What a great Strat! This beauty was the top of Fender's regular production line when it was made, and it comes with an ash body, gorgeous sunburst finish and super smooth hardware. Strat Plus Deluxes are getting very collectable, and it's easy to see why. The Lace Sensors Pickups seem to have more soul than later noiseless attempts, and they look pretty cool. The Deluxe uses a Red / Silver / Blue Lace Sensor configuration:
Red / Bridge: much more punchy and powerful than a Strat, more like a cross between a Tele bridge pickup and a humbucker
Silver / Middle: modeled on a classic 70s Strat sound
Blue / Neck: fatter than a Strat, but with the same clarity, a bit like a friendlier P90
This is one of those instruments that feels very much alive, it basically plays itself - more so than many Stratocasters I've tried. The pickups give it a cool versatility - just a great guitar for whatever you'd want to do with it.
Condition: very good with minor playwear (mainly some lacquer damage on the side, as seen in the pictures)
Repairs: none
Modifications: Currently, the caps are upgraded with Mallard caps, and the neck pickup's tone pot has been removed to brighten the tone a bit. In it's place sits a switch to add two more sounds (neck and bridge, as well as all three pickups). If you want, I can revert these mods - the original parts (caps as well) are included.
Included: Original hard shell case with butterfly locks
