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slammintone

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Here's my 55 Whiteguard....:jim



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Fantastic guitar. Charlie I love the pics you do of vintage guitars with vintage relic'd (!) furniture. Your pictures would make a heck of a nice coffee table book!:salude
 

sikoniko

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Here is the current group of vintage fenders I am extremely grateful to be able to own at this time.

Left to right -> '57, '60, '60, '62 (slab).

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sikoniko

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Me too.



You have a bottom serial number? No neck date?

You have a lot of red for a '60!

yours looks great!

Both the Tele and the strat are 10/60 body dates. The strat has no neck date. Serial number is on the top, in the 55000 range (Tele is in the 54000 range). I suspect there is still red because its a later '60.
 

Wilko

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yours looks great!

Both the Tele and the strat are 10/60 body dates. The strat has no neck date. Serial number is on the top, in the 55000 range (Tele is in the 54000 range). I suspect there is still red because its a later '60.

Yeah, mine is very low 50600 range. Number on bottom of plate. 5/60 body date. No neck date. I love the brown look of the early 1960. And I love the feel of the extreme body contour.
 

F-Hole

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'62 slab board Esquire, featherweight at 6lb 2oz. Tags, candy, strap etc., it's silly clean.........but it's the neck shape and the weight that sold it.

 

Brian Krashpad

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Here's a full shot of Sonia, my 1960 Duo-Sonic, after I finally got round to putting a headstock decal on.

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