{"id":528,"date":"2014-09-02T15:10:51","date_gmt":"2014-09-02T14:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aboutguitars.wordpress.com\/?page_id=528"},"modified":"2025-07-16T18:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T17:38:43","slug":"fender-stratocaster-1967","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aboutguitars.uk\/?page_id=528","title":{"rendered":"Fender Stratocaster 1966\/1967 Refurb"},"content":{"rendered":"

A much modified Strat which I have had since 1969,  Needs a long overdue refurb. <\/p>\n

Over the years I have rewired it several times now to put it back to how it should be.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Notice the two pickup selectors, these give a wide range of tones including the ability to have the neck & middle in series and to use the second tone as a volume control for the bridge pickup. All very well but not like an original Strat.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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In order to correct the specification mostly back to original it needs a rewire so while it is stripped down I decided to fix the few dings I accumulated over the years (I did drop it a lot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The worst of the dings getting some attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The serial number indicates 1966\/1967 but the pickups are dated 5-2-1966. The USA date system makes it 2nd May 1966. The pots are even older, but this is not unusual as many parts were made well before they were actually used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leveling the frets and setting up the neck. (didn’t need much work) The neck was not good when I got it so it had a refurb by a guy call John Birch in 1970.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Replaced the 3-position selector with a 5-position (still got the original 3 way)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All done<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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