Hi guys, im from Indonesia.. i just want to asking to you guys, i want to buy this guitar but not from The Instrument Store or Fender Store, but from the Person, he used to have this guitar and he wants to sell his guitar (Fender Stratocaster Sunburst) Price: $120 just $120 here's the pictures.. That's all hope you guys reply my thread/post and tell me, should i take this? or what? Thank you. *sorry for my english. Regards Cocok123.
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Its a fake, at least not a "real" Fender... The logo is all wrong, its obviously an illegal counterfeit waterslide decal. The guitar itself looks like a Squier Affinity. Black plastic insert at the truss rod adjust, Squier type die cast zinc block saddles, 10mm die cast tuners... Anyway, around here a Squier Affinity will typically sell between $50-$100. I don't know what prices are like in Indonesia, but this one should be priced lower than a typical used Affinity because of the defaced headstock.
Sometimes I think people come on here and post pics of their fake guitars just to get a reaction and test the waters. If it can fool the Strat forum guys and gals, then maybe they think they have a chance of selling it as real.
The immediate tell for me is the location of the pick guard screw under the middle pickup. On an 11 screw PG it should be almost under the upper switch screw. No need to look further.
If that is true then hardly any of them are making much of an effort to get it right, as a very large percentage of the time there are multiple discrepancies and many of them would take some considerable effort to correct...
