USED Fender American Standard Strat vintage old 1988 80’s USA electric guitar in sunburst

PHOTOS: For more detailed photos please view have a look at this guitar in our ebay listing for it here:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305968826408

Summary:
Here we have here in stock in our showroom in Parkstone a lovely example of a 1988 Fender Stratocaster American Standard. The guitar has had one owner since new and has been well looked after.

Weight: 3.7KG / 8.4LBS
Hard case / Gig Bag: Comes with original Fender case and paperwork

Body Condition: 7.5/10 – The body of the guitar is in good condition for the age of the guitar, very tidy looking from the front of the guitar. The bottom of the body has a few bumps and dings (see pictures) the neck pocket also has some lacquer cracking and a bit of a knock in the upper side of the pocket (see pictures) many surface scratches are on the front and the back of the guitar. Nothing you wouldn’t expect to see on an old used gloss finished instrument.

Neck: 7/10 – Some noticeable wear to the frets, but life left in them. The neck is in good shape overall, however as very common with a Maple neck Strat of this era some of the fingerboard lacquer is starting to flake. Purely cosmetic and doesn’t effect playability at all. The back of the neck also has some lacquer cracking. The end of the headstock has various scuffs and dings. All genuine wear though, nothing faked here!

Hardware: 8/10 – All original hardware, tarnishing on the machine heads and bridge. The pickup covers, control knobs and pick guard are slightly discoloured. To be honest though, they are all original and add to the character of this older guitar.

Electrics: 8/10
Sockets, pots and switches etc are wear and tear items. The electrics on this guitar have been tested and are in excellent working order, but my standard disclaimer is it’s a used guitar and one must expect SOME occasional electrical ‘scratching’ noise, crackling and popping when adjusting pots and switches. In our opinion the electrics on this guitar exhibit less than average ‘noise’ in normal play but there’s no guarantee how long they will stay in this condition.

Playability:
This guitar has been lovingly set up by Jon, one of the UK’s most highly regarded and experienced guitar techs.
That doesn’t mean this guitar is the best playing guitar ever, it just means that he has taken the time to set it up. Adjust the action, intonation etc so that it plays as well as can be expected and stays in tune as good as any guitar of this type does.
We all have differing styles and demands from our instruments. Some of us like fast n low actions for fretboard burning licks, others prefer a high n mightly action for show stopping windmills and downtuned heavy riffing and everything in between. No one set up suits all!

Case: Comes with original Fender case and paperwork