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Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, 100% original save for a professional refret and new nut, and complete with the original hardshell case. This Strat hails at the tail end of Fender's golden age, with date codes spanning December, 1964-January 1965, featuring a small Pre-CBS-style headstock and early transition logo.
Tonewoods comprise an alder body, maple neck and dark, tight-grained Brazilian rosewood fretboard, offering a natural liveliness with both tonal breadth and treble detail, qualities that translate well through the pickups. The original gray bobbin pickups all retain their original winds, with a distinct, vital sound in every pickup position. The bridge pickup has a rich, woody quality with both plenty of girth and treble sparkle, offering more overall heft than many Strat bridge pickups of the era. On the three-way switch's "in-between" settings, there's a distinctive squawk and honk, and this modestly thinned-out sound retains good body and a bell-like presence. The middle pickup has a dry percussive sound, and the neck pickup is particularly round and fat. Even single notes on the plain strings have lots of body and presence in the neck position, and this pickup is extremely dynamic and responsive to player inputs. The guitar is well-balanced on a strap and weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with fresh 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C at nut, more heft up the neck, measuring .800” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, 7 1/4" radius, pearloid dot inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, refret, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.675”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe, single line
-Serialization: L-prefix serial on neck plate
-Factory Markings: December, 1964 stamp on neck heel, "paint stick" markings in pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Gray bobbin single coil x3, original windings, 1-22-65 dates on bobbins, Bridge: 6.15k ohms, Middle: 5.85k, Neck: 5.95k
-Harness: Untouched solder, CTS pots date to 1st week of '65
-Controls: Three-way pickup selector, Volume/Tone/Tone
-Hardware: Vibrato with original block/arm, jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, knobs/pickup covers, switch tip, tremolo cavity cover
The three-tone Sunburst nitro lacquer gloss is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, and the central ring of red is particularly rich. The guitar has pick and palm wear through the gloss on the inside edge of the treble-side cutaway, with additional wear through the gloss on the body perimeter, primarily at the treble-side waist and where the forearm crosses the top, and various small dings and scuffs from honest use on the body as a whole. There is a tiny and professionally addressed split extending from the low E tuner mounting screw, not fully wrapping the headstock corner, and there is palm wear though much of the nitro gloss on the length of the neck profile.
The original black tolex no-logo hardshell case is included. The case has a functional central latch, original handle, black leather ends that are quite clean, and some scuffing and staining on the case lid.
Tonewoods comprise an alder body, maple neck and dark, tight-grained Brazilian rosewood fretboard, offering a natural liveliness with both tonal breadth and treble detail, qualities that translate well through the pickups. The original gray bobbin pickups all retain their original winds, with a distinct, vital sound in every pickup position. The bridge pickup has a rich, woody quality with both plenty of girth and treble sparkle, offering more overall heft than many Strat bridge pickups of the era. On the three-way switch's "in-between" settings, there's a distinctive squawk and honk, and this modestly thinned-out sound retains good body and a bell-like presence. The middle pickup has a dry percussive sound, and the neck pickup is particularly round and fat. Even single notes on the plain strings have lots of body and presence in the neck position, and this pickup is extremely dynamic and responsive to player inputs. The guitar is well-balanced on a strap and weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with fresh 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C at nut, more heft up the neck, measuring .800” 1st fret, .975” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood, 7 1/4" radius, pearloid dot inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, refret, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.675”, bone (modern)
-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe, single line
-Serialization: L-prefix serial on neck plate
-Factory Markings: December, 1964 stamp on neck heel, "paint stick" markings in pocket
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Gray bobbin single coil x3, original windings, 1-22-65 dates on bobbins, Bridge: 6.15k ohms, Middle: 5.85k, Neck: 5.95k
-Harness: Untouched solder, CTS pots date to 1st week of '65
-Controls: Three-way pickup selector, Volume/Tone/Tone
-Hardware: Vibrato with original block/arm, jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, knobs/pickup covers, switch tip, tremolo cavity cover
The three-tone Sunburst nitro lacquer gloss is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, and the central ring of red is particularly rich. The guitar has pick and palm wear through the gloss on the inside edge of the treble-side cutaway, with additional wear through the gloss on the body perimeter, primarily at the treble-side waist and where the forearm crosses the top, and various small dings and scuffs from honest use on the body as a whole. There is a tiny and professionally addressed split extending from the low E tuner mounting screw, not fully wrapping the headstock corner, and there is palm wear though much of the nitro gloss on the length of the neck profile.
The original black tolex no-logo hardshell case is included. The case has a functional central latch, original handle, black leather ends that are quite clean, and some scuffing and staining on the case lid.
