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We are the '80s! (First Fender Reissues)

samsdad

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Wow, did those have a nitro finish? The wear looks almost like on a 60ies Strat.
Thats A Beautiful 83 Reissue
I have the same guitar and its my favorite an 83 1962 reissue sunburst
Mine goes another step below yours in wear
it was run over by a car in the 80's and i reassembled it
It was left for dead I put it back together slowly as a project
And it is a great player and sounds Fantastic
I like the Small neck after 30 years of playing it
Now with arthritis in my left hand the smaller neck is great for me
its the only guitar i own owes me nothing and is a good ole friend
 

jwalker

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I love these guitars, they have a nice, thin Nitro finish. This is my 1986 '62 AVRI. It has a two piece body and plays great. I really like the thin necks these have and even though I'm 6' 3" I find them very easy to play. My first good electric guitar was a 1987 '62 AVRI in Fiesta Red that I bought new and still own. It is so much better than the Bullet truss rod Stratocaster that it replaced. I just bought a 1985 '57 AVRI that I'm fixing up right now. The pickups in these guitars sound very good. The arm contour is very distinctive and IMHO, just right. I know pro players like Sonny Landreth like these 80's AVRI Stratocasters for touring guitars. They are one of the best deals in a vintage, collectible Fender. Absolutely top notch guitars.


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deytookerjaabs

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Bought my January 1983 '62 Reissue at the 1994 Arlington guitar show. It only had a tiny bit of wear on the upper bought when I got it. It quickly became my main guitar and I toured heavily with it for the next 8 years. Really pretty much all I played. I need to see if I can dig up a "before" pic. As you know, they made the neck pretty skinny on these. It's kinda hard for me to play these days, but I would probably get used to it again I guess. Here's it is today:
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Good Gawd.....:XRE


If it ain't vintage....easy peasy..make it vintage the old fashioned way!
 

Don

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Unfortunately, I didn't keep my mid '80s AVRI '57 Strat long enough to see it age. I don't recall what year it was made. I bought it "new" in 1986 but it had hung on the shop's wall for a long time. I never got along with the small frets on a glossy fretboard. I replaced it with the new Strat Plus that's in the pic. I bought that guitar in late '88. The Mustang was a '66 and the Tele was a Squier that I bought new in '85. This pic was taken in early '89. I don't have any of these guitars now.

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sonar

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Unfortunately, I didn't keep my mid '80s AVRI '57 Strat long enough to see it age. I don't recall what year it was made. I bought it "new" in 1986 but it had hung on the shop's wall for a long time. I never got along with the small frets on a glossy fretboard. I replaced it with the new Strat Plus that's in the pic. I bought that guitar in late '88. The Mustang was a '66 and the Tele was a Squier that I bought new in '85. This pic was taken in early '89. I don't have any of these guitars now.

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At least you had the foresight to take pictures.

I've owned a bunch of Strats over the years, but didn't get an AVRI until later in the game, late '99. All around nicely built guitar and one of the few Strat's I owned that didn't need a fret file right off the bat, but I hated the V neck. Also, it (ash body/maple board) had that "plinky" tone some Strat's have that I find really annoying.
 

D28

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This is my mid 80s Tele 62B Mij, I can't think of a better guitar that I've played.
I'm looking for one in every color now:hmm

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Bruce R

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.....This is my mid 80s Tele 62B Mij, I can't think of a better guitar that I've played. I'm looking for one in every color now:hmm

Those 80's MIJ Fenders are fantastic guitars. A few years ago I borrowed a Tele from a friend and I had never even played an MIJ Fender before. I eventually had to give it back and proceeded to go out and buy one! They didn't cost much more than a MIM guitar and, other than the wiring, are superior in every way.

Good luck in getting one now - the cat is out of the bag and they are really hard to find!!
 

greveost

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Bought my January 1983 '62 Reissue at the 1994 Arlington guitar show. It only had a tiny bit of wear on the upper bought when I got it. It quickly became my main guitar and I toured heavily with it for the next 8 years. Really pretty much all I played. I need to see if I can dig up a "before" pic. As you know, they made the neck pretty skinny on these. It's kinda hard for me to play these days, but I would probably get used to it again I guess. Here's it is today:
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So you are saying this one is actually naturally reliced like that?
 
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