This is a 62 strat with a 66 (ish) body and the bridge pickup had to be rewound by David White ( of UK Fame ) because the original was shorted internally. The guitar was refinished in around 1989/1990. The neck on this guitar ( as you will see if you look close to the picture ) is called a "D" shape - do not confuse this with a D profile that many talk about. What I mean is that at the Fender Factory there were a number of neck sizes - "D" being the thinnest narrowest neck that Fender ever made, and believe us you don't get thinner or narrower than this neck.

The rest of the guitar has parts from the 60's and early 70's as far as I can tell and the sound is superb. Tony tells us that he has tried out many Strat's, but he has difficulty in getting one that plays the way he likes them to sound - The new Deluxe and this 62 being the exception. Tony has had Malmsteen Strat's, 62 Reissue Strat's, 57 Reissue Strat's, US Standards and most things in between but has always shied away because of the extremely thin sound that some of these guitars are capable of - you either like them or you don't.

This guitar has been featured on a number of tracks that Tony has performed on including "Monkey Business" from the "Photos from a Blue Moon" Album and more recently "Rythmicology" from the "Guitar Lab" album.

Some Guys have said this is not real... you make up your own mind - I have never seen a strat with this sort of wear that is not!

Here's the updated pictures....

and here's the old picture....