by Gig Stig
This product is not available to buy on-line because of its value and "unique" nature. We believe it requires your personal viewing prior to purchase and your personal collection. Please call us to reserve this item for viewing at our Portsmouth store ...
This is obviously a unique instrument, the neck feels and plays very similar to those on the Strats from the early 1960’s and the body also feels lighter than a standard Strat. Obviously as this is a custom shop model the attention to detail during the manufacturing and finishing process is way above anything that occurs on the standard assembly line and is a true vintage style instrument.
The combination of the Burred Walnut, British Racing Green body and Gold plated metal parts makes for a truly visually stunning example of a Fender Stratocaster. However although this guitar plays and sounds fabulous my hunch is that it’s not a guitar to purchase and use on stage, this is undoubtedly one for the collectors and with only 25 in existence it will at some point in the future become much sought after.
I asked a guitar collector colleague of mine why someone would pay such a significant amount of money to own an instrument like this? His response was that collectors seek out these examples because of 3 basic premise.
Firstly for the rarity of the instrument, when you consider that perhaps no more than 7 or 8 have made their way onto the reseller market the rarity of owning this instrument becomes very appealing.
Secondly as a long term investment, when guitars like this are first released onto the market, collectors hold back in the hope that due to a lack of interest music retailers will be forced to slash prices. However, those with an astute business sense know that within a 10 to 20 year cycle from their release the pendulum will swing completely the other way and that the market value will then accelerate dramatically.
And finally, just for the complete and utter joy of owning a thing of such beauty and expert craftsmanship that will bring a smile to your face every time you open the flight case.
Nevada has batch number 24 of 25 available for sale complete with gig-bag, flight case and certificate of authenticity.