{"product_id":"1960-fender-stratocaster-partscaster-w-olympic-white-heavy-relic-body-don-mare-super-sports-pickups-case","title":"1960 Fender Stratocaster Partscaster w\/ Olympic White Heavy Relic Body, Don Mare Super Sports Pickups, Case","description":"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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nDon 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 \u0026amp; Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNeck Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWood: Maple\u003cbr\u003e\nShape: Slender C, measuring .815” 1st fret, .965” 12th fret\u003cbr\u003e\nFretboard: Brazilian rosewood, 7 1\/4” radius, clay dot inlay\u003cbr\u003e\nFrets: Slender (original), moderate wear on frets 1-2 with fainter wear on the crowns until fret 5\u003cbr\u003e\nScale Length: 25 1\/2”\u003cbr\u003e\nNut: 1.650”\u003cbr\u003e\nTuners: Kluson Deluxe (aged, modern)\u003cbr\u003e\nHeadstock: Vintage-correct decal (modern), original tuner bushings\u003cbr\u003e\nSerialization: Five-digit stamp on neck plate (vintage plate)\u003cbr\u003e\nFactory Markings: Neck heel grease pencil dated 8\/60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nBody Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nWood: Alder\u003cbr\u003e\nPickups: Don Mare Super Sports '64, Bridge 7.5k, Middle 5.7k, Neck 5.5k\u003cbr\u003e\nHarness: Modern CTS pots, replica \"phone book\" capacitor\u003cbr\u003e\nControls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector\u003cbr\u003e\nHardware: Aged Fender Synchronized Tremolo with steel block (modern)\u003cbr\u003e\nPlastics: Three-ply mint green wide bevel aged pickguard + aged knobs (modern)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nA Fender brown tolex G\u0026amp;G Deluxe hardshell case is included.","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49033333342464,"sku":"68524_NEW","price":16999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/files\/medium_b81b943a-08a9-432e-989a-36f6e9c46f50.jpg?v=1784549649","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1960-fender-stratocaster-partscaster-w-olympic-white-heavy-relic-body-don-mare-super-sports-pickups-case","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}