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I bought this NEW '61 Stratocaster on April 25, 1961 when I was 14 years old (I am now over 70).

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One year later I decided to change the white pickguard to tortoise shell and a few months later to change the knobs to Telecaster chrome knobs.

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I took the white Pickguard and the 3 Strat knobs off and put them in a box, where they were for over 40 years.

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I sold the Strat two years later on May 30, 1963 and bought a '63 Jaguar (I know, BIG MISTAKE), but kept the original pickguard and knobs.

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The neck plate (Serial number 56971) came off my Strat-Tele Hybrid, but it is an original 1961 neck plate with screws.

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I also kept the original Stratocaster Instruction Manual and the Tag that was attached to the headstock on all new instruments in 1961

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Notice the date it was made (Feb. 8, 1961) and the Serial Number (60551) on the inside of the Tag.

Updated September 2019

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1961 Stratocaster Knobs    KNOBS SOLD

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1961 Stratocaster  Neck Pate   SOLD

 

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1961 Stratocaster  Neck Pate    SOLD

 

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Hang Tag SOLD
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Instruction Manual SOLD
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