turned out some stunning guitars—the highest end next to the Ultra and Custom Shop guitars. This guitar is in amazing condition. The neck socket has a build date of July 14th, 1997. The neck, which was built by Servin, has a build date of May 20th, 1997.
The Ash grain shows through the transparent Crimson finish. Against the dark Rosewood fretboard it is quite outstanding. Being a Deluxe Plus it not only has the really nice finish but a Mini-Floyd locking bridge. I have a whole write-up about these here: CLICK HERE to read about Stratocaster Deluxe Plus guitars! and scroll down to the bridge section. You will note that the tremolo bar has a 1/8th Hex key on the end for fast string changes on the bridge. Insert the top of a guitar string into one of the bridge ferrules and tighten the Hex screw. The cut off the other end and feed it through the Schaller locker tuner. Boom! You are done. You might want yo look around on that DX Plus website as it has a whole lot of info on these guitars. Being a DX Plus it sports Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups. The Blue, unlike the Gold used in the Standard Plus' which has a 50s sound, is fatter and hotter, with more of a P90 or 50s humbucker tone. The Silver is the 70s tone (remember Jimi), and the Red is a biting, crunchy tone, almost resembling a Telecaster bridge sound. Like all the Plus' It has a TBX tone control on the lowest knob. Let's not forget the Schaller Locking tuners and the LSR roller nut. The lettering on the pickups is like new.
This comes with a mint 70s Fender styled black tolex case complete with nearly all the case candy (Strat Plus Kit), Fender strap with Wilkinson strap locks, Unused Fender cable, Tremolo bar, unopened Fender polishing cloth, case keys, Hex keys, miscellaneous paperwork, and the Fender owner and Specification manuals. (SOLD!!!!)
1994 MIDNIGHT BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! After Midnight.... were going to let it all hang out... Midnight Blue was introduced in the Strat Plus lineup in 1990 and is a pretty hard to come by color. Sometimes it is called CAB = Candy Apple Blue. The finish is deep and rich. They start out with a fine silver metallic base coat, then followed by a few coats of semi-transparent blue, and then top it off with several coats of clear. The end result is a deep, wet looking blue. Fender has a similar color today called Cobalt Blue. The neck was shaped by D. Chavez of later Custom Shop fame. And you can tell by the feel, there was attention in the details. The build date on the neck is September 16th, 1994. I did not find a build date on the body. This guitar is mint. No scratches, cracks, or dents. Even the pickguard looks new. the only thing I could find was a micro-ding on the back of the neck (I am talking super small) and two small blemishes in the finish that look to me came from Fender (Hey, I am OCD and Fender's finishes were not always 100% perfect! Either way, this is as nice as most new guitars hanging in a music store!) Since this is a Strat Plus it has all the Plus appointments: 3- Gold Lace Sensor pickups (note the lettering is in perfect condition), LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, TBX tone control, Hipshot Tremsetter (which great stabilizes the tuning when using the tremolo bar), and the good old American 2-point floating bridge. The frets are shiny and new looking, plus the back of the neck is as smooth as a baby's bottom..... LOL... This come with a Strat Plus DX case that is like new condition. All the latches open and close really nice. This has most of the case candy as part of the Strat Plus Kit—owners and specification manuals, Tremsetter and LSR info sheets, tremolo bar, Fender polishing cloth, case key, some Xhefri picks, and a Fender hang tag sticker! Not pictured is a brand new black Fender Strap! (SOLD!!!!!)
1991 FROST RED FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER: Condition: Excellent. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Frost Red! I do not deal with a lot of 1990s American Standard Strats due to the fact my focus is more with the Fender Plus Series. But a lot of the early American Standard Strats are really nice guitars. I bought this one to help a lady out. I just went through it, cleaned everything, like I normally do and gave it a fresh set-up. I ran it through a few songs and it sounded and played super! Stayed in tune really well to boot! The rare Frost Red finish contrasts well with the dark Rosewood fretboard. Frost Red is a candy color, much like Candy Apple Red, but is much brighter. The frets are like new, BTW. This is in very good condition (not as minty like many of my guitars!) and is bargain for someone who wants a nice 1991 Frost Red American Standard Stratocaster! This guitar has two small dings on the body and a odd circular area where the finish is more transparent on the top. The back of the neck has a three small dings and there are a few small bumps around the edge of the headstock. I marked all the spots on the Facebook page. Other than these it is a really clean 30 year old guitar, as you can see in the pictures. Everything about this guitar is stock and it has great vintage Strat tone. I could tell it had never been apart till I opened it up. It plays as good as it looks! Comes with a Fender Tweed case that has some scuff marks on it.(SOLD!!!!!)
1995 BLUE BURST FENDER DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS ASH: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another cool looking Blue Burst DX Strat Plus with Ash caps (front and back) on Alder. Truly clean specimen with almost all the case candy and Strat Plus kit. The burst is stunningly dark transparent blue which allows the Ash grain to peek through and the body is offset by a blue metallic around the edges. These were the highest-end production guitars next to the Ultra and after that— Custom Shop. This guitar is mint with the exception of a micro-ding on the lower front edge of the headstock. Hard to even find. That is about it. No scratches, dents, cracks or chips! The dark Rosewood on the fretboard has a nice appeal against the dark blue body. The frets are basically like new, and are shiny. The back of the neck is ding free. The body build date is July 26th, 1995 and the neck build date is July 6th, 1995. The guitar plays really nice. This being a DX Plus has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensors. The Blues are more like an older PFA humbucker or maybe tone like a P90 pickups. The silver mimics a 1970s single coil. And the Red is hot, with nice crunch for funk and has Tele bridge bite for country twang. Of course, there are those cool Stratty tones o positions #2 and #4! Has Schaller locking tuners and a LSR roller nut for tuning stability. This comes with a form-fitting Fender Red Label case that is in excellent condition. Inside you will find a Fender strap and polishing cloth, most of the Plus kit with hex wrenches, instruction sheets (one of which is for a tremsetter which this guitar does not have!), the owner and specification manuals, other hang tag stuff and some Xhefri Guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST 1- PIECE FLAMED MAPLE TOP/BACK FENDER ULTRA: Condition: MINT- . FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!! This 1991 Fender Strat Ultra has a 1-piece FLAMED Maple top and back in an Antique Burst finish. The flame on this guitar is astounding! WHAT A BEAUTY! This one is a very early model, which are becoming more collectable and extremely hard to find. Fender's new Ultra series just do not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras (OK I know the Robbin Ford Ultras were made before the Strats!!! LOL). This is one of those guitars that, when you open the case, there is a lot of "ohh ahh" factor to it. It has most the case candy too! The neck stamp says this was made March 25th, 1991. There is no date stamp in the body's neck socket but the word ULTRA is clear! There is flame on the back of the neck! Wow! It extends all the way down in the the back of the headstock. I shot a few picts of it (See FaceBook). The back of the neck is smooth. Feels really nice.
Check out my Ultra page on my website: CLICK HERE to see my ULTRA webpage. This guitar has only seen some very light playing. There are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on the body. The pickguard is scratch free. Only thing I could find on the whole guitar is a few small nicks on the back and front edge of the headstock. These early Ultras have Jet-Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, which stand out nice against the black. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. The frets on this Ultra are like new and are shiny.
Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the middle pickup is rubbed a little. It is a common occurrence on these flat topped Lace Sensors. Many of the early1990s models have a Gold Lace in the middle, as this does. This also has a Red Lace Sensor Dually in the bridge position and a Blue Lace in the neck.
The Ultras have one of the most versatile wiring setups seen on a Strat. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. The 3-way mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo. This comes with the DX chrome pop-in tremolo bar, a vintage polishing cloth from Woodsy's Music store in Kent, OH. Maybe this guitar was bought from them years ago? Also the Specification and Owner's Manual booklets, miscellaneous paperwork, Fender Strap, an extra set of Super Slinky strings, PLUS some Xhefri guitar picks!. The original Fender tweed case has a few scuffs and a little tarnish on the clasps but is in very excellent (SOLD!!!!!)
1996 ANTIQUE BURST VERSION 2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+ !!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I have a whole website page dedicated to the Telecaster Plus series, Versions 1 and 2. CLICK HERE to see my Telecaster Plus webpage.The version V2s came out mid-1995 with the release of a whole new line up of signature guitars. The V2 Tele Plus comes with 3 pickups like a Strat. Often mistakenly called a Nashville Tele, but then, when Fender stopped producing these, they made nearly the same design using Fender's new Noiseless pickups (Tele Noiseless in neck and bridge) and then sandwiched a Noiseless Strat pickup in the center. So I guess making the name-calling-mistake is understandable.
These are getting really hard to find and people ask crazy money for guitars that are beat! These were made a short 1.5 years.
But back to the V2 Tele Plus. They have 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The neck is really a Tele neck pickup cover with a small Gold Lace Sensor under it. Then a standard Chrome Dome Strat Gold Lace in the middle and a Gold Lace Tele bridge pickup. The looks are quite nice, and the tone is amazing. The Ivory binding showcases the Antique Burst top with Ash grain showing through. The Alder back has some nice grain. The back has a nice tummy cut for comfortable playing. Very vintage sounding, like a Tele should with a Strat in the mix. Part of that comes from the Strat style 5-way switching. The mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way Strat switch in the neck position, so you have the tradition Tele neck+ bridge. Or, on position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time! You can get Telecaster tone, Stratocaster tones, and more.
About the condition of this Tele. It is Near Mint + .The beck is a nice satin type finish with no dings anywhere. This guitar has been lightly played and the only signs of wear are the slight rub marks on the chrome on the two pickups and the lower front corner of the bridge plate. The lettering on the bridge pickup is intact. There is a light mark on the top edge by the binding and one pin-prick spot on the back that you will have a hard time finding. The frets have been polished and are in excellent condition. Other that these few significantly small things, the guitar is like new.
This Tele comes with a Plus deluxe form fitting case that is in excellent condition. Inside you will find the Fender owner and specification manuals, original Fender strap, warranty and accessory booklets, Fender cable, and some Xhefri guitar picks!(SOLD!!!!!)
1987 (OCT) BROWN SUNBURST BOB STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT!!! LIKE NEW!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! When is was a really small kid, one of my favorite TV programs was "The Guns of Will Sonnet." The father had a famous one-liner, "No brag, Just fact." When it comes to Strat Plus guitars, I kind of wrote the book, so I guess you could say—"no brag, just fact." And in saying that I can tell you finding a Strat Plus from August, September, and October of 1987 is pretty hard. By November production numbers were ramping up, but even finding November and December Strat Plus', especially in nearly unplayed condition, is rare. Take this MINT Brown Sunburst Plus. It has the cool and rare BOB body with the sexy contours on the top edge.
BOB bodied Strat Plus are super rare and colelctable. CLICK HERE to read about BOB bodies!This one was built October 12th, 1987, according to the neck date that was hand penciled in. The neck was made by Jesus Uribe, who later became a Masters Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. Fender put the best they had on these early Strat plus guitars, and the feel and fit tell. Look at the body. One can barely find a laminate seam, as the body was carefully put together. Like most of the really early 87s, this has the rare "Star" Sperzel locking tuners and a split Wilkinson roller nut. If you look under the hood you will find hand scribed serial numbers on each pickup—which I was told by Jeff Lace, he did when he was in high school. It has the old square-bottomed pickups with the 666 Patent stickers and the large capacitor on the TBX tone control.
The gold lettering on the Lace Sensors is perfect and there are no pick scratches on the pickguard. Truly a nice find. The frets are shiny and like new. No dings, scratches or cracks. Has the early nickel plated tremolo block and the screw into the wood bridge posts. By the end of 1987 they moved over to the brass inserts on the bridge posts. This comes with almost all of the original case candy and original fender rectangular case. It has the cool cowboy Fender strap with Fender stamped Schaller strap locks, basically unused from 1987, extra tremolo springs in a spring envelope, the extremely rare and hard to find owners booklet and 1987 Strat Plus owners manual. Also the hang tag that has the shipment date, a fender transparent sheet (I never knew what those were for???), and original polishing cloth. It is a real piece of history!!! (SOLD!!!!!)
1989 GRAFFITI YELLOW FENDER VERSION 1 DELUXE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT !!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Ain't no sunshine when she's gone....." This is guitar brings the sunshine into your home!! This is a really rare find, being a Version 1 Deluxe Strat Plus in Graffiti Yellow that is in MINT condition. Amazing for a 32 year old guitar. I have a whole web paged dedicated to the DX Plus'. CLICK HERE to read all about the Deluxe Strat Plus guitars!!The V1 DXs come with Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. This is what makes it a Deluxe. In 1990 Fender introduced the Version 2 DX Plus' with different color schemes and the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensors. So the V1s were short lived, produced for about 9-10 months in 1989.
The dark rosewood fretboard really makes the yellow pop out! No dings on the back of this neck and the feel is really nice. Not much to say about the condition. She is about as mint as you will find and if you know me, you know I do not toss the word mint out carelessly.The Schaller locking tuners work great—slide the string through, tighten and clip! And the Wilkinson roller nut allows the strings to move easier when using the tremolo or bending the strings—just like on the old Jeff Beck Strats. The body build date is July 21st and/or the 27th in 1989 (two stamps). The neck does not have a date but it sports the E9 serial number indicating it is 1989. Looks like the neck was built by someone named David?? Most of the DX models like this one, came with the Hipshot Tremsetters, which stabilizes tuning.
The frets are shiny and new looking. The fret board is sweet and freshly oiled. The body is spotless and as nice as most brand new guitars I see hanging in music stores. Also has the nickel plated Tremolo block before Fender went to the grey painted type. The action on this guitar is amazing with no buzzing or fretting out. Has a like new original Fender case with the factory hangtag, Fender Strap and polishing cloth, tremolo bar, case key, Fender bumper sticker, and of course a few Xhefri guitar picks. (SOLD!!!!!)
1987 (OCT) CANDY APPLE RED "BOB BODY" STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+ !!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another very hard to find 1987 Candy Apple Red (AKA CAR) Stratocaster Plus made in October of 1987. Finding a Strat Plus from August, September, and October is really hard. By November production numbers were ramping up, but even finding November and December Strat Plus', especially in really nice condition is rare. Like a lot of the early 1987 Plus' it has the cool and rare BOB body with the sexy contours on the top edge. CLICK HERE to read about BOB bodies!This one was built October 13th, 1987 according to the neck date that was hand penciled in. The neck was made by Jesus Uribe, who later became a Masters Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. Fender put the best they had on these early Strat plus guitars, and the feel and fit tell. The body also has a pencil date of October 19th, 1987. Like most of the early 87s, this has the rare "Star" Sperzel locking tuners and a split Wilkinson roller nut. Also some of these BOB Strats are a little heavier. This one weighs in at 8 lbs 14 ozs. I think it must be a butt cut of alder.
Let's talk about the condition of this guitar. First glance it is gorgeous! It is in excellent+ condition, with a couple pin-prick sized dings and a small scratch on the body's lower and back edges. I think 4 total. The top and the back of the body are prefect. The back of the neck has a couple very light lean-dings. You know, the nearly superficial dings you get when you lean the guitar against a coffee table. Look and you really can't see them. The dark rosewood, which looks killer against the CAR finish, has some slight finger nail marking on the first 5 frets areas. BTW, the frets are shiny and like new. The back of the neck is super silky smooth feeling. There is a small dark spot on the beck of the neck, bottom edge but it is under the finish, small and can not be felt. Not sure what that is. I am OCD, so I am pointing everything out I can find. Look at the picts. Almost all this is hard to even find and really, most of this is nothing to write home about! No cracks in the neck sockets or pick scratches on the pickguard or body!
If you look under the hood you will find hand scribed serial numbers on each pickup—which I was told by Jeff Lace, he did this in the late afternoons when he was in high school. It has the old square-bottomed pickups with the 666 Patent stickers and the large capacitor on the TBX tone control. The gold lettering on the middle Lace Sensor pickup is slightly rubbed. The guitar has been well cared for and gently played. Has the early nickel plated tremolo block and the screw into the wood bridge posts. By the end of 1987 they moved over to the brass inserts on the bridge posts. This comes with the original Fender rectangular case. It is the older style, from the early 1980s with the flip latches. Not as good as the late 87 and later same style of case but with thumb latches. It has extremely rare and hard to find owners booklet, Fender red/black vintage type strap, tremolo bar and some Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1991 BROWN SUNBURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS MINT!: Condition: MINT!!!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I think Brown Sunburst has been around as long as Stratocasters! Here is a rare find, due to the condition and all the original case candy. Wow! This guitar is like brand new and yet, it is 30 years old. A true closet classic. If you know me, I am OCD and I do not use the word MINT lightly. Even the lettering on the Lace Sensors is perfect. This one has a build date November 28th, 1990 stamped in the neck socket and December 13th on the inspection dot in the body route. The neck date is not clear but is 1991. The neck was built by Hector Montes. He did a lot of the necks on the early Strat Plus and Signature guitars. He later was moved full-time to Fender's Custom Shop and became a Master Builder. This neck certainly feels like it too. The grain in the Alder body is nice and tight. The guitars has no scratches, chips, dings, or cracks. The frets are shiny and like new. The rosewood is dark! Really dark—which I personally like. Being a Strat Plus it has all the Plus appointments: Sperzil locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, 2 Mark of the Beast 666 Gold Lace pickups, TBX tone control, 2-point American bridge, and a Hipshot Tremsetter to tuning stabilization. Note much more to say other than she plays as nice as she looks. I was surprised to see Sperzil locking tuners on an early 1991, so I thought someone must have changed them from Schallers, which were more common then. I removed one of the tuners and the neck was drilled for only Sperzil tuners. There is some very subtle flame on the back of the neck too, if you look carefully. So they are the original ones that came with this guitar! Original case is like new. Comes with a Fender strap and polishing cloth and a ton of hang tag stuff, Owner and Specification Manuals, Fender Schaller Strap locks, case key, and even the spring for the tremolo bar. (SOLD!!!!!)
1988 RAZZ BERRY FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: NEAR MINT . FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures and Under the hood! Razz Berry is a very hard to find color that I believe was produced by Fender in limited numbers. It is kind of a dark pinkish red! John Mayer used to play one in this color back in the day before his signature guitars came along. A luscious color—good enough to eat! This one has a dark Rosewood fretboard, which seems to be most common on this color. It does look nice! Being a Strat Plus it has 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups, Wilkinson roller nut, black dot Sperzil locking tuners, 2-point bridge and a TBX tone control.
The guitar has seen very little playing. The frets are like new, the lettering on the pickups is perfect. No scratches on the pickguard. But in saying that, the few times it was played it was bumped a couple times. See my Facebook page to get all the details! Still it is in amazing condition for a 33 years old vintage Strat! There are two nicks on the back of the neck and a couple very light "lean-to" impressions. There is a bump on the top of the headstock above the G-string tuner peg. The neck on this Razz was made by Hector Montez who later went on to be a Master builder at Fender's Custom Shop. They had some of their best builders on these early Plus' and it shows. The neck date, which was put in by pencil, is July 7th, 1988. No date I could make out on the body's neck socket. Not uncommon to happen back then. This guitar is completely original. At first look it appears mint, but when you take a super close look you will find a few small blemishes. You know me, being OCD I always disclose everything. So here is the rundown. The body is scratch free and is stunning. There are two pin-prick micro chips, two small to photograph. Also a couple places on the back of the body where there are slight impressions. The guitar comes with a the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition. Inside you will find a vintage White Fender strap and polishing cloth, extra tremolo springs in the hard to find original envelope, case key, tremolo arm and Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1993-94 LIPSTICK RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures! Ah!! Lipstick Red!!! Not to be mistaken for Razz Berry, Lipstick is a very deep, wet-looking red. The reason for that is due to it being a "candy color". I talk all about candy colors! Just CLICK HERE and scroll down to Candy Color Complications! I explain everything about Candy colors. Lipstick Red is created by laying down several coats of white, most likely Arctic White, and then is followed by several coats of a deep transparent red, and then shot with clear. The outcome is, well, look at the picts! Deep and wet looking. Super nice. By the way, this is not a metallic color, but a solid candy red. Now about the date. When you see a Strat Plus with a LSR roller nut and a N3 serial number, they are almost always a 1994 produced guitar. This guitar is a good example. The neck date stamp is September 14th 1994! Can't make out the date in the body's neck socket. Maybe Sept 9th?? This guitar is mint-. The only reason I have the (-) is due to a very slight amount of edge wear on the lower side of the neck on a few frets above the 12 registry. Hard to see. There are a couple very light impressions on the back of the neck, also nearly invisible, and a couple of the black marker dots have a small amount of opaquing. Otherwise, no scratches, dents, or cracks. The body is prefect, is high gloss, and looks new. Even the lettering on the pickups is in good condition. Being a Strat Plus it has all the Plus features, LSR roller nut, Hipshot-Tremsetter for tuning stabilization, 2-point bridge, TBX tone pot, Schaller locking tuners, and 3 - Gold Lace Sensor pickups. This comes with an excellent condition Fender Red Label case, with case candy: Owner and Specification Manuals, almost all the paperwork (registration card, hang tag, etc.), Fender polishing cloth and strap, case key, some Xhefri Guitars picks! (SOLD!!!!!)
1990 FENDER CRIMSON BURST 1-PIECE MAPLE TOP/BACK ULTRA: Condition: MINT. FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures! A REAL ULTRA!!! Just CLICK HERE to see my Ultra website page!This is a very early Fender Stratocaster Ultra in the gorgeous Crimson Burst finish – in MINT condition. No dings, chips, scratches, well, not even pick scratches on the pick-guard. Funny thing is, this color was called Crimson Frost on the Deluxe Strat Plus! That is a bit confusing! This guitar has the rarer 1-piece flamed Maple on top and back on Alder. Fender introduced the Ultra in 1990 as the crowning act of the Strat Plus Series. This one is a very early model, which are becoming very collectable and extremely hard to find (especially in mint condition!) Fender's "new" Ultra series just does not compare with the "original" Strat Ultras. The neck date-stamp says this was made March 21st, 1990. The neck was made by Hector Montes, who went on to be a Master Builder at Fender's Custom Shop.The guitar feels and plays like it was made by a Master Builder! I can't quite make out the date on in the neck socket on the body. Looks like May 23rd??? The back of the neck is silky smooth and even had some subtle flame in the Maple. These early Ultras have jet-black Ebony fretboards, with real Abalone inlays—which stand out nicely. Finding solid black Ebony these days is nearly impossible. The only other production guitars built by Fender with ebony fretboards besides the Ultras was, once again, the the Robbin Ford Ultra. Those are totally different beast of a guitar. The frets on this Ultra are like new and are shiny. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in tremolo arm, and Schaller locking tuners. The lettering on the pickups is almost perfect which is amazing for the flat toped Lace Sensors. Many of the early1990s models have a Gold Lace in the middle, as this does. This also has a Red Lace Sensor Dually in the bridge position with a one-piece plate, which is not very common, as most Duallys are simply two Laces Sensors strapped together with a small metal clip. I almost forgot, there is a Blue Lace in the neck position which gives some old PAF humbucker tone.
The Ultras have one of the most versatile switching systems seen on a Strat. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups - like you get on a Telecaster or Les Paul. The 3-way mini-switch interfaces with the Red Lace Dually, which is two Lace Sensor strapped side by side. You can select the front, back, or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The distance of the pickups from the bridge creates different tones. The Dually alone gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter installed for tuning stabilization, especially when diving with the tremolo. This still has the original protective plastic is still on the back tremolo plate and that after 30 years! (See picts on Facebook!) This comes with the original Tweed Fender case. There is light rust on the latches but otherwise it is in excellent condition. It has the 2 booklets - the Owner and Specification Manuals, pop-in tremolo arm, Schaller strap locks, Fender strap, and a hex-wrench for adjusting the bridge saddles. (SOLD!!!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER TELECASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Yes, Here is a nearly impossible to find Tele Plus Deluxe in a really nice Antique Burst finish. This model was short lived being made from mid-1990 to early 1992. If you want to know more about the Tele Plus Series just CLICK HERE! This one has a neck date stamp of June 25, 1991 and I can't make out the neck socket date but it looks like June something and assuming 1991. Again, almost these higher end production guitars, Ultra, Strat Plus DX, and Tele Plus' were made by some of the best builders at Fender at that time. Like the neck on this one was made by D. Chavez who went on to be a Custom Shop Master builder. These are supposed to have Ash caps on Alder or Poplar but almost everyone I have seen is made from solid Ash. One can tell that by looking at the grain in the neck pocket, not to mention the weight! I sometimes refer to these as Les Paul Telecasters as they are as heavy as an old Les Paul. What makes these so rare is, while having all the Tele Plus features like a Red Lace Sensor Dually in the bridge with a 3-way mini-switch like on the Ultra Strats, and a Blue Lace in the neck position, plus, the TBX tone control, these DX's came with a Strat Tremolo system with a DX Strat bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar and a Tremsetter in the spring cavity. They also have the "PLUS" Wilkinson roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. So the Strat Plus tradition carries over to the Telecaster world! Did I mention these are rare? ;-) I have a new Tele Plus webpage. Lot's of info on there for you Tele Plus collectors! This guitar has not been played much and is in near mint condition. There are two small micro dings on the top, one is marked by a Xhefri guitar pick. The back has a really small, light scratch on the back lower edge, like someone missed the input jack with a cable and just lightly scratched it (also marked with a pick). The rest of the guitar is nearly new looking. The frets are like new, and the Rosewood is super nice. The back of the neck is really slick and free of edge dings. This comes with the original heavy duty deluxe rectangular Fender case which is also in excellent conditions, with Fender Strap and polishing cloth, owner and user manuals, Xhefri picks, pop-in trem bar, and tuner crank. These are getting extremely rare! (SOLD!!!!!)
1987 E4 VINTAGE WHITE "BOB BODY" FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: DEAD MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a very rare and hard to find early 1987 Plus. When I unboxed this guitar, it simply looked like new. I did nothing to it but wipe some dust off and changed the strings. The owner bought in brand new January 16th of 1988. The guitar was built in September 21st of 1987 according to the stamp in the neck socket and September 22nd, 1987 penciled in on the butt end of the neck. To give you an idea how early this is, the first two Plus' built for NAMM in 87 were done by John Page on June 22nd of 1987! This was built 3 months later when production was just getting ramped up. The guy that owned this took guitar lessons for a short time and then hung it up. So it became a true "closet classic!" The guitar sat untouched all this time. It was suppose to be Vintage White but the paint mix is much richer and looks more like Monaco Yellow! I have seen color this color on a number of the very first Strat Plus'. And this is not due to fading or yellowing of the clear coat, howbeit, there is a little patina on this guitar. This has the other cool and rare features such as the STAR on the tuning knobs on the Sperzil locking tuners - very rare. It has the old Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the hand inscribed serial numbers (Done by Jeff Lace when he was in high school! And they have the square bottoms too boot. Also notice the big, fat resistor on the TBX, and the nickel plated tremolo block. This comes with all the paper work including the credit card receipt in the original case, which is also like new. This guitar plays so sweet! Also comes with the rounded and sexy "BOB" body that is very similar to the American Vintage Reissue bodies from 1986. To know more, read about the BOB bodies CLICK HERE". Very hard to find these really early 1987 Plus' in this condition. A true closet queen!(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 BLACK FENDER STRAT PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM with Dual Duallys!: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This started out as a 1988 Strat Plus in BLACK. This one had no date on the butt of the neck or builders name, which is odd by not that uncommon for the older days at Fender. The serial number indicated 1988. And no dates in the neck pocket on the body that I can make out. I have made quite a number of these stealth black Ultra Custom Strat Plus' over the years! Go to guitars for those who bought them! This one has vintage 1970s tones, P90 tones, old PAF humbucker tones and more...made with all brand new parts. First off it has Burgundy/Silver Duallys in neck and bridge positions, and a Silver Lace Sensor in the middle. I am running 2 TBX tone controls sporting .018 Brownie caps. (Go to Facebook and check out the wiring!!!) Since a TBX works as a standard treble cutting tone control from 5 - 1, this gives the TBX more tapered control, not allowing the pickups to get too dark, too fast! In fact you can turn it all the way to 0 and it has a nice fat jazzy sound. From 5 - 10 it enhances the treble and cuts some of the bass, giving brighter tones. With a Burgundy/Silver Dully one can go from a vintage 70's sounding Strat (Silver selected) to a fatter, hotter tone (Burgundy selected). Put the mini-switch in the middle position and you have the Silver and Burgundy running in series that gives you a fatter humbucker tone. Mix it with the Silver in the middle and you get all those great quacky tones that Strats are famous for. This has Fender's 5-way Super Switching too, which means the middle position (#3) is the neck + bridge, like a Les Paul or any other 2-pickup type of guitar. The black body has black strap button and black Graph Tech strings saddles! The guitar has Mojo too— not only sounds great with a lot of versatility, it plays exceptional well. The body is near mint. There are two pin-prick sized spots on the top and on the back there is a small dimple that looks to me like it came with the guitar from the factory. The frets are in great shape and are smooth and shiny. The back of the neck is silky smooth! No chips, scratches or dents on this guitar! Has a nice Strat Plus DX case with black Fender strap, black topped tremolo bar, hex-key for adjusting the saddle heights, Fender polishing cloth and some Xhefri guitar picts! (SOLD!!!!!)
1999 SURF GREEN FENDER V1 JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT- NOS. FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures! If you like fat necks, this is the guitar for you. The Version 1 Jeff Beck Signature Strats are famous for their bass-ball-bat necks, as they have been called. Fender stopped making these in 2001 and moved over to Fender Noiseless pickups and a thinner neck profile. This guitar is MINT and is virtually unplayed, like New Old Stock. Even still has the CE sticker on the neck plate, protective plastic on the back plate and bits of plastic around the knobs from the protective film on the pickguard was taken off. No scratches, chips or cracks—like new. These are getting really hard to find, and almost never in a condition like this. So as far as the condition, my OCD nature has nothing to say. The dark Rosewood looks really nice, as if it were Brazilian. We know it isn't as Brazilian Rose wood was banned by CITES in May of 1992. The action is amazing and the back of the neck is silky smooth. The Becks are similar to their cousins—the Ultras, in that they are wired with 4 Laces Sensors. But the Becks have 4 Golds with a Gold Dually in the bridge. The Two Gold Sensors in the Dually are wired in series so it give it more of a humbucker tone. Push the button and the upper Lace is cut off and you get the thinner, bitey-crunch of one Gold Lace that is close to the bridge. This comes with a plush Deluxe Fender Tweed case that looks nearly new. Inside you will find an unopened Jeff Beck kit, truss rod and string saddle hex keys, tremolo bar, Xhefri picks, and a new strap. (SOLD!!!!)
1988 E4 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "Everybody's gone surfing, surfing USA....." Here is an early 88 Surf Green that is about as minty you can find. The Surf Green finish has aged to a nice warm hue! This has the square bottom pickups, the old yellowish colored 666 patent pending stickers on the back of the pickups, the big fat old-style resistor on the TBX, and the finer wire used on a lot of 87- early 88s. This one has a body build date of February 5th, 1988 and the neck build date of February 8th of the same month. The neck was made by Scott Buelh, who later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. Seems like Fender had their best on the Plus/Ultra line! So this guitar is a very early 88 with all the those early features, like the split Wilkinson nut, Sperzil locking tuners, and nickel plated tremolo block, plus the other features mentioned above. a real PLUS... This guitar is about as nice as they come. I mean— just look at it! There is not much to say. There is a bump on the tip of the headstock and one small shallow BB sized ding on the lower edge. No cracks or scratches. The frets are shiny and new looking, the fretboard is clean and the back of the neck is ding free—nice and silky smooth. There are a couple very light dimples that look like they are part of the finish from Fender. This guitar comes with the really nice original case, original Fender strap with Schaller strap-locks (came with the guitar), tremolo bar, extra springs with cool spring bag, polishing cloth and Fender cable. (SOLD!!!!)
1991-92 FENDER VINTAGE WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I have always had a fondness for Vintage White. Maybe it is because of Woodstock and Jimi, or, IDK, just the creaminess of it, or maybe because my player for years was that color. This one is mint minus just a micro small little scratch (See the pict on Facebookwith the pick by input jack. I am OCD, OK) and a few very light edge dings on the back of the neck from leaning is lightly against a coffee table (my guess). These are almost unseeable. The rest of the guitars is like WOW! Really minty. The frets are like new and the Rosewood is dark and stands against the Vintage White really nicely. Even the gold lettering on the pickups is near perfect. Not much playing time on this guitar for being over 28 years old. This has a serial number indicating it is a 1991 (N1) but the date on the butt end of the neck says May 21, 1992. It is very common for Fender to be off a few months. Note the neck was made by Hector Montes, who later went on to be a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. I can't make out the date in the body neck-socket. Looks like maybe June... I just went through this whole guitar and cleaned all the pots and switch and did a fresh set-up. Oh, this one comes with a Hipshot Tremsetter for tuning stability. Being a Strat Plus if has all the other Plus features: 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups that mimic those 1950s Strat tones, TBX tone control, Wilkinson roller nut, and Schaller locking tuners. Note that this come with an original case, that is in nice condition with owner's and specifications manuals, Fender polishing cloth and strap. Even the Strap lock are with this baby! And a few Xhefri Guitar picks.(SOLD!!!!)
1995 FENDER BLUE BURST ON ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is an exceptional guitar. The Ash caps on Alder have super nice grain showing through the transparent Blue Burst finish. The guitar is mint with the exceptions of a couple pin-pick spots on the body and a little tiny spot on the tip of the headstock. The body is high gloss with no scratches, cracks, or dings and even the pickguard is scratch free. The back tremolo cover still has the protective plastic on it. Beings this is a Plus Deluxe, it come with the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. If you want a lot more info on these guitars, look at this at my Deluxe webpage by CLICKING HERE! These are more beefy that the typical 50 sounding Strat. The Blue Lace is more like a P90 or an old PAF humbucker. The Silver is a 70s tone and the Red is crunchy for funk and even has that Tele bite to it. The frets are excellent as is the fretboard. The back of the neck is glossy and smooth. No peeling or cracks. The neck date is hard to read but something 20th, 1995 and the body looks March 25th, 1995. The neck was built by Jesus Urbie. As with a lot of these Strat Plus' they were built by some of the best, and people like J Urbie later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop... and this guitar plays like that as well. The lettering on the pickups is near prefect. Has the TBX tone control and Schaller locking tuners. As will all my guitars, I have gone through and cleaned everything to make sure there are no scratchy pots or switch. This comes with the original Fender Red Label case that is in excellent condition with owner and spec manuals, Fender polishing cloth and strap, Trem bar, Xhefri picks, and some other miscellaneous case candy. (SOLD!!!!!!)
1997-98 MIDNIGHT BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Many of you know that Fender's Strat Plus Series started in mid-1987 and ended the first couple months of 1998. This Plus has a N7 serial number indicating it was made in 1997 but the neck date is January 22nd, 1998 and a body date of some time in 1998. So this was one of the very last of the Plus series! Midnight blue is a pretty hard to come by color. Sometimes if is also called CAB = Candy Apple Blue. The finish is deep and rich. They start out with a fine silver metallic base coat, then followed by a few coats of semi-transparent blue, then several clear coats. The end result is a deep, wet looking blue. I tried to take a few shots in more direct light so you can see the blue light up. This guitar is mint. No scratches, cracks, or dents. Even the pickguard looks new. The only thing I could fine was a pin-prick on the top. So small it is hard to find and does not show up in the pictures. Since this is a Strat Plus it has all the Plus appointments: 3- Gold Lace Sensor pickups (note the lettering is in perfect condition), LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, TBX tone control, Hipshot Tremsetter (which great stabilizes the tuning when using the tremolo bar), and the good old American 2-point floating bridge. The frets are shiny and new looking, plus the back of the neck is as smooth as a baby's bottom..... LOL... This come with a Strat Plus DX case that is excellent condition. Two of the feet have been repaired as some point. This has most of the case candy—owners and specification manuals, tremolo bar, Fender polishing cloth and strap, case key, some Xhefri picks, and two Fender hang tag stickers! (SOLD!!!!!!)
1995 RED-DYE AAAA MATCHBOOK FLAME FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Yes, this IS a Strat Plus! But a little magic has been worked on it! The original owner that bought the guitar in 1995 sent the body off to David McNaught Guitars to be tricked out. If you have never heard of this company, well, Dave began building guitars at the age of 10! He is avid music lover, guitar player and 5th generation woodworker. Dave took the Strat Plus body, stripped it down to bare bones, filled the route, shaved the top and installed a AAAA Matchbook Tiger Flame top and a rear control route. His signature is in the trem-cavity. I contacted Dave to verify this and he told me, " That is an American Fender Strat Plus that we stripped down to raw wood...put a flame top on....and then refinished. Yeah, those re-tops always were a ton of work. But they were always fun to do." The quality is everything as good as Warmoth or Fender. And the cool things it, this is the body that came with this guitar when sold brand new in 1995! The build date on the neck is April 28th, 1995.
I just rewired the guitar as it had Lindy Fralin Blue Specials in it. I pulled all the old wiring and updated everything with ALL NEW parts. Iadded a liner taper volume pot, a no-load 250k tone control for the neck and a TBX tone control for the middle and bridge. For for the neck, turn the control to 10 and you bypass the control all together. Then added some old ceramic wafer caps which slowly darken the guitar for some smooth tones. Then to top it off, I put brand new black covered Lace Sensor pickups in this baby— A Burgundy in the neck, a Purple in the middle and a Blue in the bridge. What a nice combo for this guitar! The Burgundy runs at an 8.9k and is good for Rock, Blues, Fusion, Progressive. The Purple runs at a 10.5k and has those Blackmore, Hendrix, Ron Wood, McKnight tones, then the Blue runs at 12.8k and is like a old 50s humbucker tone.
The guitar is near mint. The body has three micro bumps that are the size of a pin-pricks / pin-head. The back of the neck has one small micro-ding and there is some slight checking. These really do not show in the picts and are hard to find. Other than that the guitar is like new and it plays super sweet as well. The frets are excellent. The back of the neck is silky smooth. This has those nice Chrome Fender locking tuners instead of the brushed Schaller locking tuners. The dark rosewood fretboard looks nice with the dark Red Dye flamed body. Comes with the original Strat Plus case that is in excellent condition. Has owner and spec booklets, new Fender strap and polishing cloth, some hang-tag stickers and a registration card, plus a couple of Xhefri picks!!(SOLD!!!!!!)
1988 E4 ICE BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a gorgeous 1988 Taos Turquoise Strat Plus that aged to look like a bluish Bahama Green. More on the color in a second. This guitar is in great condition. Sporting an E4 serial number it is really a 1988. This has a neck stamp date of October 11, 1988. BTW, the neck on this was built by Jesus Uribe, another Fender employee who ended up working in Custom Shop. The body build date is October 1 1988. Being a Strat Plus it has three Gold Lace Sensor pickups (this one has the old square bottom Gold Lace Sensor pickups), Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control, and a nickel plated bridge block, found on the 87s and some 88s guitars. This color is super rare, and now with is looking more like Bahama Green, well that color is super rare too! Some of these older Plus', if exposed to light, the UV will cause the clear coat to yellow. Add yellow to blue and you get green—and the green they turn is similar to Bahama Green! Very rare in a Plus. I own several Bahamas, two of which have been cased their whole life and the color is a deep dark green. This one sports the E4 serial number.The body is near perfect. No cracks, or scratches, even the pickguard is clean. The lettering on the pickups is rubbed some. The guitar has been gently played over the years. The back of the neck has a small bump that is marked (see Facebook) and is hard to see. The frets are excellent. The first two fret positions show a little wear on the rosewood. This has the original Fender rectangular case with a Fender Strap, tremolo bar, extra springs with an original spring packet, and the owners manual, all in excellent condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 E4 BROWN SUNBURST FENDER STRAT PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! What a nice VINTAGE Brown Sunburst looks a lot like the old 3-color sunburst but instead used only 2 colors on a nice piece of alder. This guitar is like new. The dark rosewood fretboard stand out really nice against this color. This beauty sports the E4 serial number with the Sperzel "dot" tuners and has a neck build date of June 15th 1988. This guitar is MINT. I could only find one small nearly invisible dimple on the top that does not show up in the photos. There is my OCD again... No scratches, chips, or cracks. Not even pick scratches on the pickguard. Even the gold lettering on the old flat top Lace Pickups is near prefect—which is really hard to find on these old Strat Plus'! There is not a whole lot to say about this guitar but "nice"! The frets are in excellent condition, and the back of the neck is ding free and as smooth as a baby's bottom! Comes with all the early, and sought after, Strat Plus features, like: Full-Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control, the old "666" square bottom Gold Lace Sensor pickups (which some people swear sound better than the new ones - IDK), 2-point American Bridge that have the old nickel plated block (In late 1988 they moved to the grey painted steel blocks). Comes with the original case (which even has the key), with the extra springs inside of the spring packet, tremolo bar with spring, Fender polishing cloth, and a Fender strap. (SOLD!!!!!)
1993 CRIMSON BURST SOLID ASH FENDER STRATOCSTER PLUS DX ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Another XHEFRI Ultra Custom! I built one similar to this a few months ago but this one has a new twist—a black Seymour Duncan Jazz humbucker neck pickups with coil tapping. Flip the upper mini-switch and you can make this humbucker sound like a single coil, which mixes well with the middle pickup for some Stratty honk and quack. The middle pickups is a Purple Lace Sensor, which is quite a bit hotter and fatter that a standard Strat single coil. Hey, Do not let the word JAZZ make you think namby-pamby. The SD Jazz can sound smooth and silky, having an almost vintage PAF sound, but also takes overdrive/distortion great and this is a super nice match for the hot Lace Sensors. This has the Ultra 5-way Super switching which means in the middle position it is neck + bridge like a Les Paul or Telecaster. This guitar started out as a mint, almost unplayed, Strat Plus DX in the cool Crimson Burst finish. Add to that the Black/Red/Black custom Ultra pickguard, that is custom made for Xhefri Guitars. Note the bridge is an Ultra type Lace Sensor Red Dually with the 3-way mini-switch (lower one) that give you upper, lower or both pickups in series from the Red Dually! Man, the dark Rosewood fretboard goes really well with this look too. Frets are shiny like new! And it has the LSR roller nut for smooth string action. Also note the black Graphite bridge saddles. These prevent string breakage and just look cool as well. This guitar has a solid ASH body. The neck was build by Hector Montez, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. This is loaded with a Hipshot-Tremsetter, which is set up right and really stabilizes the guitars tuning, especially when diving with the tremolo or if you break a string. Comes with a really nice Strat Plus Deluxe case with a new Black Fender Strap, polishing cloth, trem bar and a LSR explanation sheet.(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 BLUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM ASH top and back: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I own a couple Blue Bursts Strat Plus Deluxe's, so I decided to make this one into a Ultra Custom. This guitar started out in near mont condition then using a black/white/black Ultra pickguard and white covered Lace Sensor pickups. The top and back are displaying the grain from some choice pieces of ash on an alder body. The transparent blue allows the grain to show through—lovely. The body is mint! Not a scratch, ding or crack anywhere. This guitar did not come with a Tremsetter, as a lot of 96-97 guitars. The neck has a build date of May 20th, 1997 and was shaped by Chavez, of later Custom Shop fame. I can't quite make out the build date on the body but it look alike August 1997.
I used one of my favorite combos of Lace pickups—a Purple Lace Sensor in the neck which is has a hot, overwound single coil sound, similar to a P-90. I sandwich in-between a Silver Sensor for mixing with the neck and bridge to gives some stratty quacky tones, With the 5-way super switch only engages the middle pickup on positions #2 and #4 as this special Ultra wire is the neck + bridge pickups in the middl position (#3) like a Telecaster. The mini-switch is for the Blue Lace Dually, activating the back or front pickups, or both of them in a series, which makes the tone more like a humbucker. The Blues Sensors are not as biting and ear piercing and the Red laces so commonly used in a bridge Dually. This has the TBX tone control and linear tapered pots for smooth audio volume changes. The frets are hardly touched and the rose wood is in excellent shape. Really looks nice against the Blue Burst body. The neck is in excellent condition with only a couple very small micro dings around the edge of the headstock (I am talking super small) and some lightly discolored spots on the upper and lower areas where the neck and headstock meet. See the Facebook pictures. It is under the finish so I am thinking it is a wood anomaly, as there are several grain spots on the neck in other places. These are all super small and hardly noticeable places.
This has the Fender Mini-Floyd Rose bridge. The tremolo bar has a hex head that can be used for string changes. This will come a special hex wrench for adjusting the bridge.
This has the deluxe Fender black Tolex case has a plush red interior, and a snap down case candy compartment. I like how that sounds! The case is like new. Inside you will find much of the case candy such as owners manual and specification booklets, Fender polishing cloth and strap, tremolo bar, and some other goodies.(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 BLUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ASH: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is another gorgeous 1996 Blue Burst! I had two of these tucked away, both made only weeks apart from each other! MINTY! Love this color and this particular guitar has that MOJO... that feel. I spent 2 hours playing it recently in my studio. Love it. BTW, I have a whole new Strat Plus Deluxe page on my website. There are cool there like all the colors used on the series and even down-loadable price lists from Fender over the years the Plus DXs were available. CLICK HERE to see the new Strat Plus Deluxe page! This blue goes from a dark metallic color to a transparent blue that allows the ash grain to show through. I am a sucker for grain and flame! This comes with all the Deluxe appointments like, Schaller Locking tuners, LSR roller nut, Mini-Floyd Rose bridge (more about that in a minute) and the Blue, Silver, and red Lace Sensor pickups, and a TBX tone control. This beautiful guitar is mint. Build date on the neck is October 22nd, with an inspection of October 31st. It also has October something, 1996, on the body neck socket stamp. The neck was shaped by the Fender legend, Herbie Gastelum. Herbie was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The Rosewood is nice and dark, and the frets show no signs of wear. The back of the neck is silky smooth with no dings or dents! This Plus' body is made from Alder with an attractive Ash laminate top and back. No dents, cracks, or even pick scratches, not even on the pickguard. The tip of the headstock has a couple micro-dings that are super small and light scuffing on the edge of the necks lower side by the headstock, from being hung on a wall hanger. See picts, very light. This is a clean machine that looks brand new! Being a 1996 model it has the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Even the lettering on the pickups is like new! As mentioned, this Plus sports the Mini-Floyd Rose bridge (aka the Balanda Bridge, or Deluxe Locking Bridge, which I talk about on my NEW Strat Plus DX page, check it out!) George Blanda give a little insight being the development of this bridge and yes, on that page I have a downloadable PDF on how to adjust these as well! I have some pictures here on Facebook that shows how the tremolo arm has a Hex Key on the tip for the Hex screws on the bridge - for fast string changes. This comes with a the original Fender Strap with the Strap Locks, UNOPENED case candy with owners and user guides and various paperwork, a special Hex kek for adjusting the bridge, and tremolo bar. Ohm I almost forgot, also a Fender red Lable case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 BLACK FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This started out as a minty black Strat Plus Deluxe which I added a custom wired black/red/black Ultra pickguard and a cool array of Lace Sensor pickups. This black beauty has a build date of March 26th, 1997 on the butt end of the neck. The frets are like new and the rosewood has a nice dark even grain. There is one small bump on the top edge of the neck by the 2nd fret. Small and really not very noticeable. The body is spotless—I really can't find anything to write home about! Back is fussy color and this one is nice! No scratches, chips, or cracks. The body does not have a date stamp, which is not uncommon. The action is low and feels great BTW...I played this for a few hours and man, I love this combo of tone! This has the TBX tone control for the bridge and middle pickups (lower knob). The 250k tone middle tone has a large Orange .22 Cap for the neck pickup. I used a linear taper pot for the volume control as I like the even tapered drop of volume, unlike the typical audio pots that drop off fast from 10-8 and the slowly taper around 4. Then they drop fast to 0. This has the Ultra 5-way Super Switch that makes position #3 the neck + bridge. Add to the the 3-way mini-switch that has either the front or back Blue Lace Sensors activated, or both in series. The Blue Lace give a nice milder 50s humbucker tone and not the harsh bite of the typical Red Lace Duallys. Smoother—more like a double up set of old humbuckers! The neck pickup is a Purple Lace Sensor. They guys that have tried these (myself included -HA!) like the warmer tone, as it is like a P90 in the neck, fatter than a typical Fender single coil, but not like a humbucker or fatter sound of a Blue Sensor. The middle pickup is an Emerald, which mimics the Texas Special tone. This pickup functions more for mixing with the bridge or neck pickups to get those funky Strat tones—mowtown—get down—sound... in positions #2 and #4. This has the Hipshot Tremsetter that is set up correctly and keeps this guitar in tune, even when diving with the tremolo. Comes with a brand new TKL case with keys, with black tipped tremolo bar, new black Fender strap, Fender polishing cloth, and extra strings (SOLD!!!!!)
1989 BAHAMA GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another Bahama Green Strat Plus! At one time I thought Bahama Green was a myth as they are so hard to find. Back in the early 2000's I started a thread on the old Fender Forum, which Fender shut down, regarding this color. Very rare! Now I have owned a number and see on the 1989-1989 Fender price lists that the color was offered. Fender must have not made that many of them. This one is a Standard Strat Plus with three Gold Lace pickups (mark of the beast pickups with serial number that ends with 666!) and they have with the square bottoms. This one is near mint—with one small ding on the edge of the arm cut (see Facebook picts), one very small edge ding on the back of the neck, and one micro-dimple on the back of the body. No scratches or cracks. The guitar's neck was made and shaped by Jesus Uribe, who later was a Master Builder in Custom Shop. The neck build date is July 15th, 1989 and a body build date of June 30th, 1989. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect, which is hard to find in this condition, showing the guitar has not seen a lot of playing. The frets are excellent and the dark rosewood fretboard looks really sweet against the green body. The first DXs started shipping with the Hipshot Tremsetter which really helps keep the guitar in tune when using the Tremolo bar. This has the original case that is excellent but does have a little rust on the latches. Comes with a Fender strap, tremolo bar and Xhefri picks!(SOLD!!!!!)
2019 QUILT FLAME MAPLE BIRDSEYE MAPLE NECK XHEFRI CUSTOM TELECASTER: Condition: BRAND NEW! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another custom XHEFRI Tele build. This is a red dye AAAA Quilt flame Maple top with taped edge binding on a Swamp Ash body. Note the Contoured Heel, Tummy Cut, and Forearm Contour—very stylish and comfy to play! The back is Transparent Red which allows the Swamp Ash grain to show through. The neck is a custom made Birdseye Maple with Dark Indian Rosewood fretboard. It has Mother Of Pearl Dots and White Marker Side Dots. SS6150 (Stainless) frets and a Compound Radius 10-16" fretboard on a Slim contour shape. The scale length is 25-1/2. The nut is a GraphTech White TUSQ XL and Sperzel Locking Tuners. Oh, did I mention Birdseye Maple? Lot's of Birdseye! For the pickups I have a DiMarzio DP190n nickel covered humbucker pickup in the neck and a Seymour Duncan Hot Stack blade for a Tele in the bridge. Love this combo! The vintage bridge has with compensated brass saddles for good intonation and a chrome vintage bridge cover (aka Ashtray). A bit of vintage going on here. A 5-way Super Switch gives both tradition Tele tones plus more. The little mini-switch splits the coils on the humbucker blade bridge pickup to have a more vintage Tele twang. Or use it as a humbucker and have some real bite. Here is how the trick switching works: In position #1 you have the bridge pickup acting as a humbucker or single coil using the mini-switch. Position #2 is the bridge + neck with only 1/2 of the neck coils. Position #3 has the DiMarzio as a full humbucker and the Duncan bridge pickup together. Position #4 has the humbucker split, as a single coil, sound more like a traditions Tele. Position #5 is the full humbucker sounding like Les Paul. The tone control is a custom wired TBX with a .18 Browning cap and a special resistor. This give you more control over the TBX. Has a brand new tweed case.(SOLD!!!!!)
1999 7UP GREEN FENDER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! 7UP Green was also know as Candy Apple Green and Tanqueray Green as found on some special edition Tanqueray Gin Strats. This one is indicating it is a 98 with a SN8 serial number, but the build dates on the inside of the guitar point to August and September of 1999—just 2 years before they discontinued the models with the Lace Sensors. This guitar is gorgeous and Mint-. The only reason there is a "-" is due to the very light oxidation on the bridge saddles. Did I mention I am OCD and do not use the word "mint" lightly. This comes with all the Clapton appointments: wonderful V-shaped neck, low action, Eric's signature on the headstock, vintage bridge that is decked and blocked - just Like Eric specified, plus 3 Gold Lace pickups. AND a 25db boost. This guitar goes from being like a Standard Strat Plus to being fat, similar to a Les Paul. Some call it that "Woman" tone. The lower tone control activates the boost. The first tone control is a TBX which at 5 is tone neutral or towards 10 bass is cut and toward 0 treble is cut. This guitar feel as good as it looks. Frets are shiny and show no real sign of wear. This has been a collectors guitar. No scratches (not even on the pickguard), chips, or cracks. Just a high gloss body and a silky smooth neck. No edge dings on the back of the neck or around the headstock. I did find a very light, pinhead side indentation on the fretboard at the 5th fret. These older 7UPs are hard to find in this condition (hard to find at all, actually). This come comes with the original tweed Fender case with the Fender owners manual, Fender registration card, Clapton Kit bag, Fender polishing cloth, tremolo arm (if you desire to float the bridge), Hex wrenches, and a Fender strap.(SOLD!!!!!)
1992 FENDER ERIC CLAPTON ROSEWOOD FRETBOARD "BLACKIE" STRATOCASTER **RARE**: Condition: MINT - . Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This guitar belongs in a museum! If you have watched Eric Clapton play, you know when it comes to Fender Stratocasters, he always plays one with a Maple fretboard. So it only makes sense that when he agreed to have his famous "Blackie" turned into a Signature guitar by Fender, he was going to specifically request a Maple fretboard! BTW, Clapton's personal preference for the shape of the neck was a soft "V" - similar to his early Martins acoustics, as he played both a 1939 Martin 000-42 and a 1966 Martin 000-28. CLICK HERE to read about the Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster history!. In 1992 Eric gave Fender permission to do the unthinkable—and that was to produce a run of his signature guitars with a Rosewood fretboards. (Some say this isBrazilian Rosewood).There is very little information out there on these guitars, but the story goes that "they started production and on that very day Clapton or his agent called and told Fender to stop." It was said that only "94 production models were made". I have not been able to validate this story. But I do know the history of this particular guitar and can tell you this was one of them—and it is super rare. The only other Clapton I have seen with a Rosewood fretboard is a one-off Custom Shop model, which I own, in Surf Green made in 1990. It was built by J.W. Black and Art Esparza. This Rosewood Clapton "Blackie" was built, or at least the neck was built by D. Chavez who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. This one has a neck date stamp September 25, 1992 and what looks like an October something, 1992 body date stamp. This "Blackie" is not only rare, it is mint-. The only reason I give it the "-" is due to a pinprick and a micro dent on the bottom edge. I mean we are talking super small stuff that you would have to look for a long time to find. You know me, I am OCD! The guitar has no scratches or cracks. No pick marks on the pickguard....The guitar has the bridge "blocked" just the way Eric specified. It has the original hang tags, paperwork, strap, chord and tremolo bar. I do not care if it sells, so it is priced accordingly. (SOLD!!!!!)
1998 WHITE BLONDE SOLID ASH FENDER TELECASTER DELUXE: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This 1998 Telecaster Deluxe looks just like a Version-2 Telecaster Plus. Here's why: In 1998 Fender was discontinuing their Plus lineup. This meant the Strat Plus, Strat Plus DX, the Ultra, and the Version 2 Telecaster Plus were going to be discontinued. Howbeit, in the January 1998 Fender Price list the Plus Series still appeared—but truth was, there was very limited production in 1998 as Fender was just clearing out their 1997 inventory. In July of 1998, Fender released the new American Deluxe series which replaced the Plus lineup. The July 1998 Price list showed the new Fender Telecaster Deluxe, which was basically just like the V2 Telecaster Plus model, but had Fender's new Noiseless pickups along with a new selection of colors. They also came up with a new serial number for these, using a D infront of the old style number. This one's serial number is a DN8xxxx. The "D" stood for Deluxe, obviously! These Telecasters were made a very short time, for about 1.5 years, and in limited numbers. Custom Shop quality. Finding one is very difficult and they will continue going up in value as they are actually pretty rare. I have never been a fan of the Fender Noiseless pickups when they came out in the new DX Strats as they were too brittle and bright sounding. But I can honestly say these Telecaster noiseless pickups sound really good. I pulled the Fender Noiseless Strat pickup out of the middle position and instead put in a hot Lace Sensor Chrome Done - for both looks and tone. This Tele is a super high quality build and the color with the White Blonde see-through finish on solid Ash is stunning! Lot's of oooh-ahhh factor. The 3-way mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way switch in the neck position, thus giving you neck + bridge. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time! Both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones from this beast plus some! This also has dual capacitors on the tone knob that work really nice with these pickups. You can darken the tone without it getting muddy. I really like the Tortoise-shell binding around the top of the guitar which matches the pickguard, and it has a tummy cut for comfortable playing. The finish on the body is flawless—no scratches, chips, or cracks. And the trans-white over solid Ash—wow! Only thing I see on this guitar to mention is very-light pick scratches on the tops of the middle and neck pickups. The frets are like new and check out the colors of the abalone inlays on the dark Rosewood fretboard. (Close ups on Facebook!) And the nice Chrome Fender logo on the headstock. The back of the neck is slick and fast. I like the feel of a Tele neck and then having the Strat tones, well, it is like 2 guitars in one. This comes with a Deluxe black Fender Tolex case with original owners manual & miscellaneous papers, Fender polishing cloth, hex wrench for bridge saddles, Strap locks, and new white/gold Fender strap.(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 GRAFFITI YELLOW FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS E4 SERIAL NUMBER: Condition: MINT- . Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! "They call me mellow yellow, that's right....." Ok, maybe you're not old enough to remember that song, but it does fit this color well! This is about as fine of an early Strat Plus in Graffiti Yellow as you will every find. The Maple fretboard looks really sweet with this color, IMHO. There is some cool grain and a knot in wood in the maple on the back of the neck, whichs add character. (A knot like from a tree, so its not a defect!). No dings on the back of this silky smooth neck either. A couple very light pin-head sized bumps on the back tip of the headstock. The Schaller locking tuners work great — slide the string through, tighten, and clip off the excess string! And since this is a February 1988 build (neck date says February 23rd and the body looks like the 24th and has the E4 serial number) it comes with the Wilkinson Split Nut! just like on the old Jeff Beck Strats. Very cool! Hector Montez built the neck. He later became a Master Builder in Fender's Custom Shop. The frets are shiny and new looking, as is the fret board. The body is near spotless, and is as nice as most new guitars I see hanging in music stores. Above the back strap button there are two small micro-nicks. Try to find them! (see facebook pictures)...This Strat Plus has the older Gold Lace Sensor pickups with the old style "Mark of the Beast" part number stickers - which have the square bottoms. Has the early Nickel Tremolo block before they went to the Grey painted type. This has 3 springs on the bridge. The action on this guitar is amazingly low with no buzzing or fretting out. Has a real mojo feeling. A like new original Fender case with Fender Strap, Trem Bar, case keys, extra set of strings, and of course a few Xhefri guitar picks.(SOLD!!!!)
1993 CRIMSON BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Caution! Tone machine! This sexy Strat Plus DX was about as mint as you can find—sporting the beautiful transparent Crimson Burst finish over Alder. I built a very diversified 2 x Ultra Dually pickup arrangement for it using a black/red/black pickguard specially cut just for 2 x Lace Sensor Dually pickups. The neck is a Blue/Emerald and the bridge is an Emerald/Blue.Sandwiched in-between is a Gold Lace Sensor. There are two TBX tone controls—one fore the neck and the other for the bridge and middle. It has mini-toggles switches for both Duallys and they select the pickups like this: the front, the back, or both in series. When in series they at fat and hot, like a humbucker. Here is where it gets cool—the Emeralds are Lace's answer to replicating Texas Special pickups, with snappy, growling tone, while the Blue Sensors are more like vintage humbuckers or a P-90 tone. So flip the mini-switch and it is like you have two different guitars! Go from brighter to darker, fatter to crisper. The toss the Gold Lace into the mix for positions #2 and #4, you can get lots of quack and honk... The 5-way Super switch has the neck + bridge in the middle position (#3) of the 5-way switch. So start mixing it up with all those combinations. Start counting how many different combinations you can come up with total—yes, you will need more than your fingers! This Strat Plus sports the Mini-Floyd Rose bridge aka the Balanda Bridge, or Deluxe Locking Bridge. I have a whole write up on these on the "Ultra" page my website - CLICK HERE to see my ULTRA website page! I have a whole write up on these on the "Ultra" page my website - xhefriguitars.com/page4.html George Blanda gives a little insight being the development of this bridge, and on that page I have a downloadable PDF on how to adjust these as well! I have some pictures here on Facebook that shows how the tremolo arm has a Hex Key on the tip for the Hex screws that lock the strings down on the bridge - for fast string changes. Also included is the hard to find special Hex key for setting the intonation. The body is flawless and the frets are almost untouched. The rosewood on the fretboard is tight grained and dark, which fits the motif of the guitar. Here is all I can find, there is a micro nick on the edge of the fretboard around the 6th fret. And I saw two pinpoint nicks on the tip of the headstock. That's it as far as the bad stuff—OCD = me. The back of the neck is slick, fast, and has no dings. The serial number says 1993 but the neck stamp is "something" 20th, 1994 - I can't make out the month. By the way, the neck was made by the famous Herbie Gastelum, who was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The body looks like it was made late 1993, and can't make out the stamps there either! This comes with an era correct, aftermarket case. There is a new black Fender strap, Hex key for intonation, tremolo arm combo hex key, and a few other goodies. (SOLD!!!!)
1988 E4 LAKE PLACID BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS JOHN CRUZ NECK: Condition: MINT!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Lake Placid Blue reminds me of being out on a still lake in the spring on an early morning with blue sky and fluffy while clouds passing by overhead! Ok, I am a bit of a romanticist. This color was only offered in late 1987 into 1988 and is as rare as Dusty Rose or Graffiti Yellow. This one is MINT! It has a neck date, that was penciled in by the legendary John Cruz, on February 1st, 1988 and a body build date of February 5th, 1988. John Cruz spent very little time on the production line as he was pulled into Fender's Custom Shop as a Master Builder, who built guitars for some of the biggest names in the industry such as Stevie Ray Vaughan's iconic "Number One" Strat! I have more info here: Fender's famous neck shapers!Since this is an early 88, it comes with a Wilkinson "split roller nut" as was used on all the 87 Plus' and and the early Jeff Beck signature guitars. The frets are untouched and as shiny like new. This neck is so sweet! And being a Strat Plus it has Schaller locking tuners, 3 Gold Lace pickups (with the older style square bottoms) and Fender's TBX tone system. Even the lettering on the older style flat top Lace Sensors is near perfect! Has the older Nickel plated bridge block. Lake Placid Blue is a unique color. Really a beautiful color that is highlighted by a Maple fretboard. I can't find one defect on this guitar—and you know how OCD I am! No scratches, dings or cracks. Not even a pick scratch on the pickgaurd! This comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in very nice condition. The latches has a little rust and the top has a slight warp in the plastic. Also has the original Fender strap, strat locks, tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!)
1988 (E4) VINTAGE WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS RARE PICKUPS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Vintage White—kind of! I bought this from a guy who told me: "I'm not the original owner. I bought from a guy probably in the late 80's. Played it a little and put it in the closet where it's been ever since. Strings are probably from that era!" And he was right. The strings were rusty, but the guitar showed little signs of being played. It was a bit dusty/dirty so I gave it a good cleaning and WOW - what a nice guitar! It is mint. VERY RARE FIND IN THIS CONDITION! Really a sweet guitar. The neck has a build date of what looks like July 28th 1988 and the neck was made by Jesus Uribe, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. No date stamp on the body, which is not unusual back then. It was suppose to be Vintage White but the paint mix on some of these really early models seems to be much richer and really looks more like Monaco Yellow! There is a little patina to the clear coat that makes this color even more yellowish. This has somethings rare and odd about it. Most 1988 Plus' came with the old square bottomed Gold Lace Sensor that had the gold lettering on top. They have a part number on a gold sticker on the backs of the pickups, using black letters and a part number that ends with 666 — thus my joke about the Mark of the Beast pickups! But this guitar has gold stickers that has RED lettering and a part number that ends with a 046. I talked with Jeff Lace about these pickups and he said it was too many years ago to know what they were exactly. He said he was most likely still in high school when these pickups were made! These pickups meter test about the same "k" as the standard Gold Lace, but I think they have a bit more crunch to them. This has the old the nickel plated tremolo block too. This came with a packet with extra tremolo springs and hex wrenches for adjusting the truss rod and bridge saddles, original strap, inspection hang tag, some paperwork, a couple original adds about Strat Plus guitars from 1988 and a photocopied owners manual all in the minty original case! This came with a packet with extra tremolo springs and hex wrenches for adjusting the truss rod and bridge saddles, original strap, inspection hang tag, some paperwork, a couple original adds about Strat Plus guitars from 1988 and a photocopied owners manual all in the minty original case! (SOLD!!!!)
1988 GRAFFITI YELLOW FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!I love pastel colored Strats and here is a very nice 1988 Strat Plus in the legendary Graffiti Yellow. Finding these without cracks in the neck sockets and in this condition is nearly impossible. Colors such as Surf Green, Dusty Rose, Bahama Green, the early Vintage White, and Graffiti Yellow are the hardest to find and have become the most collectible. The guitar is near spotless. Just a high gloss with no cracks, chips or scratches. Even the lettering on the old flat topped Lace sensors is perfect! The build date of the guitar is February 6th of 1988, so she is an early one. There are no stamps in the body neck socket route. Not uncommon. Wood is Alder. These are mistakenly called the Jeff Beck prototype—which was not the case. But, Jeff Beck did have a lot to do with the formation of the Plus series Read about it HERE! ) The rosewood board on this guitar is really nice, with aesthetic looking grain, which contrasts beautifully with the Graffiti Yellow body. Not much more to say except "really nice"! This guitar comes with the "ooh, ah!" feature. Open the case and just go "ooh, Ah!" Comes with the original Fender rectangular case with owners manual, extra springs, Yellow Fender matching strap with the Schaller strap locks installed (came stock on the Plus guitars) and tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!)
1997 CRIMSON BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DX ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another XHEFRI custom wired Strat Plus DX in a cool Ultra configuration. I started off with a near mint 97 Plus DX in the gorgeous Crimson Burst color. Being a DX you can see the Ash grain through the finish top and bottom. I would have call this mint but there is one very tiny bump on the tip of the headstock that you can barely see. OK, I am OCD... The rosewood standout nice against the Crimson and black PG. The frets are shiny and like new. I took this guitar and added a custom black/red/black Ultra pickguard loaded with a PURPLE Lace Sensor in the neck. This pickup mimics a P-90 tone with no hum. This had the Ultra 5-way super-switching so the middle position of the switch is like a Telecaster—neck + bridge pickups. Since the bridge is two Red Lace Sensor pickups in a Dually configuration, you have a tone of tone options as the mini-switch will give you front, back or both Reds in a series with is a whopping 29k. Tele tones, Metal tones, blues tones, jazz tones.... I think you get the point.The middle pickup is Lace's Emerald Green. It is like a Texas Special and gives some nice quack tones in positions 2 & 4. A lot of combos to dial in the right tone. The TBX tone control (lower know) is connected to the bridge and middle pickups. I used a .018 cap on this. The TBX is a normal tone control from 5 to 0 and having this capacitor makes that sweep more gentle, since it is only a 1/2 turn. From 5-10 there is a resister that cuts low frequencies giving you more treble top-end. The TBX is a wide spectrum tone control. The middle tone control has a .022 cap and is connected to the neck pickup. This Strat has the Mini-Floyd Rose locking bridge. Very cool looking guitar that has broad tonal capabilities. It comes with the original tremolo bar that has a hex wrench on the tip for making string changes. Cut off the ball on the string, insert it in the bridge and lock it down with the trem bar! This comes with a like new Fender Strat Plus DX case with tremolo bar, and a new strap. (SOLD!!!!)
1992 RARE FENDER FIRESTORM STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT- . Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Fender legend, George Blanda, one of the former Custom Shop founder told me, "James Kulback, who ran the paint department, came up with the Firestorm finishes. He adapted it from custom motorcycle finishing techniques." He also said he did not remember how it was done other than some kind of thick finish was applied and then was streaked using wadded up aluminum foil. Very cool finish that will continue to go up in value. Fender color code #78. Here is a near mint 1991 Strat Plus Deluxe in the rare Firestorm finish. This color is awesome and were made for a short time late 1990 up to around May of 1993—in fact, a very limited number were produced in early 1993, and the Firestorm color was not even listed in the January 1993 Fender Catalog. Nor was Firestorm listed in the January 1990 Catalog. The color did not show up in Fender's catalogs until January of 1991!
The body is near flawless, with no scratches, cracks, or chips. There are two small bumps on the back of the neck. See my Face book picts for more detail. The red lights up like a stop sign when the light hits it just right. The frets were just leveled, crowned, and polished and are in great condition. The guitar has not seen a lot of playing and even the lettering on the Lace Sensors is well intact. Even the plastic is still on the back tremolo cover.
This one comes with all the Strat Plus DX appointments: Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, DX American Standard bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, and the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor combo. This one has the original hang tag, owners booklets, chrome tremolo bar, and some other case candy. The case it an early heavy duty 1980's in excellent condition. This is the 4 latch case that has slightly larger outside dimensions and more padding. (SOLD!!!!)
1994 ANTIQUE BURST 1 PIECE FLAMED FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is a 1994 Fender Ultra that is mint-. I cannot find a flaw on the body but I found two super light impressions like from a guitar hanger on the back of the neck by the headstock. Hard to find. Thus the (-) rating. The Antique Burst has a nice, dark, root-beer metallic burst on the edges. This one is a rare one-piece flamed Maple top and back on Alder. Besides cool looking flame that changes with the direction of the light, there are interesting worming of the grain on the top. This guitar has been lightly played and well taken care of. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The lettering on the pickups is near prefect. This one has a build date of December 13th, 1994 as stamped on the heel of the neck. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as: chrome Schaller tuners, Blue, Gold and Red Dually Lace Sensor pickups, chrome Deluxe bridge with pop-in tremolo arm (the tremolo arm has a hex key on the end of it for string changes on the mini-Floyd Rose bridge) and a LSR roller nut. Speaking of the bridge, one current Fender employee told me that these bridges were nick named the "Blanda Bridge" named ofter George Blanda who they were told designed it.
The Ultras have dark black ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays. Black Ebony is super hard to come by these days and the Ultras were Fender's only production guitar, other then the Robbin Ford model, that came with ebony fretboards. The back of the neck is silky smooth. Frets are in great shape! These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you front, back or both in series with the Dually bridge pickup. By the way, this guitar plays super sweet. Low action and the truss rod adjusts perfect! Comes with the Deluxe Fender Strat Plus molded case with almost all the case candy: Schaller strap locks, Fender Strap, owners manuals, some hang tags, Fender polishing cloth, and Pop in chrome Trem bar which has a Hex key on the end for the bridge.(SOLD!!!!)
2019 XHEFRI CUSTOM TELECASTER: Condition: BRAND NEW. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Come together - right now - over me... this XHEFRI CUSTOM Telecaster has a Seymour Duncan Hot for Tele stacked blade humbucker in the bridge and a DiMarzio DP-193N chrome humbucker for the neck. Used a Gotoh engraved bridge plate with 6-saddles. Nice custom vintage tinted, flamed rock-maple neck in an Eric Clapton soft V profile—kind of like the old 52 V Tele necks. It has a nice 10-16" Compound radius with a GraphTech Black TUSQ XL nut. This sports Kulson vintage looking locking tuners. Pull the string through and lightly tight the top screw! The body is mahogany with a AAAA flame maple top in a red dye tint and taped binding. The neck has a beveled profile to make it easier to play about the 12th fret. I have some cool stuff going on with this one... I used a TBX tone control for both pickups, BUT I put on a .018 Brownie Cap instead of the typical .022 Cap. This makes the softening of the pickups more gradual. As mentioned, in the bridge I added a Seymour Duncan Hot Lead Stack for Tele blade humbucker. The mini-switch cuts off 1/2 of the coils so one can get more a vintage Tele bridge bite or a crunchier humbucker tone. The custom 5-way switch is a Fender two-wafer Super Switch that does this: 1) bridge pickup, 2) bridge + neck (neck split, running on 1/2 coils), 3) bridge + Neck (full humbucker), 4) neck humbucker split, running on 1/2 coil. This creates a tone very close to a stock Telecaster neck pickup!, 5) neck humbucker operating in full power. The bottom line is, a tone of tonal variety! Full blues/jazz/fusion tones to country chick'in pick'in....A Telecaster hybrid Les Paul.(SOLD!!!!!)
1990 Version 1 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This color was called Antique Burst by Fender in 1990, the year the Ultra's were released. I called this color anything buy Antique Burst because it does not look anything like 1991 onward Antique Burst's seen on any Strat or Tele. I have called it Brown Burst, Brown Antique Burst, etc. I just can't call it what it is as is obvious from what I wrote in the title!!! I call it Version 1 Antique Burst! If you look at the picts I put on Face book you will see a picture from the January, 1990, catalog where they show an Ultra with this finish. I also have posted Fender's "Price List" brochure is is also listed as Antique Burst. This unusual color was produced only for one year on the Ultra and Strat Plus Deluxe guitars. The top and back of this rare Ultra is one piece maple. Looks like finisher took black stain and wiped down the raw wood then then finished it in a light transparent antique tint with black burst edges. This has the E9 serial number but date stamps are October/November 1990. The neck was made by Jesus Uribe, later to be Master Builder at Fender. Many of these guys who did the Ultras and signature guitars ended up working in Custom Shop. The frets are like new, and as I explain in all my Ultra descriptions, these come with jet black Ebony fretboard. Black Ebony is super hard to find today and back in 1990 fender was using premo-stuff. Tight grain jet black with real abalone dot inlays. The body is near mint with only two small dimples thus the MINT- rating. One I think is a factory anomaly and the other a very very light touch. No cracks or scratches. Many of the Ultras in 1990-91 came with a Gold Lace in the middle position, along with the Blue in the neck and a Red Dually in the bridge. The lettering on the pickups is in great shape with only a little rubbing on the middle pickup. The pickguard, which sports no scratches, has turn an aged color, which looks nice against this color. All the other Ultra appointment: Chrome Schaller locking tuners, Chrome Wilkinson roller nut, and chrome DX bridge with pop-in trem arm. Cool Ultra wiring. Position #3 in the 5-way is neck + bridge. The mini-switch has front, back or both in series on the Red Lace Dually. Comes with the original Fender rectangular case. Many of the early Ultra's shipped with these cases or the rectangular DX Fender flight case.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 SUNBURST MATCH-BOOKED TIGER FLAME FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This is a very early issue 91 Fender Ultra that is mint. The guitar has seen almost no playing—a true closet queen. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The lettering on the Lace Sensors pickups is near perfect, which is hard to find on the flat-topped Laces. The Ultra's were the highest-end production Strat that Fender made in the 1990s. Really Custom Shop quality. This one has a very tight grained black ebony board, which sets off the real Abalone inlays nicely. Black Ebony is super hard to come by these days and the Ultras were the only production guitar, other then the Robbin Ford, that came with ebony fretboards. These early issue Ultras are becoming more collectible and harder to find, especially in this condition. Love the serial number—N1008440! I can't make out the date stamps in the neck socket and on the butt end of the neck but I can read June and July and it has to be 1991. Jesus Uribe made the neck—and he has a long standing reputation as a master builder. This one has a split-piece AAA tiger flamed maple top and back. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts: Chrome Sperzil Locking Tuners, Chrome Deluxe bridge with pop-in tremolo arm, Hipshot-tremsetter, and Chrome Wilkinson roller nut. Did I mention chrome? ;-) The back of the neck is crack and ding free, and has some light flame. Frets are like new! These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you front, back or both in series with the Dually bridge pickup. Most of the 1990-1991 Ultras came with Silver, Gold, and Red Dually Lace Sensors pickups. By the way, this guitar plays super sweet. Low action with no buzzing and the truss rod adjusts perfect! Comes with the original Fender Grey snake-skin Deluxe Case that is in clean condition. It has all the paperwork with hang tag. Note the original strap that has never been used.(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 BAHAMA GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I have talked about these before, the mysterious Bahama Green Strat Plus. I call these mysterious due to the fact that they are very rare and only made in 1988 into mid 1989 and in very limited numbers. Some were the Version I Deluxe with the Silver/Silver/ Blue Lace senors and others were the Standard Strat Plus—like this one. Some call this color one of the Holy Grail of Strat plus’—one of the rarer colors to come by. In fact, for years I thought these were just an urban myth and even started a thread on the Fender Forum entitled: “Urban Legends or a Facts about Bahama Green” way back in 2007. These are as rare as Dusty Rose, Razz Berry, and a few others. This one was made in April of 1988 or 1989. I can't make out the 8 and 9 on the stamps on the body, neck, or hang tag. Some look like a 9, some look like an 8. You decide! This color is really hard to photograph as the color is a deeper, darker green than the more turquoise look that the pictures show. This guitar is near mint with 4 small pin-head sized impressions on the back tummy cut. The neck as a glossy vintage tint and the frets are like new. The back of the neck is ding free with the exception of one smooth small dent on the back by the 8th fret. It comes with all the earlier Strat Plus appointments: Sperzel locking tuners full Wilkinson roller nut, 2-point bridge, and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups. Note the lettering is in decent shape on the pickups! This comes with the original case, tremolo bar, original hang tag, and owner's booklet and some other case candy.(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 MYSTIC BLACK TUXEDO FENDER VII TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I have cutting loose another one of these. Sold two others in the last couple years, one just a few weeks ago. Before I tell you about this guitar, let me give you some history. The guy I bought it from never really played it and he bought it from the original owner who bought it new in 1996. He told me the guy "had more money than brains" and after he bought it, said his hands were too fat to play the thinner neck! So this guitar is basically sat unplayed. If you look super close you will see some very light strumming marks on the edge of the bridge plate. That's it. I have done nothing to this guitar since I got it except change the strings—so it is like New Old Stock. Finding a black guitar that is perfect is, well....These are super hard to find and when you do they are beat up or have been modified. The Tuxedo Telecasters have their cool ivory tinted binding and black finish — thus the nick name "Tuxedo". They also have the tummy cut on the back. These were Fender's highest end production Telecaster in the day - really, this guitar is like Custom Shop quality.Limited numbers were built on top of it with a short build date of just over one year before Fender discontinued them. This one is in the rare Mystic Black color. The clear coat had blue/green pearl flake in it that is hard to see unless in direct light. I took a picture, and show it on Face Book, of a beam of sunlight peaking through the Vientiane blinds hitting the top of the guitar. You can see the blue/green pearl in the clear coat. These Version IIs came with a Gold Lace Sensor in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Lace Sensor in the neck. The mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way Strat switch in the neck position giving you neck + bridge. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time. You can get both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones, plus more. The finish on the body is flawless—which is amazing for black. The maple neck is silky and smooth on back and sports the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. The back of the neck is perfect and has an unusually light colors mahogany "skunk stripe" down the back, which adds to its coolness... This comes with a like new Fender Deluxe Plus case with keys, the owners manuals, original polishing cloth, lack Fender strap, some of the case candy and Allen wrenches. Oh, and Xhefri guitar picks, which alone are worth $100s! LOL!(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST 1-PIECE FLAMED MAPLE FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I am cutting loose another Ultra from my collections. This one has highly figured 1-piece AAAA Maple top and back. I am a sucker for flame! This is one of those guitars that, when you open the case, there is a lot of "ohh ahh" factor to it. The neck stamp says this was made December 13th, 1991, and no date stamp in the body's neck socket—which is not unusual. This guitar has not seen much playing as there are no dents, scratches, or cracks anywhere on the body. The pickguard is scratch free and the plastic is still on the back Tremolo cover. These early Ultras have Black Ebony fretboards with real Abalone inlays, that stands out nice against the black. Finding solid black Ebony as used on these old Ultras is nearly impossible. The only production guitars Fender built with ebony fretboards besides these Ultras was the the Robbin Ford Ultra, which was a totally different beast altogether. The frets are basically untouched and are shiny. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: all chrome parts — Wilkinson roller nut, Deluxe bridge with pop in trem-arm, and Schaller locking tuners. Even the lettering on the pickups is perfect on these flat topped Lace Sensors, and as many 1990s models it has a Gold Lace in the middle. I would call this guitar MINT but there is a shadow on the back of the headstock from the music store, which sold this back in the day, by putting a clear plastic sticker with their store name on it. Over the years UV left a shadow even though the sticker is long gone. Very faint, but you can make out an M. Other than that, I can't find a blemish on the guitar worth mentioning. The Ultras have the most versatile wiring of any Strat out there. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like on a Telecaster. The mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually along gives you funk, Tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. This has the tremolo bar, owners manuals, polishing cloth, Fender strap, case keys and Xhefri guitar picks!. The original snake-skin case shows a little scuffing on the outside but is in excellent working condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 BLUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ASH: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is a 96 Blue Burst, or what I call Heavenly Blue! BTW, I have a whole new Strat Plus Deluxe page on my website. There are cool there like all the colors used on the series and even down-loadable price lists from Fender over the years the Plus DXs were available.CLICK HERE to see the new Strat Plus Deluxe page! This comes with all the Deluxe appointments like: Schaller Locking tuners, LSR roller nut, Mini-Floyd Rose bridge (more about that in a minute) and the Blue, Silver, and red Lace Sensor pickups, and a TBX tone control. This beautiful guitar is mint. Build date on the neck is May 7th and May 31st, 1996 and June 4th 1996 on the body neck socket stamp. The neck was shaped by the Fender legend, Herbie Gastelum. Herbie was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The Rosewood is nice and dark, and the frets show no sign of wear. The back of the neck is silky smooth like a baby's bottom! This Plus's body is made from Alder with an attractive Ash laminate top and back. No dents, cracks or even pick scratches. This is a clean machine! Being a 1996 model it has the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Even the lettering on the pickups is nearly intact— with the Blue and Silver showing a small amount of rubbing. As mentioned, this Plus sports the Mini-Floyd Rose bridge (aka the Balanda Bridge, or Deluxe Locking Bridge.) I have a whole write up on these on the new Plus DX page, I mentioned earlier. George Blanda give a little insight being the development of this bridge and yes, on that page I have a downloadable PDF on how to adjust these as well! I have some pictures on Facebook that shows how the tremolo arm has a Hex Key on the tip for the Hex screws on the bridge - for fast string changes. This comes with a Fender Strap, case candy like owners and user guides, various paperwork, and tremolo bar. Ohm I almost forgot, also a Strat Plus Deluxe case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD!!!!!!!)
1990 EBONY BURST 1-PIECE AAAA QUILT TOP FENDER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This mean machine dates from August 28th, 1990 so first year production Ultra. Man oh man, hard to find quilt tops like this, and in 1 piece! The picture just do not do justice to the flame. Interesting thing is, when Fender used this same color on a Strat Plus DX it was called Ebony Frost, but on an Ultra it was called Ebony Burst. The back is also, howbeit less-flamed, 1-piece maple. Interesting story behind this guitar. It was bought as a gift for a father, who ended up never playing it due to liking his Gibson type Jazz guitars. So this is a true closet queen—dead mint—like new. The gentleman passed away a few years ago and I bought this from his son. I thought about keeping her for a long time , but then I have like 12 Ultras in my collection right now... Check out how BLACK the ebony is on the fretboard! The real Abalone inlays look great against the black. Finding solid black like this these days is really hard. The only production guitars Fender built with ebony fretboards was these Ultras and then the Robbin Ford Ultra which was a totally different beast of a guitar. The frets are basically untouched, and are shiny. There is a builder's signature on the butt end of the neck, but I do not recognize who it is. No cracks, scratches or dings anywhere. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: Chrome parts like Wilkinson roller nut, DX bridge with pop in trem-arm, and Schaller locking tuners. Even the lettering on the pickups is perfect, and as many 1990s models it has a Gold Lace in the middle. The pickguard and back plate look to be factory original parchment color—a creamy white. The Ultras have the most versatile wiring of any Strat out there. Position #3 on the 5-way is the neck + bridge pickups like on a Telecaster. The mini-switch has the two rear Red Laces pickups (called a Dually for a reason) has either front or back pickup on or both in series. Each Red Lace runs a hot 14k, so in series you have a smoking 28k. The Dually along gives you funk, tele bite, or humbucker tones, all which you can mix up with the rest of the pickups. And this guitar has thatMojo feel, low action with no buzzing. Has original strap, hang-tag, Hex wrench, and paperwork. The original snake-skin case is like new on the outside. What a find! (SOLD)!!!!
1997 CRIMSON BURST V2 FENDER TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! These showed up for the first time in the July 1995 Fender's price list and were called the "New Tele Plus." I refer to them as the Version 2 Tele Plus. These were short lived from July of 1995 till around the middle of 1997— so very limited production! This one had a neck date of June of 1997 so about the end of their production. They are absolutely one of the best telecasters Fender ever made. They come with have a tummy cut with a nice ivory colored binding on top. This one has a gorgeous Crimson Burst on Ash. Has really nice grain Ash showing through the deep crimson finish. This guitar is about as mint as you will find. Shiny frets that look new. These are super hard to find and when you do, they are beat or have been modified. They were equipped with a Gold Lace Sensor in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Lace Sensor in the neck. The tone on this guitar is amazing. The 3-way mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way switch in the neck position, thus giving you neck + bridge as found of a traditional Telecaster. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time! Both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones from this beast PLUS more. They come with a Strat type 5-way switch so you get all those cool Strat tones as well. I find one micro ding (I mean super small) on the back of the neck. And there is light pick rubbing on the corner of the bridge plate. That is about all I have seen on this. The neck is soft C shape and is super comfy to play. It has low action with no buzzing. A joy to play, really. It comes with the Deluxe Plus case that is in like new condition along with original owners manual and user guide, matching Fender strap, extra strings and hex wrenches (Oh, and Xhefri guitar picks!!)(SOLD!!!)
1993 FENDER BLUE BURST MATCHBOOK FLAME STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here we go again. I am cutting loose another Blue Burst Ultra! Gorgeous matchbook flame maple top and back on an alder body. This Ultra comes with the Blue, Silver, and Red Dually Laces Sensors. Through out the years, sometimes Fender used Gold Laces in the middle and other time Silver. Cool thing about Ultras is the 5-way switching. Position #3 is the neck + bridge pickups. Add to the mix the 3-way mini-switch you can have the front, both in series, or back of the Red Lace Sensors. All that gives you funky tones, humbucker tones or Tele tones! These guitars are super versatile. The neck date stamped on butt-end is December 6, 1993 and was made by Chavez who later worked in fender's Custom Shop. A lot of the4 Ultra builders later became Master builders. The body date is stamped December 13th, 1993. Very close to today's date just 26 years ago! The frets are like new as is the dark black ebony fretboard. Black Ebony is so hard to find these days and when you do, it costs a premium. They used real abalone inlays on these as well. The body is near mint, no scratches anywhere. I did find a few micro bumps that you really can not see on the back-butt end of the guitar and two small micro bumps on the headstock—that's it. I am OCD and do not use "micro" carelessly. Has the Strap Locks, Chrome trem bar, and a Fender polishing cloth all in an era correct black tolex case that look like the original used in those days.(SOLD!!!!)
1989 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS E9 ROSEWOOD: Condition: MINT-! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Looks like it was made to fit in the back of a 1955 Chevy 2 door hardtop! Love Surf Green. That is why I have a number of these, which have been collected through the years. So I am cutting loose another nice one. Note: this has all the case candy, and even the hang tag. I mean, some of this case candy is super hard to find, in and of itself, let alone originally come with a guitar that is 31 years old! The guitar was built in July of 1989. Yeppers, this is a nice one... no cracks, dings, or scratches. The guitar is MINT with the exception of one tiny nick on the tip of the headstock. If you know about these old Strat Plus's, then you know that finding one in the this color and this condition is nearly impossible. I have had this one in my collection a long time. Even the gold lettering on these flat-topped pickups is near perfect. The Rosewood fretboard is dark and the frets are like new. The back of the neck has no dings—sweet... Even the case is like new. Look at the picts closely as she is a beauty. Has all the Strat Plus features such as: 3-Gold Lace pickups, TBX tone control, Schaller locking tuners, tremsetter, and Wilkinson roller nut. Has what looks to be the original Fender strap!(SOLD!!!!)
1992 SOLID ASH IN NATURAL FINISH V2 STRAT PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! These early natural finished Strat Plus' were a premium guitar in their day. Fender charged an extra $100 just to get this body and finish. Then add to that, it is a carefully matched 2-piece solid Ash body. Later Fender went to 3-piece bodies that were often haphazardly fit together with odd looking grain bluntly stopping at the laminate seam. Note how on this guitar you can barely tell it is a 2-piece body. Great care was taken to fit the two pieces. Before we talk about the condition and other details, here is a few other tidbits. This has the N2 serial number. One does not see this very often. Fender had a glut of E8, E9, N1 and N3 serial number waterslides. One rarely see a N9, N0, or N2. Just kind of interesting... This guitar is MINT with the exclusion of a couple very light & small impressions on the back of the neck. You know me, OCD! I will disclose everything! If you see strange lines on the neck or body, it is just the grain in the wood! No scratches, dents, or cracks on this guitar. It has a dark Rosewood fretboard which stand out nicely with the Ash body. The frets look untouched—shiny—pretty amazing for a 33-year old guitar. I think it has an Oct 1992 date stamp on the butt end of the neck (Forgot to take a close pict of that!) This is a Version 2 Strat Plus Deluxe. The V1s were short lived in 1989 and had Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. The V2 came with Blue, Silver, Red Laces. The Blue is a fatter, P-90/old PAF humbucker tone. The Silver voices a 1970s Strat (think Jimi) and the Red is hot and has almost that Telecaster bite to it. Adjusting the TBX tone control and you can get crunch out of it. Even the lettering on the pickups is near perfect! It has Schaller locking tuners and a full Wilkinson roller nut. It is also equipped with a Hipshot Tremsetter for tuning stability, especially when using the Tremolo. Oh, before I forget, this has the DX 2-point bridge with a pop-in chrome Tremolo bar. This guitar comes with a era correct Fender rectangular case that is in great condition with some of the old case candy—the owners and specification booklets, Fender strap with the strap locks, pop-in tremolo bar, Xhefri guitar picks, hex-wrench for adjusting the saddles and a Fender bumper sticker!(SOLD!!!!!)
1993-94 BLUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This beautiful Blue Burst Strat Ultra (the REAL Ultra! Not these new knockoffs!!!) is MINT. I really can't find anything anywhere to talk about and you know how OCD I am. Finding these now-days is near impossible and when someone has one, they think it is worth a fortune even with nicks and dings and/or the pickups changed! This one has a stunning It appears to have a 1-piece flamed Maple top and back—really rare 1-piece Maple. The serial number indicates this is a 1993 guitar (N3 serial number) but the neck date stamped on butt-end is May 31, 1994. The body was made by Chavez who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. You may remember I sold one identical to this a few months ago with a build date just around the same time. Even the lettering on the pickups is perfect... No scratches, nicks, dings or cracks anywhere!
The frets are excellent as is the dark black ebony fretboard. Black Ebony is so hard to find these days and when you do, it costs a premium. They used real abalone inlays on these as well that has some red and blue sparkle in it. This sports the Fender Mini-Floyd Rose bridge AKA Blanda bridge named after George Blanda who designed it. I have a whole write up about these bridges on my Ultra Page on my website. CLICK HERE to read about The Mini-Floyd bridge!The tremolo bar has a Hex key on the tip for loosening the hex screw for fast string changes! This Ultra comes with the Blue, Gold, and Red Dually Laces Sensors. Through out the years, sometimes Fender used Gold Laces in the middle and other times Silver. Cool thing about Ultras is the 5-way switching. Position #3 is the neck + bridge pickups. Add to the mix the 3-way mini-switch you can have the front, both in series, or back of the Red Lace Sensors. All that gives you funky tones, humbucker tones or Tele tones! These guitars are super versatile. This gorgeous Ultra comes with a "like new" Fender black tolex case, with owner and user manuals, Fender polishing cloth and new Fender strap, a few bumper sticker hang tags, the special hex-key pop-in tremolo bar and a few Xhefri guitar picks!!! I really do not want to sell this so it is priced accordingly! (SOLD!!!!!!)
1997 NATURAL SOLID ASH FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a very nice solid Ash Strat Plus from 1997. These are bound to go up in value a lot the next few years as Fender has now publicly stated that they will no longer use ASH for production model guitars! I am tempted to pull this one and put it away! BTW, the grain on the solid Ash body is amazing. The guitar is near mint, with only 2 micro indentations on the body. The guitar looks new. No scratches on the body or the pickguard. Has all the Strat Plus appointments: 3 Gold Lace sensor pickups (The lettering on the pickups is like new), TBX tone control, LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and a 2 point floating bridge. This still has the plastic protective film on the back tremolo cover. I love the dark Rosewood fretboard on this guitar—looks great with the light Ash body. The frets are like new and the back of the neck is is smooth. I fFor fine details seemy Facebook page! The build date on the neck is June 9th with and inspection date of July31st, 1997 and the body is June 17th of the same year. Comes with a like new Deluxe Fender Strat Plus case. All the latches work perfect. Also comes with the the owners/specification booklets, extra case candy such as a Fender polishing cloth, new Fender strap, Hex key, and of course, some Xhefri guitar picks. I have priced this accordingly due to the couple very small flaws! (SOLD!!!!!)
1993-94 FENDER BLUE BURST MATCHBOOK FLAME STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is a gorgeous matchbook flame Maple top and back Blue Burst Ultra. The body's core is Alder body. This one has been modified with e black/white/black Ultra pickguard at the request of the buyer (Yes she is sold already! Sorry!) This Ultra comes with the Blue, Gold, and Red Dually Laces Sensors. Through out the years, sometimes Fender used Gold Laces in the middle and other times Silver. Cool thing about Ultras is the 5-way switching. Position #3 is the neck + bridge pickups. Add to the mix the 3-way mini-switch you can have the front, both in series, or back of the Red Lace Sensors. All that gives you funky tones, humbucker tones or Tele tones! These guitars are super versatile. The serial number indicates this is a 1993 guitar (N3 serial number) but the neck date stamped on butt-end is May 31, 1994. I have two of these and my other one was made May 15th, 1994. They are identical! The neck on this was made by D. Chavez who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. A lot of these Ultra builders later became Master builders at Fender. I do not see a body date but the word ULTRA is stamped there. The frets are excellent as is the dark black ebony fretboard. Black Ebony is so hard to find these days and when you do, it costs a premium. They used real abalone inlays on these as well that has some red and blue sparkle in it. Sports the Fender Mini-Floyd Rose bridge AKA Blanda bridge named after George Blanda who designed it. The tremolo bar has a Hew key on the tip for loosening the hex screw for fast string changes! This guitar is almost perfect with the exception of one small micro ding on the top edge of the tummy cut. This Ultra has ALL the case candy— owner and user manuals, hang tags, well everything all housed in an excellent condition Fender Snake Skin case! (SOLD!!!!!)
1994 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Love these old Jeff Beck Strats. I have owned a number of these and still have a couple stashed away. This is a V1 which were made from 1990 till 2000. This one is an excellent specimen of an early Beck with the really FAT neck. Seems like these evolved over the years. The early one had super fat necks and then over the years they got a tad smaller. The neck has a nice vintage tint to it and was built by Hector Montez, of later Custom Shop fame. The frets are excellent, as the guitar has seen nearly 0 play time. This guitar is mint with the exception of a small scratch on the back of the neck that is barely visible. The dark Rosewood really stands out against the Surf Green. The Jeff Beck Strats come with : 4- Gold Lace sensor pickups , pickup splitting button for the bridge Dually pickup, LSR Roller nut, bass ball bat neck, and Sperzil locking tuners. This guitar carried the N3 Serial number but the build date on the neck and body point to June of 1994. The body is spotless—no scratches, crack, chips or dings. No pick scratches on the pickguard either! This has the original Fender Tweed case with some of the case candy, fender polishing cloth, tremolo arm and Fender Strap.(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 E4 VINTAGE WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS MINT!: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is one of those Early Vintage White Plus' that has a really nice, creamy yellowish color, often mistakenly called Monaco Yellow. For some reason some of these 87-88' have a much richer, creamy yellow color. I have sold a couple of these out of my collection and now I am down to this one and an early 87, which is tucked away. This guitar is flawless—I can't find anything on it—almost like New Old Stock. It might have been lightly played but does not show any signs of it. No scratches, crack or dings. The pickguard is scratch free. Even the lettering on the pickups is near perfect. This has all the Strat Plus appointments: 3 - Gold Lace Sensor pickups (old style with the square bottoms), Wilkinson roller nut, nickel plated tremolo block (found on 87 and early 88 Plus'), TBX tone control, and Sperzil locking tuners. The build date on this beauty is July 6th, 1988 (on the butt end of the neck) with no date on the body (which is not uncommon). Where were you July 6th 1988? The neck on this one is another slimmer than normal profile made by the legendary Herbie Gastelum. He was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The neck is perfect, smooth on the back with not a single ding. Frets show no wear and the rosewood is dark. Comes with the original case that is as nice as the guitar, with original Fender strap, warranty card, Lace Sensor booklet, original unopened Fender polishing cloth, and two hex keys for truss rod and string saddles, plus the tremolo arm.(SOLD!!!!!)
1994 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT -. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This is another Version 1 Jeff Beck Strat with the bass-ball-bat shaped neck. It has the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills the upper pickup of the Dually Lace Sensor in the bridge. Beautiful Surf Green body with a dark vintage tint on the neck. The dark rosewood fretboard make the Surf Green look very organic! LOL!! A while back I had a NOS (New Old Stock) Beck just like this one, but was a 2000 model, that I sold a for $2800+ shipping. This one is close to the same condition as that, with the exception of a super small micro-crack in the finish by the input jack that barely can be seen. On the back of the headstock, near the tip, there are 3 micro indentations maybe from a clamp type guitar tuner? Other than these two small things this guitar is brand new. Other than these two small items there are no scratches or dings anywhere. The pickguard is even free of pick scratches and the lettering on the pickups is perfect. The serial number indicates it is a 1994 (N4) but the build date on the butt end of the neck says April 10th, 1995 and the neck socket indicates March 21st, 1995. The earlier ones, such as this, have slightly fatter necks. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around. The guitar is like brand new, yet it is 25 years old! There are a ton of the new Jeff Beck Strats out there for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you owners!) These Version 1's, which were produced between the year 1991 to 2000, are based on Jeff's very first preferences. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! CLICK HERE to read about Jeff Beck's history! This guitar plays really nice, with low action. And again, the FAT neck is a die for. Comes with almost all the case candy: owners booklets, Polishing cloth, unused Fender cord and strap-locks, Tremolo bar, case keys, etc., all in the original Fender Tweed case which is super nice for its age. It even some of the protective plastic is still on the latches!(SOLD!!!!)
1991 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! It is that time of the year, at least up here on the cold north country. Snow, wind, and arctic fronts bringing those super cold temps! So this is a good time of the year to sell an Arctic White Strat Plus! This one is MINT—I can't really find anything on it to mention. The white has a little patina too it, making the guitar creamy looking. The pictures on Facebook tell it all. The neck date was July 26th, 1991. The builder was Jesus Uribe, who later worked in the Custom Shop. Fender used their best builders to put together the Strat Plus guitars, as they were the premium line at Fender at the time. There was a neck inspection label down in the body route. I left it there as it was a gift from either Jesus Uribe or one of the other workers who wanted to leave their signature! I always like opening guitar to find some builders little note or signature. The frets are basically untouched. The dark rosewood look striking agains the creamy Arctic White finish. The back of the neck is silky smooth. No cracks, scratches, or dings. Even the lettering on these flat topped Lace Sensors is like new. Whoever gets this will not be disappointed. This comes with all the Plus appointments: Brushed Schaller locking tuners, brushed Wilkinson roller nut, 3 Gold Lace pickups and the TBX tone control. The guitar plays as nice as it looks. Comes with the Deluxe Fender flight case, new matching strat, Schaller strap locks, tremolo bar, extra set of strings, polishing cloth, and some misc paperwork!(SOLD!!!!)
1988 GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I was showing this to a friend who collects guns—"Yep, that's Gunmetal Blue" he said! LOL! This color always has a slight green look to it especially when the clear coat yellows a bit. This one was built August 2nd, 1988 according to the neck date penciled in on the butt end. The body stamp date is harder to read, but looks like August 10th, 1988. This has all the feature of an early Strat Plus, squared bottomed Gold Lace Sensor pickups, alder body, TBX tone control, Sperzil locking tuners and a Wilkinson roller nut. This guitar is has a body that is nearly mint with the exception of two small micro pin-prick sized chips down by the jack plug—no doubt it came from looking to plug the chord in and missed! No cracks in the neck sockets, dents, or scratches. The body is high gloss and does not even have pick scratches on the pickguard! The neck has dark rosewood and the frets are excellent. There are some very small bumps around the tip of the headstock. The back of the neck is nice and smooth. There are a few micro edge dings that are hard to find. These few small bump gives this guitar a rating of excellent+. The guitar has been lightly played and even the lettering on the flat topped Laces is nearly intact. It looks new at first glance, don't let my OCD scare you away. Very clean guitar as the pictures show! 87-89 Strat Plus' in this kind of condition and this color are getting heard to find. Comes with the original Fender rectangular hard shell case with tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!)
1997 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I tend to lean toward white Strats. My beat up old player is a 87 Vintage White Plus that is a natural relic. It might have something to do with Jimi and Woodstock, IDK... but here is one that made my heart sink. I mean, I love the Arctic White with the Aged Pearl pickguard. This guitar is near mint. The body is near spotless. There was a small scratch on the top upper edge that I wet-sanded and buffed. The finish must have been thin as I buffed through the finish in a small little area. (see FaceBook pictures). Yes, my heart went into my throat. There is a micro, you can barely see it, nick on the bottom edge. I've said it many times, I am OCD. Other than these two small things, the body is dead mint—no scratches, cracks, dings or chips. This Plus not only has the look, but it has the MOJO. Honestly, I do not say this about many guitars. All the guitars I setup all play really nice, but then from time to time you get that one guitar that has that "feel" to it. This is one of those guitars. The maple neck has a vintage tint and is silky on the back. The frets are shiny and have seen almost no use. The action is low and smooth all the way down the fretboard. I did notice a micro-bump right on top of the "7" of the serial number. Three Gold Lace Sensors, which the lettering is near perfect, give a nice vintage Strat sound. Super stable guitar as far as staying in tune with the Hipshot Tremsetter (set up correctly BTW) and the LSR Roller nut—all makes diving fun and right back in tune. Comes with Schaller locking tuners, of course (Hey, It is a Plus!) This one has a build date of July 1997 (neck build date of July 8, and a neck inspection date of July 16th and body build date of July 7th and then another stamp in the tremolo route of, which is uncommon, of July 7th! Ok, it was built in July!) Comes with an excellent condition Strat Plus Deluxe case. The big chrome latch buckles work great. Has a new matching Fender strap, owners manual & misc paperwork, tremolo bar and Xhefri guitar picks! (SOLD!!!!)
1996 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST HIGHLY FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! What can I say? I love Ultras. Here is a super clean specimen from 1996! The flame is AAA and is gorgeous! The body was built by Chavez, of Fender's Custom shop with a build date of June 9th, 1996. Check out the flame on top and then on the back, wow, some interesting streaks in the maple. Very cool! The neck build date is June 10th of 1996—thus the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the head stock. I think someone was playing games at Fender that day as the stamp on the heel of the neck dates MAY 5th 2002!!!! Someone slipped up there or something... and I could tell this guitar has never been cracked open till now! Note that the neck was shaped by the legendary Herb (Herbie) Gastelum who is one of the longest standing Fender employees, and has shaped necks for many of the big names in the music industry. Nice vintage tint on the neck and the frets show no signs of wear. The body is mint. I can't really find anything to report. The neck is also minty. I try not to use the word mint unless it really is. Of course it has all the Ultra appointments: like the Mini-Floyd Rose tremolo, which is in excellent condition, Blue, Silver and Red Dually Lace Sensors in which the lettering is in great condition, Custom 5-way Super-switching which gives you neck + bridge on position #3, & a 3-way mini-switch that puts the Dually in front back or series, Chrome Schaller locking tuners, a chrome DX bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, LSR roller nut, and black ebony fretboard with real abalone dot inlays (the Ultras were one of the only production guitars to come with ebony fretboards, and now black ebony is nearly impossible to find). Comes with almost some of the original booklets, tremolo bar, polishing cloth, tuner turner, and the original Fender what some people call "snake skin" case that is in good condition.(SOLD!!!!)
2000 SURF GREEN FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: MINT! Brand New. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This is a Version1 Jeff Beck Strat with the bass-ball-bat shaped neck and the signature 4 Gold Lace Sensor pickups with a push button on/off switch that kills one of the pickups in the bridge Dually Lace Sensor. Finding these today is very hard and people ask crazy money for the few well played ones floating around. I am not eager to sell this, as finding one of these in this condition is really hard—so I have it prices accordingly. I have two of these in Surf Green and both are in mint condition. Ironically this guitar use to be owned by a collector who is OCD as me and he never played it either—and he too had two of these. The guy had about 80 guitars total... This has been stored in a climate controlled room and is basically New Old Stock. All the case candy is there and the candy bag has never been opened. The guitar is essentially brand new—yet 19 years old! There are a ton of the new Jeff Beck Strats out there for sale that are basically glorified American Standard Strats. (No offense to you owners!) These Version 1 - 2000 and early models are based on Jeff's preferences from way back in the early 1990s. Lots of history about the Jeff Beck Strats on my Strat Plus page of my website! The guitar plays sweet, with low action. Even the original strings from the factory are still on it. The only thing I could see that might be considered a type of blemish is a slight color difference where the Jeff Beck sales sticker was located on the plastic protective film on the pickguard. You can barely make out where that sticker use to be. The Tweed Fender case is super nice and some of the protective plastic is still on the latches! (SOLD!!!!!)
1996 SONIC BLUE FENDER 50TH ANNIVERSARY STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Super Sonic Man!! Check this out - MINT! and all the case candy and hang-tag! This is one of my favorite colors and pretty hard to come by. Sonic Blue is kind of a Powder Blue or a Delphine Blue. My wife use to have a VW Beetle in a color kind of like this when we were teenagers! Fender offered Sonic Blue in early 1996 and discontinued it on April of 1997. Sonic Blue looks sweet against the dark rosewood fretboard. I am pretty sure Fender made a lot more of these with Rosewood than Maple. In general, not many of these around and when one does find one they are usually pretty beat. This has a N5 serial number indicating a 1995 build, but it is really a 1996 with a neck and body build date of February 1996. And it has the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back‚ again 1996. All the Strat Plus appointments: brushed Schaller locking tuners, Hipshot-Tremsetter that is set up properly, LSR roller nut, TBX tone control and 2 point American bridge. This guitar does not have one spot on it, as the body is free of scratches, dings and dents, as it the neck. The frets are like new. The lettering on the pickups is prefect. I bought this from a guy who is as OCD as me, and he rarely played it and kept it super clean. Check out the case candy in the picts—pretty much everything that would come with a new Plus—the original Fender Strat that is unused and Strap locks. Check out the pictures—and an almost like new Deluxe Fender tweed case that still has the blue protective plastic on the latches. On the top of the case there are two small scuffs. That's it! (SOLD!!!!!)
1995-96 FENDER BLUE BURST FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures and more detailed info!Fender put out some Custom Shop quality Ultra guitars, like this one with highly matchbook flamed maple top and back in Blue Burst. This has the N5 serial number, indicating 1995, but it has the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock which indicates 1996. The dates on the butt end of the neck and the body verify early 1996. This guitar was given as a gift to a well known Hollywood movie producer. When I sell it, I will disclose to the buyer who this person was and what movies he produced. I am doing this to protect the privacy of this acquisition. This guitar is gorgeous and in near mint condition. See my Face Book page for more details and pictures! The body is near spotless with no pick or button marks, cracks or dings. It has all the Ultra appointments: Blue, Silver and Red Dually Lace Sensors, Custom 5-way Super-switching which gives you neck + bridge on position #3, 3-way mini-switch that puts the Dually in front, back or series, Chrome Schaller locking tuners, a rare mini-Floyd Rose bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, LSR roller nut, and black ebony fretboard with real abalone dot inlays (the Ultras were one of the only production guitars to come with ebony fretboards, and now black ebony is nearly impossible to find) . Comes with some the case candy, tremolo bar, polishing cloth, strap locks and the original Fender case that is like brand new! Fragments of the protective plastic is still on the latches.(SOLD!!!!!)
1987 FIESTA RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS "BOB BODY": Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is one of my top favorite colors—the very rare Fiesta Red! A camera just can't capture the beauty of this color. It is a pinkish orange—like a dark Dusty Rose color. I remember I sold a few more common colored Plus' to a friend and I asked him if he had ever seen in person some of the pastel colored Plus'. He said no! He bought a Surf Green then a Fiesta Red—he was hooked. The pastels are by far the coolest colors offered in a Plus IMHO. And then to find these in an 87 with a sexy BOB body, well, that is just plain hard to do. This one has no dates in the neck socket or on the butt of the neck. But since it has an E4 serial number, a BOB body. For more info Click Here —> History Behind the BOB Bodies. The screw into the wood bridge posts, the silver nickel plated bridge block, the old Lace Sensors with square bottoms and old serial number stickers—it is a 1987, most likely between October to December of 87. This guitar is near mint. I found a few small micro dings on the back of the neck, a small nick in the Rosewood on the 2nd fret, and a small bump on the tip of the headstock. You know me I am a detail person (OCD). The body is mint, no cracks dents, dings, or scratches. The pickguard is clean and even the lettering on the pickups is in good condition. Has the original case which is also in good condition.(SOLD!!!!!!)
1997-98 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST QUILT TOP ULTRA STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Gorgeous. That is all that can be said about the top and back of this Ultra. Toward the end of Fender's Ultra production they released these quilt tops. The only other quilted Strats I have seen like this were from Custom Shop and Special Limited Editions. Ultra production ceased mid-1998. This one is a May 1998. After Fender discontinued the Ultra series, they never made a production guitar that matched the quality and materials of the Ultra, especially with quilt tops! The Ultra's were like Custom Shop quality in a production line—which was replaced by the Deluxe American Standard Strat which, in my opinion, was not as nice as these nor as versatile. The black ebony wood, used on these fretboards, has become more difficult to obtain than back in the early 1990s. The body on this beautiful Ultra is spotless. The guitar is basically like new—frets show no wear, lettering on the pickups is nice, and no dents or nicks on the back of the neck. All the Ultra appointments: Chrome parts, DX bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, abalone inlays, ebony fretboard, and the Blue, Gold, and Red Dually Lace Sensors. Had Ultra switching with position # 3 on the 5-way being neck + bridge Dually. The 3-way mini-switch is for the Red bridge Dually—back pickups, both in series, or front pickup. It can sound like a humbucker, a Telecaster or a bit twangy Strat sound. This comes with the original snake skin type Deluxe Fender case with some paperwork and the tremolo bar.! (SOLD!!!!!)
1996 TRANSPARENT RED JERRY DONAHUE TELECASTER (CUSTOMIZED): Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This JD (Jerry Donahue) Telecaster is a 1996 model with the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. If you have never heard of, or played one of these Teles, let me share with you about these amazing guitars loaded with a ton of cool features. I would not sell/collect these if they were not something special! These Teles not only look cool, but they play incredible sweet, having low action and a super comfy feel to the neck. But more about that in a bit— When Jerry Donahue wanted to design his own custom signature Telecaster, he came up with a very cool combination of old and new — mixing and matching Tele features. He started out with a double bound 1962 Telecaster Custom body and added a real V shaped 1952 Tele neck. BTW, super comfy necks, that have a pronounced V shape by the nut and are fatter all the way down, just like the original 52 Teles had. These even have the 52 type slotted vintage Kluson tuners. He tastefully added a vintage 52 bridge as well. But then he did something even more creative - he put a 57 Strat pickup in the neck and 52 type pickup in the bridge—with some trick custom wiring.
The original JD Teles worked like this: Position #1 - the bridge PU. Position #2 - The bridge PU and the neck PU out-of-phase. This gives that unique Strat sound. Really cool JD trick. Position #3 - the bridge PU and the neck PU in parallel, like a stock Tele in position #2 on a 3-way Tele switch. Position #4 - the neck pickup going through the tone control. Position #5 - the neck PU by-passing the tone control. This is all cool, but I worked for a few years and came up with bit more complex wiring system that did even more to this guitar.
With my Xhefri modified JD switching I have: Position #1 - the bridge PU. Position #2 - the bridge PU and the neck PU out-of-phase. Again, just like on the stock JD. Position #3 - the bridge PU and the neck PU in parallel, just like stock and JD Teles Position #4 - the neck and bridge pickups wired in series, which is like creating one large spread-out humbucker! Great for a fat, full, Gibson-ish tone. Position #5 - the neck PU by its self. Then I added a 500k no-load tone control if you want to bypass the tone control all together. This tone control has a Brownie .018 cap, so it rolls off nice. So I took the JD wiring and added the series setting with is powerful. Doing this wiring was super complicated to say the least!
To make this JD Tele even more complex, adding even more tones I popped in a set of Seymour Duncan Hot Stack pickups. The neck is a STK-S2n Hot Stack Strat pickup and the bridge is a STK-T2b Hot Stack for Tele Lead pickup. Since these are both 4 conductor wiring, which means 1/2 of the windings can be cut off, making the pickups more vintage sounding when needed. But when running as a full stacked humbuckers, well they are punchy and hot. The little mini-switch cuts off one 1/2 of the coils on the humbuckers and with the custom in-phase-out-of phase, series wiring options, WOW you can do a lot with this guitar. From crunchy funk to metal to blues to country to what ever creativity your brain and fingers can come up with!
This JD Tele is Mint-. The only reason I give it a minus is due to a couple pin prick sized spots on the body. Hard to even find - otherwise mint! The neck is prefect and the frets are like new. Did I mention how comfy this neck is??? The build date for this is July of 1996 as stamped in the body and butt end of the neck. Fender made a Custom Shop version of these are well that sold for around $3200. These were made by fender Japan by the Fugi Gen Gakki company. (I have a lot of history about these and other guitars made at this Fender facility. Fender MIJ and CIJ Strat & Tele Reissues. The quality is amazing... This comes with a brand new Road Runner semi-hard case.(SOLD)!!!!
1994 LIPSTICK RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!Lipstick red... these are not "just" red, but are deep wet looking red! The reason is due to this being a Candy Color. Unlike solid reds such as Torino Red, Fiesta Red, or Razz Berry, these were actually made by the same process as Candy Apple Red. They achieve a deep wet red look by putting down a base coat of Arctic White, then spraying that with several coats of a rich "transparent" red, and then followed by a few coats of clear. Wow!!! This has all the Strat plus features, such as Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. I have had a few people wondering what the reflections are on my guitar pictures! That is Venetian Blinds on the window behind my carpeted work bench! This body is mint, with no hairline cracks or pick scratches. The lettering on the pickups is perfect and there are no scratches on the pickguard. The guitar has not been played hardly at all. The neck is smooth on the back like a baby's bottom and the frets are in excellent shape. The build date on the heal of the neck is April 4th 1994. the body date is a bit smeared but looks like Nov 38th??? of 1993? OK something is weird there! LOL! Comes with the original Fender Deluxe Strat Plus case with ALL the case candy: tremolo bar, like new strap, and owners manuals. (SOLD)!!!!
1990 ANTIQUE BURST 1-PIECE FLAMED MAPLE FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This is a very early issue 90 Fender Ultra that is mint. These were introduced in 1990 and this one dates to November 15th, 1990 as seen on the butt end of the neck. The guitar has seen almost no playing—a true closet queen. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The lettering on the Lace Sensors pickups is near perfect, which is hard to find on the flat-topped Laces. The Ultra's were the highest-end production Strat that Fender made in the 1990s. Really Custom Shop quality. This one has a very tight grained black ebony fretboard, which sets off the real Abalone inlays nicely. Black Ebony is super hard to come by these days and the Ultras were the only production guitar, other then the Robbin Ford, that came with ebony fretboards. These early issue Ultras are becoming more collectible and harder to find, especially in this condition. Hector Montes made the neck—and he has a long standing reputation as a master builder. This one has a one-piece flamed maple top and back. Not a many of these floating around with the one-piece tops. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts: Chrome Schaller Locking Tuners, Chrome Deluxe bridge with pop-in tremolo arm, Hipshot-tremsetter, and Chrome Wilkinson roller nut. Did I mention chrome? ;-) The back of the neck is crack and ding free. Frets are like new! These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you front, back or both in series with the Dually bridge pickup. Most of the 1990-1991 Ultras came with Silver, Gold, and Red Dually Lace Sensors pickups as does this one. By the way, this guitar plays super sweet. Low action with no buzzing and the truss rod adjusts perfect! Comes with the original Fender Grey snake-skin Deluxe Case that is in clean condition. It has much of the case candy as well! (SOLD!!!!)
1997 TEAL GREEN METALLIC FENDER V2 TELECASTER PLUS DELUXE: NEAR MINT+. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Man oh man, this color is gorgeous. It is called Teal Green Metallic (color code #45), but it looks kind of like an aqua blue color. These V2 DX Tele Plus' were made in limited numbers with a short production life of around 1.5 years before Fender pulled the plug on the whole Plus lineup. These are super hard to find and when you do, they are beat or have been modified. They were equipped with a Gold Lace Sensor in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Lace Sensor in the neck. The 3-way mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 5-way switch in the neck position, thus giving you neck + bridge. On position #4, which is the neck + middle, you flip the mini-switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time! Both Telecaster and Stratocaster tones from this beast and more. The cool thing is the Ivory binding around the top of the guitar, and the tummy cut for comfortable playing. The finish on the body is flawless—no scratches, chips, or cracks. The guitar is like new but has one lacquer check on the back of the neck, thus the "near mint" rating. See the Face book picts for more detail. The rosewood fretboard stands out nice against the Teal color is in in excellent shape, as are the frets. This comes with ALL the case candy with original strap, strap lock, Fender chord, owners manuals, hex wrenches, and more. All tucked away in a mint deluxe Plus molded case! (SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER CRIMSON FROST VII STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood! I have shared before about the "frosts" verses the "bursts". Fender introduced the 3 different frost colors in 1990 with the introduction of the version two Deluxe Plus guitars. There was the short lived Version one that came mostly in vintage pastel colors or brown and antique bursts. They had silver/silver/blue Lace Sensor pickups. The frosts came in Crimson, Blue, and Ebony colors and were short lived, lasting around 3 years. All of the frosts came on either solid ash or ash caps laminated on alder or poplar. This one is ash laminated on alder. Being a VII it has the blue, silver and red Lace Sensors. This color is stunning, having a dark maroon metallic around the edges that blends into a cool crimson red transparent finish showing the ash grain. This one is MINT with the exclusion of one blemish the size of a spec of dust. The frets are shiny new, and the neck and body or ding, scratch and crack free. The back of the neck is silky smooth and this guitar has "that feel" — mojo thing going on. It has a build date as per the butt end of the neck and the body's neck socket of April 1991. The lettering on the pickups is in good condition, which you do not see all that often on the earlier Plus guitars as they rub off with a lot of playing. Comes with all the Fender Strat Plus appointments—Schaller locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, DX 2-point bridge with a pop-in chrome tremolo bar and a Hipshot Tremsetter that is set up properly. This guitar does not go out of tune. This comes with an DX Fender black tolex case that looks like those from the 1970s which is in great condition and some of the original case candy— owners booklet and some other papers.(SOLD!!!!)
1991-92 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another mint Ultra. Fender used the N1xxxxx serial number on a lot of their Ultras, even way up into 1992, as with this one. The neck stamp is November 10, 1992 and the body is also stamped Nov, 1992 and since it is toward the end of 1992 it has the newer Lace Sensor pickups with the lettering recess down in ovals on the top. Note that the lettering is near perfect. The neck was shaped by Jesus Uribe. This guitar is MINT. I can't find anything wrong with it. The back of the neck is smooth and free from dings. What you see is a few small "bird's eye" in the maple. Same on the back of the body, there is a small knot in the figuring of the wood. Black ebony is so hard to come by these days and these also have real abalone inlays. This Ultra has a ONE-PIECE maple top and back. Very odd to see this as well as being rare. Almost are had matchbook spilt tops. Nice Flame throughout. No crack, scratches, or dings. This one has all the nice Ultra features such as all chrome parts: DX Tremolo, Wilkinson Roller nut, Schaller Locking Tuners. Low action and plays super nice. Comes with a 1970's replica Fender case that is like new.(SOLD!!!!!)
2019 XHEFRI CUSTOM JEFF BECK PROFILE NECK BLACK KORINA STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT - Brand New! Click on this: FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another custom built XHEFRI guitar. Read my reviews! Custom Shop Quality without the Custom Shop price. Truth is, Custom Shop does not even build guitars like this these days... If you like FAT necks, this guitar is for you! It is made from flamed Birdseye Maple in an early Jeff Beck fat baseball bat D profile - having an black ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays. It sports Kluson vintage gold plated tuners, jumbo frets, and a cool vintage tint. The guitar plays fantastic and the tone is killer. This body wood is Black Korina, but its true name is African Limba. The body is chambered to cut down on weight. If you know about guitar woods you will know these bodies not only look very cool but are very expensive. I blinged this one out in all gold parts. This has a tasty assortment of Lace Sensor pickups: Neck - Purple, which has a P-90-type Gibsonish tone; Middle - Burgandy, which is fatter than a normal single coil pickup. Think Gary Moore, Santana, or Page!; and Bridge - Red, which has a fat, punchy humbucking tone. This guitar sounds great and is good for a lot of genresof music. I installed a Push/Pull pot for the first tone control to activate the neck pickup at will. This push/pull pot, together with the 5-way switch, gives 7 very distinctly different sounds. You can have neck + bridge, or all 3 pickups on at once. The neck pickup is wired with a .10 cap which is more subtle as far as NOT making the pickup dark too quickly. The middle and bridge pickups are connected to a TBX tone control. Comes with a gold plated tremolo bar and new Deluxe Fender Flight case. I was going to ask $2600 for this but there is a small hard to see blemish on the headstock—and because I am OCD the price has been reduced.(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 FENDER BLUE BURST SPLIT FLAME STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Ultra-fantastic! Another one of those late 1997 Ultras that has some nice mojo - in a cool Blue Burst finish! Gorgeous split quilt maple top and back on an alder body. This Ultra comes with the Blue, Gold, and Red Dually Laces Sensors. Through out the years, sometimes Fender used Silver Laces in the middle and other time Gold. Cool thing about Ultras is the 5-way switching. Position #3 is the neck + bridge pickups. Add to the mix the 3-way mini-switch you can have the front, both in series, or back of the Red Lace Sensors. All that gives you funky tones, humbucker tones or Tele tones! These guitars are super versatile. The neck has two dates stamped on it, one is September 15, 1997 and on the butt end August 6th, 1997. The frets are like new as is the dark black ebony fretboard. They used real abalone inlays on these as well. There is one small superficial ding on the back of the neck way down by the 12th fret. Really can't even be felt. And there is a small opaquing on the top end of the skunk stripe. The body is mint on this guitar, no scratches anywhere.This came with a cool Tweed Fender Stand-A-Case. Looks like a standard tweed case but the top pops off and a chrome bar inside latches on the pegs on the outside of the case giving you a guitar stand.(SOLD!!!!)
1990 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST MATCHBOOK FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Ah! The N9 serial number! So many people mistake N9XXXXX for 1999, as did the person I bought this Ultra from some time back. N9 on a Strat Plus or Ultra is always 1990-1991 as the dates on the butt end of the neck and the body's neck pockets of this guitar indicate. This Ultra was owned by a collector so it was rarely played. It has a really sweet neck. The action is low, truss rod turns fine, frets are excellent, and it has bird's eye and grain streaks that makes it really unique looking. The body is mint with the exception of a very small indentation on the upper bottom edge. No scratches, cracks or dents except the very small one mentioned. (You know how I am OCD!) Of course it has all the Ultra appointments: Blue, Gold and Red Dually Lace Sensors, Custom 5-way Super-switching which gives you neck + bridge on position #3, 3-way mini-switch that puts the Dually in front back or series, Chrome Schaller locking tuners, a chrome DX bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, chrome Wilkinson roller nut, Hip-shot Tremsetter (that is set up prefect), and black ebony fretboard with real abalone dot inlays (the Ultras were one of the only production guitars to come with ebony fretboards, and now black ebony is nearly impossible to find). Comes with almost all the case candy, tremolo bar, polishing cloth, strap locks and the original Fender case that is in good condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1994 FENDER BLUE PEARL BURST 40TH ANNIVERSARY STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Blue Pearl Burst or sometimes called Blue Pearl Dust. This is the harder to find 40th Anniversary model with the red, white and blue 40th badge on the headstock and the cool name plate that says "1994 FENDER Forty Years and Still Rockin'." The serial number indicated it is a 1993 but the neck stamp date is Nov. 17th, 1994. This guitar has an interesting story behind it.The guitar is virtually unplayed. The owner had a special music themed entertainment room, where he had on the wall various tributes to artists and bands. (see Facebook picts). The owner did not know how to play the guitar, and bought this one from Willcutt Guitars in Lexington, KY for the purpose of being a display along with other guitars, pictures, and memorabilia. That was in Sept. of 1995. The guitar hung on the wall for many years and because of that became dusty and dirty. Even though the guitar was never really played it was handled a few times and in the process picked up a couple small bumps, like a light dent on the top edge (see Facebook picts), two pin-prick micro-chips that are hard to find, and small ding on the back lower edge. I completely cleaned the guitar and in the process of buffing the body, slightly rubbed some of the burst off on the back lower edge trying to buff out that small ding. (See marked pict. That imperfection is bearable!) The price of the guitar has been reduced accordingly. BUT, the frets are basically untouched and are shiny and like new, and the dark rosewood is beautiful! In fact the Rosewood has some interesting twisted grain! (see Facebook picts). The neck is perfect. The guitar looks and plays like brand new. The lettering on the pickups is perfect and the pickguard does not even have any pick scratches. This is a fairly rare 40th Anniversary Plus in a hard to find color. Comes with all the Strat Plus features: brushed Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut, Tremsetter, 3 - Gold Lace pickups and a TBX tone control on the lower knob. Had the original Fender Red Label case with owners manuals and bridge saddle hex wrench in original plastic bag, along with new Fender strap, tremolo bar, and a special Fender hang tag.(SOLD!!!!!!!)
1990 ANTIQUE BURST SOLID ASH FENDER STRATOCASTER DELUXE V-II: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a little recap from another one of these I sold a few weeks ago—the second batch of Strat Plus Deluxe's to come out from Fender where mostly Alder with Ash caps or solid Ash, as in the case with this guitar. The first round of Strat Plus DXs (VI) came in mostly the pastel and a few other colors (Razz Berry, Bahama Green, Dusty Rose, Graffiti Yellow, Fiesta Red, Gunmetal Blue, and Brown Burst as examples) and came with Sliver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. The second wave (VII) of Strat Plus DX's to come out in 1990 through early 1992 where this type in burst or frost color using the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensor pickups. Almost all of these guitars were on the heavier side, especially if they were solid ash as this one is. This one weighs 9 lbs 12 ozs. You pick it up and you know you have a real industrial type working guitar in your hands! LOL!! And talk about sustain...and this one has low creamy action. It has an interesting serial number - N999414! Please note that the lettering on the pickups is almost completely intact, which is not so common to find on these as the flat topped Lace Sensors tended to rub off pretty easy. The grain on this guitar is phenomenal! The match-booking of the pieces were done to create a very nice effect. The body on this Strat Plus DX is mint. I can't find a scratch or ding anywhere.The maple neck has a nice vintage tint and plays smooth and fast, as it should, with the frets being in excellent condition and the back is silky. This neck was shaped by the legend Herbie Gastelum who is probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He shaped a lot of necks over the years on the production line and then settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. Some of the finish is rubbed off on the upper edge of the fretboard on the first few frets and there is one small fingernail mark on between the 1st and 2nd frets that I cleaned and filled with some lacquer to seal it—thus the price is lower than what I usualy ask for these. On the back of the neck there are some very very small touch marks you can barely see and that can't really be felt. This has all the Strat Plus Deluxe appointments: brushed Schaller locking tuners, brushed Wilkinson roller nut and a Deluxe American two point floating bridge with pop-in tremolo arm. Come with a like new Fender Red Label case complete with a new Fender Strap and polishing cloth, the inspection tag from Fender, and some paperwork.(SOLD!!!!)
1993 NATURAL ASH FENDER STRAT PLUS DELUXE VII STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I know, I know.... I always say, I love this color! LOL!! But I do...love a lot of Strat Plus colors. But with these natural solid ash Plus', well, they are gorgeous. One reason is, Fender always selected the very best of their ash pieces to make a guitar that was going to be a natural finish. Anything less that near perfect was used on the burst and frost finished where parts of the wood would be masked with a color. Just look at the care that this ash was match-booked together! Almost imperceptible. This was one of the reason Fender charges an extra $100 for a natural finish on their guitars. And unlike the 1990-92 Strat Plus in Ash, which weighed as much as an old Les Paul, this one is really light coming in at 7lbs, 8 ozs! (Compared to my 90 DX Plus in Ash at 9 lbs, 12 ozs!) Body is scratch free as is the pickguard. The build date on the body is August 29th, 1993 and the neck build date is September 30th, 1993 and was built by Master Builder D. Chavez, who also worked in Fender's Custom Shop. The frets are new, the back of the neck is silky smooth and the guitar is nearly like New Old Stock. The lettering on the pickups is intact as well. Since this is a Deluxe it has the Blue, Silver and red Lace Sensor pickups. Fatter and meatier but still tons of Strat quack and honk. Great Blues machine. Has all the Plus features: LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and DX bridge with a pop-in trem arm. Oh, and it has the Hipshot-Tremsetter in stalled which I set up perfect. Guitar stays in tune even when diving. Comes with a mint Deluxe Strat Plus case with owner's manuals, new strap, Schaller strap locks, keys and other misc case candy. (SOLD!!!!!)
1994 FENDER TRANSPARENT BLUE BURST 40TH ANN STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I have always like these 94 Anniversary Stratocasters. These not only have all the Strat plus features, like Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut and Gold Lace Sensor pickups—but also have the American flag die-cast emblem with 40 on the headstock and the special neck plate that states, "1994 FENDER Stratocaster 40 years and Still Rock'in". Cool Transparent Blue Burst on Ash caps on an alder body. The ash grain is really nice on the top and back, and it is subtle on how it shows through the finish. I have had a few people wondering what the reflections are on my guitar pictures! That is Venetian Blinds on the window behind my carpeted work bench! The body has no hairline cracks or scratches. There is one pinhead sized shallow impression on the lower edge where you leg would be if playing the guitar while sitting. Very hard to see let alone find. The lettering on the pickups is perfect and there are no scratches on the pickguard. Even the plastic is still on the back tremolo cover.The neck is smooth on the back like a baby's bottom and the frets are in excellent shape. There are a few marks on the back of the neck like it was bumped but it can not be felt and there are no dents. See Facebook pictures. Hard to see. The build date on the heal of the neck is November 16th 1994. It looks like this neck was stamped by Herbie Gastelum (one of the longest standing Fender employees). Comes with the original Fender red Label case with tremolo bar, like new strap, Xhefri guitar picks! Owners manuals and warranty card (how be it long expired!)(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 FENDER OLYMPIC WHITE ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is another really nice 1996 Version II Eric Clapton Signature Strat in Olympic White. This color is one of the RARER Eric Clapton Signature colors to find! Has some Jimi vibe too it! In case you might be wondering what the Version I was, it was a short lived version with 21 frets, 20db boost and an off/on mini-switch to turn off the active pre-amp. Finding a VII Clapton Strat in this shape and color is pretty hard. Since it sports a SE9 serial number, some people might mistakenly call this a 1989, but a peek in the neck sockets tells us the body was built in March/April of 1996. And the neck build date is March 26th of 1996—thus the 50th Anniversary sticker on the back of the head stock.Note that the neck was shaped by the legendary Herb (Herbie) Gastelum who is one of the longest standing Fender employees, and has shaped necks for many of the big names in the music industry. Amazing he worked on a number of Signature guitars while also working in Custom Shop.This guitar still has the unopened case candy (Clapton Kit) original strap, tremolo bar, hang tag, and even the original battery that came with the guitar brand new in 1996! The body is spotless—like brand new. The lettering on the pickups is like new as well. The guitar has seen very little playing over the years. The frets are excellent. I would rate this guitar MINT but there is a light amount of patina from oxidation on the edges of the frets—typical with Maple boards from the 1990s. I have reduced the price to compensate. Speaking of necks, oh so nice soft V shape with low action. If you have never played a Clapton Strat, you do not know what you are missing. The Clapton Strats come with a 25db boost. Turn the lower tone control and the higher the number the fatter the tone, much like humbuckers. The first tone control is a TBX which shapes the tone. 3 Gold Lace pickups. The case is excellent with the exclusion of on end where the brown padding is torn from being in storage. (SOLD!!!!!)
1991 BLUE PEARL BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and more detailed info! I have always been fond of this color—Blue Pearl Burst. It was also sometimes called Blue Pearl Dust. This has the odd serial number that starts with a N0, which should be 1990 but in fact it is a 1991 made guitar with a neck date of April 12th, 1991 and a hard to read the body date that looks like Oct of 1990. The neck was shaped by the legend Herbie Gastelum who is probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. Abigail is famous for the pickup she has wound over the years. Gastelum shaped a lot of necks over the years on the production line and then settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. This Plus has a mint body and the guitar is general is minty. Comes with all the Strat Plus appointments: Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, American 2-point bridge (with a hipshot Tremsetter) and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The body is made from alder. There are no scratches, cracks, or dings. Even the pickguard is scratch free and the lettering on the pickups is nearly perfect—which is rare to find on the older flat-topped Laces Sensors. The frets are excellent. The fretboard has some spots on it in a few places from fingernails, most likely. The back of the neck is silky smooth. This has some of the case candy, trem bar in a era correct Fender Red Label case that is like new.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST MATCHBOOK FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info!This is a very early first issue Fender Ultra that is near mint. Body is near perfect with only one light dimple about the size of a pinhead on the top and a light impression on the edge of the upper tummy cut on the back. The guitar has been carefully played and well taken care of. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The lettering on the neck and middle pickups is rubbed slightly which is a common on the older style Lace Sensors. These early issue Ultras are becoming more collectable and harder to find, especially in this condition. This one has a build date of August 1991. This one has a split-piece AAA flamed maple top and back. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts: Schaller tuners, Deluxe bridge with pop-in tremolo arm, and Wilkinson roller nut. These older Ultras have dark black bony fretboards with real Abalone inlays. Black Ebony is super hard to come by these days and the Ultras were the only production guitar, other then the Robbin Ford, that came with ebony fretboards. The back of the neck is crack and ding free, and has some nice streaked grain. Frets are in great shape! These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you front, back or both in series with the Dually bridge pickup. By the way, this guitar plays super sweet. Low action with no buzzing and the truss rod adjusts perfect! Comes with the original plush Fender Vintage Tweed G&G Deluxe Case that is in clean condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1994 RED PAISLEY JAMES BURTON SIGNATURE TELECASTER: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures and a lot more detailed info! Here is another hard find guitar—a Version 1 James Burton Signature Telecaster in Red Paisley. The red is reminiscent of the Firestorm finishes used on some Strats and Teles in 1990-91 as the red has a candy red metal-flake look. The paisley top is very cool and it is surrounded by black on the sides and back. The back is like a mirror! No belt rash or scratches. Try to find one of these for sale in good condition, or just try to find one at all! LOL. These older JB Signature Telecasters were discontinued in late 1994 being replaced with a newer, and not as attractive design. One will often find these in gold paisley with gold parts. The Red Paisley come with Black Chrome fixtures and is the harder of the two colors to find. The CE sticker is still on the back neck plate! They are also equipped with 3 Lace Sensor pickups, much like a Strat Plus Deluxe but has the special Strat-o-Tele switching. This means position #3 is neck + bridge pickups like a Telecaster, while positions #2 and #4 are those cool Strat tones. The Red Lace in the bridge does mimic a Telecaster bridge tone really well. Did you notice the lettering on the pickups is almost completely intact? The neck has a sweet slim Tele feel. Frets are in excellent shape as this guitar has seen little playing. A couple of the black marker dots has a little clear coat hazing. Also note James Burton signature on the headstock. 1 11/16" nut width with a 25 1/2" scale length. Comes with the owners manuals, a polishing cloth and an era correct Fender Red Label case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER BROWN BURST ULTRA STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood! Also more detailed info! While I am sure Fender called this Brown Burst, I really do not find this particular color listed in any of the Fender sales catalogs or price lists. This particular stain was only available in Plus DXs from late 89 to very early 91 and in the Ultra's from 1990 into 1991. It is a very unique color which appears before any finish was put on the guitar they took black stain and highlighted the grain then wiped it off before applying the color coats. I have only see one other Ultra in this color (and I owned it) and around 3 in the Strat plus DX. Being an Ultra is has the rare Black Ebony Fret-board with real Abalone inlays and chrome parts, such as Schaller locking tuners and Wilkinson roller nut. Being an early 1990, it has a Gold Lace Sensor in the middle position and of course, custom Ultra wiring. All the letters on the pickups is perfect. This one is a bit dusty, as I took it out of storage and did absolutely nothing to it yet. The fretboatd needs a cleaning which I will do soon. The guitar is basically unplayed—mint—with all the case candy, hang tags, original unopened polishing cloth, etc. and has a grey alligator-skin type Fender DX case. Did I mention this guitar is mint? :-)(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 FENDER EBONY FROST ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Love these Ultras—especially the early ones. This has a serial number for a 1991 but the neck stamp says 1992 I think. Was not unusual to have the serial number and build dates be off 1 -2 years on these and the Signature models. Really can't make it out. Some of the finest guitars made by Fender during this era. The feel and fit is amazing on almost everyone I have ever owned. They came with real black ebony fretboards with abalone inlays on the neck. A very smooth, low action with medium jumbo frets on a nice C shaped neck. This one sports the Ebony Frost finish with split maple caps front and back.Typical early Ultra wiring with Blue, Gold, and Red Lace Dually. Middle position on the 5-way switch is neck plus bridge (Dually). Mini-switch is bridge Dually 1) back, 2) both in series, 3 front. Chrome Schaller locking tuners, Chrome Wilkinson nut, Chrome 2-point Deluxe American bridge.... did I mention Chrome? Guitar bling.... I rated this guitar with a "mint-" only because i could see a few very light pick scratches on the pickguard. OK I am OCD... I cant find a mark on the body or neck. Neck was made by Jesus Ubire. Comes with the original snake skin DX Fender case in very good condition, but does have a few light scuffs from being in storage. Also comes with case keys, Allen wrench, and a pop-in tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!!)
1988 (Early) SURF GREEN STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! I love this color. I always think of a 57 Chevy hardtop or a Nomad! This is one of those Strat Plus’ made Feb 4th of 1988, so she is an early one! This is in near mint+ condition—just about as clean as you will ever find in this color and age. Has three Gold Lace sensor pickups with the older squared off bottom corners. Some people swear by these old Lace Sensors. Neck is near perfect—really a beauty. I love the very light color skunk stripe down the back. You don’t see that very often as most are a dark mahogany color. The tremolo is an nickel plated steel block as found of the really early Strat Plus guitars. Split nut and Sperzil locking tuners as found on 87s and early 88s. The lettering on the pickups is in decent shape, which indicate very little play wear. No cracks in the neck sockets. This is one of my nice ones! Only reason I am selling is due too, over many years, collecting 9 of this color. I just sold one other one for $2100. This one is nicer than that! (You should see the other ones! LOL) Even the original Fender case is really clean.(SOLD!!!!!)
1989 FENDER VERISON 1 GRAFFITI YELLOW STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Email me for details & go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, more details, and a peek under the hood! I am cutting loose another Grafitti Yellow Plus. Please make sure to visit my Facebook link as there are more details there. Here is a bit of a rare bird. A 89 Strat Plus Deluxe. These were made for a short time in early 1989. The Version I Deluxe came with Silver/ Silver/ Blue Lace Sensors and when the the Version II came out Fender replaced the pickups with the Blue/ Silver/Red series. This one has the neck built by the well known neck shaper Herbie Gastelum. Neck date is stamped July 14, 1989 and a two body dates of June 28 and July 21, of the same year. I was surprised to see a neck done by Herbie in 1989 because I thought he was over in Custom Shop about this time. He started working at Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. Abigail is famous for the pickup she has wound over the years. Herbie Gastelum began buffing guitar bodies, then spent a little time in the spray booth, and then settled in as a neck shaper for Fender’s Custom Shop. He mostly likely was the guy who shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and other famous players. Anyhow this guitar is a one owner, before I picked it up. There are no cracks at all in the neck sockets. This is about as nice as they come! The top face has some light yellowing in the clear coat and the back of the neck was lightly sanded by the owner to give it that slick feeling. I shot a few coats of high quality lacquer on it to make sure it was sealed properly. The frets are excellent. Comes with the original Fender hard shell rectangular case with all the case candy (hang tags etc.)! (SOLD!!!!)
1988 FENDER DUSTY ROSE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This is a much coveted color for Strat Plus—Dusty Rose. It is one of the Holy Grail of the pastel colors and very hard to find, at least in really nice condition like this one. It is offset by a nice dark rosewood fretboard. The frets are excellent. This was made July 28th, 1988. It has all the Plus appointment, Wilkinson Roller Nut. Very clean guitar. The body is near spotless. I found 2 or 3 faint impressions the size of a pin head that are really hard to even find. Not really into the finish but, hey, I am OCD. Two small spots and a small light rubbed are from a guitar hanger under the headstock. No neck socket cracks, dents or scratches. I tried to get these things to show in the picts but hard to see. Comes with trem bar and the original hard shell Fender case. (SOLD!!!!!!)
1994 BLUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT!. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! What a gorgeous guitar! Every time I show this to some one they ooh and awe. Fender introduced the Blue Frosts on the Plus DX models in 1990. That finish ran up into late 1991 - early 1992, then the moved over to the Blue Burst finish, like on this guitar. It has a metallic burst edge that goes to a transparent blue center showing some spectacular ash grain. The Frost finish has an almost black edge, where as these have a complementary metallic edge. This color is similar to the Blue Pearl Burst, but with transparent center areas. Stunning and the pictures really do not capture it. I shot one picture outside and a couple under different lighting to try to show the grain better. It has a build date of November 16th, 1994. This DX comes with the rare Mini-Floyd Rose bridge (At Fender they were called the George Blanda bridge named after the designer!) The chrome pop-in tremolo bar has a hex head key on the tip which fits the hex screws on the bridge for string changes. This guitar is MINT. The only thing I could mention is a very faint discoloration on a couple bridge saddles. Look hard. No scratches, dings or cracks. Not even pick scratches!The frets are like new and is the Rosewood fretboard. Back of the neck is silky smooth. Has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensors, TBX tone control, LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and some mojo to boot. Has the Fender Red Label case that is like new, with the hex keys and instructions for maintaining the bridge, owners booklets that are like new, polishing cloth and some of the other case candy!(SOLD!!!!)
1988 BAHAMA GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Excellent . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!Here is another Holy Grail of Strat Plus’—BAHAMA GREEN—one of the rarer colors to come by. In fact, for years I thought these were just an urban myth and even started a thread on the Fender Forum entitled: “Urban Legends or Facts about Bahama Green,” way back in 2007. These are as rare as Dusty Rose, Razz Berry, and Fiesta Red. These colors were made available only on the very first Strat Plus' and ended in 1989. This one has a neck date of Dec 3rd 1988 and the body has a stamp dates of Jan 6th of 1989. I am calling it an 1988 as the serial number favors that! This would be nearly mint if it were not for the two smooth dents on the top. I pictures those. Very cool color! Some picts have a blueish color to them. Super hard to photograph this color, but very GREEN! Comes with original rectangular Fender hard-shell case!(SOLD!!!!!!)
1996 MYSTIC BLACK TUXEDO FENDER VII TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT- . Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a rare duck...even rarer than rare. I have owned a few of these Tuxedo Telecasters with their cool ivory binding and black finish—thus the nick name "Tuxedo". Also has the tummy cut on the Back. These were Fender's highest end production Telecaster in the day. Limited numbers were built. But this one is in the rare Mystic Black color. The clear coat had blue/green pearl flake in it that is hard to see unless in direct light. I shined a flashlight on it in one picture so you can see what I am talking about. The Version IIs came with a Gold Lace Sensor in the bridge, a Chrome Dome Strat Sensor in the middle and a Tele Lace Sensor in the neck. The mini-switch turns on the bridge pickup when you have the 50way Strat switch in the neck position. Or on position #4 which is the neck + middle you flip the switch and you have all 3 pickups on at the same time. You can get Telecaster tone, Stratocaster tones, and more. The finish on the body is flawless—which is amazing for black. The body build date looks like November 5th, 1996 and the neck build date is November 12, 1996. 1996 seemed to be a good year for the legendary Herb (Herbie) Gastelum to be shaping necks at Fender! He is one of the longest standing Fender employees and has shaped necks for many of the big names in the music industry. The neck and middle pickups have some light rubbing as the guitar was played some. The bridge plate has a small but of pick scratches on the bottom corner. Look hard... LOL... The guitars body is scratch and ding free! The maple neck is silky and smooth on back. See Facebook picts and writeup for more details and where I clearly oint out any small blemishes. As you look at the pictures, you can see this guitar is super clean. This comes with a like new Fender Deluxe Plus case, with some of the case candy and Allen wrench.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991-92 FENDER MIDNIGHT WINE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Midnight Wine is like a dark Candy Apple Red that has an almost maroon hue to it. My very first Strat Plus was this color! The serial number says it is a 1991 (N1) but the build date on the butt end of the neck say Nov 1992, which explains why the lettering on the Lace Sensor pickups are in a recessed ovals, which is indicative of late 1992 and used onward through 1998. BTW, the letting is near perfect. I can't make out the date in the neck socket of the body. Speaking about the body, this one is near perfect. I found one small pinpoint spot on the back and two extremely small micronicks on the butt end edge. Very hard to see. I sold one just about like this a few months ago for $1450, so this one is marked down due to the small smooth ding on the neck and the micro stuff mentioned. I am somewhat nitpicking here. (See Facebook picts). This is loaded with the Hipshot-Tremsetter which is set up perfect and keep the guitar in tune great. The neck has almost no wear on the frets and the rosewood is in excellent shape. The back of the neck is satin finished. This guitar plays great and comes with hang tags, paperwork, original strap, owners booklets, and a super nice Fender Red Label case.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE SOLID ASH: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and more detailed info! A little background first—the second batch of Strat Plus Deluxe's to come out from Fender where mostly Alder with Ash caps or solid Ash, as in the case with this guitar. The first round of Strat Plus DXs came in mostly the pastel and a few other colors (Razz Berry, Bahama Green, Dusty Rose, Graffiti Yellow, Fiesta Red, Gunmetal Blue, and Brown Burst) with Sliver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensors. The second wave of Strat Plus DX's to come out in 1990 through 1991 where this type in burst or frost color using the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensor combo. Please note that the lettering on the pickups is almost completely intact, showing the guitar has not seen a lot of playing. I could not make out any dates on the neck or inside the neck pocket. As just mentioned, this one is solid Ash and is, like most of these were, on the heavy side. The grain does not show in the pictures as well as in real life—very nice Ash grain! You pick it up and you know you have a real industrial type working guitar in your hands! LOL!! The body on this Strat Plus DX is mint. I can't find a scratch or ding anywhere. The maple neck plays smooth and fast, as it should, with the frets being in excellent condition and the back silky smooth. Note the Bird's-eye around the headstock front and back—very cool feature in the Maple. There is one small ding on the back of the neck down by the 13th fret. Small and can't really be felt. This has all the Strat Plus appointments: brushed Schaller locking tuners, brushed Wilkinson roller nut and an American two point floating bridge. Come with a like new Fender Red Label case complete with a new Fender Strap and polishing cloth and some paperwork.(SOLD!!!!!)
2014 GIBSON LIMITED EDITION 120TH ANNIVERSARY LES PAUL STANDARD PLUS: Condition: MINT/Brand New! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures! This Gibson 120th Anniversary Limited Edition Les Paul Standard Plus in a cool Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The guitar is brand new. I bought two guitars from a lawyer who bought them and never learned to play. One was a Custom Shop Strat and the other is this gorgeous limited edition Les Paul. He told me he had the guitars out of their cases a hand full of times. Even the case is like new. This Les Paul was released in limited numbers and very hard to find. These were marketed just under Gibson's Custom Shop models. To start with, it comes with a AAAA Quilted Maple top on Mahogany. The back-plate is signed by the employee who perfectly book-matched the quilt maple top. The neck is asymmetrical '60s Slim Taper profile with a compound-radius rosewood fretboard which sports a 120th Anniversary banner at the 12th fret. Something interesting; it has cryogenic-treated fretwire for longer life and corrosion resistance, undercut frets over neck binding, and a full PLEK setup. It has some tricks up its sleeve as well—kind of a little Jimmy Page trickery plus some. The sophisticated electronics includes a BurstBucker Pro 1 in the neck position and a hotter BurstBucker Pro 2 in the bridge, with a reverse-polarity bridge pickup for authentic single-coil combinations. It has independent volume controls with push-pull coil splitting, along with push-pull phase reverse and pure-bypass switching. Simply put, all 4 knobs are push/pull pots. The volume controls tap the humbuckers turning them into single coils. The tone control for the neck is a out-of-phase push/pull pot that gives some Strat-like tones, especially when running in single coil mode. To take advantage of this, the 3-way selector has to be neck + bridge (middle position). The bridge tone control is a push/pull pot which Gibson has named "pure bypass." What this means is, when you pull up on that tone control, the bridge pickup runs straight to your amp, bypassing the tone and volume control. So lets say you have things toned down and you want to fly into a solo—pull up on the pot and you have the full power/volume of the bridge Burst bucker 2. These retailed for $5999.00 when they came out. The guy who bought this told me he paid, on a special sale, $3800 for it. The Les Paul Standard Plus 2014 comes protected in a vintage-brown Gibson hardshell case with pink lining, includes a truss-rod wrench and owner's manual. (SOLD!!!!!)
2018 XHEFRI CUSTOM FLAMED STRATOCASTER : Condition: BRAND NEW!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and the build process!This is another XHEFRI Custom Strat. Scroll down and read som of my review from people who have bought these custom boutique guitars. On this one, I started off with a highly flamed quilted maple top on really nicely striped mahogany body. The body also has a contoured neck joint to make it easier to play the higher registry. This has a Seymour Duncan 59 PAF humbucker in the neck, standard Chrome Dome in the middle, and a Hot Chrome Dome Dually in the bridge. The 59 is such a sweet pickup—which replicates the old 1959 old Seth Lover Les Paul tone, but unlike the original 59s this one has 4-conductor lead which allows for cutting off one side of the coils using the first mini-switch. When split, this gives the guitar more of a "single coil" tone in the neck like a traditional Strat, and works well when mixing with the other pickups. When both coils are on, it is more like a Les Paul! I used a 500k no-load pot, with a "Brownie" .018 cap for the humbucker in the neck. This will allow use of the tone control with out making the pickup ugly-dark, too soon.This also has a brand-new Fender deluxe bridge with pop-in trem bar and chrome saddles.
Being wired like an Fender Ultra, position #3 on the 5-way switch is the neck + bridge, which is more like many 2 pickup guitars. The lower mini-switch (3-way) is for the Chrome Dome Dually in the bridge giving you front, back, or both running in a series.The bridge Dually is connected to a 250k no-load pot with a Orange .010 cap. This cap is even less darkening than the .018 brownie. Much more practical actually. The nice thing about the no-load pots is, you turn them to 10 you bypass the tone control altogether. The neck is a custom built AAA flamed Eric Clapton soft V profile with a compound radius fretboard using a dark black Ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays also sporting a LSR roller nut. Kinda like an Ultra neck but way better! It is absolutely outstanding and comfortable to play!!!! Comes with a brand new Fender Deluxe case and chrome pop-in tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!!)
1987-88 SURF GREEN FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS E4 SERIAL NUMBER: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!Another near mint 87-88 Strat Plus in SURF GREEN. This color always makes me think of a 57 Chevy hardtop or a Nomad! In fact this color was used by Chevy in 1957 and was Dupont color code #2461!! This is one of those early Strat Plus’, made in January 19th of 1988. This is about as nice of one you will find, being in near mint condition. Has the older screw into the wood bridge posts and the pots date 1987. The three Gold Lace sensor pickups with the squared off bottom corners with the old 666 patent stickers. Some people swear by these old Lace Sensors. Even the lettering on these old pickups are in great shape—not being rubbed off. Also has the old BIG resistor on the TBX. Neck is near perfect, really a beauty. It was shaped by J. (Jesus) Uribe, who shaped a lot of the signature and later Custom Shop guitars. The tremolo is an nickel plated steel block as found of the first Strat Plus guitars. Wilkinson Split nut as found on 1987s and early 88s. I noted some yellowing of the finish on the lower edge of the guitar. Not all that easy to spot, but there. No cracks or dents. Sweet, really... Does not get much nicer than this! Only reason I am selling this is due to have collected quite a number of these over the years. Time to pass a nice one on to someone! Comes with the original rectangular Fender case with American Series Booklet, Allen wrenches, Trem bar, era correct set of Fender .09 strings, and polishing cloth.. (SOLD!!!!)
1994-95 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA MINT!: Condition: MINT! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! This is a rare find. A 1994 (by serial number) 1995 (by body and neck date stamps) Fender Ultra. Like new old stock—nearly unplayed. This stunning guitar comes complete will ALL the paperwork (i.e. hang tags, booklets, vintage type Fender leather strap, cable and more). The body and neck are mint and the protective plastic is still on the tremolo plate! You know me, I would not say this unless true. Has really nice AAA Flamed Maple top and back! The neck on this Ultra was shaped by the Fender legend Herbie Gastelum (one of the longest standing Fender employees) and Custom Shop worker. The body and the neck are scratch and ding free. The frets are like new. The real abalone inlays in the jet-black Ebony on the neck is really nice and sparkles more than normal. This has all the Ultra features: Chrome Schaller locking tuners, a Mini-Floyd bridge (Which are very hard to find), black ebony fretboard (the Ultras were one of the only production guitars to come with ebony, and now black ebony is nearly impossible to find) and custom Ultra wiring. Comes with the original Deluxe Fender Black Tolex case that is like new!(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 INCA SILVER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! These are fairly hard to come by—Inca Silver which has aged to a slight green/gold hue. Very stellar guitar. This one plays great and has that "feel" to it. The build date is in January - February of 1997. The neck was made by Jesus Uribe, who became Custom Shop master builder. As you can tell by the pictures, this one is in super nice condition, but if not mint like many of my guitars so I have priced it accordingly. (See pictures on Facebook for more details!) The body is made from Alder. There are a couple pin-prick spots on the body, I think some are small anomalies from the factory. I am super picky. No cracks in the neck sockets, pick scratches, belt rash, or anything like that. The dark rosewood stands against the silver body very nice. The frets are like new and there is no gouging on the rosewood. The back of the neck is ding free and feel silky smooth! Comes with all the Strat Plus appointments: Gold Lace Sensors (the lettering is near perfect), Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut, a Hipshot Tremsetter which is set up properly. Stays in tune like a monster! This comes with a Fender red Label case that is in excellent condition, with some owner manuals, and Trem bar.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM BUILD: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I bought this Ultra sometime back from a music store in Oklahoma City, OK. This 1991 tiger flamed Ultra belonged to Toby Keith's guitar player named Michael Crossno who played on a number of Toby's older cuts. The guitar had been modified. So rather than trying to restore it I decided to do some custom modifications. Here is what was done: dual Duallys in a Blue/Purple configuration with a Burgundy Lace Sensor in the middle. This has two 3-way mini-switches—each controlling one of the Duallys. It has the Ultra 5-way switching that puts both Duallys in circuit in the middle switch position (#3). Looks cool and a LOT of tonal variations... The guitar was built by Chavez who did a lot of the Ultras and also Signature models. He ended up in Custom Shop for obvious reasons! Black Ebony fretboard with all Chrome Ultra parts! Comes with a Brand New Fender flight case! (SOLD!!!!!)
1987 FENDER TORINO RED “BOB” STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT-. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Bright red… Torino Red was a choice of Eric Clapton when his signature series came out. Think Ford Torino! This one has an early BOB body that I talk about on my website. For more info Click Here —>History Behind the BOB Bodies.. The BOB body is more rounded and sexy, using the more vintage style contours. If you like Fender history, read about the BOB bodies Strat Plus guitars in that link I just gave. The date on the heel of the neck is Dec. 3rd, 1987. I can't make the date out in the neck pocket of the body, other than, 26th, 1987, so I am thinking it has to be November 26th as that date in December was a Sunday on Christmas weekend! This is a quite rare find. This one is near mint "minus" as it has a few smooth bumps and a couple micro nicks—no cracks in the neck sockets, no scratches or belt rash. More info on my FaceBook page. Very nice, but lightly played.The lettering on the pickups is in good condition, only lightly rubbed, which is rare to find in this vinatge. The neck is near prefect, with no dings or chips and the frets are like new. (OK! I am OCD!) This has all the earmarks of the early Plus guitars, such as nickel plated bridge block, screw into the wood bridge posts, and squared bottoms Gold Lace pickups with the early "Mark of the Beast" 666 serial number stickers on the back. Also has the big resistor on the TBX, Sperzel locking tuners, and a split Wilkinson roller nut. Did I mention that this is a really rare Strat Plus? Comes with an early 1980's heavy duty Fender rectangular case with 4 latches that is in excellent condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1990 FENDER ROOT BEER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Root Beer was a color that Fender used for around two and a half years (color code #88), and in very limited production quanity. Vary hard to find color, especially in this condition, as this guitar is near mint+. Root Beer is a dark brown metallic and is about as rare as Bahama Green or Dust Rose. The serial number (E9) indicated it is a 1989 but the build date on the body is June of 1990, neck date of May 16th, 1990 and the tape on the pickguard states July 17th, 1990—so I will call it a 1990! The value on this color will continue to go up due to its rarity. The guitar is near spotless with no scratches or cracks. I found one very small minor bump on the lower back edge ( Where your leg is while playing sitting down...did not show up in the pictures). The rosewood fretboard looks appropriate with the brown metallic color. The Frets are like new.Completely stock with all the Strat Plus appointments: Schaller locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, TBX tone control, 2-point American bridge, Hipshot Tremesetter for great tuning stabilization, and 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The guitar plays great. Comes with a form-fitting Fender "Red Label" case with tremolo bar, polishing cloth, a some of the paperwork.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER CRIMSON FROST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE VII: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! In the early 1990s, 1900-1991, to be exact, Fender turned out some super nice Strat Plus Deluxe'. When they first released the Deluxe Plus, what is called the Version I, they came two Silver Lace Sensors and a Blue Sensor in the bridge. Almost all came in the cool pastel colors like Bahama Green, Dusty Rose, Graffiti Yellow, Vintage White, etc. Then when they released the VII DXs, in early 1990, with the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensors, most were made with solid Ash, or Ash laminate bodies, in the new paint scheme called a "frost." The frosts had transparent centers like a burst, but with dark edges that complimented the color. Their were 3 "frost" models introduced. The Ebony Frost, Blue Frost, and Crimson Frost. Many of these were built by later to be "master builders" in Fender's Custom Shop. Like this one, the neck was shaped by Herbie Gastelum, who was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers and mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others later in Custom Shop. This particular Strat Plus DX is almost mint (I do not use that word lightly). I could only find one micro edge dent on the back of the neck....that's it. The Blue Book of Guitars would call it "mint". Note that the lettering on the pickups is near prefect. Hard to find one of these in this condition. The frets are shiny and new looking, and the light rosewood looks like new... It has all the cool Deluxe features: Schaller locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, DX 2-point bridge with a chrome pop-in tremolo bar, Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensors, hip-shot tremsetter, and the cool "frost" finish in the Crimson color. Original case and most of the original case candy, original Fender strap with Schaller strap locks.(SOLD!!!!!)
1994 FENDER ARCTIC WHITE 40TH ANNIVERSARY STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! What a lovely Vintage White 40th Anniversary Stratocaster Plus in a creamy Arctic White with a really dark rosewood fretboard. I contacted Fender to verify the color from the serial number. Sometimes there is confusion between Arctic and Vintage Whites do to aging of the clear coats and paint mix. This has the cool American flag anniversary logo on the headstock and the custom neck plate. These are pretty hard to find and this one is mint. It has a lot of the case candy too boot. Again, all the Strat Plus appointments such as: LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups that give that 1950s Strat vibe, and a TBX tone control. Super sweet and I can not find a mark on this guitar. This has the N3 serial number indicating it is a 1993, but for some reason the N3 numbers are usually way off. In this case this is a 1994 40th Anniversary Strat as indicated by thecustom neck plate that says "1994 40 years...and Still Rock'in". The body build date as found in the neck socket is stamped January 30th, 1995 (right at the end of the year) and the neck build date of November 8th 1994. Not uncommon to see this date gaps like this. There is some interesting grain on the back of the neck, that flows with the skunk stripe down the back. Interesting looks marks that look kind of like dings but are are actually in the wood grain. The neck is smooth and silky. Has a really nice Deluxe Strat Plus case with the big chrome buckle latches that work perfect.(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is a beautiful 1996 Strat Plus that was modified with a brand new black/red/black Ultra pickguard. The motif is along the lines of the Version 1 Strat Plus Deluxe which had Silver/Silver/ Blue Lace Sensors. Thus one is like an Ultra version of that, with a Silver/Silver/ Blue Dually using the Ultra custom switching. 70s Strat tones, Tele tones and more! All the pickup and wiring is brand new. The 3-way mini switch activates the front, rear, and both in series on the Dually. The 5-way super switch has neck + bridge on the middle position, much like any two pickups guitar. This also sports two large "Orange Drop .22" caps on the pots. The first pot is a standard 250k and the lower one is a 500k no-load tone control. Turn that to 10 and it bypasses the tone control altogether. It has a neck build date stamp of Dec 11th, 1996. The guitar is near mint. The body appears to be solid alder with nice grain showing through. The finish is gorgeous! The frets on the maple fret-board show no wear. This has all the Strat plus features such as: Schaller locking tuners, LSR Roller nut, and floating 2-point American bridge with a tremsetter. No cracks or scratches. Low action with no buzzing... Comes with a after-market hard shell case made by Terrapin which is in great condition.(SOLD!!!!)
1989 (SE8 serial number) FENDER PEWTER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: MINT- . Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!Here is an very early VII Clapton Strat in Pewter which sports an SE8 serial number. The neck date is April 10, 1989 and the body's date stamp is April 18, 1989 and March 18th, 1989. This one is old enough that it even has the square bottomed Gold Lace Sensor pickups, and was made before Fender even released their Strat Plus Deluxe guitars. This guitar is mint- and the only reason it has a minus is due to the one small, what I call "coffee table" bump on the back of the neck. The frets are excellent as is the rest of the neck. The body is spotless, which no scratches, chips, cracks, or dings. Comes with all the Clapton features such as the 25db boost, soft V shaped neck, and a vintage bridge which is decked and blocked just like Eric specified. This guitar is one clean machine! Even the lettering on the pickups is near perfect and there are no pick scratches on the pickguard. Comes with the original Fender tweed case.(SOLD!!!!!)
1995 FENDER CUSTOM SHOP ORANGE KRUSH STRATOCASTER #16 of 25: Condition: MINT!!!! Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! In the 1990s Fender's Custom Shop turned out some of their most fabulous guitars. I look at the Custom Shop offerings today and, not meaning to be too overtly critical, they are mostly relic vintage reissues, many going for $4000+. Back in the John Page era Custom Shop days, they made some "real" custom shop work. Those were the days of JW Black, Mike Stevens, George Blanda, and of coarse, John Page overseeing much of the work in those early days. This particular guitar is basically New Old Stock—MINT—bought by a lawyer who never learned to play. The guitar has been out of the case a handful of times since 1995. Not even a pick scratch on the pickguard and the protective plastic is still on the back Tremolo cover. I carefully played a couple times in my climate controlled guitar room and the fit and feel is fantastic! The Orange Krush was part of a special short run of 25 guitars. Not like the runs of a 100+ today. This one is #16, certified June of 1995. It comes real gold-plating on all the parts and the finish is more blood red than orange and has been called "Gretsch orange." The finish is transparent showing the beautifully crafted solid 2-piece solid ash body which was carefully matched down the center. The guitar has: vintage type bridge complete with cover, vintage-style Kluson tuners, a solid maple neck loaded with Birdseye Maple that has a vintage 1960s profile. The neck was made by Herbie Gastelum, who was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He mostly likely shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and many others. The headstock is also finished in the same transparent Gretsch orange. You can see the Birdseye through the finish. Very cool. I am not sure about the pickups other than they have vintage staggered poles with the bridge being hotter. They have to be some Custom Shop type, but not marked like Texas Specials, and yes, they sound fantastic. This guitar has all the case candy, vintage strap and cable, extra springs, a gold plated tremolo arm, gold plated vintage bridge cover, Certificate of Authenticity signed by John Page, and a case that looks brand new with even some of the protective plastic on the latches.(SOLD!!!!!!)
1994 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! I bought this guitar with the intent of customizing it with Chrome Domes and a Chrome humbucker in the neck. When I opened the case - WOW - I could not do it. The guitar was basically brand new and pretty much untouched since 1994. It is mint with the exception of one micro pin-headsize dimple on the back of the neck. Remember I am OCD... The plastic is still on the back tremolo cover. This is as nice as most brand new guitars hanging in a guitar store, but this one is 25 years old! Here is the story behind this guitar. A guy was working for Nike 1994 and was living in Hong Kong. Being bored he decided he was going to learn to play guitar. He walked into a music store, saw this Strat Plus and fell in love. He took it home and then, well, never learned to play! He eventually moved to the US and had this guitar all these years and he told me he took it out of the case a few times just to look at it! When I took it out it still had the original strings on it from when it was sold! I cleaned the guitar, new strings, new set-up and it plays wonderful. The neck date is August 4th, 1994 and the neck was shaped by Jesus Uribe, who worked later in Fender's Custom Shop. All the Deluxe features, like a pop-in chrome tremolo bar, Blue, Silver and Red Laces Sensor pickups (note the lettering in in perfect shape), beautiful rosewood board, frets are shiny and like new, and ash caps on an alder body. Has most of the case candy, Schaller strap locks, cable and a like new deluxe Strat Plus case.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST MATCHBOOK FLAME FENDER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Up for sale is another super nice Ultra. I have too many! This is one of those odd-ball Fender serial numbers that start with a N9xxxxx which so many people mistake for 1999. N9 was 1990-1991 and this one indicates that by a neck stamp date of March 26, 1991. Also note that most of this guitar was built by A. Chavez of later Custom Shop fame. This guitar is mint -. I only add the minus due to the two very areas with light impressions on the back of the neck. They are hard to find or feel. I tried to take pictures but you can't see them very well. Ok, I nitpick... Beautiful matchbook flame top and back. No dings, scratches, chips, or cracks. All you see is a high-gloss body. This has all the Ultra appointments: Black ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays, chrome DX bridge with pop-in trem arm, chrome Wilkinson roller nut and Chrome Schaller locking tuners...yes, lots of bling on these. Black ebony is so hard to get these days, and the Ultra was the only Fender production guitar that came with it, except the Robbin Ford Signature Ultra. Comes with a like new Fender DX Snake Skin looking grey hardshell case with almost all the paperwork (missing hang tag), strap locks, Allen wrenches, etc. One of the flapper latches does not pop op on the case as the little spring must be broken. (SOLD!!!!!)
1997-98 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST FLAMED STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here is an Fender Ultra that was among some of the very last to come out of the Fender Plant as they were phased out mid 1998 to make way for Fender's new Deluxe American Strat. This one has a body date of March 1998 and two neck date stamps—one June 18, 1998 and July 21st, 1998. The Ultra was the only production guitar by Fender, besides the Robin Ford Ultra, to use Black Ebony on the fret board. This wood is now very hard to find. This guitar is Mint -. Gorgeous flame with what like like circular worming lines on Maple top and back. Very unique. The guitar has seen very little play time. This has the typical Blue, Silver, Red Dually Laces Sensors with the cool Ultra switching. All chrome parts as per the Ultra motif with the DX tremolo with pop-in bar. Comes with a like new Deluxe Strat Plus case with some of the case candy.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST 1-PIECE FLAME MAPLE TOP ULTRA STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Fender turned out some phenomenal guitars in the early 1990s, especially the Ultras. They were the highest production model one could buy next to Custom Shop—in fact some of the parts and builders were from Custom Shop. In this instance, the neck was shaped by Hector Montes, who worked in Custom Shop. I have opened up an Ultra to sometimes find Custom Shops logos on the pickguard. The necks with Ebony fretboards were often used on Custom Shop builds. This Ultra is very unique in that fact it has a 1-piece AAA Flame maple top and back. Nice flame. This Ultra in near mint, with the exception of a few small nicks. The body is spotless, with no scratches or cracks. The pictures tell the story! Because of this few small dings I down-graded this to a Near Mint instead of Mint or Mint-. CHECK the picts on facebook. More details there! The guitar was lightly played, even the lettering on the pickups is in really good condition. As I have pointed out before, the Ultras were the only production guitars made by Fender to come with a black ebony fretboard—a wood that is very scare today. This has real abalone inlays too, which stands in a esthetic contrast with the flame top and the black fretboard. As with all the Ultras, you have all chrome hardware— 2-point DX bridge with pop-in arm, Wilkinson roller nut, and Schaller locking tuners. This comes equipped with a Hipshot-Tremsetter. If a string breaks while playing the guitar does not go out of tune. It also helps keep the guitar in tune while diving with the Tremolo! I have this set up to work properly. I think the main reason some people do not like the Tremsetters is due to a faulty set-up. The middle switch position of the 5-way is neck+bridge. The 3-way switches activates the front or back Red Lace Sensors or runs both pickups in series to make a hot humbucker tone. This guitar mimics a Telecaster, Gibson, as well as a Strat. Comes with the original 'snake-skin" looking DX Fender case, with tremolo arm, polishing cloth, and Allen adjustment wrenches. (SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER SUNBURST MATCHBOOK TIGER FLAME ULTRA STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood and a lot more detailed info! Here we go again. I have been digging out Ultra's from my collection. This one has a mint match-booked Tiger Flamed top and back. This one plays extra sweet—mojo... The build date is October 26th 1991 as indicated on the butt end of the neck. Someone wrote on a piece of masking tape on the back of the pickguard 11-4-91 which gives a November date. Not unusual as they were on the production floor for a couple days. The Ultra's were like Custom Shop quality in a production line—which was replaced by the Deluxe American Standard Strat which, in my opinion, was not as nice as these nor as versatile. The black ebony wood, used on these fretboards, has now become very difficult to obtain and is fetching premium prices. The body is spotless. The guitar is basically like new— the frets show no wear, lettering on the pickups is nice which is rare for the older Lace Sensor pickups. Comes with all the Ultra appointments: Chrome parts, DX bridge with pop-in tremolo bar, Tremsetter, abalone inlays, ebony fretboard, and the Blue, Gold, and Red Dually Lace Sensors. Has Ultra switching with position # 3 on the 5-way being neck + bridge Dually. The 3-way mini-switch is for the Red bridge Dually—back pickups, both in series, or front pickup. It can sound like a humbucker, a Telecaster or a bit twangy Strat sound. This comes with era correct, excellent condition, Deluxe Fender flight case which was heaver duty than the standard rectangular Fender cases of the day. Has the tremolo bar and an unused Fender guitar strap! (SOLD!!!!!)
2017 XHEFRI SIGNATURE SURF GREEN CUSTOM SHOP STRATOCASTER: Condition: BRAND NEW. Email me for details & make sure to go to my FACEBOOK PAGE to see a lot of BIG pictures, under the hood, and the build process! This is the Xhefri's Signature Custom Stratocaster. Vintage look, modern features, highly flamed maple neck on a vintage contoured Surf Green body. Custom Shop quality for less $$$!!! And man, this guitar has vintage vive with sweet, low action—all with no hum! The neck is outstanding with a Standard Thin C shape, sporting a Compound Radius (10-16"), and a Scale of: 25-1/2" with 22 Frets. It also has a Graph Tech nut. This wiring setup is killer. I never care for the overly bright vintage sound of 1950s Strats (reissue or otherwise). This combo is full but still has sparkle but with warm, rich tones and all dead quite, with no hum. The bridge had a heavy Callaham block with the Callaham bent steel saddles. The guitar sustains wonderful.
The pickguard is wired with a set of Lindy Fralin Vintage Hot pickups. Set up with a Blender Pot which gives the ability to blend all 3 pickups. By choosing either position #2 or #4 the Blender Pot will mix the pickups. I have heard about this feature before and thought it sounded like a gimmick—till I tried it! This feature add some nice new tones to a Strat, while one can also have all those Vintage Strat tones. The bridge pickup has a Lindy Fralin steel baseplate. This increases the power and bass of the bridge pickup.
Another interesting feature that will be used on this guitar is a Ilitch Back Plate Noise Canceling System (BPNCS). This system stops single coils 60-cycle noise. Several guitar companies offer this system on some of there guitars—SUHR, G&L S 500, Tom Anderson, PRS 305, Knaggs, Severn, Reverend and James Tyler just to name a few. Comes with a brand new vintage looking light tweed "thermal" form-fitting case!(SOLD!!!!)
1997 CANDY APPLE RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! WOW, here is a mint Candy Apple Red Strat Plus. I really could not find one flaw on this guitar. The plastic is still on the back tremolo cover. Frets like new, vintage tint on the neck, and take a look at the picts of the back of the neck—Birds Eye in the Maple in several places. All the Strat Plus appointments: Gold Lace Sensors, American 2 point bridge, LSR roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. The dark Rosewood fretboard looks great against the Candy Red color. The lettering on the pickups is perfect, frets like new, no scratches, dings, or cracks. For the life of me, I do not know why a person would buy a brand new American Stratocaster DX for $1500 - $2250 when they could get a new 1997 Strat Plus, which is 21 years old, and basically unplayed guitar, for less. The neck date is September 25th, 1997 and the neck was made by Jesus Uribe. The stamp in the neck socket of the body state October 20th, 1997. Comes with a mint Strat Plus DX case and the case candy —Allen wrenches, tremolo bar, case keys and most of the paperwork. Even the original bag that says Strat Plus on it.(SOLD!!!!!)
2000 FENDER TORINO RED ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRAT: MINT- . Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!This is about as nice as they come. The only reason I am giving it a Mint- is because it has been very lightly played. That's the only reason. (OCD, remember!) This was the last year for the Version II Claptons with the Lace Sensor pickups. These are getting harder and harder to find, especially in this condition. This one is almost unplayed. Body is spotless. The back of the neck and headstock ding free. The guitar plays super nice, with really low action— just as a signature guitar should. It has all the cool features of the VII EC, with Gold Lace Sensors, 25dB Boost, V shaped neck and Vintage tuners. The bridge is decked and a piece of oak wedged in the back of the tremolo block just like Eric specified! Bottom tone control is the boost, which really fattens up the tone when turned toward 10. Has the original Fender tweed case with new cord and tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 BLUE FROST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE V2: Condition: NEAR MINT++. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This color often gets confused with Blue Burst. I have a section on my website dealing with the Frosts verses the Bursts (See: Color Me With Confusion and scroll down a bit). Blue Frost (color code #62) was available only from 1990 to early 1992. Pretty hard to find color, but they are out there—rarely in this condition. What I love about many of these first DX Strat Plus' is they often came in SOLID ASH and that is what this one has. This one is lighter than most weighing only 9 pounds. Some of these are really heavy, weighing as much as an old Les Paul! Body date stamp is January 7th, 1992 and the neck date stamp looks like October 27, 1991. The body is stunning and near perfect. After looking super close, under bright light, I found two pin-prick dimples. Seriously—that small. I took these pictures on an overcast day so the grain on the Ash does not pop out like in real-life. I will take a few and post them when we get some sunshine! But the grain is gorgeous. I was surprised to see the STRP stamped in the neck socket. Fender did not do that very often and it stands for: Strat Plus! The neck is sweet and the Rosewood is dark sporting some nice grain. The guitar is "Near Mint+" condition as you can tell by the pictures. The neck was built by J. Urbie. The frets are excellent and the back of the neck is smooth and free of dings. No nicks, dings or cracks on this guitar. Being a V2 Plus DX, it has the first Lace Sensors in Blue, Silver and Red. Has the TBX, and the Hipshot Tremsetter which is set up perfect. Break a string and the guitar stays in tune. Really stabilizes the tuning when diving with the trem-bar. Also has the deluxe bridge with the pop-in trem bar. Comes with an era correct case that is super nice condition, owners manuals, Allen Wrenches, trem-bar, polishing cloth and a few other items.(SOLD!!!!!)
1997 BLACK ULTRA CUSTOM FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT++. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Here is another one of my Strat Plus Ultra Customs. I think this is like number 9 or 10 of these I have built. This started out as a 1997 Strat Plus that is near mint+ condition. I added a custom wired Ultra style pickup assembly using all new components. They were mounted in a Black/Red/Black Ultra pickguard with matching back tremolo cover. This Ultra Custom not only looks stealth, but has some really great tonal qualities. The neck pickup is a Purple Lace Sensor which voices a P-90-type pickup running at 10.5k. The middle pickup is a Silver Lace Sensor and the bridge has the typical Ultra Red Dually, controlled by a 3-way mini-switch. You have the choice of rear, front, or both Red Laces running in series then is a smoking 19k resistance which is much like a hot humbucker. This has the 5-way super switch so the middle position is the neck + bridge pickups. Go from a Gibsonish tone to a Strat to a Tele—all in one guitar. The TBX, which is connected to the middle and bridge pickups is custom wired with a .10 capacitor. This give you more headroom for adjusting the bass sweep of the TBX (from 5 to 0). Plus this has a no-load tone control for the neck pickip. Turn it to 10 and you by-pass the tone control altogether! Also for looks, tone, and helping to prevent string breaks, it has black graphite string saddles. Also note the black input jack. Since it is a Strat Plus it has the LSR roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. The guitar is near mint+. The only reason I am not calling it MINT is due to two micro nicks in the body, nearly invisible and a small discoloration on the top of the skunk stripe on the back of the neck. The neck has a nice vintage tint which looks great with the black, and the frets are like new. Hard to find black in this pristine condition—and this guitar is 21 years old! Comes with a matching Tremolo bar and a newer STAGG hardshell case. (SOLD!!!!!)
1989 FENDER MIDNIGHT STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE VERSON 1: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Midnight Wine... Fender named it appropriately! Like a dark Candy Apple Red that looks dark maroon in low light and comes alive in direct light. This is the rare, Verison 1 Strat Plus DX which was only available for a short time in 1989. Fender first released the DX Plus' with a Silver/Silver/Blue Lace sensor combo. They replaced it in late 1989-early 1990 with the Blue/Silver/Red combo. I personally like the V1 setup. The Silvers have that 1970s tone, much like the Strats Jimi played but with a bit more bite in the bridge with the Blue.
This guitar is completely stock. The neck was build by Hector Montes of later Custom Shop fame with a build date of Sept. 8th, 1989 and a body stamp of August 21, 1989. The condition is near mint with the body being flawless except for a small very smooth impression on the top face above the pickguard. The frets are basically untouched. The rosewood fretboard is mint and its dark color stands against the deep wine color very nicely. Comes with some of the original paperwork, tremolo bar, strap, and a Fender "Red Label" form-fitting case that is like new.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FROST RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Click on this FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Some mistakenly call this color Candy Apple Red, but it is much, much, brighter. Fender only made this color available from a little over two years—from 1989 to early 1991. The body is near flawless. Look a t the this gorgeous thing.... did I mention gorgeous? Nicer than a lot of new guitars hanging in a music store.The neck date stamped on the butt of the neck says March 6th, 1991. The body date is not so clear, but it appear to be Feb something, most likely 1991. The neck was made by Hector Montes, who later went over to Fender's Custom Shop and who also built a lot of the Signature Guitars, like the Jeff beck and Eric Clapton models. This guitar is near mint. The neck is sweet, sporting a dark Rosewood feretboard which I think looks quite pleasing with this bright red frosty candy color! Has the Strat Plus appointments: Schaller locking tuners, Wilkinson roller nut, Hipshot-Tremsetter, and 3 Gold Lace pickups. Comes with an era correct black Tolex case with some of the case candy—owners booklets and trem bar.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: Near Mint! Email me for details & go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, the build process, and more details! Well, I am at it again, doing one of my favorite custom builds. I started with a near mint 1991 Antique Burst Strat Plus and then I added one of my Xhefri Ultra modified custom pickguards in Black/Red/Black. In the neck position I have a brand new Seymour Duncan 59 humbucker (SH-1N). I love these pickups as they have all those Gibson's iconic late-1950s Les Pauls tones coming from Seymour Duncan's reproduction of a Seth Lover PAF (Patent Applied For) humbucker. Note the upper mini-switch. That splits off 1/2 of the windings (4-conductor leads) on the 59 so you can get a thinner, single coil, Strat type tone. Or flip it down to get the full power of a real humbucker in the neck position! I have always loved a full sized humbucker tone in the neck for Blues, Jazz, Fusion, etc. The neck pickup is connected to a 500k No-load Pot using a Orange .10 Cap. The .10 does not get dark as fast as the more common .22 tone caps. This allows for more control in darkening the neck pickup. I mixed this pickup with a modified version of Fender's Ultra wiring using a Standard Chrome Dome in the middle (6.2k) with Chrome Dome Dually in the bridge using the Hot Domes (12.3k each or a smoking 24.6k in series!) The middle and bridge are connected to a TBX. The Ultra switch (using a single wafer Super Switch) has neck + bridge in the middle position (#3). The Dually is wired so you can select Back / Both in Series / Front, by using the 3-way mini-switch. Strat Plus DX body in Antique Burst. Used a brand new vintage style 2-point bridge. Comes with a like brand new Fender TSA flight case with Allen wrenches for adjusting the truss rod, micro-tilt and string saddles, trem bar and case keys. (SOLD!!!!!!)
1987- early 88 TORINO RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS E4 SERIAL NUMBER: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Torino Red—think Ford Torino! This was one of the favorite colors of Eric Clapton too. This 1988 Strat Plus is near mint, with only a small amount of string scuffing on the very end of the fret-board. Amazing, as it is 30 years old! The frets are excellent and the back of the neck is ding free. Speaking of the neck, this one was built by Master Builder, John Cruz, before he went to work in Fender's Custom Shop. The neck date stamp says March 11, 1988. The body stamp date is hard to read but looks like January 25, 1988. Body is free from scratches, cracks and dents. High gloss! Even the lettering is about 85% in tact on the pickups, which is amazing considering how easy they rub off if a guitar is played much. This comes with the original Fender rectangular case with Tremolo bar.(SOLD!!!!!)
1987- early 88 FENDER GUNMETAL BLUE STRAT PLUS WITH A BOB BODY E4 SERIAL NUMBER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!This is a fine example of an 87 early 88 Strat Plus with a "BOB" body. Finding an old Plus with a Bob body is a real plus :-) ...not a lot of these floating around - Did I say RARE?? You can read about Bob bodies right here on my Face book page or go to this link: History Behind the BOB Bodies. Most of these were gone by the end of Feb of 88. I have seen the new style bodies in December of 87. The neck date is March of 1988, no date on the body, which was not uncommon for those early days at Fender. In fact, I recently picked up an early 1989 Fiesta Red Plus and it had a BOB body as well. So odd because I have a late 87 Fiesta Red and it has the Corona body. So there was a mix and match for a while! Has the Wilkinson split nut as well... frets and fret-board are like new. This has the old screw-in bridge posts which one finds on first edition American Standard bodies. If you want to know more about just visit my website line above and scroll down where I talk about these bodies. This beauty is near mint. Lovely color, more greenish then a real blue, but Gunmetal Blue is what it is called! Since this is an early model it also has the Sperzil locking tuners. Guitar plays really nice! Mojo... Comes with the original hardshell Fender case in excellent condition.(SOLD!!!!!)
1991 FENDER BLUE FROST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT-. Click on my FACEBOOK Page link to see a lot of BIG HD pictures including under the hood! Also more detailed info! Blue Frost was a color that was the opposite of the Crimson Frost, offered a short while on some of the very first Strat Plus Deluxe guitars. It came out in early 1990 and ran through the middle of 1992, so a fairly hard to find color. The color is cool, with a dark blue metallic sparkle around the edges, and a transparent blue that allows the nice Ash grain to show through. And with this one, the body is SOLID ASH. The neck date is stamped Oct 28th, 1991 and date on the body was a bit smudged, so not real readable. The neck was made by Herb (Herbie) Gastelum, one of the longest standing Fender employees and neck shaping legend, as you can see part of his name stamped on the heel of the neck. No scratches, cracks, or dings on the body! Gorgeous guitar! Has all the DX features, Blue, Silver and red Lace Sensors, pop-in arm on a DX bridge, and Wilkinson roller nut with Schaller locking tuners. Oh, and a tremsetter! Comes with some case candy (Allen wrenches, strap locks, extra springs with packaging, strings, etc.) and an era correct retangular hard shell case which is in good condition but does have some slight warping on the top.(SOLD!!!!!)
1993 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT+++. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures!) This is a lovely Antiques Burst Fender Ultra that is Near Mint +++. Body is spotless. Totally stock. This one has a highly flamed split-piece maple top and back. It has the Ultra appointments such as chrome Schaller locking tuners and the mini-Floyd bridge and a dark EBONY fretboard with real Abalone inlays. Fender did not offer ebony on very many of their production guitars. Now dark black Ebony is very rare, as what you find on these guitars. These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Also comes with plush Fender black Tolex Deluxe Case.(SOLD!!!!!!)
1963 GIBSON MELODY MAKER SOLID MAHOGANY: Condition: VERY GOOD+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures!Here is a classic. A 1963 Melody Maker that appears to be all original. I lifted the pickguard and someone shielded the whole cavity with copper foil, but the pots, caps, and switch appear to be all original. One chunk of solid mahogany wood, with one chunky shaped neck. The guitar plays really nice. Kind of an odd beast, especially for me since I am a Strat guy. But I like it. Clear crisp tone. Definitely not a Les Paul! Serial number is 152400 which dates it as a 1963 (149892-152989 = 1963). It recently was shot with a few coats of lacquer as the old finish was wearing thin. Prices on these on Reverb and eBay vary greatly but most people are asking between $1500 - $2500 for this model. It is in very good condition for its age. Has two extra small holes drilled in the pickguard where it look like the original screw might have stripped out in the wood so the screw was just moved over a little. I bought this from a older retired gentleman in a nearby city. Really fun to play and has great action and is really resonate. Would also be great for a display guitar. Comes with the original Gibson case too!(SOLD!!!!!)
2017 XHEFRI SIGNATURE GRAFFITI YELLOW CUSTOM SHOP POWER TELE #2: Condition: BRAND NEW. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, the build process, and more details! This is a XHEFRI's signature guitar in Graffiti Yellow—a Power Telecaster. I am not too excited about selling this, as the guitar plays and sounds amazing and it really does it all! Custom Shop quality for less money! A top grade boutique guitar—try to find anything like this anywhere. It has the tummy, arm, and neck socket contours. I built one almost identical to this that I sold to a guy in Australia. He said it is a serious weapon of choice! It has 3 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickups—two Strat (in white - neck and middle) and black Tele bridge. The neck is a custom made Clapton V shape Telecaster neck in a nice creamy vintage tint which looks super nice on this color of body! It has a compound radius of 10-16” with 22 medium jumbo frets sporting a soft V shape similar to the Clapton Strats. Super low action and very comfy. The 5-way Super switch with position #3 being neck+bridge like a standard Tele. Has a .18 Brownie Capacitor and a 500K no-load tone control. Turn it to 10 and it bypasses the tone control all together so you get full power of the pickups. The mini-switch has 2-positions which split the coils on the stacked humbuckers. Go from vintage Tele/Strat tones to a powerhouse with the stacked humbuckers—thus called a POWER TELE!!!! Comes with a brand new thermal form fitting case. (SOLD!!!!!)
1990 FENDER CRIMSON FROST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT- . Email me for details & go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!In early 1989 Fender introduced several new colors to the Strat Plus Line-up. Croimson Frost saw a short life of about 2.5 years before it was discontinued. In mid to late 1989 they introduced the Strat Plus Deluxe. The Version I Plus DX came with Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups and then in 1990 they switched to the Blue/Silver or Gold/Red Lace Sensors, which we call the VII Plus DX. That is what this guitar is. I cant make out the date clearly on the neck or body stamps, but I am sure the neck says August 31st, 1990 and the body October 4th, 1990. These dates correspond with the type of bridge and pickups. The serial number indicates 1989 but Fender was famous for having the serial number being off 6-7 months! Did I mention that Crimson Frost is gorgeous! Many of these early DXs came with solid Ash bodies. Or, as in the case with this guitar, they came with Ash laminated caps top and back on Alder. This guitar has seen very little playing and still even has the plastic on the pickguard and the tremolo cover. Even though it is starting to peel I could not bring myself to take it off as it says something about the guitar! This was the first year Fender issued the DX bridge with the pop-in tremolo bar.The lettering on the pickups is nearly new looking. The frets are shiny and also new looking. The back of the neck is clean. The body is near perfect except for a few anomalies. I think some of these came on the guitar from the factory. There are no hairline cracks in the neck sockets but there is a small little spot where the color thinner and it has clear over it. Barely noticeable but there and looks like it came that way. There is a small scratch that is in the grain on the back, perhaps 7 mm long and barely noticeable. Comes with an era correct black-tolex hardshell case with a vintage correct, new old stock, Fender strap, and tremolo bar!(SOLD!!!!!)
1996 50th ANNIVERSARY FENDER 7UP GREEN ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT-. Go my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, more details, and a peek under the hood! Ok, here is another Clapton Strat in 7UP Green! Fender really called this color Candy Green, but it was nicknamed of 7UP Green for obvious reasons! This one has a lot of sparkle in the finish. Very cool! Some people get confused when I say it is a VII Clapton as they do not realize there was a short lived VI that has a mini-switch to activate the 21DB circuit and had 21 frets instead of 22. The VII, which became the first mass-production model, which lasted till 2001, had a 25dB boost activated by the plug and 22 Frets. The VIII is the current model with the Fender Noiseless pickups. Many collectors seek out these VII Clapton Strats with the Lace Sensor pickups, especially the older ones. I carefully pulled the neck and the build date was December 12th, 1996, and has the 50th Year Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Not a scratch on the body but after a lot of looking under bright lights I found a fain pin-head sized dimple on the lower edge—right where you leg rest on the guitar while playing it sitting down. To small to get a photo, but being OCD, I am telling you about it! The neck has some light scuffing on the edges. Frets are excellent. And as all Clapton's, it sports that wonderful feeling V shape that was made specially for Clapton, based on a Martin guitar he owned. This guitar plays really nice— with low action and no fret buzzing. The bridge decked flat on the body with the tremolo springs pulled tight and an oak wedges in between the body and bridge—Just as Clapton specified. Even has the original foam around the 9-volt battery! No nicks, cracks, scratches anywhere. Comes with a Tremolo bar and a heavy duty Fender rectangular case!(SOLD!!!!)
1995 FENDER VINTAGE WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Another one of my favorite colors - Vintage White. This 1995 Strat Plus is mint with a neck build date of July 6th, 1995. I could not make out the date on t in the neck socket, except the year was 1995. The dark Rosewood stands out nice again the creamy white. Comes with all the Strat Plus appointments - Schaller locking tuners, Gold Lace pickups, etc. Lettering on pickups is perfect. No chips, dings, scratches, or cracks. The guitar is basically unplayed. The body is Alder. Has most of the case candy along with a Deluxe Strat Plus case which is in excellent condition. (SOLD!!!!)
1997 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT- . Email me for details & go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Fender turned out some beautiful flame tops on their Ultra series. The is a good example. This is a 1997 matchbook maple top and back in an Antique Burst finish. These were the highest end production guitar next in line to Custom Shop. This one has a neck stamp date of March 31st, 1997 and then an assembly date of May 5th-7th on the back of the neck's heel and the bodies neck socket. This comes with all the Ultra appointments: Chrome Schaller locking tuners, Fender Floyd DX Mini bridge, 4 - Lace Sensor pickups with 5-way super switching that gives you neck + bridge on position #3. The 3-way mini switch give you front or back Lace Sensors or both in a series which is fat and humbucker sounding! I found 2 or 3 mini-micro scratches on the lower back butt end of the guitar. Almost invisible. The back of the neck has two light scratches, one of which is marked in the picture on Facebook. There is a super small, smaller than pinhead sized chip on the back of the neck down by the body. Remember I am very picky... This guitar has been lightly played but super well taken care of. Comes with the original case, which has a few scuffs and rubs. Most of the Ultras I have sold have been between $1850- $1950 so priced to sell! (SOLD!!!!)
1988 VINTAGE WHITE FENDER AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This is a very cool 1988 Fender American Standard Stratocaster in Vintage White. I have had this tucked away in my collection for quite some time. Yes, I am into Strat Plus guitars, but some of these early American Standard Strats are pretty cool. Some how this one snuck out the door at Fender with a near Custom Shop neck. Totally wild AAA flame up and down the back of the neck. The profile is a bit flatter too, especially above the 8th fret. Feels and play incredible. These early American Strats are becoming more collectable. Much like the more expensive Strat Plus models, this one is near mint. Comes with the original Fender rectangular case, trem bar, polishing cloth, allen wrench, extra springs, and .(SOLD!!!!!)
1989 BLUE PEARL BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!In 1989 Fender released some new colors in their Strat Plus line-up. Blue Pearl Burst was one of them, which was at times also called Blue Pearl Dust. Here is a mint example of a first year issue. I can't make out the date on the body but the neck reads Oct 25th, 1989. I really can't find anything on this guitar. The back of the neck is perfect, with no dings around the headstock. The body is dent, crack, and scratch free. Even the pickguard shows not signs of pick scratches and the lettering on the pickups is perfect. Comes with a like-new original case with much of the case candy (brochures, original polishing cloth, strap locks, trem bar, etc.)!(SOLD!!!!!!)
1997 INCA SILVER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This is a very nice sample of a Inca Silver Strat Plus. The guitar mint-, and has seen very, very little play time. I have modded a few of these with Chrome Dome pickups and Chrome covered Humbuckers, as they compliment the Silver finish. This one is way too nice to hot rod! Really, one does not find this color very often, even though a later year. The neck sockets date is July 10th, 1997 and the neck build date is July 2nd, 1997. The dark Rosewood fretboard stands out nice against the silver finish. The frets are very shiny and new looking with no wear. No chips, scratches, or dents. The lettering on the pickups is perfect. Has Gold Lace Sensors, LSR roller nut, Hipshot-tremsetter that is set up perfect, and Schaller locking tuners. All the Strat Plus appointments—including a Deluxe Strat Plus case that is like new, with trem bar, and some of the paperwork.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Ultra's live up to their name. They were Fender's highest end production guitar without going to Custom Shop. What makes these really stand out is the dark black Ebony fretboards which are graced by real abalone dot inlays. Try fining black Ebony these days. Super hard. This has a neck date stamp of December 13th, 1991 and was built by Chavez who, as many of you know, did a lot of the higher end guitars (Signature Series and Ultra's) and then went on to work in Fender's Custom Shop. It has a really nice split matchbook flame Maple top and back. All stock. The body is super clean with no dents or cracks. Comes with all the Ultra amenities like chrome plated Wilkinson roller nut and DX bridge. The guitar has been gently played and the frets are in great shape, but they have been crowned and polished. One small nick on the back of the neck. The neck plate has some slight rubbing on it on the top left corner, perhaps a button on a shirt? Comes with a era correct plush Tolex case. This case was made in Canada and was a higher end case that a dealer most likely offered with the guitar when new. Has the strap locks, pop-in trem bar for the DX Tremolo, original strap, and some of the paperwork.(SOLD!!!!)
2017 XHEFRI #1 CUSTOM GRAFFITI YELLOW POWER TELECASTER: Condition: BRAND NEW. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of pictures including under the hood! This Power Telecaster is XHEFRI’s #1 personal logo guitar. I have more on the way. Custom Shop build for less $! This has the Tummy and arm contours. 3 Seymour Duncan Hot Rails pickups. Two Strat (white) andTele bridge. The neck is a custom made Clapton V shape Telecaster neck!It will has a compound radius of 10-16” with 22 medium jumbo frets with a soft V shape just like the Clapton Strats. The 5-way switch works like on any Strat but the mini-switch has 3-positions. Down: It splits the coils on ALL the pickups giving the guitar a more vintage Tele/Strat tone. Middle: The pickups are running as mini-humbuckers. More punch. Fatter tones and more crunch in the bridge. Up: All the pickups are ALL on, BUT the 5-way switch now acts like a blender. In the neck position, all the pickups are on BUT the neck is putting out the most power. Flip the switch to the bridge and then the bridge pickup is putting out most of the volume, but still all 3 pickups are running. Some cool stratty tones. Come with a like new tweed thermal Telecaster case. (SOLD!!!!)
1992 TORINO RED ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures and for more details! These older Version II Eric Clapton Stratocasters with the Gold Lace pickups are getting harder and harder to find, especially in this condition. This one was played a very little. Body is spotless. Comes complete with the Clapton Kit, paperwork, hang-tag, manuals, and stickers. It has all the cool features of the VII EC, with Gold Lace Sensors, 25dB Boost, V shaped neck and Vintage tuners. The bridge is decked and a piece of oak wedged in the back of the tremolo block just like Eric specified! It even has the original foam around the newly installed 9vt battery. Bottom tone control is the boost, which really fattens up the tone when turned toward 10. This guitar plays super nice, as a signature guitar should. Has the original Fender Flight case—sometimes called the Deluxe case, which is in excellent condition. Also Hang Tag, all the paperwork, basically the whole "Clapton Kit" that came with the guitar!(SOLD!!!)
1991 FENDER CRIMSON FROST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT.Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures and for more details! This color is often mistakenly called Crimson Burst. I explain the difference between the two on my website. Anyhow, this was one the very first VII DX made from a solid piece of ASH with a very gorgeous Crimson Frost finish.This color was ofter a short 2.5 years, from 1990-mid 1992. Actually pretty rare, especially in this condition. This is a one owner guitar, bought in 1991 and only played a few times. Frets, neck, and body are like brand new. No scratches, cracks or dings. Like new! The guitar is gorgeous...oh, did I mention gorgeous?? The neck was made by Hector Montes, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. I have seen his name on a lot of the Signature guitars of this same era, so he must have been given the task of doing the "nice ones"! The Ash grain shows through very subtly. I know the guitar is solid ash as one can look in the neck socket and see the pronounced grain showing. Wish I would have had better lighting to shoot the pictures. Dark rainy day so very little natural light coming in. This has all the VII DX features like Wilkinson roller nut, Shaller locking tuners, Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups. The letting on the pickups is perfect. Not much else to say about this guitar—nice!. Comes with the original Fender Deluxe flight case with pop-in tremolo arm, polishing cloth, some tools, and some paperwork.
.(SOLD!!!)
1997 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!Man, this Strat Plus is like new with unopened case candy. I really can't find anything negative to say about this guitar. All the lettering on the pickups is like new, no dings on the back of the neck or around the headstock. Body is flawless and the pickguard is free from scratches. Has all the Strat Plus appointments with Gold Lace Sensors, Schaller locking tuners, LSR roller nut and a Tremsetter that is set up properly. If a string breaks while you are playing, the guitar stays in tune. It also adds stability when diving with the tremolo bar! Not much to say! just a super nice guitar that plays GREAT! No date on the heel of the neck. I know it is a late 97 due to the extra jig holes on the body and in the neck route.Comes with a like new Deluxe Strat Plus Case with unopened case candy (Polishing cloth, paperwork, cable, etc.!(SOLD!!!!!!)
1988 FENDER GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This color often throws people as it is more green than blue, yet in the right light one can see the blue flake in the finish. If you go to my FaceBook page you will see I shot a few picts in the sunlight so the true color could stand out! This guitar is near mint+. The clear coat has yellowed a bit making it darker than some I have seen, and has added a nice touch of cream tinted, aged look, to the knobs, tremolo cover, and pickguard. The guitar’s body is near spotless—no cracks, scratches, or chips anywhere. It is a true closet queen—seeing very little playing over the years. The frets are like new. and the back of the neck and headstock are smooth and clean. Even the lettering is mostly intact on the Gold Lace Sensor pickups. Neck was make by Hector Montes, who later worked in Fender's Custom Shop. Comes with an era correct black Tolex case in great shape along with some of the case candy, Allen wrench, and original unopened Fender polishing cloth.(SOLD!!!!)
2016 FLAMED FENDER TELECASTER CUSTOM: Condition: BRAND NEW! Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including the wiring and build process!) This is another of my custom builds—Custom Shop quality— at a much lower price.See if you can find any Telecasters as cool and functional as this at any music store. It is a wonderful, harmonic, resonate Telecaster! Highly flamed Warmoth AAA split maple top in a Tobacco Burst finish on a mahogany body with a transparent brown back. The mahogany has some really nice grain in it as well. Do take time to look at all the pictures on my FaceBook page. This comes with Custom Shop type 5-way super-switching, with all new components.
The humbucker in the neck is a Seymour Duncan HS-2N “Jazz.” This is one of my favorite pickups, which is a very versatile humbucker that will work for almost any style of music. Great harmonics, and matches well with the bridge pickup, which is a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder. Lots of punch and bite form this overwound pickup with fat pole pieces. Used tradition vintage Tele tone wiring with upgraded parts. Tone knob is a 500k No-load with a .033 Cap. The bridge plate has adjustable Wilkinson barrels that angle for precision intonation mounted on a cool engraved Gotoh plate. This has a brand new 2016 Fender American Standard Telecaster C-Shaped rosewood neck with chrome Schaller/Fender locking tuners, complete with hang-tag!
These pickups compliment each other really well. The bridge has a honk/funk tone that I love, and the neck can go from sweet and full to rough and tough when pushed with gain—all with no jaggy edges. The switching is a cool Custom Shop trick using a Fender Super Switch. Here is how it works: Position #1: is the bridge PU alone, creating a more traditional Tele sound but with more power, with a bit more mid-range and bottom end. Position #2: is the bridge PU with the neck PU split into a single coil (tapped), creating a more tradition Tele neck/bridge sound. Position #3: is the bridge PU together with the neck PU operating as a full humbucker. This creates a unique sound, which is a richer and fuller. A Gibson/Telecaster hybrid! Position #4: is just the neck humbucker by itself, split (tapped) to create more of a sweet Telecaster neck tone. Position #5: is the full neck Humbucker—delivering a Les Paul type tone. Also comes with BRAND NEW PLUSH TWEED THERMAL CASE!(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER PEWTER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! I have owned several of these older Version 2 Clapton Strats and more people are seeking them out as the first few years were known for their detail workmanship and low action. This one is a good example. Many of the early one have an E9 serial number but were really made in 1990-1991, as in the case with this one being made in April of 1991. The cool thing is, this one was built buy two of the well known builders: Hector Montez and Chavez, both who later became Master Builders in Fender's Custom Shop. The guitar plays fabulous with low action. It has that wonderful feeling soft V shaped neck. The bridge is blocked and springs pulled tight, just like Eric asked. Also has the famous 25db boost circuit. Turn the lower tone control and get those fatter "woman" tones. The neck is near flawless and frets are excellent! Comes with the original Fender Tweed in very good condition case with much of the case candy (inspection tag, truss rod tool, and misc. papers).(SOLD!!!!)
1989 FENDER FROST RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Bright! Frost Red was a very bright Candy Apple Red that had a short production life of about 2.5 years. Introduced in 1989 and ended the first part of 1991. This is an early 1989 with a neck date of May 30th. The guitar is like brand new—in fact I have seen worse hanging in music stores. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect which is amazing as those are the first to go with use. There is still some factory finish on the frets, which is also usually gone after being played. The finish on the fretboard is good. No real dings to mention. No cracks in the neck sockets are pick marks on the guitar. Comes with all the Strat Plus appointments. Has a tremsetter in the back. The guitar has low action with no buzzing and is set up with .09s. Not much more to say other than NICE! Comes with the original Fender DX Rectangular Flight Case with Trem bar, Strap Locks, and some misc papers.(SOLD!!!!)
1998 FENDER NATURAL ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! The Strat Plus series ended in 1998. This one has a 1997 serial number but the neck and body dates are stamped April of 1998 - putting it in the era among some of the very last Strat Plus’ to leave Fender. So not only is this one a beautiful natural Ash bodied Strat Plus DX with a nice dark Rosewood fret-board, it is a piece of history. I have always loved ASH with a Rosewood fretboard as it looks sooooo good!! This guitar, being a Strat Plus DX, features Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups. The neck is near perfect and the back has some interesting "bird's eye" in a few places in the grain. See and read more on my Facebook page! In fact the whole guitar is near mint with the exclusion of two very small, pinhead sized, dimple dings above the input jack. Most likely from the tip of a guitar cable missing the mark! The fret show no sign of wear and the high gloss body has some gorgeous grain! Comes with some paperwork and a near mint Strat Plus DX hard shell case. (SOLD!!!!)
1993 FENDER VI CRIMSON BURST STRATOCASTOR PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This is one of my favorite colors in the RARE version I Crimson Burst. In 1993 Fender made the transition from this type of Crimson Burst to one that has metal-flake around the edges. The VI is a non-metallic blood red color is similar to the Lip Stick red they used in 1993 onward, BUT with a transparent burst that shows the grain, however so subtly, through the finish. This version is pretty rare being made for a short time. The guitar is near mint.The neck was made by Chavez who later went on to work in Fender's Custom Shop. I could only find a couple micro-scratches on the lower edge-side of the body. Other than that minty. The neck has a couplevery faint edge dings on the back, hard to see and really can not be felt. The frets are excellent. Comes with a like brand new Fender Flight Case.(SOLD!!!!)
1988 FENDER E4 CANDY APPLE RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Email me for details & go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, for more details and a peek under the hood! These 1987 to early 1988 Strat Plus guitars are becoming more and more collectible. The nice ones are being picked up pretty quickly. This one has a build date of May 3rd on the body and May 12th on the neck, both in 1988 but sports the E4 serial number! The body is dead mint! I love the way the Candy Red shines out on the edges! This one has very dark rosewood on the fretboard, which looks sweet against the red. The back of the neck is clean, frets are great, and no pick scratches to speak of on the pickguard. The guitar has not seen much playing at all. It has all the Strat Plus appointing‚ which I do not need to reiterate on… if you know - you know! LOL! Comes with with a BRAND NEW Gator hardshell case with keys.
(SOLD!!!!)
1993 -1994 FENDER VINTAGE WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, more details, and a peek under the hood! This is one of my favorite colors! Vintage White. The serial number indicates it is a 1993 but the date on the butt end of the neck shows August 1st, 1994. The body date stamp says August 23rd. Typical Fender serial numbers! Oh, BTW, the neck was built by Hector Montez, of later Custom Shop fame. In the early 1990s he built a lot of the signature Strats as well. This guitar is like new with the exception of four small pen-head sized marks on the back of the neck. The lettering on the Gold Lace pickups is perfect. Nice dark Rosewood fretboard looks great against the creamy Vintage White. No scratches, cracks or dings. All the Strat Plus appointments, of course! Has all the case candy an a "like new" Strat Plus Deluxe case!(SOLD!!!!)
1996 BLUE BURST FENDER TELECASTER PLUS VII ANNIVERSARY MODEL: Condition: EXCELLENT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures and for more details! This is a very nice version II Telecaster Plus in a nice Blue Burst color. This color is similar to the Blue Pearl Dust used on some Strat Plus guitars but with a transparent blue in the center allowing the beautiful Ash grain to show through. The body appears to be solid Ash.The VII Tele Plus' were made for 3 short years and were the beginning of the Deluxe Telecaster series, sporting white ivory bound top and a nice tummy cut. It has Gold Lace flavored pickups: Tele neck pickup, A Chrome Dome Strat in the middle and a Gold Tele Bridge pickup. It comes with standard Strat 5-way switching so you get those cool Strat tones + Tele tones + plus one cool mini-switch that turned the bridge pickup on when you are in the neck position on the 5-way switch. This gives you the standard Tele neck + bridge tone. Switch to position #4 and all 3 pickups are on! Comes with a Fender Red Label form fitting case with original strap and strap locks. (SOLD!!!!)
1997 CRIMSON BURST FENDER TELECASTER PLUS VII: Condition: MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures!Here is a dead mint, hard to find, VII Telecaster Plus in Crimson Burst.The grain on the Ash body shows through the finish, top and back. Really nice! These were some of the finest Telecasters Fender ever built and were comparable to Fender's Custom Shop in build quality. The cool aged creamy colored pearl pickguard matches perfect with the creamy color binding. The Version 2 Tele Plus’ were wired like a Strat but had a mini-switch that, when selecting the neck pickup, one can add the bridge as well. Go to position #4 and use the mini-switch to turn on all 3 pickups. This guitar has seen almost no playing. No cracks, chips, or scratches. All you see is reflections in this nearly unplayed guitar. The neck is beautiful and the frets are like new. Lovely guitar! Comes with a MINT Fender Deluxe PLUS Case.(SOLD!!!!!)
2000 FENDER 7UP GREEN ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures! This is a basically unplayed VII Eric Clapton Signature Strat in the hard to find 7UP Green. Some people get confused when I say it is a VII Clapton as they do not realize there was a short lived VI that has a mini-switch to activate the 21dB boost circuit and had 21 frets instead of 22. The VII, which became the real first mass production model, lasted till 2001 which had a 25dB boost activated by the plug and 22 Frets. The VIII is the current model with the Fender's Noiseless pickups. Many collectors seek out these VII Claptons with the Lace Sensor pickups. I carefully pulled the neck and the build date was May 2000. The neck was made by J. Uribe who also did Custom Shop work.Not a scratch on the body. Neck is near perfect. This guitar plays like “wow!” Low action with no fret buzzing. Has a piece Oak wood wedged in the bridge block just as Clapton specified, with the bridge decked flat on the body. No chips, cracks, or scratches anywhere. Was in storage for most of 17 years. Comes with a White Tweed Fender case with tremolo bar and keys. (SOLD!!)
1993 FENDER BLUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Blue Burst came in several styles. For-instance, on this 1993 it is a nice pure blue burst with transparent blue over Ash caps on an Alder body. Color code #36 which is simply “Blue Burst”! Some Blue Bursts has a blue metallic around the edges with a transparent center, while others had a very blue/silver around the edges. This guitar is Near Mint+. Came from a one owner who never really took it out of his nonsmoking home. Being a Plus Deluxe it has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups, and the lettering on the pickups being in great shape as well. The frets are great shap and the fretboard only shows light signs of playing. The back of the neck is free from dings as well. Comes with a like new Strat Plus Deluxe case with case candy, hang tags, and Allen wrenches.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures. This is a super clean 1991 Strat Plus in Gunmetal Blue—I love Gunmetal Blue! People often mistakenly call this Gunmetal Green, or Sage, as it looks greenish. But in fact Fender did called it Gunmetal Blue! (Color code #68). Sometimes the clear coat can yellow making it looks even more greenish The body is near spotless and the neck is very nice. Even the lettering on the Gold Lace Sensors is near prefect. Had the full Wilkinson Nut. This is getting to be a hard to find color. Other than that it is like brand new! The frets are excellent. Comes with the original Fender hard shell rectangular case with original Fender Strap, strap locks, some case candy and tremolo arm!
SOLD!!!!)
1998 FENDER OLYMPIC WHITE ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! This super clean VII Eric Clapton Signature Strat in the hard to find color of Olympic White. Some people get confused when I say it is a VII Clapton as they do not realize there was a short lived VI that has a mini-switch to activate the 21dB boost circuit and also had 21 frets instead of 22. The VII, which became the real first mass production model, lasted till 2001 which had a 25dB boost activated by the plug, 22 Frets, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The VIII (2002-onward) is the current model with the Fender's Noiseless pickups. Many collectors seek out these VII Claptons with the Lace Sensor pickups. Finding these older Claptons in this condition is getting harder—especially in this color. This guitar has super low action with no fret buzzing. It also has an Oak wedged between the bridge block and body just as Clapton specified, with the springs tight making the bridge decked flat on the body. The guitar has seen very little playing with the frets looking like new and no real scratches even on the pickguard. Body is excellent. The back of the neck is perfect and it also sports some “birds eye” in the maple. Comes with the original Tweed Fender case with the case candy, including hang tag.(SOLD!!!!)
1992 FENDER 7UP GREEN ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures, under the hood, and more detailed description. This is a basically un-played VII Eric Clapton Signature Strat in the hard to find 7UP Green. This one was used on display as part of a collectors large collection of rare guitars. It was rarely played as it simply hung on a wall as eye candy. Many collectors seek out these VII Clapton Strats with the Lace Sensor pickups, especially the older ones. I carefully pulled the neck and the build date was September 1992, making this one a very early model. The neck and body were made by D. CHAVEZ who went on to work in Fender’s Custom Shop. Not a scratch on the body. Neck is near perfect and sports that wonderful feeling V shape that was made specially for Clapton, based on a Martin guitar he owned. I found some light discoloration on the very tip of the headstock which I can’t explain. This guitar plays really nice— with low action and no fret buzzing. The bridge decked flat on the body as Clapton specified. No nicks, cracks, scratches anywhere. Comes with a BRAND NEW Fender 70s-style black tolex case. (SOLD!!!!)
1991 PEWTER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT - . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures and under the hood! Here is a really nice Strat Plus in Pewter—a color Eric Clapton liked! Actually a fairly hard color to find as well. This Strat Plus has the confusing N9XXXXXX serial number. Some people think N9 has to be 1999— and it should! But Fender used N9 for 1990 and more often 1991 as this guitar indicates by the neck stamp date. Not much to say. All the Strat Plus appointments such as Wilkinson Roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The guitar has seen a light amount of play. Frets are excellent with the dark rosewood. The body is a nice high gloss free of chips, scratches or other dents, except the small one mentioned on my Facebook page. I am picky as you know. Clean around the tip of the headstock and no neck socket cracks. The lettering on the pickups is faded and lightly rubbed. Very nice guitar in excellent condition for being 26 years old! Comes with an SKB hardshell case, and Tremolo bar.(SOLD!!)
1990 CRIMSON FROST FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of pictures!Here is a super clean 1990-1991 Fender Ultra in the very hard to find Crimson Frost. The flame on this guitar is gorgeous! It is in near mint condition, having been lightly played. Has all the Ultra features such as Ebony fretboard with real abalone inlays. All chrome parts. Deluxe bridge with pop-in chrome tremolo bar. The N9 serial number throws a lot of people as they think it means 1999, but in reality, it is usually 1990 or 1991. Not much to say about this beauty. Comes with the original DELUXE, plush, tweed Fender Case that is like new. (SOLD!!!!)
1995 FENDER PEWTER ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT-. This is a basically unplayed VII Eric Clapton Signature Strat in Pewter Grey. Some people get confused when I say it is a VII Clapton as they do not realize there was a short lived VI that has a mini-switch to activate the 21dB boost circuit and had 21 frets instead of 22. The VII, which became the real first mass production model, lasted till 2001 which had a 25dB boost activated by the plug and 22 Frets. The VIII is the current model with the Fender's Noiseless pickups. Many collectors seek out these VII Claptons with the Lace Sensor pickups. This guitar plays like really nice, as all the Claptons I have do! Low action with no fret buzzing. Has a piece Oak wood wedged in the bridge block just as Clapton specified, with the bridge decked flat on the body. No chips, cracks, or scratches anywhere.. Comes with the originalTweed Fender case with tremolo bar, keys and all the case candy. (SOLD!!)
1993 FENDER CARIBBEAN MIST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures! This is a gorgeous color—Caribbean Mist sporting a nice, dark, Rosewood fretboard. Has all the Strat Plus appointment—Wilkinson Roller nut (this is an early 1993), Gold Lace pickups with the lettering in near perfect condition and a two point floating bridge. Has a lot of the original paperwork and strap lock with Allen wrenches and tremolo bar. Did I mention it looks cool? Especially on a hot summer day…. ah! the Caribbean!. Comes with the original Deluxe Fender flight case which is like new!(SOLD!!!!!!)
1991 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures!) This is a very early first issue Fender Ultra that is very clean. Body is near perfect. Only the lettering on the neck and middle pickups is rubbed slightly. Totally stock. These early issue Ultras are becoming more collectible and harder to find. This one has a split-piece maple top and back that has some really nice flame. It has the Schaller locking tuners. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts and a dark EBONY fretboard with real Abalone inlays. Fender did not offer ebony on very many of their production guitars. Now dark black Ebony is very rare, as what you find on these guitars. These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Also comes with plush Vintage Tweed G&G Deluxe Case.(SOLD!!!!!!)
1993 FENDER VII CRIMSON BURST STRATOCASTOR PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!Here is a nice example of a version II Plus DX. 1993 was the year of transition with this color. The VI’s had no metallic in the burst around the edges, but instead used a deep blood red color. The VII’s changed over to using a red metallic burst on the edges. The red in the center of the body is transparent so the wood grain shows through very subtly. The body appears to be Alder. The dark Rosewood fretboard stands out nice again the deep red color. Being a DX it has all the appointments, such as the Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups and a pearled pickguard, which became more popular in the 1992-3 with Fender Strats. Frets are like new and the fretboard is really clean. The guitar is in excellent+ condition, contact me for the details. Comes with a BRAND NEW Gator TSA Flight case (SOLD!!!)
1995 FENDER LIPSTICK RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!This is a lovely Strat Plus Lipstick Red. This cool deep red color is really a “candy color” — in other words it is three coat of finish to get this deep wet red color. Fender seals the body then paints it white. This it is shot with several transparent red color coats then followed by clear coats. Fairly hard to find color especially in this condition. Being a Standard Plus it has 3 Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect. No chips, cracks, or even pickmarks on the pickguard. The build date according to the neck is Dec 1994 but sold as a 1995. Comes with a perfect Strat Plus Deluxe case with tremolo and strap locks.(SOLD!!!!)
1991 FENDER BLUE FROST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood!This is one of those famous N9xxx serial numbered Strats. Some mistake it to mean 1999, which obviously it isn’t! Most of these were 1990-1991. This one has a neck stamp of Feb 1992. This color, Blue Frost, is fairly rare and was only offered 2.5 years and mostly only on the Strat Plus Deluxe. This guitar has some nice subtle flame on the back of the neck. Frets are excellent as is the Rosewood. I love the way the dark Rosewood looks against the body, which is Alder with nice Ash caps front and back where you can see the grain through the finish. This guitar is near mint. Has all the original case candy with Fender strap, strap locks, polishing cloth, etc. The only thing missing is the store’s hang-tag. Comes with the original Deluxe Fender flight case which is in excellent condition.(SOLD!!)
1995 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures including under the hood! Here is a nice color from 1995 - Antique Burst. The guitar is in near mint condition. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect. I found two small indentations on the top that are barely visible. They look like they could be from the grain in the wood when the guitar was finished. Other than that the body looks like new. It appears to be made from Alder, and the grain shows through the finish very nicely. Frets are like new and the dark Rosewood board stands against the Antique finish very nicely. All the Strat plus features—locking tuners and an LSR roller nut! Action is low and come with a hipshot tremsetter to stabilize tuning. If a string breaks while your playing the guitar still stays in tune! I found one small micro-nick on the back edge of the head-stock. Comes with a Deluxe Strat Plus case that looks like new, except it is missing one foot. It opens and shuts properly and all the buckel latches work as they should.(SOLD!!!!!)
2016 FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: BRAND NEW! Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar and under the hood). This is another one of my custom Stratocaster builds! What a tone machine! It has a New Old Stock 2016 Jeff Beck neck mounted on a highly flamed AAA+ Maple top on chambered mahogany Warmoth body. This guitar is a sweet player with a load of tone varations. I put a brand new DiMarzio DP-193 Air Norton Humbucker in the neck with a coil splitting switch. Flip the switch and 1/2 the windings are turned off. Go from a vintage Les Paul tone to a more Strat neck single coil tone. I loves these humbuckers! The tone is deep and warm, but not muddy. It’s hot, but not distorted. It’s even got cool harmonics, which are really unusual for a neck humbucker. Add some overdrive and it is warm and sweet! I used a 500k no-load pot with a .010 capacitor for the neck pickup. I have been experimenting with this .010 caps as they do not get near as dark as a .022 or .033 cap. One can actually use the tone crontrol more due to it not getting dark so quickly. If you are like me, my tone controls are at 10 most of the time, but this one is more subtle thus more usable. The bridge is a Chrome Dome Dually pickup. The other 3-way mini-switch has either the front or back pickups in the Dually to be on or off, or both in series which gives a fat hot humbucker tone. Go from Tele bridge bite to Stratty and even Gibson flavors - all using that little 3-way mini-switch. You can also mix the neck and bridge pickups with the middle Chrome Dome for some really nice quacky Strat voices. This has a 5-way Super Switch which gives you the neck + bridge in the middle (#3) position!I have a lot more info and pictures on my FaceBook page. Custom Shop quality at way less then Custom Shop prices! Comes with a NEW flight case, hang tag for the neck and Trem bar!(SOLD)
1990 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of BIG pictures!) You do not need to have a Facebook account to look at these pictures. This is a lovely Strat Plus Deluxe guitar in Antique Burst. Body is mint. Neck is near perfect. This is an Alder body with really nice Ash caps front and back. The is has black Ebony fretboard with real Abalone inlays. The Ultra's were one of the only guitars that came with Ebony on the fretboard other then Custom shop and maybe the Robbin Ford model. The serial number indicates (N9) 1990, but the neck date stamp on the butt end is March 26, 1992. No cracks, scratches, or dings. Just a few very light impressions on the back of the neck. Being a Deluxe Plus it has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. Much more fuller sounding than the bright, 50s tones of the Gold Lace Sensors. What a nice playing guitar. Note how nicely the Rosewood matches so nicely with the Antique finish! Comes with a nice original Fender Flight case, with like new origonal; Fender strap and DX pop-in tremolo bar. (SOLD!!)
1993 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of pictures including under the hood! 1993 was a year of change for the Strat Plus. Mid 1993 Fender moved over to the LSR Roller Nut from the Wilkinson Nut. This guitar was built in July of 93 and must have been close to the last ones with a Wilkinson Nut. Also in 1993 - late 1992, Lace added an extra green wire to ground their pickups. It was also a year for a lot of changes in the available color lineup. This guitar is near mint and comes with all the Strat Plus appointments, such as Gold Lace pickups (Note the lettering is not at all rubbed!) and Schaller locking tuners. The body is spotless with no cracks, pick scratches, or dings. The colors tend to make it look a tad more yellowish red than in real life. The neck too as really nice, the frets are like new, the back of the neck silky smooth, with no dents to speak of. The owner had a friend who owned a Plek machine, so he had it done to this guitar. Wow, plays really nice! Comes with a nice Fender Red Label form fitting hard-shell case.(SOLD!!)
1987 BROWN SUNBURST STRATOCASTER PLUS WITH BOB BODY: Condition: MINT . Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar and under the hood). This is a MINT 1987 Strat Plus in Brown Sunburst.The neck date is 11/20/87. This is one of those very early Strat Plus’ with the square bottomed Lace Sensors with hand scribed numbers on each pickup. I remember Jeff Lace telling me when he was a teenager, he used to scribe those numbers on the pickups for his dad, Don Lace Sr., the inventor of the Lace pickups. The neck was made by legendary Herbie Gastelum, the 2nd oldest Fender employee going way back with Leo Fender. He made necks for many famous players. The body was made by Cuevas, who later worked in Fender’s Custom Shop. I thought the body was one piece Alder, but after careful examination, I saw it was matched together with a lot of care. Plays super sweet! And as mentioned, this is a Bob body with the smooth curves and fatter tummy cut. Very sexy bodies, IMHO! Read about these Bob Bodies HERE! The lettering on the pickups is near perfect. The body is mint. It has the split Wilkinson roller nut and the early black dot Sperzil locking tuners. Had the big fat resistor on the TXB tone control and the screw in bridge studs. Also note the steel bridge block, which is unpainted. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition, some papwerwork, and trem bar. Rare find!(SOLD)
1996 CANDY APPLE RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of pictures including under the hood! This is a mint- Candy Apple Red Stratocaster Plus. There are no cracks, scratches, etc on this guitar. I rated it MINT- due to one micro-ding on the lower edge. You would have a hard time finding it, and I am OCD! The guitar has all the original case candy, hang tag, etc. Gorgeous finish. The back of the neck has some very interesting grain in it. This is 50th Anniversary model with the small sticker on the back of the head stock. Guitar is like new and plays wonderful. The dark Rosewood fretboard set off the Candy Red body very nicely. Come with a like new Strat Plus Deluxe case. (SOLD)
1993 FENDER MIDNIGHT WINE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar and under the hood). Here is a cool color that often gets mistaken for Candy Apple Red called Midnight Wine! A deep maroon red with a hint of light purple. Candy Apple Red is brighter and lighter. The serial number says it is a 1993, but the date on the butt of the neck is April of 1994. This Strat Plus has all the typical Plus features: Shaller Locking tuners, LSR Roller nut, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The lettering on the pickups is near perfect. The guitar has not seen much playing, being Mint-. I found only two very small scratches on the back, butt-end edge of the guitar. (How else could one describe where these are??? LOL!!!) The frets are in great shape, with no peeling on the light maple fretboard. The back of the neck is very clean and silky smooth. Not much to say, just a really nice guitar! Comes with a era-correct rectangular case. I have seen quite a number of these Plus Strats come with these cases. I do not know if they were offered by Fender, or were a dealer option. But it does not say Fender on the case. (SOLD)
1989 LAKE PLACID BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Ggo to my FACEBOOK Page to see a lot of pictures including under the hood! Here is a fine example of the very hard to find Lake Placid Blue in a early 1989 Strat Plus. This guitar is mint. It was bought from the original owner who picked it up early in 1989 and only played it a few times. He was a professional musician and he told me this was “his baby.” Even the lettering is perfect on the pickups and it has all the case candy, tremolo bar, original unused strap and unopened polish cloth! The frets are like new. No dings, scratches, or cracks. Hard color to photograph, especially on a cloudy dark day! This has the plain steel block on the tremolo and the square bottomed Lace sensor pickups. I did not pull the neck so not sure of the exact date but it has to be early 89 with these features. Comes with the original retangular Fender case. (SOLD)
1997 TUXEDO VII TELECASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT. Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar). Here is another closet classic! A 1997 Version II Tuxedo Telecaster Plus Deluxe in mint condition. There are not a lot of the VIIs floating around. A guy bought this and then told me he was intimidated by it, so he played it like 3 or 4 times in his bedroom. Basically brand new. Has almost all the paperwork and even the unused original black matching Fender strap with strap locks. The ivory binding sets of the scratch-free, high-gloss black finish. Comes with a tummy cut on the back. Cool wiring with Gold Lace Sensor Telecaster pickups. 5-way switching just like a Stratocaster, but has the mini-switch which activates the neck pickup in all positions so you can have neck + bridge or all three pickups on at the same time. Comes with a mint Deluxe Fender Plus case with the big chrome latches.(SOLD)
1991 NATURAL ASH FENDER STRAT PLUS DX ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see the guitar) to see a lot of big pictures and the wiring!) This guitar started out as a 1991 Stratocaster Plus Deluxe. When I received it, it was in nearly unplayed condition. It has the odd and rare serial number starting with N99XXXX indicating it is a 1999, but truth is, Fender used these on their 1990-1991 guitars. (I explain this on my website).This one has a stamp on the butt of the neck stating it was made April 02, 1991. This one has a tad chunkier neck which sports some nice flame on the back.Frets are like new. I played this for an hour through a Fender Blue Deluxe III, and what am amazing guitar! Can go from Metal to Country - Jazz to Fusion - Floyd to Santana. Super sustain and clairty. What a tone monster! Why pack a lot of guitars to a gig? This will be a Strat, Tele or a Les Paul. Lots of cool out-of-phase (chirping and quacking) tones on positions #2 & # 4. Also comes with the era correct rectangular case that is in good condition.(SOLD)
1990 FENDER TORINO RED VERSION I STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar and under the hood). This is a Version I Strat Plus Deluxe, which were introduced in late 1989 and ended in early 1990. The N9 Seial number indicates 1990 and the body neck socket stamp is Dec 18th, 1989. The Version I came with Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. In 1990 Fender then changed the Deluxe to the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensor pickups. VERY RARE GUITAR espepcially in this condition!!!!! These are quite collectable especially when you find them in a rare color like Torino Red, which was only offered in the Plus lineup from 1987 to early 1990. A very bright red! Was one of Eric Clapton’s favorite colors as well! The Maple fretboard is excellent as are the frets. Plays super sweet! Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition and trem bar.(SOLD!!!!)
1998 TORINO RED ERIC CLAPTON SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT - NOS. Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar). This is about as nice as it gets! A New Old Stock quality Clapton Strat that is 19 years old. Try finding a mint Version II EC Strat with Gold Lace pickups in this condition—super hard! Here is the story. This guitar was bought brand new and never played as the owner never learned. The guitar was purchased then taken out of the case a few times, looked at, and then put away. The guy never even learned a G chord! The plastic is still on the pickguard and trem cover. Comes complete with the Clapton Kit, paperwork, hang-tag, manuals, stickers and polishing cloth. It has all the cool features of the VII EC (read about this on my signature guitar page), with Gold Lace Sensors, 25dB Boost, V shaped neck and Vintage tuners. This guitar plays super nice, as a signature guitar should. Has the original vintage tweed case. The case has a few light scuffs from the guitar being stored, otherwise like new. (SOLD!!!!)
1996 SONIC BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: MINT- . Go to my FACEBOOK Page (click here to see a lot of big pictures of the guitar and under the hood). Here is a very hard to find and in my humble opinion, a very cool color—Sonic Blue! This color was available from early 1996 into the spring of 1997. This one has a neck date of July 2nd 1996 and the body date is a bit smudge but looks like Oct of 1996. These guitar is near mint and comes with all the Strat Plus appointments. The neck is spotless and the body is wonderful, with the exception of two small dimple ding on the top. One is visible and the other is so small it is very hard to locate. The neck on this was made the Fender legend, Herbie Gastelum, who is the 2nd oldest employee at Fender next to Abigail Ybarra, who who worked directly with Leo Fender. This was a surprise to me because I am sure he was in Fender’s Custom Shop in the early 1990s. So why this neck was made by him? It is a mystery to me, but he shaped necks for a lot of famous players. Even the writing on the Gold Lace Sensor pickup looks like new and the pickguard shows no scratches. Close to unplayed condition. Comes with the deluxe Strat Plus Case with the big chrome bucket latches.(SOLD!!!!)
1993 LIPSTICK RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+ . This is a pretty hard to find color, made available from early 1993 into the middle of 1996. The color is created by the guitar being first shot in a white paint then several dark transparent coats of red follow by clear coats. (i.e. it is a “candy color” much like Candy Apple Red but with no metal flake in the base coat.) The body is near prefect. No cracks in the neck sockets and the lettering on the pickups is not rubbed off and the frets are excellent. The pickups and pickguard have slightly aged to a nice light creamy white color. Looks nice with the red! The Rosewood is dark with nice grain. I did find a few light fingernail marks. Again, this comes with all the Strat Plus appointment. It has the LSR roller nut, schaller locking tuners, etc. The only flaws are a couple very small dings around the head-stock, a slight anomaly with the skunk stripe and a few spots on the back of the neck and a rub mark on the neck near the head-stock from what appears to be from a guitar hanger. Super nice guitar that plays great. Comes with a era correct black Fender Tolex case (much like a 1970s style) that’s a few small nicks(SOLD!!!!!)
1994 40TH ANNIVERSARY FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: EXCELLENT+. This is a hard to find 1994 Fender 40th Anniversary Model Ultra in Antique Burst. Has the neck plate that says 1994 - Fender Stratocaster 40 Years… and still rockin’ and has the red, white and blue anniversary emblem on the headstock. Body sports some really nice split match-book flame. I rated this one Excellent+ due to some very small bumps and a few micro nicks. You know I am OCD! The guitar is gorgeous. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts, LSR Roller nut, rarer Floyd Rose locking bridge, and a dark ebony fretboard with real Abalone inlays. These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Comes with the original Fender rectangular DX flight case that is in very good condition.(SOLD!!!)
1993 FENDER VINTAGE BLONDE STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT- This is a near mint 1993 Vintage Blonde, or what the old timers used to call transparent Butterscotch. Gorgeous guitar that plays really SWEET! I really love the Ash grain that shows through the finish. This build has Chrome Domes Lace Sensors in the neck and middle, with a Chrome Dome Lace Dually in the bridge. This Dually when ran is series operates at 19k. When split the lower one is 6k and then upper one is 13k. So with the mini-switch you can get Tele, humbucker, and vintage Strat tones. Using the 5-way super switch in position 3 you have neck + bridge configuration, like a Tele or other 2 pickup guitars. The first tone control that is connected to the neck pickup is a no-load, 250k pot with a .22 Monotone Vitamin T Cap. Turn it to 10 and you by-pass the tone control completely. For the middle and bridge pickups I used a standard TBX tone control. Please note the rarer Floyd Rose bridge system. Cut off the end of the string, insert it and tighten the Allen screw. Also comes BRAND NEW Fender 1970s Reissue Tolex Hard Shell case.(SOLD)
1991 FENDER NATURAL ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT.This is a super minty 1991 Strat Plus DX (version II) which has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups made from solid ASH with a maple neck. This guitar plays exceptionally well - mojo you might say. This has the DX tremolo system with the pop-in trem bar. Frets are like new. And, of course, all the other cool Strat Plus features: Schaller locking tuners, and a Wilkinson roller nut. In the Fender always charged extra for a Natural finished Strats. Comes with a Fender Red Label form fitting hard-shell case which is also excellent with some of the case candy! (SOLD)
1989 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRAT PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+. This is a very nice example of 1989 Strat Plus in Arctic White. The finish has aged a slight bit. This color is a bit harder to find and is sometimes mistaken as Vintage White when the clear coat turns slightly yellow. Vintage White is considerably creamier colored than this. I have always loved this color as it reminds me a bit of Jimi and Woodstock! This has all the standard Plus appointments: Gold Lace pickups, Wilkinson roller nut, sand Schaller locking tuners. Also has the an original case that is in excellent condition. The Rosewood fretboard is dark and in great condition and stands out against the white body very nicely. Frets are in great shape. No dings on the back of the neck to speak of. The only thing I could find is two very small bumps on the back upper edge that would be under your arm when you play. Comes with an original hardshell case in very good condition. (SOLD)
1995 MYSTIC BLACK FENDER STRAT PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT- . This Strat Plus DX is in the rare Mystic Black color. When you place it under bright light, you see a blue/green pearl flake in the clear coat—very mystic for sure! I have a close up of the flake below from one of my other Mystic Black Plus' I shot outside in the sunlight. This has the very hard to find Floyd Rose bridge system. Cut off the end of the string, insert it and tighten the Allen screw. Since it is a DX it comes with Blue, Silver and Red Lace sensor pickups. I love the tone of these. Fatter tones in the neck position and more bite in the bridge which great for Blues, Funk, and Jazz, but still retains all the great Strat tones in-between we love. Frets are like new. A very, very clean guitar. I have discounted the price some as the only real thing to mention is some discoloration on the very tip of the head-stock (picts on FaceBook). I always sell near mint Mystic Black for around $1600. Comes with the like new Fender Red Label case. (SOLD!!)
1989 FENDER (VERSION I) CRIMSON BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT. Here is another hard to come by Strat Plus DX! This is the Version II DX with the Blue, Silver and Red Lace Sensor pickups.This color was introduced in 1989 on the new Deluxe Plus’ and was discontinued in early 1993. Then Fender came out with a new type of Crimson Burst with a crimson metallic around the edges. This one, you will not is a solid color burst with no metallic .Please note that the top and back are Ash which shows the beautiful grain through the transparent crimson color. These are quite collectable especially and are hard to find. This also has some wild flame on the back and front of the neck. The fretboard actually changes color around the 4th through 6th frets from the flame. and same on the back of the neck. Very cool. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1991 GUNMETAL BLUE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is a super clean 1991 Strat Plus in Gunmetal Blue—I love Gunmetal Blue! People often mistakenly call this Gunmetal Green or Sage, as it looks greenish. But in fact Fender did called it Gunmetal Blue! (Color code #68). Sometimes the clear coat can yellow making it looks even more greenish The body is spotless and the neck is very nice. Even the lettering on the Gold Lace Sensors is near prefect. Has the full Wilkinson Nut and all the other Strat Plus appointments. This is getting to be a hard to find color. Frets are excellent, and the guitar show very little use for its age. Even the pickguard is super clean. Comes with the original Fender hard shell rectangular case with original Fender Strap, strap locks, some case candy and them arm! (SOLD
1991 VINTAGE WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is an early Strat Plus with Gold Lace Sensor pickups and all the other Strat Plus appointments. This is a nice example of one of my favorite colors - Vintage White, which has aged to a nice creamy color! This has a really dark Rosewood fretboard, which sets off nice against the body. The pickguard has also aged to a nice creamy white with a very light hue of pink. Very subtle and cool looking. Frets are like new. Lettering on the pickups only show a slight amount of rubbing. Super Clean. Comes with the original rectangular Deluxe Fender case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
1997 FENDER BLUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: Near Mint+ . This is a gorgeous 1997 Fender Ultra in Blue Burst. The body shows burly flame top and back. Hard to capture the looks on camera! Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts, LSR Roller nut, and a dark ebony fretboard with real Abalone inlays. These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Comes with a the original Fender Black Tolex hardshell case complete with some case candy, strap with strap locks, key, and trem arm. (SOLD)
1987-88 FENDER SURF GREEN STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. Thi is an excellent example of a very early Strat Plus with Gold Lace Sensor pickups and all the other Strat Plus appointments and the early "split Wilkinson nut." This guitar has neck date of Feb 4th, 1988 which is written in pencil by Herbie Gastelum, which was a common practice on some of the first Strat Plus guitars. What is cool is Herbie even signed his name in pencil. Herbie Gastelum was probably one of Fender’s most historical neck shapers. He joined Fender in 1961 and is considered one of the Fender “veterans” next to Abigail Ybarra who entered the musical instrument industry in the summer of 1956. He later moved over to Fender’s Custom Shop and mostly likely was the guy who shaped necks for people like Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, and others. Speaking of necks, this one is a bit of an anomaly. It is much fatter and thicker than any other Strat Plus I have owned. It is like 1/2 way to being like a Jeff beck Bass Ball Bat neck. Frets are like new. Lettering on the pickups is nice. Super Clean. The pickups are the older type with the old pat. pending stickers and square bottoms. The dark Rosewood fretboard stands out nice against the Surf Green finish. Has a great feel to it with the noticeably fatter neck. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1988 BAHAMA GREEN STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT +. Here is one of the rarer Strat Plus colors to come by. In fact, for years I thought these were just an urban myth and even started a thread on the Fender Forum entitled: Urban Legends or a fact about Bahama Green back in 2007. These are as rare as Dusty Rose, Razz Berry, Fiesta Red, Shell Pink and a few others.These colors were made available only on the very first Strat Plus' and ended early 1989. After a lot of searching, I now have have a couple of these in my collection, so I am passing this one on. This has an E4 serial number but neck date is 1988. It has the early Sperzel tuners with the black dots on the locking nuts. All the cool Strat Plus appointments. Super clean with only a few small bumps, thus the Excellent+ rating. No rash, scratches, etc. as the picts show. Comes with the original hard shell case and tremolo bar. (SOLD)
1993 FENDER BLACK STRATOCASTER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT- . This is another one of my Ultra Custom builds. It started out as mint- 1993 Black Plus Deluxe, modified with a new Ultra Black/Red/Black pickguard (with matching Trem cover), using all new electronic components. All you see is reflections on this high-gloss body. The Rosewood on the neck's fretboard is perfect, no dings on the back of the neck, and the frets are like new. This has a Purple Lace Sensor in the neck which is one of my favorites. Not as fat as a Blue used on the Ultras, but not as thin as a Gold. A perfect neck pickup. I used a Silver Lace Sensor in the middle, with a Red Lace Dually in the bridge, like found on Fender's Ultra models. With the 3-way mini-switch you can get Tele, humbucker, and vintage Strat tones from the bridge. Using the 5-way super switch in position 3 you have neck + bridge configuration, like a Tele or other 2 pickup guitars. These are the most verital Strats out there. The first tone control that is connected to the neck pickup is a no-load, 250k pot. Turn it to 10 and you by-pass the tone control completely. For the middle and bridge pickups I used a standard TBX tone control. Comes a very nice Fender Deluxe 70's style Tolox hard-shell case. (SOLD)
1989 FENDER TAOS TURQUOISE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT +. Very rare color that was never listed as avaialable in a Strat Plus. A small number of these were produced from late 1987 through 1989. The Maple fretboard is very nice as are the frets. Comes with all the standard Strat Plus appointments. The lettering on the pickups is in excellent condition. This guitar would have sold for $2000 - $2200 if in mint or near mint condition. This one has a number of small bumps in the finish so the reason for thre Excellent + rating. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1988 FENDER FIESTA REDSTRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT + . Another very rare color that is one of my favorites. The pictures do not do justice for this color - as it is a kind of reddish - orangish - pinkish color! A small number of these were produced from late 1987 through early 1989. The Maple fretboard is excellent as are the frets and has the Split Wilkinson Roller nut! . Comes with all the standard Strat Plus appointments. The lettering on the pickups is in excellent condition. This guitar would have sold for $2000 - $2200 if in mint or near mint condition. This one has a couple of small bumps in the finish so the reason for thre Excellent + rating. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1990 FENDER TIGER STRIPED STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: This is a early issue Version II Strat Plus Deluxe with an ASH body. Some of the early DX’s came with solid Ash bodies instead of the Ash veneer on Alder, but this one has a SOLID ASH body! I have only seen 2 Plus guitars with this wild Ash grain stained in this way. Very hard to find. This comes with the E9 serial number indicating it is an 1989 but this is a 1990 according to the neck pocket date. Rosewood fret board is dark, which sets of the grain on the body nicely, and is perfect. The frets are like new! And how does it play? SWEET! :-) Totally stock. Comes with all the DX appointments, such as pop in chrome tremolo bar and the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1995 FENDER BLUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: MINT- . This is a 1995 Deluxe Plus with all all the bells and whistles! The Blue Burst shows tha nice ASH grain through the transparent blue top and back. This has Ash caps on Alder. Comes with the Fender Floyd Rose bridge that is in excellent condition. Cut off the end of the string - insert it in the bridge, and tighten down the allen screw. LSR roller nut gives you smooth dives that stay in tune. Being a DX model, it has the Blue, Silver, and Red Lace Sensor pickups. Beefy, Blues tones, yet Tele bite to crunch in the bridge and all those nice Strat sounds inbetween! The one-piece solid Maple fretboard is near perfect, no dings on the back of the neck, and the frets are like new. I marked this MINT- because it has two micro chips right on the tip of the headstock. Even the lettering on the pickups is good. Also comes a very nice Fender Deluxe Strat Plus Hard Shell case.(SOLD)
1993 - 2016 FENDER ULTRA CUSTOM STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Brand New. Sold before even listed. Another one of my (Xhefri’s) custom builds. You can read about my custom builds HERE.This is a Warmoth Mahogany chamber body mated to a new old stock 1993 Ebony Fender Ultra Neck. It has a a highly flamed maple top with masking around the edges. Crazy - cool mahogany back! The body has a custom contoured heel to make getting up around the 12 registry easier. The neck pickup is a Seymour Duncan Jazz Humbucker HS-2. These are incredible pickups and a great match for the Dually and single coils. One of my favorites. Great harmonics and can be smooth as silk. Add some overdrive and you have some nice blue tone. The first tone control is a push/pull pot to split the Jazz pickup into a single coil. This way you have the fat humbucker sound, or a slightly thinner tone similar to a single coil neck pickup. The bottom tone control is Fender’s TBX system that cuts high and low frequencies giving the bridge and middle pickups more tonal range. The 3-way mini-switch runs the bridge Dually in series (fat sound) or either front of back Chrome Dome. Back is more biting like a Tele bridge pickup and front is more mellow with a stratty tone. The 5-way switch is a Fender Super Switch which in position #3 has the neck + bridge instead of just running the middle pickup. This is more like a Telecaster or any 2 pickup guitar. You can mix tones from the neck and bridge pickups. Comes with a brand new Fender flight case.(SOLD)
1995 FENDER ELECTRIC BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Here is another hard to come by Strat Plus in ELECTRIC BLUE! This comes with all the typical Strat Plus appointments, such as Gold Lace Sensors, Shaller Locking tuners, and a LSR Roller nut.The lettering on the pickups is prefect. This color was introduced in late 1995 and was gone the middle of 1996 so they are pretty hard to find. It is like a darker yet very bright Lake Placid Blue—well, it's very electrifying! In reality it is a bright candy blue having a fine silver undercoat with a sparkly transparent blue coat. These are quite collectable. The condition of this guitar is really amazing and it plays great. Plastic is still on the back them cover. Lot’s of mojo. Maple neck is in great condition as are the frets. Comes with the SKB hardshell rectangular case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1989 FENDER SURF GREEN VERSION I STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Rare and unique! This is a Version I Strat Plus Deluxe. These were introduced in late 1989 and ended in early 1990. The Version I came with Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. In 1990 Fender then changed the Deluxe to the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensor pickups. These are quite collectable especially when you find them in a rare color like Surf Green. This one is also unique as the color has yellowed significantly, to the point it almost looks like a light, bright, Bahama Green. The Rosewood fretboard is very nice as are the frets. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
1987 FENDER VINTAGE WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is a excellent example of early issue Strat Plus and is very collectable. Sometimes these 87-88 Vintage White Plus’ turn a creamy yellow color, as this one has, so people think that they are Monaco Yellow! (I have seen them mistakenly advertised like that!) The pencil date on the butt end of the neck is 10/29/87 and was made by the famous Herbie Gastelum, who later shaped necks for Fender's Custom Shop. The body stamp date is Nov 22, 1987. Comes with all the 87 Plus appointments such as an E4 serial number, split Wilkinson nut, square bottomed Lace Sensors pickups, and Sperzel tuners. The Gold Lace Sensor logos on the pickups are near new condition and the body is mint. Also comes with the original Fender rectangular heavy duty flight case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
2005 FENDER DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT - brand new! Custom Shop quality without the Custom Shop price. This is a brand new chambered swamp ash body with burly maple top joined to a like brand new Fender Deluxe 2005 Strat compound radius neck with rosewood fretboard, black painted headstock, abalone dot inlays, LSR Roller Nut and Deluxe locking tuners. The back of the body is graced with a contoured heel to make playing above the 12th registry easier. The deluxe bridge with chrome saddles and chrome pop-in tremolo bar. This blue beauty is wired like an Fender Ultra with a Hot Chrome Dome in neck and a Hot Chrome Dome Dually in the bridge with a standard Chrome Dome in the middle.The 5-way Super switching gives the guitar these selections: neck, neck + middle, neck + bridge, middle + bridge, and bridge pickup configurations. Lower tone control is a TBX connected to the bridge and middle pickups. The middle knob turns a no-load tone control for the neck pickup. Turn it to 10 and it is completely by-passed in the circuit. The mini-switch is an on/on/on for the bridge pickups. upper, both in series, or lower Laces. Plays sweet! Comes with a brand new FENDER hardshell flight case with allen wrenches, polishing cloth, keys, and DX pop-in tremolo bar. (SOLD)
1997 INCA SILVER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT-. This is a very nice, minty, Inca Silver Strat Plus that that I customized using all BRAND NEW pickups and parts (small fortune!) on one of my custom cut Humbucker/Ultra Aged Pear pickguards. The only reason it is not mint is due to some light impressions on the back of the neck. This configuration is very popular as I have sold a number wired like this. The neck pickup is (dare I say?) a Gibson Burstbucker (type 1) taken out of a brand new Les Paul. The Gibson Burstbuckers have garnered quite a bit of attention as being a "truer" PAF type pickup compared to what Gibson had been offering over the past several years. This pickup is sweet and does not overpower the Chrome Domes. It is wired with a 500k no-load pot with a .033 oil cap, which means when you use the tone control the pickup does not get super dark and muddy sounding. Also turn it to 10 and you by-pass the tone control complete (thus no-load)! The bridge is an Ultra-styled Dually in Lace Sensor Hot Chrome Domes. With the mini-3 way switch get tele to humbucker bridge tones. The middle pickup is a a standard Chrome Dome and when mixed with the bridge or neck (positions #2 & #4) you get this entice quacks, even with the Burstbucker. Frets are like new. Comes with a brand new Guardian tolex case with tremolo bar:(SOLD)
1997 INCA SILVER FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT-. This is a very nice, minty, Inca Silver Strat Plus that comes with all the Plus appointments. Gold Lace Sensors give a crisp 1950s tone. Even the lettering on the pickups is near prefect. Frets are like new. Body is dead mint - no cracks or scratches anywhere. Comes with a “like-new” Deluxe Fender Strat Plus Case with allen wrenches, tremolo bar, strap locks and polishing cloth.(SOLD)
1997 FENDER BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT. This is another one of my customized Strat Plus’ and I call it The Stealth! I have sold, over the years, a number of these black beauties. This guitar started out as a mint Strat Plus Deluxe in black. I replaced all the electronics with BRAND NEW pots, switches, pickups and Ultra pickguard. The neck and middle pickups are Burgundy Lace Sensor, which are voiced like P-90 Gibson pickups. Not as bright or harsh as vintage pickups, great for an assortment of styles of music. The bridge is a Blue/Red Dually Lace Sensor. Humbucker to tele tones. Really nice Rosewood neck with a satin finish. The Black/Red/Black pickguard really looks nice! This also has that cool switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Comes with tremolo bar and a brand new Fender form fitting case. (SOLD)
1990 FENDER ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. This is a very early first issue Fender Ultra that is almost like brand new. It has a crazy serial number of N000241. It is totally stock. These early issue Ultra are becoming more collectable and harder to find. This one has a one-piece maple top and back as many of the early Ultra’s did. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts and a dark ebony fretboard with real Abalone inlays. These also have that cool Ultra switching using a 5-way super switch that mixed the neck + bridge on position #3 and the 3-way mini-switch that can give you a lot of variations on the bridge Dually. Read about this switching in details on my Ultra page! Also comes with BRAND NEW Deluxe Fender Tweed Case.(SOLD)
2014 “LIMITED EDITION” 1959 AMERICAN VINTAGE REISSUE IN AZTEC GOLD: Condition: BRAND NEW - MINT. This guitar was bought brand new by a collector and put away as an investment. He saw a guitar I had so I took it in on trade. BRAND NEW - with all the paperwork and unopened case candy. Fender did not cut any corners on these guitars. Shot in lacquer, original D shaped neck with 21 vintage style frets, and a bone nut. Three specially-voiced American Vintage '59 Strat single-coil pickups are wound to match the sound and specs of original '50s pickups. Aged plastic knobs and switch caps complete the vintage look. Comes with Vintage '59 Strat strap, cable, cloth, vintage 3-position switch, '50s Strat information kit, bridge cover, owners manual, and saddle height wrench. Asking price through dealers is $2300 - $2000. I love the guitar but I am a Strat Plus/Ultra guy! Has vintage style tan tolex case with all the vintage goodies: Tremolo cover (ash try), vintage paperwork and polishing cloth (all unopened), strap, etc. (SOLD)
1993 FENDER CRIMSON BURST ON ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+. This is a VERSION 1 Crimson Burst. When this color was first introduced, was made from a solid red color (non-metallic) like you see on this one. It had a dark red around the edges and a transparent red over Ash in the middle of the body. Around 1994 Crimson Burst took on a whole new look being a red metallic around the edges, with a transparent red, usually over Ash, in the middle of the body. This hard to find color that was only offered about 1.5 years. High gloss with no scratches or belt rash. If you look closely, you will see the beautiful ASH grain showing through the transparent red finish. Frets are in excellent condition. Pickups lettering is near perfect and no scratches on the pickguard. This is a fine example of a completely stock early 1993 Plus Deluxe which comes equipped with a Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and Blue/Silver/ Red Lace Sensor pickups. Also since it is a Deluxe it comes with the pop-in Tremolo bar and has a nice original form fitting Red Label Fender hardshell case.(SOLD)
1994 MYSTIC BLACK FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE, 40TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL: Condition: NEAR MINT+. A very hard to find Strat Plus in the 40th Anniversary edition with special American Flag Logo on the headstock and custom neck plate. I talk quite a bit about this unique finish RIGHT HERE (and scroll down) on my website, as it has a green/blue flake/pearl in the clear coat. Comes alive in direct light and is very Mystic for sure! The serial number indicates it is a 1993 but neck plate is stamped 1994 date with Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still rockin’. This is a 1994 - 40th anniversary guitar and the serial number is a typical Fender anomoly. Body is flawless. Since this is a Deluxe it has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. Hard color to capture on camera. Mystic Black is a hard enough to find color, but then having it be on a 1994 Anniversary model makes it more collectable. Comes with a “like-new” Deluxe Fender Strat Plus Case. (SOLD)
1993 CARIBBEAN MIST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: Near Mint. Body is spotless. Frets are like new and Rosewood is excellent. Fender only made Caribbean Mist in 1993 and early 1994. This one is an ealry 1993 with the Wilkerson nut. It sports a pearoid pickguard with Gold lace pickups. Has the orginal Deluxe Strat Plus case which is in excellent condition. Hard to find color in great condition with a nice Strat Plus case in great condition. (SOLD)
1994 ANTIQUE BURST FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM, 40TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL: (Ya that's a mouth full!) Condition: NEAR MINT+. \ This guitar was a Strat Plus Deluxe that I upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. It has the custom Anniversary medalion on the headstick and the neck plate says "1994 Fender Stratocater 40 Years And Still Rock'in." This is loaded with Burgundy Sensor in the neck, a Gold Lace Sensor in the middle, and a Blue Dually in the bridge. This has Fender's 5-way Super Switching and the Ultra 3-way mini-switch, which gives you a ton of options with the tone - mixing and matching pickups. (Read about this switching on my STRAT ULTRA PAGE.). This guitar can go from Stratocaster to Telecaster voices at a flip of a switch. The TBX has a .033 Vitamin-Q Oil type Cap which allows the bass-end of the freq not too get so dark. The Neck pickup is usuing a Orange-Drop cap. All the wiring, pots, switches, pickguard, and pickups are brand new. Comes with a like new form fitting Fender Red Lable case that is like new!(SOLD)
1990 FENDER STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. This is a first issue Fender Ultra that is almost like new. It is totally stock. These early issue Ultra are becoming more collectable and harder to find. This one is a "one-off," having the most interesting grain on the one-piece maple top and back. Comes with all the Ultra appointments, such as all chrome parts and an ebony fretboard with Abalone inlays. Also comes with BRAND NEW Deluxe Fender Tweed Case.(SOLD)
1991 FENDER NATURAL ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT. Frets like new. No cracks or issues. This is an early Strat Plus Deluxe that is in absolutely gorgeous condition. It comes with Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups and all the other Strat Plus appointments. It is totally stock. Has a nice Maple fretboard. Also comes with a nice Deluxe Fender Flight Case.(SOLD)
1990 FENDER FROST RED STRATOCATER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+. Here is another very hard to find color, Frost Red, made available only for two short years — 1989 & 1990. This candy color is a super bright Candy Apple Red. The spotless white pickgaurd white stands against this pearl looking red in a very nice way. The lettering on the pickups is close to being like new. I talk about this color on my Strat Plus page of my website. This is a stunning guitar is in near mint condition. It comes with all the standard Strat Plus appointments, such as Gold Lace Sensors, Wilkerson roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. Comes with the original Fender retangular case that is in excellent condition and orignal hang tag and a lot of the case candy.(SOLD)
2015 FENDER DELUXE CUSTOM ONE-OFF TELECASTER: Condition: MINT - BRAND NEW! This is one of my newest Telecaster custom builds. Everything on this guitar is BRAND NEW. Like a hot-rodded 56 Chevy, this Telecaster has the features of a vintage 1962 model, but totally upgraded and customized. I used a vintage bridge plate with compensated brass saddles. A Deluxe Fender neck with with a compound radius Rosewood fretboard. Comes with Fender locking tuners as well. The Wamoth body is chambered Swamp Ash with a AAA curly Maple top. The top is astonishing and comes to life in direct light. (See if Fender's Custom Shop can come close to this!) The body has both a tummy cut and am arm cut for comforyable playing. Also a contoured heel to make it easir when soloing above the 12th fret! (ask for picts!) A chrome DiMarzio Air Norton humbucker was used in the neck position, with a Seymour Duncan STK-T2b Hot Stack Telecaster Ceramic Humbucker in the bridge. The 5-way Super Switch gives both tradition Tele tones plus more. The little mini-switch splits the coils on the bridge pickup to have a more vintage tone when using the bridge pickup. Here is how the switching works: In position #1 you have the bridge pickup acting as a humbucker or single coil using the mini-switch. Position #2 is the bridge + neck with only 1/2 of the neck coils. Position #3 has the humbucker as a full humbucker and the Duncan Bridge pickup together. Position #4 has the Humbucker split, as a single coil, sound more like a traditions Tele. Position #5 is the full himbucker sounding like Les Paul. I used a .33 capacitor and a 500k no-load tone control. The guitar came together amazing well and plays incredible. Comes with a Brand New Deluxe Fender Tweed hard shell case with, allen wrench, polishing cloth, & keys. (SOLD)
1997 ERIC CLAPTON 7-UP GREEN SIGNATURE STRATOCASTER: Condition. MINT. This guitar is basically like New Old Stock. This has all the features found on early Eric Clapton Strats, complete with the Gold Lace Sensors. (FYI, the newer one now use the Fender Noiseless pickups, which I personally do not care for!) This is about as close as one can get to buying brand new. I own several of the EC Strats and they are one of the best feeling and versatile guitars made. The 25db boost it allows to go from a vintage 50 Strat tone to a fat “woman” tone. As stated, the 50's V shaped neck has a wonderful feel to it. The body is spotless, as is the neck. It was bought but never played. It still has the factory stickers on the back of the trem plate and the neck plate, and there are no pick scratches on the pickguard. Comes with original deluxe tweed Fender hardshell case that is in great condition and all the case candy and hang tag. (SOLD)
1989 GRAFFITI YELLOW FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS. Condition: NEAR MINT.Frets are like new with Maple fretboard. This is about as nice as they get. The lettering on the Gold Lace pickups is perfect. These are getting harder to find. Comes with the original rectangular Fender case that is in excellent condition.(SOLD)
1990 MIDNIGHT WINE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is an early Strat Plus that is in absolutely gorgeous condition. It comes with Gold Lace Sensor pickups and all the other Strat Plus appointments. The high gloss Midnight Wine color looks great with the one-piece maple neck. Frets are like new. Lettering on the pickups is almost like new. This color is a candy finish, like a deep, dark Candy Apple Red. Not super rare, but getting harder to find, especially in this near pristine condition, so I am not too excited to sell it! Comes with the original rectangular Fender case that is in excellent condition. with tremolo bar and a vintage strap. (SOLD)
2007 FENDER DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT! Custom Shop quality without the Custom Shop price. I love these guitars as they do everything from a Les Paul to a Telecaster. Oh, and Strat too! I started out with a mint Strat 2007 Fender Deluxe Rosewood neck with a Black painted headstock on a flamed Warmoth body made of Mahogany with flamed Maple top. Seymour Duncan Jazz (SH-2N) humbucker in the neck and a Chrome Dome Hot Dually in the bridge with a regular Chrome Dome sandwiched in-between. This has a 500k no-load tone pot for the humbucker with a big .033Vitamin-Q Oil type Cap. The Jazz pickup is super smooth and is great for blues and does wonderful with distortion. The Middle and rear pickups are connected to a TBX with a Sprague .022 Orange Cap on it.Comes with a like new brown Gator-Skin custom hard shell case with, allen wrench, polishing cloth, keys, new tremolo bar. (I will toss in a new strap as well) (SOLD)
1991 ARCTIC WHITE FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT.This is an early Strat Plus with Gold Lace Sensor pickups and all the other Strat Plus appointments. High gloss Arctic White has aged to a nice creamy color and is one of my favorite. Frets are like new and the Maple on the fret board contrasts nice against the creamy finish. Lettering on the pickups are nice. Super Clean. Comes with the original rectangular Deluxe Fender flight case that is in excellent condition. These are a slightly heavier duty cases and can take a small paddle lock. (SOLD)
2014 FENDER DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM STRATOCASTER: Condition: MINT - BRAND NEW! This is one of my newest custom builds. . Everything on this guitar is BRAND NEW. Custom Shop quality without the Custom Shop price. I love these guitars as it does everything from a Les Paul to a Telecaster. Oh, and Strat too! Chambered Swamp Ash Warmoth body with highly flamed Quilt Maple top - Contoured Heel / Tummy Cut / Forearm Contour. Note the natural binding on the edge of the body. These are spendy bodies BTW. The neck is off a brand new 2014 Fender American Deluxe 60th Anniversary Stratocaster (Neck plate on guitar matches neck with a special logo. Even has hang tag!) Locking tuners and LSR roller nut. Neck pickup: Seymour Duncan Alnico II Pro (APH-1N) humbucker with a on/off mini-switch that splits the coils. Middle pickup is Chrome Dome Lace Sensor and the bridge pickup is a Hot Chrome Dome Lace Sensor Dually. Comes with a like new brown Gator-Skin custom hard shell case with, allen wrench, polishing cloth, keys, new tremolo bar. (I will toss in a new strap as well) (SOLD)
1989 FENDER STRATOCATER ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT!!!. This is a New Old Stock 1989 Ultra neck and neck plate married to a brand new highly flamed Warmoth body. Comes with all new wiring, pots and pickups. Has Purple/Emerald/Red/Blue Dually Lace Sensors wired as a Fender Ultra. This comes with all the Ultra appointments such as chrome plated Wilkerson roller nut with an Ebony fretboard, chrome plated Schaller tuners and bridge. The body has a beautiful red dye, highly quilted Maple top on Alder body with a rear rout. It has a contoured heel for easier playing above the 12th registry. This body features a natural masked binding that really sets off the maple top. As I mentioned, this has a new old stock 1989 Ultra neck. I bought the neck from an estate sale which was owed by a ABC television producer in LA.Comes with a deluxe Strat Plus case in excellent condition! Has the big chrome buckle latches that work fine.(SOLD)
1997 FENDER BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is another one of my customized Strat Plus’. The guitar started out as a very nice Strat Plus Deluxe in black. I replaced all the electronics with BRAND NEW pots, switches, pickups and Ultra pickguard. The neck pickup is a Purple Lace Sensor, the middle pickup is a Silver Lace Sensor and the bridge is a Red Dually Lace Sensor. The neck is near perfect and the frets are like new. Has the rare Floyd Rose II bridge! The maple neck is in excellent condition. Comes with a heavy duty Deluxe aluminum sheathed travel case. Super nice!and trem bar plus new Fender wipedown cloth. (SOLD)
1996 FENDER BLUE BURST STRATOCATER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT+.This Strat Plus Deluxe, which an anniversary model (has sticker on the back of the head stock) comes with all the finest features of the DX Plus models, such as a transparent Blue Burst on Ash with a Floyd Rose II bridge. Has the Blue, Silver, red Lace Sensor pickups with a dark Rosewood fretboard. The body is a beautiful transparent Blue Burst with nice Ash grain showing through top and bottom. It is is mint. I can’t find a mark or ding anywhere. Comes with a deluxe Strat Plus Case case that looks like new. All the big chrome latches working perfectly. A lot of the original case candy, case keys, and them bar.(SOLD)
1997 CANDY APPLE RED STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: EXCELLENT. This guitar was a Strat Plus Deluxe that I upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. The Candy Apple Red finish is a bit different than other ones I have owned as the red is a tad darker and shows a lot of cool looking candy shadows that shift color as the light hits it. This is loaded with Emerald Sensor in the neck, Silver LaceSensor in the middle, and a Purple/Red Dually in the bridge. All my Ultra Customs have a Fender 5-way Super switch which in position #3 gives you neck + bridge pickups in stead of just the middle pickup. Comes with a nice Fender Strat Plus Deluxe hard-shell case that is in good condition.(SOLD)
1991 FENDER CRIMSON FROST STRATOCATER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: NEAR MINT. Here is a very hard to find color, made available only from 1990 - early 1992. The edges are a dark Crimson metallic which is covered by a transparent light Crimson finish over Ash. Gorgeous guitar in near mint condition. It is a very early Version II Deluxe with has the Blue, Silver, and Red Laces Sensors. Comes with a original rectangular deluxe Strat case in good condition. Also comes with the trem bar.(SOLD)
1997 FENDER SHORELINE GOLD STRATOCATER DELUXE: Condition: MINT. This is a stunning guitar in mint condition. It comes with all the standard Strat Plus Deluxe appointments, such as Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensors and a Floyd Rose II locking bridge. I verified the color with Fender, as Shoreline Gold was only made for one year - 1997 - from what I understand, and finding one it really tough. Some people get an Inca Silver that has a aged (yellowed) clear coat and mistake it for this color. This guitar has mojo. Comes with a Deluxe Fender Strat Plus form fitting case that is like new. Has case key, Trem Bar and original Fender strap.(SOLD)
1989 FENDER FROST RED STRATOCATER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT+. Here is another very hard to find color, Frost Red, made available only for two short years — 1989 & 1990. This candy color is a super bright Candy Apple Red. The spotless pickgaurd has aged to a nice creamy white which stands against this pearl looking red a very nice way. I talk about this color on my Strat Plus page of my website. This is a stunning guitar is in near mint condition, with even the gold lettering on the pickups being in good condition. It comes with all the standard Strat Plus appointments, such as Gold Lace Sensors, Wilkerson roller nut and Schaller locking tuners. Comes with a Fender Red Label form fitting case that is like new.(SOLD)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST ULTRA. Condition: NEAR MINT. Ebony fretboard with real Abalone inlays. Of course this has all the Ultra appointments, like Chrome everything! Near dead mint, very early Ultra. Since it is an early Ultra (which by the way are getting super hard to find) it has a Gold Lace sensor in the middle position and the hard to find chrome plated Sperzil locking tuners. Check out the wild grain showing on the head-stock and neck. Comes with the original Fender rectangular DX (flight) case with trem bar, strap locks and original strap.(SOLD)
1990 FENDER BLUE PEARL DUST STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: EXCELLENT+. This is another one of my customized Strat Plus’. The guitar started out as a Strat Plus in Blue Pearl Dust. I replaced all the electronics with BRAND NEW pots, switches, pickups and Ultra pickguard. The neck pickup is a Purple Lace Sensor. The middle pickup is a Gold Lace Sensor. The bridge is a Blue and Red Dually Lace Sensor. The 3-way mini-switch lets you select either or both tother in a series making a fatter, hot humbucker tone. Very versatile guitar. The neck is near perfect and the frets are like new. The dark rosewood looks subtle on this Blue Pearl body. Comes with the era correct Fender type Deluxe case that is in excellent condition and trem bar plus new Fender wipedown cloth. (SOLD)
1991 CANDY APPLE RED FENDER STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: VERY GOOD. Email me for details & more picts! (or right click on the image and select "veiw image" to see the full sized picture!)This is an early version II Strat Plus DX with the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. This would be near mint but the guitar has three small but noticeable blemishes - email me for details. High gloss CAR finish is one of my favorites. Frets are like new and the rosewood on the fret board is dark colored which contrasts nice against the red finish. Lettering on the pickups is near perfect. Comes with a Fender “Red Label” form-fitting hard shell case with new tremolo bar. (SOLD)
2000 JEFF BECK (Version 1) STRATOCASTER IN SURF GREEN: Condition: MINT. Version 1 with Laces Sensors and FAT neck. Like New Old Stock. I bought this guitar from a doctor who told me his uncle bought it for him as a graduation gift from medical school. Problem was, he never learned how to play! So the guitar was taken from one place to another till he finally settled down with his medical practice. SHas all the case candy, Fender polishing cloth, strap-locks, etc. in the original plastic bag. Look around and you will find these Version 1 Jeff Beck Strats are getting harder to find. Comes with the original Fender Deluxe brown tolex type (vintage type) case that is in very good condition. (SOLD)
1989 BLACK PEARL DUST STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. This is a fine example of a 89 Plus which is completely stock and comes equipped with all the standard Plus appointments such as Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. The color is very unique, with a silverish colored flake around the edges of the black body. (See close up pict.) The neck has a cool vintage tint to it, with no neck peeling on the edge of the fret board, as is common on so many older Maple necks. Frets are in excellent condition. Has original case and a black Fender strap.(SOLD)
1989 GUNMETAL BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . Body is flawless and is high gloss with no cracks, belt rash or scratches. No peeling on the fret board and frets are like new. This 1989 Gunmetal Blue Plus is completely original and comes with all the Strat Plus appointments. Come with the original Deluxe Fender retangular hardshell flight-case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
1992 FENDER CRIMSON FROST ULTRA: Condition: MINT-. This guitar is a Fender ULTRA in a rare Crimson Frost color, which is a VERY RARE COLOR (it was made for only 2.5 years ,1990 - early 1992 and not to be confused with Crimson Burst which was produced later.) Not a scratch on the body. No chips, dents, rash, or cracks,—ZERO! Completely original, untouched or modified. Comes with the a Fender “Red Label” hard shell case. (SOLD)
1993 FENDER SUNBURST ULTRA: Condition: NEAR MINT+. This guitar is a Fender ULTRA in a nice Sunburst finish. Gorgeous highly flamed Maple top and back on an Alder body. The body is perfect. Not a scratch, no chips, dents, rash, cracks, ZERO! Ultras came stock with all CHROME bridge saddles and Schaller tuners. This has the LSR roller nut. EBONY fretboard with real abalone inlays. Equipped with a Blue, Gold and Red Dually Lace Sensor pickups with Fender's 5-way super switch. Just set up and plays wonderful, just like an Ultra should. Completely original, untouched or modified. Comes with the original Fender grey tolex hard shell case that has some scuffs from being in storage over the years. (SOLD)
1993 LIPSTICK RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: MINT. Unplayed condition. Lipstick Red is not to be confused with Torino Red or Fiesta Red. Lipstick Red is a candy color which produces a stellar deep red that looks wet. Fender starts off with shooting the body in Arctic White and then follows with several color coats of transparent red. It is like a Candy Apple Red without the silver or gold metallic base coat. Harder to find color, especially in this condition. Frets are basically untouched. Pickups lettering is perfect and not even any scratches on the pickguard. Comes with 1970's style black Fender Tolex case which is in great shape. A Fender strap and tremolo bar are in the case.(SOLD)
1987 LAKE PLACID BLUE STRATOCATER PLUS: Condition: MINT- . High gloss with no scratches or belt rash. Neck date that is penciled in is 12/ 21/87. All original pots and parts. (Picts available). E44 serial number. The body is near flawless, with no hairline cracks in the neck sockets, no belt rash or pick scratches. This is one of those early Plus necks that is a bit thinner than the newer ones. Has a SPLIT WILKINSON NUT and some nice grain in the wood. Rosewood is excellent as are the frets. Back of the neck is clean with no dings, nor on the tip of the head stock. Comes with the original rectangular Fender hardshell case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
1989 CANDY APPLE RED STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE: Condition: EXCELLENT +. High gloss. No rash or scratches. Body is prefect except for a 5 mm faint hair-line finish crack on the top neck socket. Frets like new. This a Version 1 Strat Plus Deluxe which came with the Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. These were made for a very short from mid-1989 through early 1990. Fender then switched over to the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensors on the DX models. A collectable guitar. Comes with all the original case candy, hang tags, Italian Fender dealership owner's card, and case. (SOLD)
1991 SUNBURST STRATOCASTER PLUS ULTRA CUSTOM. Condition: Near MINT. Frets have just been polished and the Rosewood is excellent. This guitar started out as a 1991 Strat Plus. I upgraded it with a brand new custom wired Ultra pickguard in Aged Pearl. This one has some very nice tonal flavors just like a Fender Strat Ultra! The action is really low. The body has nice ASH grain showing through the finish and I believe this guitar has a solid Ash body. It is loaded with Blue Sensor in the neck (which gives a really nice fatter/smooth jazzy/blues tone), an Silver Sensor in the middle, which is often referred to as the 1970s voiced Lace pickup and a Red Dually in the bridge. With this combo you can get gibsonish, stratty, tele tones using the fender 5-way super switch and the 3-way mini-switch connected to the Dually. All the wiring, pots, switches, pickups and pickguard are brand new. This comes with a Fender molded Red Label case that is in good condition.(SOLD)
1996 SONIC BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS. Condition: MINT- . Dark Rosewood fretboard, This guitar is in mint- condition (read my rating method above) and it is totally stock with all the standard Plus appointments such as Gold Lace Sensor pickups, etc. The dark Rosewood stands nice against the powder blue color of this Sonic guitar! I have only had 2 of these since I have been collecting. This is a 1996 Anniversary model with the sticker on the back of the headstock. A gorgeous guitar. Comes with an original Fender DX Strat Plus case.(SOLD)
1989 PEWTER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT. High gloss with no scratches or belt rash. Frets are in excellent condition. Pickups lettering is near perfect and no scratches on the pickguard. This is a fine example of a completely stock 89 Plus which comes equipped with all the standard Plus appointments such as Wilkinson roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. Comes with Tremolo bar and a newer SKB harshell case.(SOLD)
1994 BLUE BURST VERSION I TELECASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT+. This is an excellent example of the Version I Telecaster Plus in a gorgeous Blue Burst on ash. It is hard to beleive that this guitar is 21 years old! High gloss - with no scratches or belt rash. Frets are in excellent condition, as is the maple fretboard. Pickups lettering is near perfect and no pick scratches on the pickguard. Amazing tone and looks. Has an excellent heavy-duty Fender form fitting hardshell case. - (SOLD)
1997 CANDY APPLE RED STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: MINT. Frets are like new. This is another one of my customized Strat Plus Deluxe’s that is upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. Show-stopper look and a pickup/wiring configuaration that buyers from me rave about! Maybe you have heard of Fender’s BIG APPLE Strats which come with 2 humbuckers? Well, I call this one the BAD APPLE. Stock Fender guitars do not even come close to this kind of diversified setup. ok, enough hype, buy I personally love this setup. It is loaded with Seymour Duncan Jazz Humbucker (SH-2n) in the neck.T In the middle position I installed a Chrome Dome for those cool Strat tones in positions #2 & #4 on the 5-way. Then I added a HOT Chrome Dome Dually in the bridge. The maple neck is super nice and the frets are like new. Comes with a nice Fender Strat Plus hard shell case.(SOLD)
1991 ARCTIC WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Email me for details & more picts! I love these White Strat Plus' with maple fretboards. This one is like new. Frets are excellent with NO wear. Maple board only shows a small amount of wear. This guitar was not played much over the years. Body is super with no cracks and the finish has aged to a nice creamy color. A lot of people mistake this for Vintage White but it is a bit lighter. There is some wild grain and flame in the maple on the neck, both front and back. Has hang tags and all the paperwork and even the original Fender Strap that came with it. Hard to find this color in this kind of condition! Comes with a very nice orginal Fender hard-shell flight case.(SOLD)
1997 INCA SILVER STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Body is near perfect and has a high gloss with no cracks, belt rash, or scratches. Fret board and frets are like new. This is a fine example of a 97 Plus which is completely stock and comes equipped with all the standard Plus appointments such as LSR roller nut, Schaller locking tuners, and Gold Lace Sensor pickups. This is a fairly hard to find color. The guitar is nearly like brand new. Comes with a form-fitting Fender Red Lable hardshell case that is in great condition. (SOLD)
1988 TORINO RED STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: VERY GOOD-. No button. No cracks. Frets are like new and Rosewood is excellent. Super high gloss body does have a few finger "ring dings" on the top above the pickguard and a few dings on the back by the tremolo plate. Email me for details. Torino Red is one of the rarer Strat Plus colors as it was only available late 1987 to 1990. A nice bright, soild, bright red— think 1968 Ford Torino GT! It has dark a Rosewood fret board and the frets are in excellent shape. Complete original, not modified or altered in any way. Has the Sperzel locking tuners. Has the strap and orginal rectangular Fender case which is in good condition. (SOLD)
1996 BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: NEAR MINT. This guitar still had the plastic on the pickguard when I picked it up. This guitar started out as a 1996 50th Anniversary Strat Plus Deluxe upgraded with a custom wired Ultra pickguard in Black/Red/Black. Again, this setup has some sonic tonal flavors! The action is really low. The body has nice Alder with a Black finish. The picture do not do justice to this guitar. It is loaded with Purple Sensor in the neck (over-wpund P-90 tone which lends itself for Blue, Jazz, and other mucis styles), an Emerald Sensor in the middle, which is often refered to as the Stevie Ray Lace pickup. It really compliments the other pickups on this guitar with 1950s honky/quacky tones in positions #2 & #4, and a Red Dually in the bridge (Tele & Humbucker tones).Comes with a nice Fender Strat Plus hard-shell case. (SOLD)
1997 ANTIQUE BURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: EXCELLENT+. This guitar was a Strat Plus Deluxe that I upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. This is loaded with Burgundy Sensor in the neck (which gives a fatter single coli sound, like a cross between a 1950s- Strat and a P90), a Silver Lace Sensor (70s single coil voice) in the middle for those cool Strat tones in positions #2 & #4, and a Red Dually in the bridge. This guitar can go from Stratocaster to Telecaster voices at a flip of a switch. All the wiring, pots, switches, pickguard, and pickups are brand new. Comes with a like new Deluxe Fender Strat Plus case. (SOLD)
2009 CUSTOM STRATOCASTER DELUXE ULTRA: Condition: MINT. This started off with a Warmoth chambered mahogany body with a curly flamed maple top. I wired Red Delicious up with 2 - 500k no-load pots. This means when they are on 10 the circuit is totally bypassed. On the lower pot that controls the bridge and middle pickups I used a Vitamin-Q .033 capacitor for a new flair. The neck is a Dimarizo Air Classic Neck humbucker (DP190N) which is similar too a 1950s humbuckers, but uses full-strength Alnico 5 magnets. I have it wired with the coil-splitting switch with cuts the output by 1/2 so it also has a more single coil sound. Then in the middle a Chrome Dome standard pickup with is like a hot Gold Lace Sensor. The bridge is a set of hot Chrome Domes with the high output of a Red Lace Sensor in the Dually configuration, using the mini-switch. The combo? You can get whatever tone you are looking for!. Comes with a nice Fender Strat Plus hard shell case. (SOLD)
1988 GUNMETAL BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: EXCELLENT. Body is near perfect and is high gloss with no cracks, belt rash, or scratches. Fret board and frets are like new. This 1988 Gunmetal Blue Plus is completely original. This is a cool color that looks some what darker in low light but is really a green/blue color that has a fine metal flake in it. One lower shot was done with a flash so you can get a better idea of the color with the sparkels in it. This color is getting harder to come by. Come with the original Fender retangular hardshell case that is in great condition. (SOLD)
1989 GUNMETAL BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS: Condition: NEAR MINT. Body is perfect. Not a scratch, crack, or ding on it. Great color! Neck is near perfect. Fret board is excellent and frets are like new. This 1989 Gunmetal Blue Plus is completely original. This color is hard to catpure on a camera so I took some picts in direct sunlight so you could see the flake in the finish better. Cool color that looks some what darker in low light but is really a green/blue color that has a fine metal flake in it. Very cool color! The maple neck has a darker vintage tint than some of the Plus'. I see where Fender did this from time to time on some necks and it could have yellowed with age a little too. Has a newer Fender form fitting hardshell case that is in excellent condition. (SOLD)
1989 ARCTIC WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE Verison 1: Condition: NEAR MINT. No rash or scratches. Frets like new. This a Version 1 Strat Plus Deluxe which came with the Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. These were made for a very short from mid-1989 through early 1990. Fender then switched over to the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensors on the DX models. Comes with original retanglar Fender hard-shell case and some of the paperwork. (SOLD)
1990 CRIMSON FROST STRATOCASTER ULTRA: Condition: VERY GOOD. This guitar is a Fender ULTRA and is very clean, as you can tell from the picts, especially for a 24-year old guitar. The frets are in great shape. This is a VERY RARE COLOR (Not Crimson Burst but Crimson Frost). Email me for all the details & more picts. This pickguard has aged to a nice creamy off-white. Ultras are getting harder to find. They came stock with all CHROME parts: Wilkinson nut, bridge saddles, and Schaller tuners. Ultras were one of the few guitars that Fender equiped with an EBONY fretboard with real abalone inlay. They also sported flamed Maple on tops and backs. Comes with a Fender Tweed Fender hard shell case that has a few scuff on it.(SOLD)
1997 ARCTIC WHITE STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: NEAR MINT. This guitar started out as a 1997 Strat Plus which was upgraded with a custom wired Ultra pickguard in White/Black/White. Nice light Rosewood board stands out against the aged white body.THINK JEFF BECK but BETTER, in that a Beck comes with 4 Gold Lace, this guitar has a Purple Sensor in the neck (over-wound P-90 tone which lends itself for Blue, Jazz, and other music styles), and Gold Sensor in the middle, which has 50s classic tones—it really gives this Strat those nice out-of-phase tones in positions #2, & #4, plus a Blue/Red Dually in the bridge (Tele & Humbucker tones). All the wiring, pots, switches, pickups and pickguard are brand new. Comes with a new Gator Strat hard-shell case.(SOLD)
1997 SOLID ASH STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: NEAR MINT. This guitar is nearly unplayed and has one of my coolest modifications! This has been customized like an Ultra with a Humbucker in the neck position. The NECK pickup is a SEYMOUR DUNCAN (APH-1n) Alnico II Pro humbucker with Chrome Domes wired like an Strat Ultra. This has a mini-switch that splits the humbucker, so you can get more vintage tones, like a Teleicaster or a Stratocaster, in the neck, and it also nice for mixing with the other pickups. This guitar can do it all; it can sound like a Les Paul in the neck position, a vintage Strat in all the other postitions, and even a Telecaster, espcially in the bridge position. Very cool Ash body which has some wild grain. The bridge Dually are the Red Chrome Domes pickups. Comes with a Fender vintage Tweed Hardshell case with some of the case candy.(SOLD)
1996 SUNBURST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: Near MINT. Frets like new and Rosewood is excellent. This guitar started out as a 1996 50th Anniversary Strat Plus Deluxe. I upgraded it with a custom wired Ultra pickguard in Aged Pearl. This one has some very nice tonal flavors! The action is really low. The body has nice ASH grain showing through the finish. It is loaded with Burgundy Sensor in the neck (which gives a really nice fatter/smooth jazzy/blues tone), an Emerald Sensor in the middle, which is often refered to as the Stevie Ray Lace pickup and a Red Dually in the bridge. All the wiring, pots, switches, pickups and pickguard are brand new. Comes with a nice Fender Strat Plus hard-shell case and original hang tag with matching serial number.(SOLD)
2000 ERIC CLAPTON "BLACKIE" STRATOCASTER: Condition. NEAR MINT. This guitar is basically like New Old Stock. All EC Strat have the Fender decal on top the finish. This has all the featuers found on the early Eric Clapton Strats, complete with the Gold Lace Sensors. (FYI, the newer one now use the Fender Noiseless pickups, which I personally do not care for). This is about as close as one can get to buying brand new.I own several of the EC Strats and they are one of the best feeling and versatile guitars made. The 25db boost it allows to go from a vintage 50 Strat tone to a fat “woman” tone. As stated, the 50's V shaped neck has a wonderful feel to it. The body is spotless, as is the neck. It was bought but never played. It still has the factory stickers on the back of the trem plate and the neck plate, and there are no pick scratches on the pickguard. Comes with original deluxe tweed Fender hardshell case that is in great condition and all the case candy and hang tag. (SOLD)
1995 CRIMSON BURST STRAT PLUS Condition: NEAR MINT. Body is excellent. Frets are like new. Rsewood is excellent! When I received this it still had the plastic on the pickguard. This is a very cool color that is like a transparent Candy Apple Red burst with Ash showing though the finish. This is a hard to find color. Has Gold Lace pickups with all the standard Strat Plus apointments. Comes with a rectangular Fender Tolex hard-shell case that is like new. (SOLD)
1989 NATURAL ASH STRAT PLUS DX: Condition: NEAR MINT. Frets like new and fretboard excellent. No cracks or issues. Hard to find model. This a Version 1 Strat Plus Deluxe which came with the Silver/Silver/Blue Lace Sensor pickups. These were made for a very short from mid-1989 through early 1990. Fender then switched over to the Blue/Silver/Red Lace Sensors on the DX models. Has a very nice Maple fretboard. This Plus it totally stock. Comes with original hangtags and some of the other case candy. 0 (SOLD)
1995 ELECTRIC BLUE STRATOCASTER PLUS:Condition: EXCELLENT+. This blue is one of the hardest to find colors in the Strat plus line, being only available in 1995 and into 1996 on Strat Plus guitars. This color is about as hard-to-find as Dusty Rose, Shell Pink, or Razz Berry. The blue is very bright metallic and not to be confused with Lake Placid Blue. The guitar is very clean. I found a small spot on the back of the neck where the finish is slightly rubbed. Dark rosewood fretboard and frets look like new. More details, email me. Comes with the original Strat Plus case with al latches working perfectly. Has ALL the paperwork which shows it was bought new at Henri's Music in 1995 for $1139.99, hang tags, and other case candy. I was not too excited about selling this. (SOLD)
1995 BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE ULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: VERY GOOD. This guitar was a Strat Plus Deluxe that I upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. This is loaded with Silver Sensor in the neck (which gives a sweet 1970w single coil tone), Gold Sensor in the middle for those cool Strat tones in positions #2 & #4, and a Purple/Red Dually in the bridge. This guitar is clean, but as not minty like some of the other ones I have put together. There a few very small blemishes, none that can be seen unless you hold the guitar just right. (Email me for details!). This guitar plays super sweet and has killer tone. All the wiring, pots, switches, pickguard, and pickups are brand new. Has some nice vintage Strat tones with tele and other tones at a flip of a switch. Frets are excellent and the maple neck as a darker vintage tint to it. The Mini Switch alone gives several variations, which are really cool. Here's what it does to the Dually Bridge Pickup (and remember too, that these settings can be mixed with the other pickups in Positions #2 & #3). Up) splits off the back pickup, so since the distance is farther away from the bridge, it creates a cool Strat hollow sound, which then can be mixed with the middle pickups with the 5-way switch. Middle) has the bridge pickups in parallel creating a hot humbucker sound. Down) splits off front pickup on the bridge to give a Strat single coil bridge sound. Comes with a nice Fender Red Label hard-shell case. (SOLD)
2008 CUSTOM DELUXE ULTRA: Condition: MINT. Fender Deluxe Strat neck on a highly flamed Warmoth body with the appointments similar to a Strat Ultra. The body is chambered Mahogany with a split Curley Maple top. It is custom wired like an Ultra using Chrome Dome Lace Sensors. The neck is a Chrome Dome Blue Lace, the middle is a standard Chrome Dome Gold Lace, and the bridge is a Dually Chrome Dome Red Lace! Super nice playing guitar. (SOLD)
1997 STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXEULTRA CUSTOM: Condition: NEAR MINT. This guitar was a Strat Plus Deluxe that I upgraded with a custom wired Ultra style pickguard in Black/Red/Black. This is loaded with Purple Sensor in the Neck (which give a hot overwound P90 single coil tone), Gold Sensor in the middle for those cool Strat tones in positions #2 & #4, and a Red Dually in the bridge. This guitar is very clean as you can tell by the picts. Comes with DX Floyd Rose II bridge and pop-in trem arm, and a nice Strat Plus case. (SOLD)
1998 STRAT ULTRA with a Curly Maple burl top and back. Condition: NEAR MINT. The Serial number says 1997 but the neck stamp is march of 1998, so this is one of the very last Ultras Fender cranked out before they discontinued the series. This one is has the rarer Curly Maple burl top. The guitar is like new, being almost unplayed. I bought it from an owner who bought it in 1998 and stuck it under his bed for most of it's life. Has all the Ultra appoinments: Ebony fret board with medium-jumbo frets, all Chrome parts, deluxe Fender Floyd Rose II bridge, and real abalone dot inlays. Lovely guitar! (SOLD)
1991 CUSTOM DELUXE ULTRA STYLE STRAT. Condition: MINT. This is a highly flamed matchbook Maple top on a chambered Ash Warmoth body with a 1991 Fender Ultra neck. IThis was loaded with hot Lace Sensor Chrome Dome pickups (neck and middle) and Red Hot Dually Chrome Dome in the bridge and is wired like a Fender Ultra.(SOLD)
2005 Deluxe Strat neck on a highly flamed Warmoth body with the appointments of a Strat Ultra kinda hybrid Les Paul! Condition: MINT. The body is solid Mahogany with a 1/8 inch Curly Maple matchbook cap. It has Red Hot Chrome Domes in the bridge in conjunction with a 3-way mini-switch (wired like an Ultra). There is a Hot Gold Chrome Dome in the middle and a Seymour Duncan 59 PAF (Nickel plated SH-1N) in the neck.(SOLD)
1994 CARIBBEAN MIST STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE, 40TH ANNIVERSARY MODEL: Condition: EXCELLENT+. A very hard to find Strat Plus in the 40th Anniversary edition with special American Flag Logo on the headstock and custom neck plate. Guitar is near mint condition (email me for the nitty gritty details!) Has the DX Floyd Rose II Tremolo with pop-in trem bar. The name plates has 1994 date and Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still rockin'. Has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. Hard color to capture on camera but the color is close to the picts is is a fine metalic in the finish. (SOLD)
1996 ARCTIC WHITE ANNIVERSARY STRAT PLUS CUSTOM. Condition: EXCELLENT +. This has Ultra wiring, Rosewood Fretboard. Super cool looking guitar. It has a bit of a Jimi vibe too it and looks a lot like the older Jeff Beck Strats—but with better pickup configuration, IMHO! Body is mint. Neck is super clean and has some nice natuarl flame to it. Has hang-tag and some of the case candy. Overall in excellent condition, neary like new. All the pickups and electronics are brand new. Comes with the 1996 Anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock. Has the back trem-cover on now which matches the pickguard. PRICE: (SOLD)
1991 CRIMSON FROST STRAT PLUS DX CUSTOM. Condition: VERY GOOD. Rosewood Fretboard; Alder body with Ash caps. The finish is transparent and shows the nice Ash grain through the red finish. Crimson Frost is a rare color issued on the Strat Plus models only between late 1989 to early 1992. It is not to be mistaken for the Crimson Burst which has a red metallic burst on the edges. This is wired like an Ultra with Purple Lace in the neck (P-90 type tone), Gold in the middle, and Red Dually in the bridge using all new USA made parts (pickups, pots, TBX, etc). This guitar is not mint, but clean and has only a few small nicks. (SOLD)
1994 Candy Apple Red 40th ANNIVERSARY STRAT PLUS DELUXE. Condition: NEAR MINT. (with special American Flag Logo on the headstock and custom neck plate), Maple fretboard. Spotless Maple fret board. The name plates has 1994 date and Fender Stratocaster 40 years and still rockin'. Has the Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. Near mint condition. Rare find. (SOLD)
1989 PEWTER STRAT PLUS. Condition: EXCELLENT. Maple fretboard. This Plus it totally stock. Comes with original hangtags and some of the other case candy. The hangtag says it was manufactured in January of 1989, but the serial number indicates it is a 1988, so most people would sell it as an 88. Clapton used this same color on some of his signature Strats. Very clean. (SOLD)
1997 BLUE PEARL DUST STRAT PLUS CUSTOM. Condition: VERY GOOD. Rosewood fretboard. This has a Hot Chrome Dome Lace Sensor Dually (which is like Red Lace Sensors) in the bridge in conjunction with a 3-way mini-switch (wired like an Ultra). Then I used 2 Chrome Dome in the middle and neck positions (which are like a hot Gold Lace). This guitar has a few minor bumps on the lower edge and a few scratches on the back. Very clean. The pickups and the pots are brand new. The pickguard is a genuine Fender Customshop Ultra pickguard. I bought a bunch of these a few years ago from a former Fender employee who told me they were the last Fender had. (SOLD)
1991 GUNMETAL BLUE STRAT PLUS. Condition: EXCELLENT. Maple fretboard, totally stock with Gold Lace pickups. Cool color that looks blackish in low light but is really a green/blue color that has a fine metal flake in it. I snapped the middle picture with a flash so you can better see the flake. Really clean. (SOLD)
1989 GRAFFITI YELLOW STRAT PLUS. Condition: VERY GOOD. Rosewood fretboard. Very good condition. The lettering on the Gold Lace pickups is perfect. These are getting harder to find and are more common with the Maple fretboard. (SOLD)
1991 BLUE PEARL DUST STRAT PLUS. Condition: NEAR MINT. Rosewood fretboard. The body is spotless, frets are excellent, and comes with a brand new aftermarket hard shell case. (SOLD)
1991 ANTIQUE BURST ULTRA. Condition: NEAR MINT. Ebony fretboard and all the Ultra appointments, Near dead mint very early Ultra. I bought this from a lady who bought it new and really never played it so it is in nearly new condition. Original Fender Flight Case. (SOLD)
1996 CUSTOM DELUXE ULTRA STYLE STRAT. Condition: MINT. This has a highly flamed matchbook Maple top on a chambered Ash Warmoth body with a 1996 Fender Ultra neck. Very cool Ultra wiring with Black/White/Black pickguard. This is custom wired with a Blue Lace Sensor in the neck, middle pickup is Silver Lace Sensor and a Light Blue/Red Dually in the bridge. (SOLD)
1997 BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE CUSTOM. Condition: NEAR MINT. This has been customized like an Ultra with a DiMarzio Air Classic Humbucker in the neck. The mini-switch is an on/on/on type and gives several variations for the bridge Dually pickup. (SOLD)
1995 BLACK STRATOCASTER PLUS DELUXE CUSTOM. Condition: NEAR MINT. This has been customized like an Ultra. Very cool Ultra wiring with Black/Red/Black pickguard. This is custom wired with a Burgundy Lace Sensor in the neck, middle pickup is Silver Lace Sensor and a Purple/Red Dually in the bridge. (SOLD)
1993 (VERSION I) CRIMSON BURST STRAT PLUS DELUXE. Condition: NEAR MINT. 1993 Strat Plus Deluxe with Blue, Silver, Red Lace Sensor pickups. This is a VERSION 1 Crimson Burst. When this color was first introduced, was made from a solid red color (non-metallic) like you see on this one. It had a dark red around the edges and a transparent red over Ash in the middle of the body. Around 1994 Crimson Burst took on a whole new look being a red metallic around the edges, with a transparent red, usually over Ash, in the middle of the body. This hard to find color that was only offered about 1.5 years. Maple neck. Plus DX hardshell Case. (SOLD)
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