SOLD Fender Classic Player 60s Strat 2015 - Price drop £475

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Fender Classic Player 60s Strat in superb condition, bought new in early 2016. Custom Shop designed, high end Mexican build quality, 12 inch radius rosewood board and CS69 pickups. Just been setup professionally ready for sale, so has new strings and is ready to go (9-42s). Has Jimmie Vaughan tone mod, i.e. tone controls on neck and bridge, middle wide open. Easily reversible if you prefer the traditional strat tone controls, but I get more versatility from the bridge pickup this way.

Trem is decked, trem arm and gigbag included (both unused) - excellent condition throughout, no dings etc, only played at home, not gigged or abused in any way and plays extremely well.  Collection please, or possible meet locally (South Bristol or South Glos area) but prefer not to courier. No trades thanks - £480

rivercider

Still sitting in its gigbag sad & lonely. (Been ousted by an SG.) Somebody needs a gorgeous strat, don't they?

rivercider

Bumpin'

rivercider

Bank Holiday bump....price drop

rivercider

Meant to say....price drop.

rivercider

OK, what am I doing wrong?  This is 300 quid less than a new one and yet it might as well BE new for all the use it's had.... plus it's had a setup (when bought new) and another one a year later in preparation for selling, plus I'm picky!) so I think pricing is spot on, maybe it's just that everyone has currently got their full quota of strats?  Help me out please....

Voxman

rivercider said:

OK, what am I doing wrong?  This is 300 quid less than a new one and yet it might as well BE new for all the use it's had.... plus it's had a setup (when bought new) and another one a year later in preparation for selling, plus I'm picky!) so I think pricing is spot on, maybe it's just that everyone has currently got their full quota of strats?  Help me out please....

Looks a lovely guitar, so I don't think you're doing anything wrong per se, but there could be a number of reasons its a bit slower to find a buyer than you might have hoped.  

1. Yes, could be a lot of folk have enough Strats already - I have 3 Strats myself so not looking for another.  
2. As oft said here, something is only worth what someone is willing to pay.  Whilst price seems reasonable, at £480 its not actually that far away from someone being able to pick-up a USA Strat (typically with hard case).  I know the Mex Classic Players are great quality, but there are a lot of folk that will tend to still prefer USA Strats (resale, snobbishness, perception that they are better etc) at or near this price-point.  I have to hold my hand up and acknowledge that I'm sadly one of those - it's not that I wouldn't consider a Mex Strat, as I definitely would - but only at perhaps £3-400 & not at this price point.  
3. It might also perhaps be (and again I fall into this category myself) that some folk simply prefer custom colours rather than sunburst - I'm not really a fan of Sunburst myself so even if I was looking to buy another Strat, it would be a custom colour.  But of course there are still plenty of folk that love the classic look of sunbursts.
4. We're not far away from summer holidays so perhaps its just a case of timing & available cash as folk are saving/paying for holidays. 

Anyway, I'm sure you'll find a buyer but I completely understand your frustration and as you've asked I thought I'd try & suggest some possible reasons. 

Just had a quick gander on EBay, and found one that looks the same (been modded too) - currently 2 bids, £205, 3 days 10hrs to go.  You might want to keep an eye out to see how it does: 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FENDER-MEXICO-STRATOCASTER-CLASSIC-PLAYER-60S-CUSTOM-SHOP-DESIGNED-/172655383289?hash=item28331012f9:g:WxEAAOSw42dZB3i8

Also found this one, hard case, seriously modified, also 2 bids at £205 with 3 days to go: 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fender-Classic-Series-60s-Strat-Laquer-In-3-Colour-Sunburst-/292102621391?hash=item4402ac48cf:g:U40AAOSwjqVZBwzO

This one is on Gumtree at £450 (just gone on)

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/fender-classic-player-60s-stratocaster/1237414435


Cheers, Rich 

rivercider

Cheers Rich, 
You're probably right on most fronts there....I'll let it sit for a while and see what happens.
i still like the 12 inch radius anyway, so if it doesn't sell, at least that differentiates it from my other strat, so I'm not too concerned.  Mostly being pushed to sell it by wifey anyway, rather than any great desire on my part, otherwise the collection would simply keep growing, much to her annoyance.
Was more of a rhetorical question actually but I do appreciate the time you've spent replying! 

OnemoreNeil

Hi new to the forum and although it as you say a rhetorical question I'd like to say, as someone in the market for his first  Strat that Voxman has to be pretty close in his assessment with the additional point that as a newbie modifications scare me! I don't know what the mods do and I don't know how to return them to a 'natural' state. I doubt I'm the only one in what may be a substantial part of your market. The fact I'm a five hour drive away doesn't help either!

OnemoreNeil

I also added good luck with your sale but that didn't show!

rivercider

Hi Neil
Yeah, good point.  It's a mod to the tone controls which is easily reversed by a guitar tech (or someone with soldering ability) and it allows you to control tone on the neck and bridge pickups, rather than the standard strat setup of tone controls for neck and middle.  I had it done because I find strat bridge pickups a bit thin.  Think it added about 5 or maybe 10 quid to the cost of the setup, it's just literally moving a wire from one pot to another, I believe.  

KrisGee

rivercider said:

OK, what am I doing wrong?  This is 300 quid less than a new one and yet it might as well BE new for all the use it's had.... plus it's had a setup (when bought new) and another one a year later in preparation for selling, plus I'm picky!) so I think pricing is spot on, maybe it's just that everyone has currently got their full quota of strats?  Help me out please....

I struggled to sell one of my amps, mint condition and retubed. Few months on ebay, facebook, gumtree and then also on here. Finally managed to find a buyer (well, he found me), amp sold for £450, current shop price...£1249.
So all I can say is keep dropping the price like I did till you find a buyer and let it go while you can Selling gear these days is a hell of a job.

Voxman

I was just looking at the Guitars for sale section on FB, and came across a few Classic Player 60's that seem to have gone for a little less than £480 - so yours might perhaps be priced just a little on the high side by comparison:

£420 sonic blue,(£400 + £20 postage): http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/52578/
£375 sonic blue (£350 plus £25 postage):  http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/41351/
£430 inc hard case, & inc postage: http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/76637/
£425 with gig bag (Sunburst): http://thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/102528/

rivercider

Fair enough guys, thanks for responses.  I'll leave it on for now, it's not worth the loss to sell it any lower so I expect Ill hang on to it. All of those you linked to were between 7 and 10 years old, which may be meaningless (or even perhaps preferable for some buyers) but mines only a year old with about ten hours play time on it so it'll save someone 300 quid off the new price....or I'll keep it. 
Cheers