1960 Fender Stratocaster Partscaster w/ Olympic White Heavy Relic Body, Don Mare Super Sports Pickups, Case
$16,999.99
$16,999.99
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Up for sale, a 1960 Fender Stratocaster Partscaster in excellent condition, loaded with a set of Don Mare Super Sports '64 pickups. This guitar pairs a genuine 1960 dark slab Brazilian board Stratocaster neck with a vintage alder body of unknown origin. Lacquer finished and properly crafted to replicate golden age Fender spec with a heavy relic'd Olympic White over Sunburst "double finish", this Stratocaster's body pairs extremely well with the vintage neck and highly sought after Don Mare pickups.
Don Mare's Super Sports are arguably his definitive Strat set, offering an exceptional EQ curve and as Mare puts it, "think SRV's #1; soulful, jazzy, and full on rock and roll machine!" The sound is open and organic, sensitive to picking dynamics and wound with vintage-correct plain enamel AWG 42 wire. This Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
Wood: Maple
Shape: Slender C, measuring .815β 1st fret, .965β 12th fret
Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, 7 1/4β radius, clay dot inlay
Frets: Slender (original), moderate wear on frets 1-2 with fainter wear on the crowns until fret 5
Scale Length: 25 1/2β
Nut: 1.650β
Tuners: Kluson Deluxe (aged, modern)
Headstock: Vintage-correct decal (modern), original tuner bushings
Serialization: Five-digit stamp on neck plate (vintage plate)
Factory Markings: Neck heel grease pencil dated 8/60
Body Specs:
Wood: Alder
Pickups: Don Mare Super Sports '64, Bridge 7.5k, Middle 5.7k, Neck 5.5k
Harness: Modern CTS pots, replica "phone book" capacitor
Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
Hardware: Aged Fender Synchronized Tremolo with steel block (modern)
Plastics: Three-ply mint green wide bevel aged pickguard + aged knobs (modern)
The body shows heavy faux aging and yellowing of the Olympic White nitro lacquer with prominent lacquer checking and simulated forearm, pick and buckle wear. The neck profile retains its original nitro lacquer gloss, with light palm wear through the nitro on the shoulders and some shallow marks on the profile length, worn smooth through play. The headstock face has been refinished, and the logo is a vintage-accurate replacement.
A Fender brown tolex G&G Deluxe hardshell case is included.
Don Mare's Super Sports are arguably his definitive Strat set, offering an exceptional EQ curve and as Mare puts it, "think SRV's #1; soulful, jazzy, and full on rock and roll machine!" The sound is open and organic, sensitive to picking dynamics and wound with vintage-correct plain enamel AWG 42 wire. This Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
Wood: Maple
Shape: Slender C, measuring .815β 1st fret, .965β 12th fret
Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, 7 1/4β radius, clay dot inlay
Frets: Slender (original), moderate wear on frets 1-2 with fainter wear on the crowns until fret 5
Scale Length: 25 1/2β
Nut: 1.650β
Tuners: Kluson Deluxe (aged, modern)
Headstock: Vintage-correct decal (modern), original tuner bushings
Serialization: Five-digit stamp on neck plate (vintage plate)
Factory Markings: Neck heel grease pencil dated 8/60
Body Specs:
Wood: Alder
Pickups: Don Mare Super Sports '64, Bridge 7.5k, Middle 5.7k, Neck 5.5k
Harness: Modern CTS pots, replica "phone book" capacitor
Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
Hardware: Aged Fender Synchronized Tremolo with steel block (modern)
Plastics: Three-ply mint green wide bevel aged pickguard + aged knobs (modern)
The body shows heavy faux aging and yellowing of the Olympic White nitro lacquer with prominent lacquer checking and simulated forearm, pick and buckle wear. The neck profile retains its original nitro lacquer gloss, with light palm wear through the nitro on the shoulders and some shallow marks on the profile length, worn smooth through play. The headstock face has been refinished, and the logo is a vintage-accurate replacement.
A Fender brown tolex G&G Deluxe hardshell case is included.
