Sold - FS mint Fender Classic Player 50s Strat with custom factory order 60s neck

DrCornelius

Looks new, plays and sounds great (this model has custom shop pickups) and with a custom order rosewood board.  I traded for this with a decent chap on here when I sold my Schecter but the Schecter sale didn't end up going through - it's a long tortuous complicated story and it will probably be a book one day.

Anyway I am not sure about letting the Schecter go now and I can't afford both. Come and have a play and be very impressed. It comes with a Fender gig bag but if you want it shipped I can put it in the hard case from the Schecter which looks like its done a few rounds with Mike Tyson but does the job.

https://imgur.com/gallery/Dbkfb

Price dropped to a firm £399

EDIT - just noticed that the guitar is so incredibly new and shiny looking that it's kicking off some weird reflections at the base of the body. That isn't cellophane, just the light reflecting.

Edit part 2 - I've got hold of the hang tags now that confirm that this is indeed a classic player 50s Strat with a custom ordered 60s neck that was factory fitted.  Happy to send photos to anyone ?

lovestrat74

This is a CP 60's not 50's - 50's has a maple fretboard

DrCornelius

I've been told by the chap I got it from that it was a 50s model with a custom order rosewood board. I must admit I was unaware of such a beast but there are other differences between the 2 models other than the neck, the pickups being one.

Happy to be educated though if you or anyone else knows better (that's not sarcasm btw!)

Funkfingers

If the A. R. Duchossoir Strat-spotter book is to be believed, there was a transitional point in mid-1959 when Fender was manufacturing Stratocasters with a rosewood fingerboard, three-tone sunburst finish and an eight-hole, single-ply white pickguard.

To me, this seems like a classic case of Leo Fender using up old (READ: paid for) parts stock before breaking out the new three-ply white/black/white 'guards.

Frizer

lovestrat74 said:

This is a CP 60's not 50's - 50's has a maple fretboard

Clearly has a CP 50s Pickguard though. Seems crazy but maybe a shop swapped out necks at a customer request. I'd be amazed if you can custom order a CP 50s Strat.

lovestrat74

Frizer said:

lovestrat74 said:

This is a CP 60's not 50's - 50's has a maple fretboard

Clearly has a CP 50s Pickguard though. Seems crazy but maybe a shop swapped out necks at a customer request. I'd be amazed if you can custom order a CP 50s Strat.

Yes, you are right, didn't spot the single ply PG.  If the board is 12" radius then chances are it's a CP 60's neck.  Maybe a previous owner didn't like the V of the original neck and swapped it out...

lovestrat74

DrCornelius said:

I've been told by the chap I got it from that it was a 50s model with a custom order rosewood board. I must admit I was unaware of such a beast but there are other differences between the 2 models other than the neck, the pickups being one.

Happy to be educated though if you or anyone else knows better (that's not sarcasm btw!)

Yes pickups are different, the 60's had CS 69's and I think the 50's had 57/62 pups.  Also believe the 50's had different wiring in position 4 - bridge and neck together or something like that??

lovestrat74

Anyway... nice couple of bumps there 

DrCornelius

Yes, thanks guys :-)   Sorry been a bit distracted with work - meant to comment earlier !

DrCornelius

Back from holiday tanned and gorgeous so this is back up for sale along with the Schecter:-)

JMP220478

what is radius of fretboard :  does it have locking tuners ?

DrCornelius

No locking tuners JMP and I reckon it's 9.5 radius. I'm no expert on these things but it feels a tad flatter than a 69 thinline Tele reissue I had recently.

JMP220478

CP50s came with locking tuners AFAIK 

DrCornelius

Ah ok fair enough. I'm flying back from Spain in a few hours so I'll check when I get home . I didn't think it had locking tuners but my memory is shocking.

DrCornelius

I'm home and looking tanned and lovely. Unfortunately no sign of locking tuners on the start , just the bog standard ones. 

Oh yeah - price drop £399 !

DrCornelius

bump for price drop

DrCornelius

Bump

Dominic

That particular guitar is one of the best playing strats I have ever got my hands on

Legionreturns

I really want to buy this off you but you live a squillion miles away and nobody has bought my amp or pedals yet. 

Look, I'm even making sad faces at my screen  

DrCornelius

Still here guys - someone please buy Legion's amp so we can get in on !

Legionreturns

DrCornelius said:

Still here guys - someone please buy Legion's amp so we can get in on !

I know right!