Help with guitar value - 1969 Fender

[Leonhogboy]

Made in Fullerton 1969 or early 70. Nice closet find.

Hogboy

[lovemylegacy]

According to the serial number it is a 1970. Fret and screw counts are irrelevant. It will still be worth a mint!

[lovemylegacy]

Wow.
Have you looked on Reverb for comps?

https://reverb.com/item/13234969-fender-vintage-1969-stratocaster-collectors-grade-1969-sunburst

$10,000 is a nice round number and probably not inappropriate.
Good luck!

With the case, it is probably more. 10k is a start.

[Top Of Texas]

Holy crap! That is a gem! And in fabulous condition!
I couldn't determine between 1969 or 1970.

A 50 yr old strat, in condition, all knobs present and still legible, tone switch, with original case, dang I bet even the original tremelo bar is in the case - I'd never let it go. I'd love to bend some blues on that thing.

It is not made in Mexico. Way more than $350.

The range in price your seeing shopping around is likely due to different conditions of different guitars of the same era. If it plays, then expect top dollar. Proceed with high expectations.

Check this site and then check with some experts on value, not someone looking to buy.

https://www.guitarinsite.nl/serienummers-fender_eng.php

[Stuck]

Needs a whoopee bar.




And I’m in for the original appraisal price of $350. Cash in hand!

[Big C]

Without seeing it in person and also pulling the neck off and pickups to look in the cavities that absolutely looks like a legit vintage 1970 strat. You have a real piece right there. Congrats. Also the American made strats didn’t start having 22 frets til sometime in the 80s.

[BlackHogDown]

According to the serial number it is a 1970. Fret and screw counts are irrelevant. It will still be worth a mint!

I missed the part in the OP where he said Dad was playing it in the 70s. Agree fret count and pickup screws arent indicators until later. My bad. Learned something this morning.

[lovemylegacy]

I missed the part in the OP where he said Dad was playing it in the 70s. Agree fret count and pickup screws arent indicators until later. My bad. Learned something this morning.

Fret count is irrelevant. Fender made Strats with 21, 22 and 24 frets. If you want to get picky, the 21 fret guitars are Vintage, which increases the value of the guitar. Most Strats are made with 21....I think.

I would love to know if his father bought it new or used. That guitar is the same model that SRV and Buddy Holly used....off by one year. Just a little history. The reason the '69 is so popular is due to Hendrix supposedly playing a '69 at Woodstock, he actually played a '67, but that era guitar came with the same pickups. Thus the reason behind the pop of the '69.

I may be wrong about SRV...gotta check on that. I think it was a 69 though.

[Big C]

SRV #1 had a 63 that he thought was a 59 cause of some writings on the pickups or in the body I believe. Think the body was stamped as a 63 and the neck a 62 or it may have been the opposite. Either way the op has a hell of a guitar.

[Artos]

Needs a whoopee bar.

My buddy broke mine off inside at the threading by over tightening it...who muscles the bar that tight??

[Snowflake Killa]

Man know I'm learning something. Not what kind of camo to wear

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[lovemylegacy]

SRV #1 had a 63 that he thought was a 59 cause of some writings on the pickups or in the body I believe. Think the body was stamped as a 63 and the neck a 62 or it may have been the opposite. Either way the op has a hell of a guitar.

Yep, I rethought that, I remembered something about a '59 or '57, anyhow, an original Strat of any year is a gem.

[lovemylegacy]

Without seeing it in person and also pulling the neck off and pickups to look in the cavities that absolutely looks like a legit vintage 1970 strat. You have a real piece right there. Congrats. Also the American made strats didn’t start having 22 frets til sometime in the 80s.

Big C, if you look at the pic with the neck screws, it doesn't look like they have ever been off. Can you imagine the original pickups on an original guitar? Oh my.

[lovemylegacy]

Needs a whoopee bar.




And I’m in for the original appraisal price of $350. Cash in hand!

Sorry dude, you WILL be out bid on that sweet thang. I will drive to Catsprings, where ever that is and pick it up face to face.

[rtarcher]

I'm a Fender collector. That guitar looks legit! I'm currently rebuilding a '72 that should sell for 5-10K. If you were closer, I'd take a look at it and verify the age and give you an estimate, but from the pics posted here, you've got quite a fine piece of craftsmanship!

Todd