Here’s the real deal – a 1960 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster. The Stratocaster was introduced in 1954, and late in 1959 (for the 1960 model year) the first major revision appeared: the introduction of the rosewood fingerboard, multi-layer pickguards, and a 3-tone sunburst.
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920 Kingston Road was the first address of The Twelfth Fret in 1977. It had been empty for some time when we moved in, but later I realized that it had been a Luthier’s Mecca since 1954.
MORE →Master-Luthier Amalia Ramírez has been working with double tops for several years. She has been determined to incorporate this 21st century concept into a new model of Ramírez guitar. After a great deal of experimentation she has perfected the design and announced this new model to the public for 2010.
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