I should have said as well that Edwards are made for the Japanese market, hence why they can make lawsuit models with correct headstock shapes, body shape etc. 🙂
I believe they are made by ESP in Japan to a high standard but other than that not much more I can tell you I'm afraid. Who is ST's resident Japanese guitar expert then? 🤔
My motto in the studio was always less is more. We would work stuff up in rehearsal or the studio and the first question I'd ask is "can we play this live?" If the answer was no we would either simplfy the tune or bin it entirely. 🙂
I'm was always a huge rosewood fan but when I found a Fender maple neck for my partscaster (see pics) I wasn't sure. Worth a pop! If I had a spare £1800 I'd mabye be tempted to go for it myself. 🙂
All looking good to me anyway. I think you could offer £1600 and see what the seller says. Current cost of living crisis etc might necessitate a quick sale on the sellers part. Worth a try! 🙂
70's Fender bursts were often quite dark. Looks like a legit 70's Strat from the 2 pics provided. Post 75 probably as serial number is on headstock, although I can't make out the number which would indicate year. 🙂