Well, you know I like to get these series out as fast as possible! This time it is happening in real time, during this week... so Part 3 will be a few days away.

In this series I am trying to buy a Pre-CBS Fender Stratocaster... that is basically one between 1954 and early 1965. After that, CBS bought Fender and supposedly quality suffered a little... although I think it held out til about 1974 really, but styles changed quite a lot.

In this one, you find out if I bought something and what it is... but will I keep it?

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Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro
0:55 Not a Sunburst??
1:37 The Unexpected
1:59 Why Do I Want A Vintage Guitar?
3:14 Well Worn or Worn Out?
4:31 Problems Trying Out Guitars at the Store
5:21 Refin?
5:42 Demo - Other Guitars I Tried
5:50 1964
6:37 1965 Transitional
7:18 1971 CBS
8:43 They Got More Stratty!
9:24 Modern Strat Fantasy
10:07 We May Not Agree
11:20 The Blue Guitar
12:30 A Second Guitar???
13:06 Didn't See This Coming
14:45 Aynsley Plays (Shanks Pedal On)
15:20 BUT...
16:26 Going Back
17:09 Could Have Refinished the 64 in White
18:08 '64 Strat Demo/Bartel Roseland
20:03 Not An Easy Decision
20:44 I Want to Stop Buying
22:35 Does it have to be The One?
23:12 Shame about Junior
24:05 Aynsley Plays Junior Again