Fender / Stratocaster / 1977 / Blonde / Guitar

Here’s an early ’78 Fender Stratocaster in a see-through heavily yellowed Blonde finish. It has the typical features of the era: an ash body (five pieces that were very carefully matched and look more like one or two pieces through the finish), black plastics, grey fiber bobine pickups, a five-way switch, S7- serial number on the headstock and the 3-bolt neck plate. The electronics are all original and untouched. The pickups were wound in the last week of 1977, the 5171 stamp on the neck points to wk 51/1977. Therefore we call this an early ’78 Stratocaster even while it has a 1977 S7-serial number.

 

This Stratocaster used to belong to a local Dutch professional musician called Willem Jaanus. He played this guitar for many years before it came to us. He must have been very attached to this guitar as his name is all over it. He even had his full name engraved in the pickguard but also wrote his name and address in the tremolo spring cavity and even on the spring claw.

 

This is a very nice playing and sounding Strat. Luckily the weight is low for the era and the finish is not too thick. There’s a nice balance between resonance and sustain and the original grey fiber bobine pickups have a great snap to them without sounding too sharp. The frets were replaced professionaly and show some wear in the lower positions but still work fine. There’s plenty of fret left for one or two levelling jobs in the future.

 

At some point the neck was fixed to the body with four screws, the body shows the contours of a square neck plate and two filled with epoxy holes. The 3-bolt system is back on the guitar and works fine. Currently this guitar is fitted with new white knobs, covers and pickguard, which is not exactly period correct but looks nice with the blonde finish. The original engraved pickguard, pickup covers and control knobs are included with the sale, as is a home-made (by we presume mr. Jaanus himself) hardcase.

Instrument sold

Dirk Witte Music Store, Netherlands  

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Dirk Witte Music Store
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Tuesday - Friday 10-18h CET

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Dirk Witte is a family owned music store that was founded in 1939 on the exact same spot where it is today, right in the old city center of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. We deal in new, used and vintage musical instruments and gear.

 

You'll find a selection from our vintage inventory on this page, but we generally have a lot more in stock. So, if you can't find what you are looking for here, please click on the website link or contact me through email: vintage@dirkwitte.nl Of course I am also available for any questions you might have about our instruments.

 

Thanks,

Martijn Vink / Dirk Witte - Vintage Shop Manager

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Return Policy:

We strive to provide in-depth descriptions of our items before shipping them long distance and try to avoid any confusion about playability or condition. Feel free to ask us questions about our items. Should you feel an item you bought from us is not up to your expectations please contact us as soon as possible. We accept returns within 8 days after delivery but will charge the return shipping costs.

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We are located in the Netherlands and items are shipped from there. Shipping rates can vary widely for different weights and sizes of items, especially when shipping overseas. We charge only actual shipping costs with no S&H fee. Please contact us for an accurate shipping quote.

 
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