1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY

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1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY

Serial # 125920. "F" neck plate; June 2 1965 neck date; pot codes (137 6514) date to April 1965; pickups dated June 11, 1965. Lefty vintage guitars do actually exist. We have proof right here in the form of the 1965 Fender Stratocaster shown in these photos... Ok, ok, we know there are others out there, but we so rarely come across them - we have to make a big splash when one comes our way! This one is an early CBS-era Strat, completed in June 1965 (CBS took ownership of Fender at the start of 1965). The guitar shows many transitional features: F-neck plate, Transition logo, Kluson double-line tuners, white pickguard, and pat. pend bridge saddles. The finish is three-tone sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer, and the fingerboard is Brazilian Rosewood. The guitar is in excellent condition and completely original, with the exception of a replacement 5-way switch (the original accompanies the guitar) and a newer bone nut (the cracked original nut also accompanies the instrument). The guitar has very little finish wear and has obviously been well cared for throughout its life. It was purchased by its most recent owner in the early 1970's from a right-handed player who owned the guitar for a week. In his quest to become Jimi Hendrix this righty strung it backwards and installed a strap button on the treble horn. It didn't take him long to learn that you've got to more than play an upside-down Strat to do what Henrix did! In any case, there remains a hole in the treble horn from that strap button. We've set the guitar up in shop with .010's, and from one lefty to another - it's a lot of fun. The neck feels great, and the guitar is springy and resonant. 8 pounds total weight. The pickups sound great - and have DC resistances of 5.8 kOhms (neck and middle) and 7.6 kOhms (bridge). The frets are original and show some wear, but the guitar doesn't buzz out anywhere and plays fast. With an original Lefty side-pocket hard case, there's not much more you can ask for.
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1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY
  • 1965 Fender Stratocaster LEFTY

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