Interesting composite Stratocaster electric guitar comprisin...

Hammer

£2,700

Interesting composite Stratocaster electric guitar comprising early Fender parts including a pre-CBS neck and scratchplate; Body: miscellaneous hardtail Stratocaster body, natural finish, scratches and blemishes; Neck: circa 1963 veneer board Stratocaster neck with Brazilian rosewood fretboard, later decal, date stamped removed; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working, 1974 Fender bridge pickup, middle and neck pickups unknown, pots dating to 1973, 1970s CRL three-way switch; Hardware: early '60s 'Green Guard' scratchplate, later scratchplate screws, vintage Fender control knobs, early '60s Fender Patent Pending saddles, early Fender trem block plate (block missing due to hardtail set-up), later strap buttons, later scratchplate screws, Kluson Deluxe double line tuners, miscellaneous unstamped neck plate and screws; Weight: 3.06kg

*Purchased by the vendor in a 'junk shop' in the mid 1970s

Sold with non-transferable CITES A10 certificate no. 624374/01