NAMM 2011 Shell Pink 56 Strat

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:42 am

I saw this in the Guitar Center Platinum Room:

2011 NAMM LTD 56 Strat Shell Pink
Retail: $7,200.00(Link)

This Fender Custom Shop NAMM 2011 Limited '56 Relic Stratocaster Shell Pink Electric Guitar is a Fender Custom Shop Guitar built for NAMM 2011.
This is one of two guitars in this color built for the NAMM 2011.

And now...the rest of the story: lookie what I found used at Guitar Center

It's the same guitar same serial number.

awfurby · Post by **awfurby** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:49 am

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Joey · Post by **Joey** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:29 am

I'd offer em $35. It's all scratched up and shit. Pretty sure they'd take it since they already knocked off $5,000

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:25 am

Haha,ok,i'll try.These guitars were built by the Fender Custom Shop for display at the Winter NAMM 2011. It was a limited edition of 40 guitars in 20 different colors so just 2 were made in each color.

I think this is the one on the right between the the Burgundy Mist and Oly White(below the video)

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sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 1:47 pm

I can imagine a special high-paid man in a Fender Custom Shop crew who after guitars are already done and finished is just sitting there without any breaks, smoking cigarettes, drinking beer and playing guitars all day long till they become worn. If Fender reduces prices on Custom products, this man will definitely go on strike

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 2:03 pm

i wish they would "relic" the frets too... any guitar with the finish worn off the maple neck between the frets like that would have absolutely fucked up frets

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 4:36 pm

Shell pink + anodized gold pickguard = extremely hott!

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:09 pm

Lovely Strat, but man am I ever getting tired of relics. FUCK.

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 6:45 pm

No shit, you used to see a guitar like that and think of the places it's been and the life it's led. Now I see a relic and am like, yeah some dick got out the file, razor blade, and some stain again.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:01 pm

If you like this then go to MJT & save a shed load & have a lovely guitar to boot

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:14 pm

man, fuck you fender.

George · Post by **George** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:19 pm

get tae fuck

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Thu Aug 29, 2013 11:21 pm

stewart wrote:man, fuck you fender.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Aug 30, 2013 5:32 pm

lorez wrote:If you like this then go to MJT & save a shed load & have a lovely guitar to boot

What is MJT? Do they have the other one? Here are photos of both Shell Pink strats at NAMM 2011.

You can see in this photo(below) that Guitar Center bought the one in the top row

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Aug 31, 2013 1:02 pm

westtexasred wrote:
lorez wrote:If you like this then go to MJT & save a shed load & have a lovely guitar to boot
What is MJT? Do they have the other one?

MJT build guitars to your spec and offer varying degrees of relic finishes.

http://mjtagedfinishes.com/

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 4:51 pm

stewart wrote:
westtexasred wrote:
lorez wrote:If you like this then go to MJT & save a shed load & have a lovely guitar to boot
What is MJT? Do they have the other one?
MJT build guitars to your spec and offer varying degrees of relic finishes.

http://mjtagedfinishes.com/

Thanks! Here is one on Ebay that sold for $670

I like their cases

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:42 pm

My mom is getting me this one for my birthday.

bluesngrunge · Post by **bluesngrunge** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:07 am

westtexasred wrote:My mom is getting me this one for my birthday.

I got $20 for my birthday

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:35 am

bluesngrunge wrote:
westtexasred wrote:My mom is getting me this one for my birthday.
I got $20 for my birthday

Mom is a good negotiator. She told them "It's all scratched up and shit" and offered them $35.They settled for $40.
She said she wants give it a little touch-up before my birthday.

jbuonacc · Post by **jbuonacc** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 12:36 am

taylornutt wrote:Shell pink + anodized gold pickguard = extremely hott!

[shrug] i was going to say the exact opposite. this is just about the most "flamboyant" color combination i can imagine, and looks wrong in so many ways to me. hell, why not add gold hardware and a matching pink headstock to really push it over the top? blecchhh...

EDIT: oh shit, it already does have gold hardware.

obviously some people enjoy it though, which is just dandy. Sherriff Truman believed that Jodie Packard was the most beautiful woman in Twin Peaks. he can have that shit.

but... whether i like the colors or not, this Strat is classy as hell.

ZenJenga wrote:Lovely Strat, but man am I ever getting tired of relics. FUCK.

actually, i'm really into the idea of relics lately, and see it as a work of art if done correctly. almost to where i'm not really interested in a "new/clean" guitar so much anymore. the Fender relics never excited me though, and always seem so "assembly line" to how they're done. as can easily be seen in these display pics, they really don't have a lot of imagination when it comes to doing relic jobs. seeing a whole line of guitars worn in exactly the same spots does nothing for me. personally, i find the work of someone like MJT to be quite stunning, to the point of actually considering sending most all of my guitars to them.