**** NOT FOR SALE 1983 Fender JV '57 Stratocaster, Fiesta Red NOT FOR SALE ***
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This '57 Fiesta Red JV Stratocaster is obviously not for sale. My dad bought it for me at Dave's Shop in La Crosse, WI, in 1984. It was not my first electric guitar, but close to it.
Dave's was still at its original location on Ward Ave. in La Crosse when my dad bought it. I had my Washburn electric stolen in a burglary in La Crosse. I saw this orange guitar at Dave's, and it was love at first sight. He already had the Taos Turquoise '57 Stratocaster hanging on the wall. There were maybe 25 guitars in all, including a couple paisley telecasters. But I wanted this one, even though Fender Japan was hardly coveted at the time. I remember the guy who was watching the store pointed out how similar this '57 was to the actual thing, using the Taos '57 as a reference, including that it had 8 guard screws, etc.
When I had this refretted (6105's) a couple years ago at Dave's, Dave looked at it and said some guy from Iowa had been doctoring the headstocks on JV's by removing the "made in Japan" sticker and trying to sell them as American Strats. Dave is a wealth of knowledge.
This is the guitar I learned on. For a couple years, I walked around my apartment and the practice studio with this over my shoulder and beer in hand. Despite a few knocks and strap slips, it is still in remarkable condition.
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Dave's was still at its original location on Ward Ave. in La Crosse when my dad bought it. I had my Washburn electric stolen in a burglary in La Crosse. I saw this orange guitar at Dave's, and it was love at first sight. He already had the Taos Turquoise '57 Stratocaster hanging on the wall. There were maybe 25 guitars in all, including a couple paisley telecasters. But I wanted this one, even though Fender Japan was hardly coveted at the time. I remember the guy who was watching the store pointed out how similar this '57 was to the actual thing, using the Taos '57 as a reference, including that it had 8 guard screws, etc.
When I had this refretted (6105's) a couple years ago at Dave's, Dave looked at it and said some guy from Iowa had been doctoring the headstocks on JV's by removing the "made in Japan" sticker and trying to sell them as American Strats. Dave is a wealth of knowledge.
This is the guitar I learned on. For a couple years, I walked around my apartment and the practice studio with this over my shoulder and beer in hand. Despite a few knocks and strap slips, it is still in remarkable condition.
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