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My Shell Pink strat

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:19 pm
by westtexasred
Be still, my beating heart...I think these are the first Shell Pink (American Standard)Stratocasters Fender has made since 1963. People have told me that Fender made one in the 90's but I have never been able to find any proof of that. This is the guitar I have been searching for since 2004(after I foolishly trade away my Shell Pink Custom Shop strat).

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Now I am finished buying guitars.

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Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:31 pm
by HNB
Congrats on the find!!

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:22 pm
by BoringPostcards
awesome. how long til it's gone and you have some other random guitar? ;)

Just kidding. I love how you have guitar ADD. You've owned some seriously interesting instruments in the 4 years I've been on this forum.

Posted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 10:28 pm
by westtexasred
Thanks! I just do it to entertain y'all. :lol:

This is the one I had in 2004(right side) I bought it for $999 at Music Go Round in Minneapolis.It was the 4th guitar I had bought during my splurg(2004-2013).I was in a Rickenbacker phase then(my 3rd guitar was Rickenbacker 325c58JG) so I traded it to Willies American Guitars for a $1399 Rickenbacker 340. I thought I had made a great deal at the time but soon after regretted my decision. Haven't be able to find another Shell Pink strat that I could (afford) until today.

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"designed for the super-highway age"

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Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 12:05 am
by 61fury
"Now I am finished buying guitars. " BTW your art is so creepy and great

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:00 am
by jagsonic
This thing is so hot!!!

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 3:44 pm
by GHOSTLYxSTRAT
Another great looking guitar you have there!!! hopefully getting my strat refinished in a colour similar to that Burgundy Mist Metallic that the 50th anniversary fender jaguar,I think those sort of colours look really good on fenders lol :P

Re: My Shell Pink strat

Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:31 pm
by paul_
westtexasred wrote:Now I am buying finished guitars.
fix'd ;)

Nice Strat dude.

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 3:49 pm
by brainfur
the S. Pink looks so much nicer without the shiteous gold hardware!

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 4:27 pm
by Awstin
Nice shit man.

Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 6:43 pm
by James
There are something like more than 250 colours and 450 guitar photos on my colour chart site and comfortably in my top five for either is a stock photo of your guitar (well, an MIJ one that's similar).

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Posted: Mon Aug 12, 2013 11:32 pm
by DGNR8
There are only a very few guitars that work with gold hardware. I could forgive an actual 50s Mary Kaye Strat. Nice pank ones, though. My very first finish was that color, on a MIM SSH strat.