1982 Fender Dan Smith Stratocaster Hardtail Natural, 100% Original w/ Case
$3,199.99
$3,199.99
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Up for sale, a 1982 Fender "Dan Smith" Stratocaster Hardtail in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. A great guitar for those seeking one of the "Dan Smith" three-knob Stratocasters produced for only a couple short years in the early '80s, this model represented a return to form as Fender strove to show a marked improvement in quality, returning to its roots with the reintroduction of a four-bolt neck plate, a small headstock, and redesigned pickups.
Tonewoods include an ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, ensuring a lively, authoritative tonal response with great midrange heft and articulate treble snap. The trio of alnico magnet single coils includes the celebrated X-1 pickup in the bridge, delivering extra body and bite, with bell-like harmonics and richness in the neck position. The five-way switch makes it easy to capture those pinched tones in positions 2 and 4 on the toggle for a bit of thinned out squawk. This Hardtail Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 13oz and balances well on a strap, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C (verging on soft V), measuring .865” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, light wear beneath the plain strings
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650”
-Tuners: F-stamped
-Serialization: E2-prefix
-Factory Markings: 4-16-82 date stamp on heel, serialized sticker in neck pocket matches peghead face
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash (two-piece)
-Pickups: Single coil x3, X-1 in bridge position
-Harness: Untouched solder, CTS 250k pots date to 6th week of 1982
-Hardware: Hardtail bridge, block saddles
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard, pickup covers/knobs
The gloss Natural finish highlights the straight grain of the ash body, with a small area of buckle wear through the finish at the belly contour, some minor dings and finish chips along the lower bout perimeter, and a few additional small marks on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss, free of palm wear with a few shallow nicks central to the carve behind frets 1-3.
A modern molded hardshell case is included.
Tonewoods include an ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard, ensuring a lively, authoritative tonal response with great midrange heft and articulate treble snap. The trio of alnico magnet single coils includes the celebrated X-1 pickup in the bridge, delivering extra body and bite, with bell-like harmonics and richness in the neck position. The five-way switch makes it easy to capture those pinched tones in positions 2 and 4 on the toggle for a bit of thinned out squawk. This Hardtail Stratocaster weighs 7lbs 13oz and balances well on a strap, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C (verging on soft V), measuring .865” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 7 1/4” radius
-Frets: Slender, light wear beneath the plain strings
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650”
-Tuners: F-stamped
-Serialization: E2-prefix
-Factory Markings: 4-16-82 date stamp on heel, serialized sticker in neck pocket matches peghead face
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash (two-piece)
-Pickups: Single coil x3, X-1 in bridge position
-Harness: Untouched solder, CTS 250k pots date to 6th week of 1982
-Hardware: Hardtail bridge, block saddles
-Plastics: Three-ply black pickguard, pickup covers/knobs
The gloss Natural finish highlights the straight grain of the ash body, with a small area of buckle wear through the finish at the belly contour, some minor dings and finish chips along the lower bout perimeter, and a few additional small marks on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss, free of palm wear with a few shallow nicks central to the carve behind frets 1-3.
A modern molded hardshell case is included.
