Fender Stratocaster Pre-CBS 1961

So here ladies and gents we have the real deal - real Brazilian slab board neck, original wiring and pickups from 1961, neck and body were born together and were never seperated

And only one ‘not so careful’ owner since new - the gentleman in question bought it on ‘61, touched it up slightly (at home 😩) in ‘72 and since then has pretty much left it be. A bought of arthritis confined it to the under the bed status in the 90s until it recently rocked up at Art of Guitar

As all you connoisseurs know - if it wasn’t for the homemade touch ups to the original black paint job the guitar would cost at least 4 times the price he’s happy to see it go for - even has its OHC

if you can look beyond the small areas of filled in black to cover some of the bangs you’ll get yourself a guitar with massive mojo and playability - the pups really scream and growl like only the good hand wound ones of the day could, and the fret board is a delight to to run up and down

With time and patience I’d give Clive Brown a ball, get him to do a new-old relic job and add a nought to the price. Then again the gent is 88 and wants it selling now so if someone wants a little project of even an immensely fun to play and wonderful sounding original ‘61 Strat for a fraction of the cost then you’ve come to the right place!!

The Art of Guitar!