i have a genuine vintage yard broom made in the 1920's ... it belonged to my grand-dad. It has had only 10 handle replacements and 15 brush-head replacements in the last 90-odd years. The sentimental value is incalculable ...
murrmac I have a two-piece pool cue, in it’s original case, that was commissioned by my great-great-grandfather as a gift for my grandfather, who was President of the National Amateur Billiards Association for many years. I’m in my mid-sixties, so this thing’s gotta be at least a hundred years old. Incredibly durable craftsmanship can rarely be found new in today’s world, unless your budget is virtually limitless. Technology and big business have perpetrated the demise of hand-craftsmanship almost to the point of extinction. More’s the pity. Old stuff is where it’s at, man.
Something just occurred to me: how do you know about the handle and brush-head replacements? You’re sufficiently specific to make me think you must’ve found documentation: a journal, a ledger, bunch of old letters, something. I’m seriously interested in learning how you learned this. Did your grand-dad tell you? If you read this, please enlighten me. I’m not a cop or anything, just really interested in your broom story! 😎
back in the early 80's my buddy had so many of these that he played & loved daily...lost contact with him over time but I do know he is still playing at least 1 of 'em
I'm not a guitar guy shoot I don't even play music but I'm an artist and I can appreciate the way these guys restore and authenticate these pieces of ART! Awesome
GOSH!!! I have that exact same guitar. 62 strat, black (mines a refin), no slab fretboard, but it is by far my best playing vintage strat. My 60 strat is like talking to a problem child.
Thank you for posting this video. This is what the internet should be about, educating people with fascinating facts about the subject at hand. Your video is really helpful. Thank you.
Transition logo started in late 1964, along with pearloid dots. Nothing was done on exact days, it just started slowly happening over those years. Transition logo was on full effect in 1965, a year prior to 1966, but there are 64s with transition logos
"Transition Logo" was not a transition. There were more '64 Strats with the larger logo than the "spaghetti" logo. The so-called "Transition Logo" was mostly on '66 Telecasters and probably some very late '65s as well. The whole transition logo thing is bull-shit: these decals were purchased before selling to CBS. They weren't used in production straight away because the older type were still being used. Nothing got waisted back then. The gradual integration/transition of decals is correct. The real CBS decal is the bold black print one. I've even seen guitars as late as '68 with so-called transitions logos.
I just purchased a 1975 telecaster with original case. The well done body refinish is now black. The cavities were not masked, and the original color is unkown at this time. I just removed the grover tuners and placed conversion bushings, and installed 'F' tuners. Rosewood fingerboard. Original pickguard and bridge/plate. Player grade for sure, but a cool piece.
Check for the 3mm router table retaining hole below the trem. A dowel was put in to fill it. With original finish a small ring can be seen due to shrinkage.
Great video! What an excellent guitar! Any chance we're going to see a video about this refret? Perhaps some of the techniques? Would really be great! Have a nice day Cheers.
@Stephen Docherty I really wonder about that, what exactly makes old strats better then new? I think lots of cash is wasted on these old dinosaurs but if people are doing it because they think their "better" then they aren't living in reality. Wood is wood, wire is wire, the magic comes from the hands playing it.
I have 82004. Lots of work done down the years so no premium for 'mint and all original' but i would never part with it anyway having owned it already since 1969
Paul McCaffrey yes! Found my '57 in 1970, smashed burned and painted many colours it's a survivor! My daughter gently and lovingly asked if she might have it when I'm gone, some very important father and daughter moments revolved around that Strat. Not much antique market value but it's part of the family now.
Good eye, guys! This guitar was originally sent to us to repair a snapped truss rod. It's the very neck that prompted us to update our Truss Rod Rescue Kit with more thread options, a smaller diameter cutter and the longer extension nuts. So yep, the truss rod nut has been replaced!
I wish it had been an earlier '62, I really love them thick Brazilian Rosewood slab boards!! But nonetheless, this thing is amazing as is with being basically all original!
I had a vintage '62 Strat. The tuners were replaced. And the pickups. Refretted once Replaced the neck. Had to replace the body too. But it occupies the same space as the original '62 Strat.
My first Guitar which I still own is a 1997 Black rosewood neck Fender Stratocaster granted poly covered and much less valuable but it has a yellowed pickguard genuine aged melts my heart.
I saw a vintage piece of tape on Reverb for $500 last year. An unaltered / all original vintage guitar will add an additional zero to the price of a "player." The collector world is a different one for certain.
Or find a really talented player who you know plays a lot but could never afford such a quality vintage instrument and gift it. Gotta be good for the karma, no? Btw, if this at all appeals to you, I'd fit the description. 😐
Can tell its an old one because the fretboard is very slim and should be a 7.25 Radius. If you know it's been refinished then it doesn't come as a surprise to me that the claw and Jack socket have been removed at some point..! Also all strats were sunburst in the early years, if someone wanted a red one they would remove hardware and paint over sunburst, hence the custom shop early 60's relics fiesta red or whatever over sunburst. I bet this was done at the factory. Lovely guitar
I picked up a old Stratocaster in a pawnshop in 1971 $150 plus a busted Univox Les Paul copy everybody played in bands back in the day. We had a lot of fun fast forward 50 years later and my wife’s cousins husband asked me if he could take a look at it because he’s really interested in old guitars. Turns out I thought I had a 57 when in actuality, it was a 54 Stratocaster, serial number 0260 pick ups by Tadeo Gomez, and wired by Gloria Sanchez, who, whose name we use for my old guitar interesting show you have!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the round lam on the rosewood which most people do not associate with a 62 strat. Most people think of slab board. However a post-August 1962 fretboard would have been round Lam as this October production was. This is correct.
For no particular reason other than boredom on a snowy winter day, I dismantled my 1965 Jazzmaster lefty in 1968 and was surprised to see people's initials, names and dates on some of the parts. Then I sold it.
Something about the paper thin fretboard is super attractive to me. Look at the shot with the pink reissue in the background for example, it looks way worse/cheaper than the original neck to me.
For striped out screw holes my fix is to take a Piece is guitar string and dip it into gorilla glue and slowly fill 1/3 of the screw hole with the glue. This you take time to do it. Then Reinstall the screw within 48 hours that screw will never strip out. nobody will ever see this fix unless you are sloppy. The gorilla glue will expand and harden into the threads in the wood and is why this works so well. cheers
Strangely, people will pay extra for dirt, grime, stains, and event rust and corrosion. They call it patina; I call it neglect. I ain't paying extra for that shit. It is rampant in the gun community.😄
I think all of the allure to vintage gear is cool, but I will not get sucked into it....What I mean is, I would rather buy many less expensive guitars for the price of one vintage one, then make them work for me and enjoy the variety...Learned how to build my own amp, and fix / modify (including refret) my own guitars, and it's hugely satisfying.... StewMac has great stuff to do that with. .....I do appreciate the history of the older pieces though, and how they have held up over the years. I just won't pay the prices for them.
So is the original sunburst still under the black, or was it stripped? Because if it isn't, once the black starts to wear off revealing the sunburst underneath would make it look really cool.
If You had left the chip in one piece, you could have tried flooding all the pins with a generous amount of solder, with enough heat to keep the solder molten across all pins, then wiggle the chip out with pliers. Then clean up the excess solder after the chip is removed. If your iron is not hot enough, a hot air gun (optionally with a narrow funneled diffuser attachment) will do it.
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 That's weird as I had commented on a Katana amp repair video (replacing the audio power amp chip), and now my comment has ended up here ? How did that happen ??
C'mon Erick and Dan @ Stewmac are The Best..need i say more ? love this ...Great job i can watch this all day ...but i gotta go play my Strat now ..Seeya
Bullshit,he explains that when he checks the solder on the wiring harness. States it's all original and was undone at the trem claw and input jack. Did you miss it?
Hi Guy's.I have an Old 1960 Stratocaster so called green Guard, Anyhow At some point somebody added a switch to the guard Now i'm left with a 5/8th hole on the guard in the knobs area, Can you please Do a Video on Patching Hole's in vintage Guards. Or better yet I could send the guard in to you guy's at the shop And you can use this guard to do the repair. I do have a fill piece i believe will work perfect. Thanks
I use to have the same guitar but mine wasn’t from the 60s. On the peg head mine had a globe logo and said s10 if I remember right but mine was the exact same color and setup.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the fretboard on that guitar a rosewood veneer as opposed to a slab board? An October 62 strat neck with a rosewood veneer? I thought fender did rosewood slabs until middle 1963. Any insight?
I hope you know that professional forgers are able to replicate the smallest of details, even the saw and router marks in the cavities, the drill sizes and the embossed patent stamps. They have the right types of wood of the right age and all the right parts. Even NOS paints and lacquers. It is impossible to tell if you're dealing with a fake or the real deal without the provenance data, like invoices, bills, pictures.
Great video, your well spoken. Even I saw that dry wall screw a mile away! Deception is a big fear with vintage guitars. Thanks for the tip on the vintage guitar website.
I bought a 62 Strat Olympic white in 1982 for $440. It came with an rectangular alligator case (no Fender logo) that I think is original but nobody can tell me anything about the alligator case. One person said it may have been from Canada. Anybody have any ideas?
I have no source for this but it may (or may not be) a Mosrite guitar case, not made for a Stratocaster. It probably isn't, though; surely, other companies made cases like that?
Awesome guitar, but unless you're loaded or absolutely fanatical about having a vintage Strat - dropping £15-30k on such an instrument is not something that one should be attempting without serious consideration. 🎸💰 🤔 Still, always wanted to have a 62 sunburst/rosewood road worn Strat, and being pretty good at relicing I've built one. It does look like a real 62 if I say so myself, just without 60 years long actual mileage and the price tag that comes along with that. I can live with this compromise.
I am an original 45 human naturally seriously worn & reliced!...I have an original 62 Strst' I've had since....62!...You didn't mention that there were originally 5 springs in the vibrato block ...2 missing on that one. Also the guitar had a vibrato block ashtray cover..missing there too. Mine still has the 5 springs & the original ashtray. The latter being an item that seems to get lost on most vintage Strat's over the years. I still have the original strap too, although a little stiff & jaded through the years of gigging. I will never sell it & it will go to my son when I'm gone which is getting a bit too close for comfort!
Is that bridgeplate correct? I believe all the vintage plates I have seen are cut after bending, leaving a tell-tale ridge by the "tremelo" arm where the back edge was removed. That bridge seems smooth like a Gotoh or other import bridge such as those used on Mexican strats, which seem to be stamped with that notch already made before bending.
I proudly own a '71 three color sunburst. Yes a hated big headstock '70's strat. I foolishly had a early '80's S.D. Invader bridge pickup and a Rockinger Trem installed back when everyone was (or thought they had to) sound like EVH! But it turns out both mods have their own sought after fans so at least they are acceptable , usable mods even now. But it all has meaning and good history to me anyway so I wouldnt have it any other way! The guitar has almost 50 years of MY wear on it and it feels so good to me. And when people rag on the time when this guitar was built right here in Fullerton Ca. My reply is always,,, 1...2...3...4... Turn It Up!!!
have you actually ever seen a crucifixion telecaster?.. I think that is about the coolest guitar.. paint job I have ever seen... what year were these made..?.. or are they only available by custom ordering?.....
I'm thinking of leaving the flat my tremolo. Many people do it and comment that it gains sustain, I will also put a shims on it and leave the action up, what do you think? is where I feel comfortable
I understand that for vertain reasons you want the guitar with all the original parts, but when you like to play it and not just look at it and own it as a vintage collector's item, if a part wears out, isn't it necessary to replace it?
Common sense says no harm in replacing if it comes off by itself and requires no changes to the guitar. But definitely keep the old part. If it's an electronic part and the guitar is valuable talk to an expert first. From what I've seen resoldering anything is a definite No-No unless absolutely necessary.
i have a genuine vintage yard broom made in the 1920's ... it belonged to my grand-dad.
It has had only 10 handle replacements and 15 brush-head replacements in the last 90-odd years.
The sentimental value is incalculable ...
OK Trigger ;-)
Yeah, but is geniune hickory? Because tonewood.
murrmac I have a two-piece pool cue, in it’s original case, that was commissioned by my great-great-grandfather as a gift for my grandfather, who was President of the National Amateur Billiards Association for many years. I’m in my mid-sixties, so this thing’s gotta be at least a hundred years old. Incredibly durable craftsmanship can rarely be found new in today’s world, unless your budget is virtually limitless. Technology and big business have perpetrated the demise of hand-craftsmanship almost to the point of extinction. More’s the pity. Old stuff is where it’s at, man.
Something just occurred to me: how do you know about the handle and brush-head replacements? You’re sufficiently specific to make me think you must’ve found documentation: a journal, a ledger, bunch of old letters, something. I’m seriously interested in learning how you learned this. Did your grand-dad tell you? If you read this, please enlighten me. I’m not a cop or anything, just really interested in your broom story! 😎
@@ToddtheExploder Think you've missed the joke there sir
You do a fantastic job of explaining the process. Thank you for well considered content.
back in the early 80's my buddy had so many of these that he played & loved daily...lost contact with him over time but I do know he is still playing at least 1 of 'em
I'm not a guitar guy shoot I don't even play music but I'm an artist and I can appreciate the way these guys restore and authenticate these pieces of ART! Awesome
The spaghetti logo was used until 63, in 64 there was a transition and completely phased out by 65.
I had to watch the whole video since the first thing he said about the guitar was incorrect 😅.
@@therealLTS No what he said is right.
@@HunnysPlaylistsnope
@@HunnysPlaylistsThe spagetti logo was replaced by The transition logo in The later part of 64.
So NO hes NOT correct
@@therealLTS you are being obtuse.
Oooo... an Anniversary peg winder. I got me goose bumps!
GOSH!!! I have that exact same guitar. 62 strat, black (mines a refin), no slab fretboard, but it is by far my best playing vintage strat. My 60 strat is like talking to a problem child.
Thank you for posting this video. This is what the internet should be about, educating people with fascinating facts about the subject at hand. Your video is really helpful. Thank you.
Transition logo started in late 1964, along with pearloid dots. Nothing was done on exact days, it just started slowly happening over those years. Transition logo was on full effect in 1965, a year prior to 1966, but there are 64s with transition logos
You are correct!
"Transition Logo" was not a transition. There were more '64 Strats with the larger logo than the "spaghetti" logo. The so-called "Transition Logo" was mostly on '66 Telecasters and probably some very late '65s as well.
The whole transition logo thing is bull-shit: these decals were purchased before selling to CBS. They weren't used in production straight away because the older type were still being used. Nothing got waisted back then. The gradual integration/transition of decals is correct. The real CBS decal is the bold black print one. I've even seen guitars as late as '68 with so-called transitions logos.
I just purchased a 1975 telecaster with original case. The well done body refinish is now black. The cavities were not masked, and the original color is unkown at this time. I just removed the grover tuners and placed conversion bushings, and installed 'F' tuners. Rosewood fingerboard. Original pickguard and bridge/plate. Player grade for sure, but a cool piece.
Very well presented overview of this guitar - we appreciate your extensive background
Check for the 3mm router table retaining hole below the trem. A dowel was put in to fill it. With original finish a small ring can be seen due to shrinkage.
Shrinkage!
Great video!
What an excellent guitar!
Any chance we're going to see a video about this refret?
Perhaps some of the techniques?
Would really be great!
Have a nice day
Cheers.
@Stephen Docherty - Haha 😉🎸
@Stephen Docherty I really wonder about that, what exactly makes old strats better then new? I think lots of cash is wasted on these old dinosaurs but if people are doing it because they think their "better" then they aren't living in reality. Wood is wood, wire is wire, the magic comes from the hands playing it.
Nice to see how much information can be gleaned from simple observation.
I have 82004. Lots of work done down the years so no premium for 'mint and all original' but i would never part with it anyway having owned it already since 1969
thats cool...
nice!
I had 82300 traded it back in the seventies.
Paul McCaffrey yes! Found my '57 in 1970, smashed burned and painted many colours it's a survivor!
My daughter gently and lovingly asked if she might have it when I'm gone, some very important father and daughter moments revolved around that Strat. Not much antique market value but it's part of the family now.
Let's see it!
Not a huge fan on refins, but black refin along with the wonderful dark rosewood neck and green guard looks really awesome.
the truss rod looks pretty clean
It's been replaced.
Good eye, guys! This guitar was originally sent to us to repair a snapped truss rod. It's the very neck that prompted us to update our Truss Rod Rescue Kit with more thread options, a smaller diameter cutter and the longer extension nuts. So yep, the truss rod nut has been replaced!
@@stewmac Isn't that a veneer board, too? I thought they did slabs until mid 63..?
Great video. That broken sg in the back is always nice to see...
Thanks for showing us how to tell an original "Pat Pend" bridge saddle from a reissue.
I wish it had been an earlier '62, I really love them thick Brazilian Rosewood slab boards!! But nonetheless, this thing is amazing as is with being basically all original!
Short and sweet. Very informative and well edited video. Enjoyed it. Thanks
I had a vintage '62 Strat.
The tuners were replaced.
And the pickups.
Refretted once
Replaced the neck.
Had to replace the body too.
But it occupies the same space as the original '62 Strat.
My first Guitar which I still own is a 1997 Black rosewood neck Fender Stratocaster granted poly covered and much less valuable but it has a yellowed pickguard genuine aged melts my heart.
Time to get a 62´ strat screw on Ebay for a few hundred bucks
I saw a vintage piece of tape on Reverb for $500 last year. An unaltered / all original vintage guitar will add an additional zero to the price of a "player." The collector world is a different one for certain.
That sounds like a great deal for a 62-foot screw, even just for scrap metal value.
Awesome video, big help. I have a 67' thats a sunburst and has seen more "in the case time" than playing time.
Play that somebitch!
Or find a really talented player who you know plays a lot but could never afford such a quality vintage instrument and gift it. Gotta be good for the karma, no?
Btw, if this at all appeals to you, I'd fit the description. 😐
The transision logo was actually introduced in late 64 and not in 66 like he said in the video. But very much enjoyed watching the video.
Can tell its an old one because the fretboard is very slim and should be a 7.25 Radius. If you know it's been refinished then it doesn't come as a surprise to me that the claw and Jack socket have been removed at some point..! Also all strats were sunburst in the early years, if someone wanted a red one they would remove hardware and paint over sunburst, hence the custom shop early 60's relics fiesta red or whatever over sunburst. I bet this was done at the factory. Lovely guitar
I picked up a old Stratocaster in a pawnshop in 1971 $150 plus a busted Univox Les Paul copy everybody played in bands back in the day. We had a lot of fun fast forward 50 years later and my wife’s cousins husband asked me if he could take a look at it because he’s really interested in old guitars. Turns out I thought I had a 57 when in actuality, it was a 54 Stratocaster, serial number 0260 pick ups by Tadeo Gomez, and wired by Gloria Sanchez, who, whose name we use for my old guitar interesting show you have!
I’m surprised you didn’t mention the round lam on the rosewood which most people do not associate with a 62 strat. Most people think of slab board. However a post-August 1962 fretboard would have been round Lam as this October production was. This is correct.
For no particular reason other than boredom on a snowy winter day, I dismantled my 1965 Jazzmaster lefty in 1968 and was surprised to see people's initials, names and dates on some of the parts. Then I sold it.
A truly magnificent video. Bravo!
Yeah, guitarhq.com is great! Don't let that 1990s web design fool you, excellent information there and tons of high quality photos.
Another excellent video by StewMac. Thank you very much.
man, that thing even sounds like the 60's ;)
what a beauty
You guys are one of my favorites!!
Informative video - thank you! At 5:39 there does indeed appear to be a signature on the back of the pick guard. How come you didn't comment on this?
and it was only played at church on sundays
So ?
Bach music was only played on church on sundays. And its Bach.
Rather hear beautiful music in church than hearing a Strat in a Lady Gaga concert.
Miguel Baptista very true
Jwdag jedug triggered
@@MiguelBaptista1981 think you took that a bit too seriously
Fantastic video, this is my kind of history lesson!
Who's in love?
What a beautiful strat
It’s like looking at an old Electra glide that’s mainly all intact it’s a thing of beauty.
Something about the paper thin fretboard is super attractive to me. Look at the shot with the pink reissue in the background for example, it looks way worse/cheaper than the original neck to me.
For striped out screw holes my fix is to take a Piece is guitar string and dip it into gorilla glue and slowly fill 1/3 of the screw hole with the glue. This you take time to do it. Then Reinstall the screw within 48 hours that screw will never strip out. nobody will ever see this fix unless you are sloppy. The gorilla glue will expand and harden into the threads in the wood and is why this works so well. cheers
I hope you cleaned it up for him! Those knobs were gnarly...
Strangely, people will pay extra for dirt, grime, stains, and event rust and corrosion. They call it patina; I call it neglect. I ain't paying extra for that shit. It is rampant in the gun community.😄
Cool video! The little tidbits of info are nice to know, just in case I ever got lucky enough to get my hands on one.
This dude is awesome and he reminds me of Thad from South Parks Guitar Hero episode with the hair flips haha
I think all of the allure to vintage gear is cool, but I will not get sucked into it....What I mean is, I would rather buy many less expensive guitars for the price of one vintage one, then make them work for me and enjoy the variety...Learned how to build my own amp, and fix / modify (including refret) my own guitars, and it's hugely satisfying.... StewMac has great stuff to do that with. .....I do appreciate the history of the older pieces though, and how they have held up over the years. I just won't pay the prices for them.
It definitely looks like it has an earlier (57-59) semi “football” style selector switch. What a gorgeous instrument. 👨🏻🔧
Yeah. I also noticed that.
Gorgeous disc capacitor inside too
great video, just when ya think you know it all, YOU teach me some new tricks! Thank You..
Sweet!! Great video!
So is the original sunburst still under the black, or was it stripped? Because if it isn't, once the black starts to wear off revealing the sunburst underneath would make it look really cool.
If You had left the chip in one piece, you could have tried flooding all the pins with a generous amount of solder, with enough heat to keep the solder molten across all pins, then wiggle the chip out with pliers. Then clean up the excess solder after the chip is removed.
If your iron is not hot enough, a hot air gun (optionally with a narrow funneled diffuser attachment) will do it.
Who are you talking too?
@@fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 That's weird as I had commented on a Katana amp repair video (replacing the audio power amp chip), and now my comment has ended up here ? How did that happen ??
Great video, lot’s of cool info, really enjoyed it.
Nice job Erick
C'mon Erick and Dan @ Stewmac are The Best..need i say more ? love this ...Great job i can watch this all day ...but i gotta go play my Strat now ..Seeya
Curiously no mention of the pots and selector switch and their authenticity.
Bullshit,he explains that when he checks the solder on the wiring harness. States it's all original and was undone at the trem claw and input jack. Did you miss it?
Very interesting information, thanks for posting 😊
Loving all these videos. Great content, guys. I'm learning a lot.
Awesome video! Would love to see more like it!
Wow the Day the Month then the Year, makes total sense lol.
True wealth of info here folks!
I'd Rock that thang 🎸
Thankz 4 share
Hi Guy's.I have an Old 1960 Stratocaster so called green Guard, Anyhow At some point somebody added a switch to the guard Now i'm left with a 5/8th hole on the guard in the knobs area, Can you please Do a Video on Patching Hole's in vintage Guards. Or better yet I could send the guard in to you guy's at the shop And you can use this guard to do the repair. I do have a fill piece i believe will work perfect. Thanks
I use to have the same guitar but mine wasn’t from the 60s. On the peg head mine had a globe logo and said s10 if I remember right but mine was the exact same color and setup.
Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the fretboard on that guitar a rosewood veneer as opposed to a slab board? An October 62 strat neck with a rosewood veneer? I thought fender did rosewood slabs until middle 1963. Any insight?
I hope you know that professional forgers are able to replicate the smallest of details, even the saw and router marks in the cavities, the drill sizes and the embossed patent stamps. They have the right types of wood of the right age and all the right parts. Even NOS paints and lacquers. It is impossible to tell if you're dealing with a fake or the real deal without the provenance data, like invoices, bills, pictures.
Great video, your well spoken. Even I saw that dry wall screw a mile away! Deception is a big fear with vintage guitars. Thanks for the tip on the vintage guitar website.
Killer job!! Awesome guitar!! Thanks
My 1997 mim Fender Stratocaster looks like a twin to that one although mine has a yellower pickguard.
Love it! Fender is just my all time favorite guitars.
Great vintage strat, when i heard sunburst i died a little on the inside. Cause sunburst is one of my favorite looks on a strat.
I bought a 62 Strat Olympic white in 1982 for $440. It came with an rectangular alligator case (no Fender logo) that I think is original but nobody can tell me anything about the alligator case. One person said it may have been from Canada. Anybody have any ideas?
Donate it to me. Please? Bro, seriously, please?
@@enkiea8322 and this one goes to r/choosingbeggars
I have no source for this but it may (or may not be) a Mosrite guitar case, not made for a Stratocaster. It probably isn't, though; surely, other companies made cases like that?
Great video - useful “pro” information.
nice work sir, more more more
From a player's point of view what would the main differences between a 1963 and a top of the line brand new stratocaster be?
Awesome guitar, but unless you're loaded or absolutely fanatical about having a vintage Strat - dropping £15-30k on such an instrument is not something that one should be attempting without serious consideration.
🎸💰 🤔
Still, always wanted to have a 62 sunburst/rosewood road worn Strat, and being pretty good at relicing I've built one. It does look like a real 62 if I say so myself, just without 60 years long actual mileage and the price tag that comes along with that. I can live with this compromise.
Awesome.
Can you make a scarf joint on a Les Paul from a different neck onto the old neck?
Fascinating!
Didn't Fender over-paint the body black when the Sunburst job didn't come out right, if it was left SB it would be worth a lot more
Please make a video of the refretting on this guitar
Would've loved to see a video of Tom working on it
I am an original 45 human naturally seriously worn & reliced!...I have an original 62 Strst' I've had since....62!...You didn't mention that there were originally 5 springs in the vibrato block ...2 missing on that one. Also the guitar had a vibrato block ashtray cover..missing there too. Mine still has the 5 springs & the original ashtray. The latter being an item that seems to get lost on most vintage Strat's over the years. I still have the original strap too, although a little stiff & jaded through the years of gigging. I will never sell it & it will go to my son when I'm gone which is getting a bit too close for comfort!
What about that replaced truss rod nut?
you missed the fretboard, good indicator on both ends
Great video.
Great video. I hope you record the refret job!
Brilliant
Great teaching Master 😺🎸
Amazing video, thanks!
Is that bridgeplate correct? I believe all the vintage plates I have seen are cut after bending, leaving a tell-tale ridge by the "tremelo" arm where the back edge was removed. That bridge seems smooth like a Gotoh or other import bridge such as those used on Mexican strats, which seem to be stamped with that notch already made before bending.
Great assessment - mine is 86392
I proudly own a '71 three color sunburst. Yes a hated big headstock '70's strat. I foolishly had a early '80's S.D. Invader bridge pickup and a Rockinger Trem installed back when everyone was (or thought they had to) sound like EVH! But it turns out both mods have their own sought after fans so at least they are acceptable , usable mods even now. But it all has meaning and good history to me anyway so I wouldnt have it any other way! The guitar has almost 50 years of MY wear on it and it feels so good to me. And when people rag on the time when this guitar was built right here in Fullerton Ca. My reply is always,,, 1...2...3...4... Turn It Up!!!
It’s gotta be post August 1962-round lam fingerboard. But that would make sense as it’s a later serial number for 1962 production.
have you actually ever seen a crucifixion telecaster?.. I think that is about the coolest guitar.. paint job I have ever seen... what year were these made..?.. or are they only available by custom ordering?.....
I'm thinking of leaving the flat my tremolo. Many people do it and comment that it gains sustain, I will also put a shims on it and leave the action up, what do you think? is where I feel comfortable
I enjoyed your video. Great job!
its gorgeous.
I understand that for vertain reasons you want the guitar with all the original parts, but when you like to play it and not just look at it and own it as a vintage collector's item, if a part wears out, isn't it necessary to replace it?
Common sense says no harm in replacing if it comes off by itself and requires no changes to the guitar. But definitely keep the old part. If it's an electronic part and the guitar is valuable talk to an expert first. From what I've seen resoldering anything is a definite No-No unless absolutely necessary.
I know where there's a pristine early 60's strat. I'd imagine it's near new, except probably it don't smell too good. 1971 the guy was buried with it.
Spaghetti logo was discontinued in 1964.