1955 Vintage Fender Hardtail Stratocaster Sunburst Presented By Berlin

  • Home
  • Featured
    • Friends
    • Pedals
  • Latest
  • Playlists
  • Blog
  • Channels
    • Brands
    • Artists
    • Retail
  • Contact

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

This 1955 Hardtail Stratocaster is a stunner.

This was the second year of the Strat, but the first year Fender offered the "hardtail" version, and this thing freaking rules.

Beautiful original sunburst finish. The checking is something to marvel at. Unmatched on any "relic" out there, this guitar oozes mojo.

Neck date is penciled "5-55"

Original pickups, and electronics. Pot codes date 1954 with the original PiO cap and 3-way switch. Just about everything on this guitar is original. Listed below are the repairs, replacements and modifications done along the way.

Refret done in 1990 w/paperwork included.
Nut has been replaced assumingely when the fret job was done.
Original bakelite guard. Neck PUP cover is possibly not original and could have been replaced somewhere along the way. The "Tone" knobs are not original.

The pickups are original but of course have needed to be rewound, and were done so professionally by Dave Johnson here in Nashville, TN.

Ash body, smooth maple neck with a 7.25 radius weighing in at only 6.4 lbs. This is a special Strat for sure.

Original case shows obvious signs of use/wear with the far right latch broken, the other two close and function as they should. Also included will be the original leather strap and the Ashtray cover, as well as an old microphone and coily cable.

This Strat has just gotten off the bench, is freshly setup, has level frets and is prime for the picking.

Not many of these were made in 1955, this is your opportunity to own a piece of Fender history.

Ships next day.

HOTONE AMPERO: Make It Work For You (I did!)

Brett Kingman | 2 years ago

1976 Les Paul Standard Tobacco Burst

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 2 weeks ago

1959 Les Paul Special Double Cut

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 month ago

1973 Olympic White Stratocaster Presented By Berlin!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 month ago

Two 1952 Gibson Les Paul Goldtops!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 2 months ago

1952 Gibson Les Paul Clean AF!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 4 months ago

1968 Gibson ES 335TD

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 5 months ago

1962 Gibson ES-345 PAF Goodness

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 5 months ago

1970 Fender Rosewood Telecaster Presented by Berlin

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 5 months ago

1965 Epiphone Sheraton All Original And Super Clean

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 6 months ago

Insanely Clean 1968 Telecaster Thinline

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 7 months ago

Child upset about losing the Tesla

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 7 months ago

1958 Fender Stratocaster Presented By Berlin!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 7 months ago

1967 ES-330TD Cherry With Bigsby

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 7 months ago

1975 Fender Jaguar Presented By Berlin!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 8 months ago

1956 Gretsch 6121 Chet Atkins Presented By Berlin!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 8 months ago

1970 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop All Original Vintage Electric Guitar - Mini Humbucker Heaven!

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 9 months ago

1965 Guild Starfire VI Demo Featuring Berlin

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 12 months ago

How to clean an electric Guitar Properly.

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1961 Les Paul Junior

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1960 Fender Musicmaster Desert Sand Guitar Demo Featuring Berlin

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

Joe's Corner: How to Scallop a Fretboard

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1975 Fender Jazz Bass Sunburst Finish Vintage Electric Guitar

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

Jerry Jones Longhorn Bass

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1964 Martin D28

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1977 Gibson ES-345TDSV

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1995 Les Paul Standard

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1997 Jimi Hendrix Tribute Strat

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1965 Gretsch 6186 Clipper

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1969 Gibson ES-150D

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1973 Vintage Fender Stratocaster Natural

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1966 Epiphone E230TD

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1959 Telecaster

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1974 Fender Telecaster Custom Black Finish Vintage Electric Guitar

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1966 Fender Precision Bass Olympic White Vintage P-Bass

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1977 Music Man Sting Ray Bass White Finish Vintage Bass Guitar

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1981 Fender International Series Monaco Yellow Vintage P-Bass

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

"Never Gonna Give You Up" Cover

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1967 Mosrite The Ventures Model

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1975 Fender Mustang

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1962 National Westwood 77

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1978 Fender Telecaster Custom

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1960s Silvertone Vintage 1454

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1967 Gibson SJN Country Western Natural Finish Vintage Acoustic Guitar | Demo By Travis Daggett

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1998 Gibson Korina Explorer '58 Reissue Natural Finish Electric Guitar Jason Land Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom James Hetfield Iron Cross Vintage Electric Guitar Jason Land Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1964 Gibson Firebird III Sunburst

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1983 Gibson Korina Flying V Heritage '58 Polaris White Electric Guitar Jason Land Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1965 Epiphone FT-110 Frontier Natural Finish Vintage Acoustic Guitar Danny Buttitta Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1967 Gibson J-200 Sunburst Vintage Acoustic Guitar Danny Buttitta Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

1961 Martin 000-18 Original Vintage Acoustic Flattop Guitar Natural Finish Danny Buttitta Demo

Imperial Vintage Guitars | 1 year ago

Links

  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Submit Channel

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Android
  • iOS
  • © Ocean Reef Studios Pty Ltd. All rights reserved
  • Design: HTML5 UP

More

  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy