Fender Stratocaster 1963

All original 1963 stratocaster serialno #L17186 except a new saddle thats been replaced in the 80s.

This is a real Collector piece!

Its was bought 1965 by the owner and played for 2-3 years and has since then been resting in its case and only played at home occasionally over the years.

Thats why theres no fade in the colors. The red really pops and its quite dark. Its really mindboggling that a old guitar like this can have that vibrant colors.

We have sold a couple of early 60s strats in the past but none have been this nice or as vibrant.

Condition:

Its has a couple of nicks, scratches and dings but nothing major. Just normal wear.

The neckpocket is an extremely nice fit, no gaps what so ever.

Original frets that shows some signs of wear but nothing major.

Fretboard has some very minor signs of divots.

Back of neck looks almost new, has one or two very minor dings in the clearcoat but nothing you can really feel when playing unless you look for them.

Original maschine heads but the high "e" mashineheads ear for the screw is broken off (see pics)

Saddle was replaced in the 80s, not the best job Ive seen but it does the job.

Electronics:

All original but is has been soldered. Done before 1965 when it was bought. It had the "telecaster" mod. With neck and bridge pick up in position "4" and the middle pickup did not work when we got it.

So Johan Lundgren of Lundgren pickups saved it by removing just a couple of laps to get to the short circuit (see invoice and description in pics). Middle pickup also has red brushing for the screws, probably replaced in the 60s since they are bonedry and hard as a rock. Everything is soldered in place as intended with the regular strat positions of the 3-way switch.

Other solders are untouched and original.

Hardcase:

Its a Swedish sold strat so it comes with the original Swedish "Järna" hardcase that was provided by Hagström guitars as all Fender guitars that where sold in Sweden had at that time period.

Its in excellent condition, have never seen a Järna hardcase in this fantastic condition for any instrument.

Stats:

Weight 3.51 kgs

Bridge pickup 5.41 kOhm

Middle pickup 6.77 kOhm

Neck pickup 5.98 kOhm

Comes with original Järna hardcase, original tremarm and strap. And 2 extra springs for the tremolo. A provience letter from the previous owner with a bit of history (in Swedish)