You’ll have difficulty finding many guitars rarer than this 1956 Fender Stratocaster in its original Aztec Gold finish with gold hardware! Much less one this well-preserved. Anytime we see a pre-color chart custom color...

This 1958 Fender Stratocaster features a pre-custom-color chart finish in what we have lovingly been referring to as “Pink Sand”! This finish is hard to describe without seeing it in person, as it might be...

This 1957 Stratocaster features a custom Red finish with Gold Sparkle! This finish is hard to describe without seeing it in person, as it almost has a duo-chrome effect. From certain angles, the gold sparkle appears...

Occasionally, a guitar comes along that looks stunning from a distance and feels incredible in your hands, and this 1965 Stratocaster from the renowned Mel Bay collection is a beautiful example of this. Over its 60-year...

As far as Strats are concerned, it doesn’t get much better! This early 1954 Fender Stratocaster features a beautifully ambered and aged Sunburst finish, showing lots of playwear and fine checking. Indicative of this...

This 1955 Fender Stratocaster in Sunburst is an incredible second-year example! It features an exceptionally lightweight ash body that appears to be one solid piece with a beautiful grain pattern, further highlighted by...

Here’s a super clean and fully original 1955 Fender Stratocaster in Sunburst! This example was very well-kept, and the finish has a beautiful luster to it. For a one-piece ash body, the guitar has a very comfortable...

What’s not to love about this road-worn 1954 Fender Stratocaster?! It’s so early, its serial number is located on the Tremolo cover plate. We’re lucky enough to have several of these early “Salesman Sample”...

This incredibly rare 1966 Fender Stratocaster in Fiesta Red features a factory original, bound fretboard! The exact production numbers of these bound fretboard Stratocasters are unknown, but we speculate that it’s about...

The original finish on this 1965 Fender Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue has aged to a beautiful Ocean Turquoise Metallic hue. It also features a maple cap neck with a small headstock, a highly desirable combo that only...

Here’s an exceedingly unique 1970 Fender Stratocaster in Blue Metallic! This is the only Stratocaster we’re aware of in this color, and the guitar even has the word “Special” ink stamped in the neck pocket. While...

Here’s an incredibly clean 1966 Fender Stratocaster in its original Candy Apple Red finish. This example is set up with a comfortable low action for effortless playing and a snappy sound. The subtly figured maple neck...

Candy Apple Red looks stunning on this 1971 Fender Stratocaster! This one has a deep, rich finish and screams the early 70s with this large Fender headstock, yet it still retains a four-bolt neck. The change to a...

We know you haven’t seen anything quite like this 1970 Fender Stratocaster in its original “Mermaid” Sparkle finish… because we hadn’t either! The body, pickguard, and headstock of this...

This original 1966 Fender Stratocaster in Candy Apple Red has a crazy figured neck, and features an extremely rare bound rosewood fretboard with dot inlays! With Fender’s new CBS ownership in full swing, the...

Check out this incredible 1964 Fender Stratocaster in Charcoal Frost Metallic with a matching headstock, made specifically for the NAMM show! This guitar was made alongside another matching headstock example finished in...

This 1964 Fender Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue features a matching headstock! This extraordinary piece was made specifically for the NAMM show. To highlight some of their spec changes, Fender produced several guitars...

Here’s an extremely well-kept 1966 Fender Stratocaster in its original Lake Placid Blue finish! Fender first introduced the larger headstock design in 1966, and this example features a flame maple neck to showcase this...

This 1963 Fender Stratocaster features an original Blue Sparkle finish! This well-preserved example features blue flecks, complemented by hints of green, giving this gem an “aqua” appearance. These unique finishes were...

This 1965 Fender Stratocaster comes in its original and rare custom color, Teal Green Metallic! 1965 was the first year Fender offered this shade as a custom color option after it appeared on Ford and Lincoln vehicles...

This hardtail 1963 Fender Stratocaster in its original “multi-color” Sparkle finish is really something else! This particular guitar is nicknamed the “Dune Buggy Strat” after the popular Dune Buggy manufacturer in the...

Check out this nicely worn 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original Candy Apple Red finish! Most parts, notably the neck and potentiometers, date to 1964, with just the pickups dating to early 1965. With the then-recent...

This unbelievable 1964 Fender Stratocaster comes in a Green/Blue Sparkle! These sparkle finishes are considered factory; however, their paint guns were not equipped to spray such big sparkle flecks. As a result, local...

All that glitters is gold, including this beautiful 1965 Fender Stratocaster in its original Firemist Gold finish! This guitar is one of the earlier, large peghead examples with a neck date of December 1965. To see it...

It doesn’t get much better than this 1955 Fender Stratocaster in its original Sunburst finish for us guitar geeks! We purchased this Stratocaster from the son of the original owner, Walter King, a Long Island...

Who couldn’t love this worn-in 1966 Fender Stratocaster in Olympic White with a bound neck?! With Fender’s new ownership in full swing, the Stratocaster underwent several changes in 1966, with a couple of...

There’s just something about 1957 Strat necks that make them special, and this fully original 1957 Fender Stratocaster in Sunburst certainly has it! The neck shape on this guitar has that typical “V” profile that feels...

We can’t get enough of Sonic Blue, and this 1962 Fender Stratocaster in its original Sonic Blue finish has us drooling! The combination of the pastel-like Sonic Blue and the nitrate green guard is just gorgeous, and...

Check out this (clearly) worn-in 1955 Fender Stratocaster in its original Blond finish! We love seeing Stratocasters from the ’50s in Blond, as even though this finish was an option at the time, it was hardly ever...

What’s cooler than a well-played, first-year-of-production Stratocaster with original components? This 1954 Fender Stratocaster, in its original Sunburst finish, once belonged to Western Swing guitarist Bill Wesley. Not...