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This example also has factory original larger wider frets which, although not mentioned in any catalogs, can be seen occasionally in models from that year.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937094443162,"sku":"L74470","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9801.jpg?v=1651690083"},{"product_id":"1965-fender-stratocaster-dakota-red","title":"1965 Fender Stratocaster - Dakota Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L64322\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1965 Strat pictured is finished in the Custom Color Dakota Red and otherwise has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays (replacing the earlier clay dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with a gold “transition” Fender logo. This guitar also has a greenish celluloid pickguard not usually still seen in 1965.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937099784346,"sku":"L64322","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9808.jpg?v=1651690142"},{"product_id":"1965-fender-stratocaster-lake-placid-blue","title":"1965 Fender Stratocaster - Lake Placid Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L59451\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1965 Strat pictured is finished in the Custom Color Lake Placid Blue and otherwise has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays (replacing the earlier clay dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with a gold “transition” Fender logo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937102471322,"sku":"L59451","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9813.jpg?v=1651690226"},{"product_id":"1964-fender-stratocaster-candy-apple-red","title":"1964 Fender Stratocaster - Candy Apple Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L45572\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1964 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in the custom Candy Apple Red, but otherwise has the typical features associated with the first half of that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced later that year by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  1964 was also the last year to see a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937105453210,"sku":"L45572","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9821.jpg?v=1651690272"},{"product_id":"1964-fender-stratocaster-black","title":"1964 Fender Stratocaster - Black","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L27250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1964 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in the custom color black, but otherwise has the typical features associated with the first half of that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced later that year by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  1964 was also the last year to see a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965). This Strat also came with the original white Tolex case, strap, polish cloth and 1963-64 catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937110204570,"sku":"L27250","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9829.jpg?v=1651690328"},{"product_id":"1964-fender-stratocaster-lake-placid-blue","title":"1964 Fender Stratocaster - Lake Placid Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L20674\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1964 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in the custom color Lake Placid Blue, but otherwise has the typical features associated with the first half of that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced later that year by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  1964 was also the last year to see a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937113677978,"sku":"L20674","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9835.jpg?v=1651690394"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1964-fender-stratocaster-lake-placid-blue","title":"1965 Fender Stratocaster - Ocean Turquoise","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 107632\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1965 Strat pictured is finished in the Custom Color Ocean Turquois and otherwise has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, pearl dot inlays (replacing the earlier clay dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with a gold “transition” Fender logo.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937134289050,"sku":"107632","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9776_b21f6a1c-1508-4512-9902-cc5c21049ee4.jpg?v=1651691058"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1965-fender-stratocaster-dakota-red","title":"1963 Fender Stratocaster - Blond","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L19865\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1963 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in the custom color Blond (with Ash body instead of Alder to showcase the grain), but otherwise has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced in 1964 by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  The three pickups and controls are attached to a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937277354138,"sku":"L19865","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9843.jpg?v=1651695540"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1963-fender-stratocaster-blonde","title":"1963 Fender Stratocaster - Burgundy Mist","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number L11394\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1963 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in the custom color Burgundy Mist Metallic, but otherwise has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced in 1964 by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  The three pickups and controls are attached to a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937282236570,"sku":"L11394","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9848.jpg?v=1651695598"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1963-fender-stratocaster-burgundy-mist","title":"1962 Fender Stratocaster - Fiesta Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 74434\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1962 Strat pictured is finished in the Custom Color Fiesta Red, and has gold hardware. Otherwise, it has the typical features associated with that year including a maple neck with a separate “slab “rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays, and a small headstock with a “spaghetti” Fender logo decal including three patent numbers.  It has the usual greenish Nitrate 3-ply pickguard with a metal shielding plate underneath (replacing the one ply white guard in 1959).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937284333722,"sku":"74434","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9851.jpg?v=1651696373"},{"product_id":"1961-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1961 Fender Stratocaster - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 60492\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1961 Strat pictured is finished in the classic three-color sunburst (red was added to the two-color sunburst in 1958) and has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate “slab “rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays, and a small headstock with a “spaghetti” Fender logo decal including two patent numbers.  It has the usual greenish Nitrate 3-ply pickguard with a metal shielding plate underneath (replacing the one ply white guard in 1959).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937284726938,"sku":"60492","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9856.jpg?v=1651695690"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1961-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1961 Fender Stratocaster - Tahitian Coral","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 59930\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Strat has a penciled neck date of 3-61, and has all the features typical to Strats of that year. These include: a slab Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with clay dots; a small headstock with spaghetti decal, including two patent numbers; and a greenish Nitrate 3-ply pickguard with a metal shielding plate underneath. The neck profile is very flat and comfortable, like most of the early slab board necks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBesides having all the classic characteristics that make early ‘60s Strats appealing to players and collectors, this one has an ultra-rare color. According to an old piece of masking tape attached under the pickguard, the color is Tahitian Coral (a color of the same name was used by Chrysler in the late ‘50s). This non-standard color was not mentioned in any Fender catalogs (the closest official Fender color at the time was Shell Pink, listed from 1960–1963). An undercoat of Desert Sand can be seen where the top color has worn off. Proof that this color is factory original can be seen after unscrewing the neck. An area of paint from the body has stuck to the neck leaving a bare spot in the neck pocket that is an exact match to the glob stuck to the neck.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937284989082,"sku":"59930","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9861.jpg?v=1651695736"},{"product_id":"1960-fender-stratocaster-tahitian-coral","title":"1960 Fender Stratocaster - Fiesta Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 49005\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe example from the collection is a Fiesta Red Hardtail Strat, dating from 1960 (George Fullerton mixed up the first batch of Fiesta Red at a paint store in 1957). According to an early ‘60s Fender pricelist, a non-trem Strat cost $259.50. 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Otherwise it has the typical features associated with that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate “slab “rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays, and a small headstock with a “spaghetti” Fender logo decal.  It has a greenish Nitrate 3-ply pickguard which replaced the one ply white guard that year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937296326810,"sku":"43228","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9870.jpg?v=1651696431"},{"product_id":"1959-fender-stratocaster-non-tremolo-sunburst","title":"1959 Fender Stratocaster Non-Tremolo - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 38098\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1959, the Fender electric guitar line was revamped to include rosewood fretboards attached to one-piece maple necks. Rosewood fretboards were standard on most other brands and were thought to give Fender’s space-age oddities a more traditional, classy look. This Strat, with a neck date of 7\/59, is one of the rare transition models with combined features of the maple-board and rosewood-board eras.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike the maple-neck Strats of ’58, it has a three-color sunburst finish with a single-ply pickguard (instead of the three-ply ’guards seen on most rosewood- board Strats). The pickguard has 10 screws instead of the 11 that would soon be seen on the three-ply ’guards. The fretboard is the thick rosewood “slab” that would be used until 1962. 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One master volume located closest to the player’s hand controls all the pickups, while separate tone controls are assigned to the neck and middle pickups. The bridge pickup has no tone control, allowing for full “take off” sound.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937298915482,"sku":"026665","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9878.jpg?v=1651696549"},{"product_id":"1958-fender-stratocaster-blonde","title":"1958 Fender Stratocaster - Blonde","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 36315\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The 1958 Fender Stratocaster pictured has a Custom Color see-through Blonde finish. While Blonde was standard on the Telecaster, it was considered a Custom Color on the Stratocaster (normally 3-color Sunburst in 1958). Ash was used instead of the usual Alder since the Blonde finish showcased the grain pattern.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41937299341466,"sku":"36315","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9885.jpg?v=1651696604"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1958-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1957 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 024384\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1957 Fender Stratocaster displays the features common to that year, including: a one-piece “V” profile maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, single line Kluson Deluxe tuners (between 1954 and 1956, the cover had no “Kluson Deluxe” stamp), a comfort contoured alder body in standard two-tone sunburst finish, a single ply eight screw white pickguard, and a three-position pickup selector switch. One master volume located closest to the player’s hand controls all the pickups, while separate tone controls are assigned to the neck and middle pickups. The bridge pickup has no tone control, allowing for full “take off” sound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945376424090,"sku":"024384","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9889.jpg?v=1651857938"},{"product_id":"1957-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1957 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number -22243\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 1957 Fender Stratocaster displays the features common to that year, including: a one-piece “V” profile maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, single line Kluson Deluxe tuners (between 1954 and 1956, the cover had no “Kluson Deluxe” stamp), a comfort contoured alder body in standard two-tone sunburst finish, a single ply eight screw white pickguard, and a three-position pickup selector switch. One master volume located closest to the player’s hand controls all the pickups, while separate tone controls are assigned to the neck and middle pickups. The bridge pickup has no tone control, allowing for full “take off” sound.  The neck plate is stamped with a dash in front of the five-digit serial number (only seen in 1957 and very early 1958).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945383108762,"sku":"22243","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9893.jpg?v=1651858010"},{"product_id":"1957-fender-stratocaster-sunburst-1","title":"1957 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number -17439\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1957 Fender Stratocaster displays the features common to that year, including: a one-piece “V” profile maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, single line Kluson Deluxe tuners (between 1954 and 1956, the cover had no “Kluson Deluxe” stamp), a comfort contoured alder body in standard two-tone sunburst finish, a single ply eight screw white pickguard, and a three-position pickup selector switch. One master volume located closest to the player’s hand controls all the pickups, while separate tone controls are assigned to the neck and middle pickups. The bridge pickup has no tone control, allowing for full “take off” sound.  The neck plate is stamped with a dash in front of the five-digit serial number (only seen in 1957 and very early 1958).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945385336986,"sku":"17439","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9898.jpg?v=1651858058"},{"product_id":"1957-fender-stratocaster-taos-turquoise","title":"1957 Fender Stratocaster  - Taos Turquoise","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number -20869\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis 1957 Fender Stratocaster is typical of Strats that year except for one striking difference: an ultra rare Custom Color! 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Clapton bought the guitar he named “Brownie” while still with Cream in May of 1967, but didn’t begin using it extensively until 1970 with Delaney and Bonnie and Derek and the Dominos. Besides having a similar sunburst pattern, both the Strat pictured, and Brownie have necks initialed by the same Fender employee, XA (full name unknown). Brownie’s reads XA-6-56 while this Strat reads two months later: XA-8-56. 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One master volume located closest to the player’s hand controls all the pickups, while separate tone controls are assigned to the neck and middle pickups. The bridge pickup has no tone control, allowing for full “take off” sound.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945401426074,"sku":"13673","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9915.jpg?v=1651858368"},{"product_id":"1955-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1955 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 09546\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Strat has all the classic 1955 features. It has a one-piece maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, a comfort contoured ash body, brittle “bakelite” pickup covers and knobs (replaced by a more durable plastic during ’56), and a “synchronized tremolo”.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945405194394,"sku":"09546","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9918.jpg?v=1651858459"},{"product_id":"1955-fender-stratocaster-sunburst-1","title":"1955 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 8154\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Strat has all the classic 1955 features. 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It has a one-piece maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, a comfort contoured ash body, brittle “bakelite” pickup covers and knobs (replaced by a more durable plastic during ’56), and a “synchronized tremolo”. While the standard finish for a Stratocaster was a deep sunburst, this guitar has the same see-through blonde as a Telecaster.  Custom color Strats were rare in the fifties and especially rare before 1956 when the option first appeared in the Fender catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Strat’s original owner bought it new in November of 1955 for $317. He was allowed a payment plan of $15.73 installments with the final amount due in May of 1957.  According to the back of his sales contract, he paid off the guitar a whole year early. His polka gigs must have been good!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945412272282,"sku":"7589","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9926.jpg?v=1651858583"},{"product_id":"1954-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1954 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial number 0756\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The tone of the Stratocaster is as new and different as tomorrow and is the big professional tone so long sought after by critical players.” These words from the 1954 Fender catalog announced the arrival of what was to be one of the most popular electric guitars ever.  The Stratocaster was developed with input from players dissatisfied with Leo Fender’s first electric guitar, the Telecaster. Ideas including a more comfortable body shape, an adjustable bridge allowing intonation for each individual string, and a vibrato system were incorporated. The guitar not only attracted early rock ‘n rollers like Buddy Holly, Johnny Meeks, and Richie Valens, but it also appealed to artists in genres as varied as western swing (Eldon Shamblin of Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys) and champagne music (Buddy Merrill  of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41945415319706,"sku":"0756","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9930.jpg?v=1651858634"},{"product_id":"1968-fender-stratocaster-firemist-gold","title":"1968 Fender Stratocaster - Firemist Gold","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial Number 103581\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1968 Strat pictured shares features common to other Strats from that year, including the enlarged “bell bottom” headstock (December ’65 through September ’81), and the conspicuous black headstock logo (’68 though ’83). The rare, firemist gold finish on this guitar was almost overlooked when this instrument was on the Dave’s Guitar Shop sales floor in the late ’90s. At that time, this guitar was masquerading as a poorly refinished Strat in a dull looking white color. An eagle-eyed customer spotted some gold where the white was chipped away and alerted Dave. The excruciating task of wet-sanding off the white finish was given to Davey Reinders. 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Dave decided to spray the body in a tinted natural lacquer that resembled the finish used on old Vs and Explorers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41948860350618,"sku":"L14737","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9954.jpg?v=1651936546"},{"product_id":"1970-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1970 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958810321050,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9960.jpg?v=1652199435"},{"product_id":"1971-fender-stratocaster-olympic-white","title":"1971 Fender Stratocaster  - Olympic White","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958811992218,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9965.jpg?v=1652199530"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1971-fender-stratocaster-olympic-white","title":"1973 Fender Stratocaster  - Ash","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958813728922,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9969.jpg?v=1652199611"},{"product_id":"1979-fender-stratocaster-antigua-burst","title":"1979 Fender Stratocaster  - Antigua Burst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial S903116\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Antigua finish had been introduced ten years earlier for the Coronado (Fender’s attempt at a Gibson ES-335 style semi-hollow guitar).  Fender had some difficulty applying the binding to these guitars, and often scorch marks and burns appeared in the wood. The Antigua sunburst with darker grey edges effectively covered up the blemishes. The re-introduction of the color in 1977 was entirely for visual allure. The guitars receiving the Antigua treatment were the regular Tele and Strat, the Telecaster Custom and Deluxe, the Mustang, the Jazz Bass, Precision Bass, and Mustang Bass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958819332250,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9974.jpg?v=1652199759"},{"product_id":"1964-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1964 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial L36630\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1964 Fender Stratocaster pictured is finished in a 3-color sunburst and has the typical features associated with the first half of that year.  These include: a maple neck with a separate rosewood fingerboard, clay dot inlays (replaced later that year by slightly larger pearloid dots), and a small headstock (until 1966) with the original “spaghetti” Fender logo (replaced by a “transition” logo decal starting in July of ’64).  1964 was also the last year to see a greenish celluloid pickguard (replaced with white plastic by 1965).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958823592090,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9980.jpg?v=1652199954"},{"product_id":"1965-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1965 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dave Rogers Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41958829588634,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/2973\/3018\/products\/215A9985.jpg?v=1652200004"},{"product_id":"copy-of-1954-fender-stratocaster-sunburst","title":"1959 Fender Stratocaster  - Sunburst","description":"\u003cp\u003eSerial Number 36210\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1959 Fender Stratocaster pictured displays the features common to that year, including: a one-piece maple neck with spaghetti logo on the headstock, single line Kluson Deluxe tuners, a comfort contoured alder body in 3-color sunburst finish (introduced that year, replacing 2-color sunburst), a single ply eight screw white pickguard, and a three-position pickup selector switch. 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