****SOLD**** 1989 Fender Strat Plus Deluxe, Taos Turquoise****SOLD****
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1989 Fender Strat Plus Deluxe, Taos Turquoise. Excellent Condition!
This is indeed a rare find. The Strat Plus is a guitar on the move with collectors. Prices have risen, and for good reason: These guitars, and this one in particular, rock, very hard. -
I searched a long time to find this gem. Taos Turquoise is a very rare color. This hue is slightly greener than the 1956 Custom Shop I have also displayed on this site. The color of this guitar is very similar to the historic centerpiece at Dave's Guitars, the 1957 Stratocaster, which is a guitar I have admired since 1984.
Xhefri, the Strat Plus guru, and I chatted about and looked at photos of this guitar. It is a very early Strat Plus Deluxe. It has the "E4" code on the head. It has the flat (not split) Wilkinson nut. However, it has the earlier silver, silver, blue Lace Sensor configuration. The tuners are Schaller. It does not have a Tremsetter installed.
This guitar has very, very few issues for a guitar this age. I took a lot of time and great care in cleaning it up, and it blossomed like a rose. The finish is incredible. It has the appropriate aging, which gives it an amazing patina. The pickguard has that perfect aged look, which compliment the finish. There is a small patch on the underside edge, maybe .25" by 1.25" where the finish has dulled for some reason. There is a very fine finish crack near the bottom edge which does not show up on photos. There are NO dents or finish scratches. The neck is almost perfect, and the frets are in very good condition. The pickups and pots are original, but not all the soldering is. It appears the one or more of the pickups may have been substituted and put back in later. It came to me in a very good Fender G & G hard case with one tricky latch. Review the photos.
This guitar is a very unique piece that plays and sounds like a dream and drips with mojo. If you own this, you will STRUGGLE to keep your hands off it.
Click here for the photo slide show.
This is indeed a rare find. The Strat Plus is a guitar on the move with collectors. Prices have risen, and for good reason: These guitars, and this one in particular, rock, very hard. -
I searched a long time to find this gem. Taos Turquoise is a very rare color. This hue is slightly greener than the 1956 Custom Shop I have also displayed on this site. The color of this guitar is very similar to the historic centerpiece at Dave's Guitars, the 1957 Stratocaster, which is a guitar I have admired since 1984.
Xhefri, the Strat Plus guru, and I chatted about and looked at photos of this guitar. It is a very early Strat Plus Deluxe. It has the "E4" code on the head. It has the flat (not split) Wilkinson nut. However, it has the earlier silver, silver, blue Lace Sensor configuration. The tuners are Schaller. It does not have a Tremsetter installed.
This guitar has very, very few issues for a guitar this age. I took a lot of time and great care in cleaning it up, and it blossomed like a rose. The finish is incredible. It has the appropriate aging, which gives it an amazing patina. The pickguard has that perfect aged look, which compliment the finish. There is a small patch on the underside edge, maybe .25" by 1.25" where the finish has dulled for some reason. There is a very fine finish crack near the bottom edge which does not show up on photos. There are NO dents or finish scratches. The neck is almost perfect, and the frets are in very good condition. The pickups and pots are original, but not all the soldering is. It appears the one or more of the pickups may have been substituted and put back in later. It came to me in a very good Fender G & G hard case with one tricky latch. Review the photos.
This guitar is a very unique piece that plays and sounds like a dream and drips with mojo. If you own this, you will STRUGGLE to keep your hands off it.
Click here for the photo slide show.
