1965 Fender Stratocaster Dakota Red

This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1965. The neck date is December 1964, the pots date to 1964, and the pickups date to January 1965. It has a factory original Dakota Red finish. On the heel of the neck are large imprinted numbers indicative of a factory refin, and the decal is the sort typical of late 1965-1966. The are no large numbers on the body. So the neck was definitely factory refinished in late 1965 or early 1966. We can't tell if the body was factory refinished at the same time or not. All of the parts are original to the guitar except for the pickguard - when we got it the guard was changed but we had a correct green guard from 1964 that we installed on it. This is a fantastic playing and sounding instrument. It weighs 7 pounds 5 ounces. It has been pro-setup in our store and comes with the original case.