22nd Birthday Makeover
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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.
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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.