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# 22nd Birthday Makeover
- URL: https://www.cjchilvers.com/blog/fender-strat-restore-1999/
- Published: 2021-02-27T15:38:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-05-16T14:45:00.000Z
- Author: CJ Chilvers
- Tags: guitar

Yesterday afternoon (February 26, 2021), I began preparing my Fender Strat for a makeover/restoration project with my son.

I never knew when the guitar was actually built, so when I finally opened her up, this is what I saw.

![public.jpeg](https://storage.ghost.io/c/93/30/933059b9-0a90-40a6-8ecc-04cdf152178d/content/images/content/v1/5fb175dc7c803320180cf83a/1614439848986-MSSLKX7Z541E1ZECR0D6/public.jpeg)

That’s a little spooky. It’s stamped February 26, 1999.

This was the guitar’s 22nd birthday!

I tweeted out the photo and the first like I got was from the friend who was with me when I bought it (and probably didn’t even remember).

Something whacky is happening here. Let’s just hope this survives today’s surgery.