Hendrixlvr Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Hi folks....not exactly a Gibson topic, but I thought my custom shop '58 jr might buy me some slack here lol..... I have the opportunity to pick up a 60's road worn strat (I know they are debatable but I like 'em lol), but not sure if this one is original or a copy.... My question is do all roadworn 's have the exact same wear pattern? This one is just a little different than one's I've seen online....I'd post pics but the forum keeps telling me I've reached my upload limit lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrixlvr Posted July 1, 2016 Author Share Posted July 1, 2016 Nope haven't bought anything yet, that's why my post says "I have the opportunity to pick up a 60's road worn strat" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 1, 2016 Share Posted July 1, 2016 Now now, play nice. I've looked all over, and some say this, some say that. E-mail Fender? It's a good question, actually. It'd be weird if they were all exactly the same. Then again, it'd cut costs, I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 You should be able to run the serial number and find out. I'm sure there are wear pattern variations. I can't imagine it would be worth anyone's time to fake an $800 guitar, but I guess you never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrixlvr Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 Yea that's kind of what I'm thinking. It would be more trouble than it's worth to fake a 'fake' basically... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Yea that's kind of what I'm thinking. It would be more trouble than it's worth to fake a 'fake' basically... Well, figure it would cost $400 in parts to make a decent strat. Then there's the labor with that paint wearing, etc. Profit margin's looking pretty slim. If I was gonna fake one, I'd get a 60s serial number, ya know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I'm pretty sure the wear marks are not the same. I've seen two side by side and they were completely different. One had hardly any wear on it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I'm pretty sure the wear marks are not the same. I've seen two side by side and they were completely different. One had hardly any wear on it at all. Chan Man!?!?!?! How are you? I haven't seen you around for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Hendrix: any particular reason you're suspicious/curious? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 Chan Man!?!?!?! How are you? I haven't seen you around for ages. Howdy Farns!! I'm doing well, sir, thanks for asking, and you?? It recently dawned on me that it had, in fact, been ages since I'd been here and needed to stop by more often :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrixlvr Posted July 3, 2016 Author Share Posted July 3, 2016 Hendrix: any particular reason you're suspicious/curious? Yea. It's been for sale for a while on kijiji, (usually the Olympic white ones go super fast) and the wear patterns look close, but are just slightly off (like someone was looking at a picture and tried to copy), from alot of the older ones Ive seen online. The seller says he's barely used it and it's just been sitting in his room, and yet the back of the neck looks almost black, like it's been played forever rather than just unfinished wood that's been sitting around.... I know the newer ones have very little wear, so there's quite alot of difference between the older and the newer ones, this is one of the older ones with heavy wear. Plus the serial number, while it checks out, doesn't look right, some of the numbers are fine and some of the numbers are bold... every other one I have ever seen all the numbers are the exact same. I know I'm probably being overly paranoid, but my gut is telling me to pass, so I'm not gonna pull the trigger on this one. P.s. - I should add that I used to own a roadworn strat but it was stolen, so I do have quite a bit of experience with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 I know I'm probably being overly paranoid, but my gut is telling me to pass, so I'm not gonna pull the trigger on this one. So much this! If your gut tells you something's up, you shouldn't regret giving it a pass :) Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deeman Posted July 3, 2016 Share Posted July 3, 2016 The seller says he's barely used it and it's just been sitting in his room, and yet the back of the neck looks almost black, like it's been played forever rather than just unfinished wood that's been sitting around.... I know the newer ones have very little wear, so there's quite alot of difference between the older and the newer ones, this is one of the older ones with heavy wear. Plus the serial number, while it checks out, doesn't look right, some of the numbers are fine and some of the numbers are bold... every other one I have ever seen all the numbers are the exact same OK for the first part....isn't it supposed to look like it's been played a lot? 😃 Second, I agree if you have suspicions it may be best to look elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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