FENDER JEFF BECK SIGNATURE STRAT
VINTAGE WHITE
WITH FENDER GIG BAG
THIS IS FROM THE LAST YEAR OF THE VERSION 1 PRODUCTION (ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN ‘91 AND UPDATED 10 YEARS LATER)
MADE IN THE USA
2000
THESE ARE PRETTY SORT AFTER AND WILL ONLY GO UP IN VALUE
GREAT SPEC ON THIS ONE
ALDER BODY
MAPLE NECK (1950’s U SHAPE, ITS BIG BUT NOT HUGE!)
ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD
SCHALLER LOCKING MACHINEHEADS
2 POINT TREM (THE SADDLES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO GRAPHTECH STRING SAVERS)
A REPLACEMENT USA TREM ARM IS ON ORDER (STEVE DIDNT USE THE TREM ARM SO THE ORIGINAL ONE DISAPPEARED OVER THE YEARS)
TBX TONE CONTROL FOR THE MIDDLE AND BRIDGE PICKUPS
GOLD LACE SENSOR PICKUPS HSS CONFIGURATION WITH COIL TAP (BASICALLY IT IS 4 LACE SENSORS AND THE SWITCH TURNS OFF ONE OF THE PICKUPS IN THE BRIDGE POSITION)
THIS GUITAR WAS THE MAIN GIGGING INSTRUMENT OF STEVE J CURTIS (OUR GUITAR VIDEO DEMONSTRATOR) FOR 20 YEARS AND HAS BEEN ON THOUSANDS OF GIGS ALL OVER THE WORLD
THIS IS NO CASE QUEEN IT HAS BEEN PLAYED AND LOVED (ALWAYS THE SIGN OF A GOOD GUITAR) A LOT AND AS SUCH CARRIES THE WEAR AND DINGS BUT NOTHING MAJOR TO WORRY ABOUT
ITS ON ITS 3rd REFRET AND NOW HAS A SET OF STAINLESS STEEL FRETS INSTALLED
BOTH STRAP BUTTONS HAVE BEEN MOVED, THE ORIGINAL HOLES ARE VISIBLE
OVER THE YEARS IT HAS HAD 2 STRING TREES FITTED, THE HOLES ARE VISIBLE ON THE HEADSTOCK
THE VINTAGE WHITE COLOUR HAS NICELY YELLOWED OVER THE YEARS AND HAS THE USUAL DISCOLORATION OVER THE FOREARM CONTOUR AND ON THE BACK OF THE BODY
THE BACK OF THE NECK HAS THE USUAL LACQUER CRACKING/CHIPPING BUT NOTHING THAT IMPEDES PLAYABILITY
AND HAS THE EXPECTED VARIOUS DINGS/MARKS
I MENTION ALL OF THE ABOVE TO BE TOTALLY OPEN ABOUT THE GUITAR BUT NONE OF THIS TAKES AWAY FROM WHAT IS A FANTASTIC STRAT
ITS EXACTACTLY AS YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A GUITAR WHICH HAS BEEN GIGGED A LOT FOR 20 YEARS
THE ORIGINAL TWEED CASE IS LONG GONE IM AFRAID BUT IT COMES WITH A NEW FENDER GIG BAG
MOST PRO GIGGING GUITARISTS USE GIG BAGS RATHER THAN HARD CASES!
JUST HAD A SETUP WITH 9-46 STRINGS AND PLAYS GREAT
SOUNDS LOVELY
AND LOOKS SUPERB
THIS WILL ONLY GO UP IN VALUE SO GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN
RRP ON VERSION 2 (THIS IS THE VERSION TO HAVE IMHO) £2439
ONLINE £2129
YOU WILL FIND THIS VERSION ADVERTISED ONLINE BETWEEN £2000-2500
LISTERS GUITARS COLLECTABLE S/H BARGAIN PRICE ONLY £1899!!!!