Fender Strat

[bsm9981]

I posted this in the other guitar forum, and thought maybe the fender section would be the right place for it. Can anyone tell if this is real or fake.
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[bryvincent]

its nice, but its fake.

 

[wavemagnet]

Goofy looking junk.

 

[Pinkie]

Lots of Fender custom shop logos out there so I'm guessing not a real Fender.

 

[dave1234]

21 frets would throw up a red flag for me at least, also the string trees and possibly the placement of the CS logo, isnt it usually at the rounded end of the headstock under the hi e tuner?

 

[bryvincent]

21 frets would throw up a red flag for me at least, also the string trees and possibly the placement of the CS logo, isnt it usually at the rounded end of the headstock under the hi e tuner?

why the red flag on 21 frets?

 

[__HM__]

Tricked out MIM. No question..

Fret gauge, vintage style bridge, 21 frets, the off placement of the custom shop logo, the fact that there's a second custom shop logo on the back plate, obviously indicating it was applied by someone who bought a pack of custom shop decals.. Etc.

It may even be a Squier.

Its not a custom shop though. Someone got ripped off paying $500 for whatever that is.

 

[__HM__]

why the red flag on 21 frets?

21 frets isn't necessarily a red flag, but on a specialty model like that, if that thing really came out of the custom shop, odds are it'd have 22 jumbo frets and a dual-fulcrum American bridge.

 

[CHUNKYNECK]

Looks cheap and nasty whatever it is. The 3 custom shop decals are giveaway along with the cheap looking hardware and super shiny pickup pole pieces. Guitar hero edition?
It screams china.

 

[5F6-A]

it looks hideous

 

[Gryphon]

The strings are way out of alignment with the dots, and the frets look like crap. Who on earth bid nearly $500 for that? The Craigslists across America are full of real, mint USA Strats for just $200-$250 more.