SOLD - Fender Stratocaster AVRI 57 Reissue 1986 Black

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Who buys vintage guitars?  We do! 

Call 530-570-1525 or email sales@maharsvintageguitars.com to sell your vintage guitar, bass, amplifier, etc - one piece or a collection!  We are always ready to buy instruments, amps and effects from Fender, Gibson, Martin, Epiphone, Rickenbacker, Gretsch, Marshall, Vox and just about anything else related to musical instruments.   You can also click here for more info on selling us vintage instruments, amps, parts, etc.  

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'57 Reissue Stratocasters like this one from 1986 heralded the return of quality to Fender after ages of cost-cutting, experimentation, and quality decline that forced huge changes for the company.

Ward Meeker explains in Vintage Guitar Magazine, March 2023:

At Fender, the concept of making guitars that looked and played more like beloved ’50s and ’60s models was born in 1980/’81, as CBS teetered toward dumping Fender from its corporate portfolio. The idea gained steam after new president Bill Schultz and V.P. of marketing and sales Roger Balmer wearied of hearing about the “pre-CBS” glory days and how its current instruments paled in comparison – worse yet, how they were inferior to instruments being made in Japan.

Seeking wisdom, they gathered a small group of employees who’d been at Fender since the ’50s and ’60s, including designer Freddie Tavares (co-designer of the Stratocaster), pickup winder Gail Paz, and final-assembly inspector Gloria Fuentes. They also hired Dan Smith, who’d been key in guiding the guitar division at Yamaha.

In 1980, Tavares started work on what would become the Vintage ’52 Telecaster, built with specs taken from a ’52 owned by jazz guitarist/educator Ted Greene (“Fretprints,” January ’22). Under Schultz, Balmer, and Smith, production started on the Vintage ’52 Telecaster as well as the ’57 Stratocaster, ’62 Stratocaster, ’57 Precision Bass, ’62 Precision Bass, and ’62 Jazz Bass, which were offered in a late-’82 catalog that described them with enticing phrases like “a faithful replica” and “a remarkably detailed tribute.” The basses were called “painstaking replicas” (see sidebar on the creation of the original Vintage line). Today, they stand as a desirable subgroup in the collectible market."

These are quality guitars with the look of vintage Fenders, great feel, and classic Fender tone.  They've proven to be solid investments as well and will likely continue as such.

This example is completely original with no changes, repairs, or issues.  Well, the optional 5-way switch was installed, but that is a part that was included with the guitar when new.  

The guitar shows some honest playwear, but less than many we've passed through the shop.  The wear is like a pleasantly light Fender relic job.  The frets are in excellent condition.  The action is killer and the truss rod has room for future adjustment.

The Strat came in with a non-original case, but I had one stashed that is of the same era.  Included is what appears to be an original strap, along with the original bridge cover and tremolo arm.

• Color: Black
• Weight: 7lbs 13.5ozs
  
• Body: Alder
  
• Neck: Maple
  
• Neck Date/Code: 6-19-86
• Neck Profile: See picture
• Fretboard: Maple
• Inlays: Black micarta dots
• Frets: Original
• Fret count: 21
• Nut: Original
• Nut width: 1 5/8"
• Scale: 25.5"
• Radius: 7.25"
• Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.81"
• Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.91"
• Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
• Total length: 38 1/2"
• Lower bout: 12 5/8"
• Waist: 9"
• Upper bout: 11"
• Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 3/4"
• String gauge: .010-.046"
• Hardware Color: Nickel
• Bridge Pickup/Brand: Fender
• Bridge Pickup Reading: 6.07k
• Pickup Original?: Yes
• Middle Pickup/Brand: Fender
• Middle Pickup Reading: 6.01k
• Pickup Original?: Yes
• Neck Pickup/Brand: Fender
• Neck Pickup Reading: 6.07k
• Pickup Original?: Yes
• Pickguard: Original 1-ply
• Bridge: Original
• Tuners: Original
• Switch: Original 5-way
• Pots/Codes: 137 8605
• Case: OHSC
• Notes:

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