1982 Fender Stratocaster

1982 Fender Stratocaster, American made in Fullerton, California! 1st version "Smith" Stratocaster. Original black finish in very good condition, E2 serial number on a nice rosewood neck; neck setup and fret work makes this a great player. Heavy for a Strat at 9 lbs., 9 oz.! Has a bit more mellowness of tone when overdriven, and the added density lets it really sustain. (Think SRV.) Finish does have some damage on bottom edge; looks like someone kept missing the guitar stand (see photos). Other than that, front and back are in great shape with some scratches and dings typical for a 40 year old guitar. Has a four-bolt neck with the small headstock and large decal, and a traditional strings-through-body Fender trem on a deeply 50s-style contoured body. Standard Stratocaster three-pickup, three-knob config, with traditional slanted body-mounted chrome output jack, and a 5-way switch. Some neck spex:Width at nut 1.651 in. 12th fret 2.043 in. Thickness 1st fret .826 in. 12th fret .906 inOriginal deluxe padded and fitted red lined hard plastic case (oversized 43-1/2 x 16-1/2 x 5) in excellent condition.A complete fret level and recrown/redress, smoothing out of the rough fret ends, detail clean and polish, adjusting for intonation and playability, tightening of hardware, test and cleaning of electronics was done more than a year ago; guitar has been played a few times since for evaluation, but that's been it. Restrung with D'addario 9s.The Real Truth about the Smith Strat from Strat Collector:https://www.stratcollector.com/news/dan-smith-stratocaster/NOTE: Our black guitars are incredibly difficult to photograph. Especially in trying to show all of the imperfections and keeping a good color balance on the white parts. In these photos, most of the body areas that show unevenness of color, white streaks or colored patterns are usually showing reflections. Any finish damages, oversprays, touch-ups, spot refinishes or imperfections in color are always addressed in text and shown in photos the best way we know how. Peace.