Fender Classic Series '60s Strat

[harrysmo]

I have a chance to score a '60s Classic Series Fender Strat for a great price. I don't know much about these but I assume that they are the MIM version of the 57/62 US Vintage series. With the word "classic" being used so much by Fender (Classic Series, Classic Player, Classic Vibe) it starts to become confusing when talking about them. Any user opinions out there on these guitars? What pickups are used? Etc.

[Yogi]

they are really well made guitars. the pus are just the same alnicos that the 50s, 60s, and 70s strats use

[sjtalon]

The Classic Series are very well made guitars !

The 70's have different pickups


The pickups sound very nice ! Vintage Bell-chime- quack. They call them: vintage-style single-coil pickups with staggered pole pieces. They would be MIM as well.

A 60's would have the C shape neck and 7.25 radius.

http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/p...tar?sku=510135

If you can buy a NICE used one for under $450, that would be a good price.

[sonny wolf]

They are very nice guitars...especially the ones made in the last recent years.The early ones from the late 90s and early 2000s had more square like bodies that were uglier but in the last few years they have have been sanding them down a lot sleeker,like the old vintage guitars they are supposed to a reissue of.They play really well and the pickups sound good....not the top of line but still very respectable.For the money they are a great value.The major difference between these and a genuine vintage 60s Strat is that these have a polyester finish instead of nitrocellulose.If that is a major issue for you,you can check out the roadworn series.Those are the same guitar but finished in a paper thin weathered nitro finish and with Tex Mex pickups.Overall though,the classic series 60s Strat is a great guitar.

[harrysmo]

I am very lucky. I bought the guitar yesterday off craigslist for $300. The guy selling it bought it new and seldom played it. He's a bass player and bought it to screw around with but it spent most of it's time in a gigbag. The guitar looks brand new. It's a 2000 issue Burgundy Mist color. The plastic was still on the pickguard and trem cover. I took it apart, cleaned the sweat stains and fingerprints off it, adjusted the neck and put on new strings (it still had the originals). I love it.

[sjtalon]

WOW!! What a score !

I just sold one of them, Burgundy too :

Model Name: ‘60s Stratocaster®
Model Number: 013-1000-(Color #)
Series: Classic Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, “C” Shape,
(Gloss Urethane Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25” Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Width @ Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: Fender®/Ping® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Pickups: 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with Staggered Pole Pieces, Alnico Magnets, Aged Covers
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls: Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Colors: (300)* 3-Color Sunburst, *add $60.00,
(302) Lake Placid Blue,
(306) Black,
(309) Candy Apple Red,
(Polyester Finish)
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
P/N 073-0250-006
Unique Features: Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
Vintage Styling,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Source: Mexico
Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
U.S. MSRP: $1,090.00,
$1,150.00 *(300)
NOTICE: Product Prices, Features, Specifications and Availability Are Subject To Change Without Notice
INTRODUCED: 1/1999
DISCONTINUED:
DISCONTINUED COLORS: (324) Inca Silver, 1/2008,
(366) Burgundy Mist,1/2007, (305) Olympic White, 1/2005,
(356) Shell Pink, 1/2005
COMMENTS: Replaces Japanese Collectable Series ‘60s Reissue Strat
WRENCH SIZES: Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench, (.050” Hex), P/N 0018531000

[thaus]

Congrats! Now let's see some pics........love that burgundy mist colour!