Fender Srv Stratocaster Serial Numbers

In November 2003, Fender announced that 100 Stevie Ray Vaughan “Number One” replica Strats would be made by its Custom Shop (all by John Cruz), priced at $10,000 each. A few months before, Fender (with Stevie’s brother Jimmie overseeing proceedings) was able to get a hands-on look at the original instrument, with the goal of painstakingly matching every minor element of the famous guitar using detailed photographs and video which an be seen in the clip below. Sometimes also referred to as the “First Wife,' Stevie acquired the guitar at Ray Hennig’s Heart of Texas Music in Austin. He allegedly traded a '63 Strat for it. “Number One” consists of a 1963 body fitted with pickups taken from a ’59, and a 1962 neck, which has an unusually thick D profile that clearly suited SRV’s unique approach. Over the years, “Number One” has undergone several changes and a few accidents—and even some abuse—all of which adds to its unique characteristics. Sapphirefoxx free. The original white pickguard was replaced with a black one, which Stevie also glued his initials to, and a lefthand vibrato system (inspired by Jimi Hendrix and Otis Rush) was installed.

The completed guitars debuted at the 2004 Winter NAMM Show. Although they have serial numbers, they are not serialized 1 through 100, as each guitar John Cruz makes—regardless of model—receives the next serial number in line.

With the first numbered as JC044 and the last JC229. Today these Cruz Tribute Stratocasters have more than held their value, with some recent reported sales having reached up to an incredible $50,000 price tag. Jonathan Graham is an ACM UK graduate based in London studying under the likes of Guthrie Govan and Pete Friesen. He is the creator of a classic-guitar media website, and is completing his debut album, Protagonist, due for release in 2016. Updates also can be found at Graham's.

Up for sale is a 2010 Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster. I’m using the serial number to date this guitar because I can’t remember when I purchased it. I do know that I bought it new and that I’m the only owner, if that matters to anybody. This guitar has no issues performance wise. It has minor scratches on the pickguard, the tremolo plastic cover and the neck bolt on plate. These are the type of scuffs you will put on the plastic and neck plate after about a month of playing generally.

There are a few small pits in the body that do not penetrate the finish and that I actually had to look for them to photograph. I say “a few” pits to be safe but honestly I only located two when photographing.

SRV Strat serial numbers. Discussion in 'Guitars in General' started by AndrewGBlues, Aug 11, 2009. Jan 4, 2019 - Get up-close and personal with Stevie Ray Vaughan's “Number One” Strat. In November 2003, Fender announced that 100 Stevie Ray Vaughan “Number One” replica. An unusually thick D profile that clearly suited SRV's unique approach. Although they have serial numbers, they are not serialized 1.

The last negative about this guitar is the fact that I wrote “SRV” on the case because I have so many guitars in tweed cases and I like keeping them with the right case. I never planned on selling it so I guess that’s why I marked on the case. But hey, at this price I don’t think that’s gonna matter much when a new case just like this one is a little over a hundred bucks. The case is the standard G&G case offered with the higher level Fender guitars. If you know anything about the SRV Strats you will have an understanding about what a gem this is.

When I sell a guitar I tend to spend more time highlighting the negatives because I like to be as honest with a potential buyer. Here is the basic rundown about the guitar that makes it a special American made Strat; hefty neck, jumbo frets, vintage tuners, gold hardware, left handed tremolo set up, pao ferro fretboard and Texas Special Pickups. I have made NO modifications to this guitar and I’m throwing in a free tortis shell pickguard that I think I paid fifty bucks for.

I’ll ship free via UPSthanks for looking!