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Up for sale, a 1980 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail, upgraded with a full suite of Schecter Dream Machine electronics, including a trio of F500T pickups. The Schecter F500T pickups are associated with David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler, heard extensively on Dire Straits’ Making Movies album.
The tonewood complement comprises an ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard, and this Strat weighs 9lbs 1oz. The complete Schecter Van Nuys Era pickguard assembly includes a trio of on/off/coil split mini toggles to individually govern the F500T pickups. These pickups feature oversized pole pieces and a very unique dual-coil design with concentric inner and outer coils: with the inner coils engaged, these pickups deliver quintessential Strat sparkle and spank, and toggling to engage the outer coil (in tandem with the inner coil) yields a notably thicker, almost P-90-esque heft and bark, very much in-line with Knopfler’s signature sweet, warm Strat tone. This guitar has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .885” 1st fret, .945” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, moderate wear on frets 1-5, lighter wear beneath the plain strings until fret 15
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8”, bone (upgraded)
-Tuners: Schaller-made F tuners
-Serialization: S8-prefix, faded green ink stamp on neck heel
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Schecter F500T x3
-Harness: CTS pots date to 5th week of 1980, Schaller F400 harness
-Controls: Pickup On/Off/Tapped mini-toggle x3, Volume, Tone
-Hardware: Hardtail bridge with block saddles (original), Schecter chrome-plated aluminum pickguard, domed knurled knobs
The gloss Mocha finish highlights the tight, uniform grain in the ash body, with some very subtle wear from the case lining on the back. There is buckle rash on the bass side of the back, scuffing along the pick path, and some small finish chips and dings on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
The tonewood complement comprises an ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard, and this Strat weighs 9lbs 1oz. The complete Schecter Van Nuys Era pickguard assembly includes a trio of on/off/coil split mini toggles to individually govern the F500T pickups. These pickups feature oversized pole pieces and a very unique dual-coil design with concentric inner and outer coils: with the inner coils engaged, these pickups deliver quintessential Strat sparkle and spank, and toggling to engage the outer coil (in tandem with the inner coil) yields a notably thicker, almost P-90-esque heft and bark, very much in-line with Knopfler’s signature sweet, warm Strat tone. This guitar has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .885” 1st fret, .945” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, moderate wear on frets 1-5, lighter wear beneath the plain strings until fret 15
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1 5/8”, bone (upgraded)
-Tuners: Schaller-made F tuners
-Serialization: S8-prefix, faded green ink stamp on neck heel
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Schecter F500T x3
-Harness: CTS pots date to 5th week of 1980, Schaller F400 harness
-Controls: Pickup On/Off/Tapped mini-toggle x3, Volume, Tone
-Hardware: Hardtail bridge with block saddles (original), Schecter chrome-plated aluminum pickguard, domed knurled knobs
The gloss Mocha finish highlights the tight, uniform grain in the ash body, with some very subtle wear from the case lining on the back. There is buckle rash on the bass side of the back, scuffing along the pick path, and some small finish chips and dings on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss.
The original black tolex hardshell case is included.
