frettedamericana | 1 decade ago
http://www.frettedamericana.com/fender_stratocaster_1966-d-1154-0.html
This absolutely mint Candy Apple Red Stratocaster weighs 8.40 lbs. and has a nut width of just under 1 5/8 inches and a scale length of 25 1/2 inches. Solid alder body, contoured on back and lower bass bout, one-piece maple neck, and veneer rosewood fretboard with 21 frets and pearloid dot position markers. Single "butterfly" string tree with nylon spacer. Large headstock with 'Transition' logo. Individual 'double-line' Kluson Deluxe tuners with oval metal buttons. On the back of the headstock is a rectangular silver label - most probably from the original supplier. Four-bolt neck plate with serial number between the top two screws. Three single-coil light grey bottom pickups with staggered polepieces and nicely matched outputs of 6.20k, 6.32k, and 6.03k. Three-layer plastic pickguard (white/black/white) with eleven screws and full-size aluminium 'shield' on the underside. Three controls (one volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch. White plastic Stratocaster knobs with greenish gold lettering. Fender "Synchronized Tremolo" combined bridge/tailpiece. The neck is stamped "13 OCT 66 B". There is one tiny chip (the size of a matchhead) on the on the lower edge of the treble bout. The original frets show some very slight wear - this guitar has been played - but certainly always babied! With this miniscule triviality said, this guitar is so mint - it is unbelievable. The color is rich and vibrant and shows no sign of fade whatsoever. By far the finest Candy Apple Red Stratocaster of any year that we have ever seen - A 9.50 rating does not do this guitar justice! Complete with the original tremolo arm and black leather Fender Guitar Strap. Housed in its original Fender black hardshell case with black leather ends and dark orange plush lining (8.75).
