Real or Fake Strat on the bay

[crawdaddy]

Alrighty peoples, you tell me if what I suspect is true.

I'm thinking the following link to a 1996 MIM Stratocaster is not completely true:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Standard-...d=p3286.c0.m14

I'm pretty sure the Fender logo on the headstock is not correct. The serial number is all the same font. MN6 should be a different font from the remainder of the serial number and the digits after the year of manufacture should be a bit bolder than the first letters/number. Then there is the "Stratocaster" font which is incorrect.

I also think the tuners come from a Squier, but I'm not 100% sure of that.



Here is another 1996 MIM for sale, looks much better to me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Fender-Stratocas...d=p3286.c0.m14

What do you think?? Am I whacked in the head or what???

[TheHeroCycle]

ive sen that logo a few times, I dont think ever on a MIM though. I dont know enough about fenders to be any help..

[AllroyPA]

OK

Yea it's fine ... Fender Traditional Series MIM ... tuners are not the best but I have had no problems with them ... Poplar body, ceramic pups, cast block, full size pots, small fret-wire, nice weight not a featherweight ... super player, just feels like an old friend ...
Specs:
Fender Squier standard stratocaster
Part number 013-3600
Body: Poplar
Neck: Maple
Machine heads: Standard squier
Fretboard: Rosewood (9,5" Radius/241mm)
No. of frets: 21
Pickups: 3 single coil
Controls: Master volume, tone
Bridge/Tremolo: Squier Strat Trem
Pickup Switching 5-position Blade
Scale Lenght: 25,5" (648mm)
Neck width @ Nut: 1,650" (42mm)
Colors: 06, 58, 80.

Now info from 1997 summer Fronline:

Traditional stratocaster (Black Fender logo without small squier logo on headstock)
Part number 013-3600 (same part number as 1996 edition of squier series)
"Traditional Stratocaster are affordable, fine quality versions of Fender standard models. Classic three single coil version, left-handed model, and bridge position humbucker "Fat" strat models are available in this series. Features: Poplar body, three-ply guards

[crawdaddy]

Thank you for the info.

It is a great feeling when you can learn something new. I love these forums.

Thanks

[AllroyPA]

Thank you for the info.

It is a great feeling when you can learn something new. I love these forums.

Thanks

Feels like small juggies instead of big juggies .... LOL