Finding a 1960 Fender Stratocaster! Jeremy the Guitar Hunter
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- I found an original Stratocaster from 1960 in rural Virginia last week.
This guitar belongs to the second owner. It came from Germany in the mid 80's and has stayed with Mario for years.
Check out his story and learn about amazing old Strats.
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A piece of advice to anyone thinking about buying a vintage instrument, if you have to sell your car, you can't afford it.
umpahimself haha. Good point.
Bollocks. Do what you have to. Cars only (mostly) go down in value.
😂
Cars are easy to replace
I can sell my second car, enjoy the instrument for x years, sell the instrument, then buy a more modern model of the car i sold. LOL
on the other hand i bought a low mileage - stored in the garage for years - Land Cruiser 100 in 2008, they were still worth a lot back then as the LC 200 had just come out. now my 61 Strat is worth more than my LC100 lol but i still love my LC
i heard from a guy, bought this guitar : removed the neck- it was a 2017 squire
Wow.... I've never seen someone want to play a guitar so bad, and just sitting there quiet and politely listening to an old guy ramble on.
Never trust a hula hoop collector.
Hahahaha
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Always trust pug people..................................................
That's fascinating logic!!! Setting the bar for those of us who had no idea that the Hulu has no place in our universe. I need to learn the error of my ways lol
@@g.koch. is this THE Greg Koch?
The video should be entitled "Lonely Old Man Talks Endlessly"
JGCSRT you should see the long edit. Haha. Thanks for watching.
Stumbled across your channel today through this video. Man, loved it. The warmth and love that came through was evident. Subscribed and looking forward to watching through your many videos. Thanks!
I totally understand man. Good for you for thinking of your family first. You could always buy a custom shop version of the same year and save 10 grand
Just caught ur channel today . Ur livin the dream bro. Its definately got its charm.. happy trails man, good luck
This guy was a bit of a used car salesman.
Right!!!
. . . and said 'Fuck' too much.
the video was about a rare guitar and not so much a grammar lesson by manbunz.
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@@guitawrizt rock n roll
Well done video. Thanks for capturing that guitar for people to see. That's what it's all about
Those are two beautiful guitars. Thank you for sharing them.
Great vid man... I always wanted a early 60’s slab board Strat... so I decided to make the closest thing and found a prime example MIJ Strat and took it down to bare wood and refinished in fiesta red nitro, replaced everything with the good stuff including real celluloid mint guard, and it been aging beautifully... I absolutely love that guitar and will never let it go.
Thats awesome i have one with the body refin in nitro im gonna get the neck done too. Best guitar
I just love the thrill of the hunt. Pawn shops, flea markets, yard sales. You did the right thing by backing off, I also have a family and you have to prioritize.
I agree that you have to prioritize but I say a sweet vintage guitar takes priority over my children and their college educations any day. It’s a no-brainer.
Hey,Jeremy.Gotta compliment you on your video,best I've seen on you tube so far.i'm a flamenco guitarist and your rythem really stands out.thanks for talking money as well.most cats wanna keep that end to themselves.I been playing now for 59 yrs and too many great note pickers ain't got that swing.All the best,Doug Woods
I thought the guy was just enthusiastic about guitars tbh, the price seemed a big high though, but I enjoyed listening to him talking about it
You produce a great, honest video. Very entertaining. Thanks.
I love your disposition and your dedication to music bro!
It reminded me of having to smoke with the last person in town to get a bag lol
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If it stays in its case how much dusting would it actually need! Dude was making it up as he went along lol.
Damn right he was
Has no one mentioned the pay phone?!?! Applause for finding a working pay phone for sure. Awesome find Jeremy!! I've had deals that worked out 7 years later. Maybe he will feel generous one day and call you with a good price. Keep it up, man!
It was the security gate phone where you call the resident and get let through the gate...wasn't a pay phone.🙂
I think you did well by not getting it. Did he originally tell you he was the 2nd owner in '72? He can't recall if he got it in '84, 85, or 86; but he should know when he left Germany. If it stayed in its case since '96, was it stored upright? Did you ever see the photos of dates when the neck was removed? Any chance those photos would be from the other strat? He was very adamant about pushing that guitar on you instead letting the guitar sell itself. Mario might be legit, but from the video, I had some red flags.
Lost Smoke keen eye! The fish story grew and details didn’t match. It was a very fun guitar but I wouldn’t buy in a million years. Never saw photos. Great guitars are still out there though.
@Christopher Crepon That's a good question. I don't know. I think there are a lot of mysteries and superstitions around how guitars age. Strings on, strings off, you'll find people who swear one way or the other. In my opinion, the truth is somewhere in between.
what is it about storing upright?
Chuck Hurlocker I think it might be the fact that, if all of the guitars away was put on the headstock, I think the neck would bow.
@@JeremySheppard Is it not something to do with gravity? John Mayer stores his upright :)
Man... wish you could have swung the deal somehow...
Extremely cool video Jeremy !!!
That was NICE! I'm like you though. I'm a Martin acoustic, and a Telecaster guy. It will make somebody a great piece of history to own.
The more I love my 2009 classic player Strat
good job sir,i gave you my deepest restpect and salute.your such ag good guy
I applaud your composure, I can only imagine how awkward must have been with an individual such as him. May I say I’m glad you didn’t purchase that Strat, better things are coming your way.
Great video and an pretty awesome Strat!
Beautiful instrument.
Who would have thought Robert Duvall owned '60 Strat?
dmoneygc 208 he invited me into a high stake, overnight car boost after this.
He looked more like James Taylor to me lol
Loved your video! I am kind of the same (guitar hunter here in germany). Last week, I put up an ad, searching for a 1980-86 Les Paul Custom (winered). An older man contacted me and offered me his 1976 Les Paul Custom winered (all original) - and all he asked was $900. Man, I drove 700km from northern to middle germany that day - boy was that worth it! Now I have it and I still cant believe my luck! What a score! 1976 Les Paul Custom winered, all original for $900.
DJ Falko Hannover I’m jealous! I have a friend who buys guitars in helmbrechts!
@@JeremySheppard Btw, I subscribed to your great channel! Yes that was truly an unbelievable story. You cant believe how pumped I was the night before driving to that man. Read my forum thread here with lots of pictures of the 1976, too! www.mylespaul.com/threads/1976-gibson-les-paul-custom-winered-you-gotta-read-that.423453/
The guy sounds like Paul Reed Smith.
He’s considerably less annoying than Paul Reed Smith though.
Wonderful!
Sweet sound... seems like a nice guy that had it...
And to think I had a 1959 Strat and a 1959 Vibrolux Reverb in 1970 and gave both away to friends.
Zinc Chameleon 😭
I got to play a 1960 Strat once that one of my relatives owns. The plate said "0011" on the back of it. Also got to play it on one of the original amps it was sold with. I think it was a Fender Super Amp.
I own a 1960 the serial number 0011 doesn't match any 1960 strat
@@daveywiles6412 lol
Friend of mine has a 63. I'm no Strat man but it's gorgeous. Original owner too. He just retired it last year. It's a player though.
in 1985 I bought a 1959 telecaster and 1959 fender vibrolux amp from the original owner. The amp had the slip cover. The tweed case for the guitar had the strap, cord, sales slip.
telecasterbear whoaaaa. Pics or video?
th-cam.com/video/S9WwBgymSTI/w-d-xo.html there ya go.
5:05 I don't blame you. That dude is something special. Ginza knives...
Those things are magical, I got a '61 that's how I know, I think Leo had some kind of magic wand:)
I bought a 1960 Strat from Gary’s Classic Guitars many years ago. It was in super nice condition and had all kinds of goodies in the case.
It was the most uninspiring guitar I’ve ever owned.
Just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s good.
I’ve owned 12 different pre 68 Strats.
Besides the badass guitar, I sure miss VA. Charlottesville, culpeper, etc... came across so many great guitars. Not so much in Seattle, but headed back soon. Sweet sweet fender
I own a supreme fender I bought for $1500 new in all white with a supreme logo. Thinking about keeping it forever and hopefully someday in the future I can sell it to museum or something.
Rip
Sounds like he is not telling whole truth about that guitar...
So this video randomly came up after I watched a video about an amp I have looking for mods, and it opens about a block from my old house. Weird! Shout out to Harrisonburg!
cavedour whaaaaaat?!? Email me and let’s talk! Jeremy@jeremysheppard.com
The strats from 2000 to 2008 are the best of the modern fenders. Called the American Series....... never played a bad one.
My 2007 American Deluxe I own Is absolutely a great guitar. Having said that what makes you call them the best? My American ultra or ultra luxx has to be as nice imo. Just curious, they are wonderful 🎸
Nice video of driving over Afton Mountain !
My musicmaster was built on the same month and year as this strat probably crossed paths at one point in the factory lol
That’s a very nice strat👍😀
Your a great human Jeremy
You're a really good & solid guy Jeremy. Your character has most definitely won me over. God bless brother.
In 1977 I almost bought a 1959 strat for $1,900 in almost perfect condition. Instead I bought a new ‘77 Stratocaster for $300 with black Fender HSC. Oh for a time machine.
db Vetter that was a lot of money back then though...
db Vetter I'll go back with you ☺ do some shopping 😆
Drogers8675 Yes, it was, about 1/4 of my yearly wage. That’s why I bought a new one. Feels bad though. I was only 18 then.
D.B....if I cud go back and have what I had...I’d be in guitar heaven....who knew back then.1900 in 77 was a big nut to pay..👍
For that kind of money you could a got a really nice Camaro rally sport.lol.. or an almost new Mercury montego
Dude needs a ticket to Antiques Roadshow...great that you got to see and play it, but agree that it was a walk away. Best part was the pug.
Robert Stuart it was my patronus. #pugtronus
What's the song, and who plays it @ 11:38 in this video? I'm digging it, and want to know if I can download it somewhere.
My dream guitar...a 1960 ES345...came my way a few years ago. Traded a 60's hot rod and a few guns for it which equaled about a 1/4 it's worth in actual cash I had spent on those items. I was 3rd owner. Thought I was set! But then found I never played it much, even though it played and sounded great, it was just to fragile to play out anywhere and risk getting broke or worse, stolen. So it became a couch guitar, and even then I had to be careful of the dreaded Gibson headstock break. Finally it spent more time in it's case than being played, so after about 2 years of owning it, I talked myself into letting it go. Same LKQ guitars were being advertised in the close to $20k range, but not moving and setting on ebay and reverb for months...So I set my price a few K lower than the rest and sold it in 26 hours. A few weeks later it popped up on reverb as high priced as the others and was still there months later. Eventually it must have sold because the listing was gone. Now...I am very glad I had the chance to own it, but don't really miss it as the reality is those fragile vintage guitars are an easy way to lose your investment with just one mishap. That may be ok for those that can afford it, but the average working guy like me, would wipe him out. Now I have a half a dozen ES clones and they work fine for me without the worries...but still, I have to smile when I think of that guitar...
Glen Choitz great story :) what ES guitars you play now ?
@@tonym7051 Most are Epiphone...from a dot studio to Sheraton 2's...but, i recently bought a translucent red Firefly off of amazon and the fit/finish was so good...bought another blueburst that arrived today. Put a bigsby clone on the red one with roller bridge and it stays in tune as well as any other i have had with bigsby. Decent tuners, bone nut, frets have been leveled but they really need to be crowned and polished better. Pickups are a little hot at 11k ohms, but sound good. The tone and volume pots have a nice long taper to them instead of the usual chinese ones that feel like they are full off or full on with no middle ground. Triple binding on the body, bound neck...intonation was spot on on the red one and just a few cents off on the blue. Either one will stand up with the Epi's and all for the grand price of $139.90 delivered to my door with Prime shipping. Unbelievable guitars for that money. They sell out quick and reappear about every 5 weeks when another run comes in. The older models had gibson ears, the new run has a little more pointy Ibanez style, but not quite as pointy...kind of in between the two. 4 colors is all they offer and the only guitar they offer...even comes with some pretty nice case candy. Check them out.
@@tonym7051 Here's one of several vids on the Firefly's
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Awesome story man I love to hear guys get their dream guitars I'm still looking for mine man.. blackguard tele
@@guitarlessons205 Cool guitars...I had a real nice early to mid 60's blonde tele back in the early 70's. Took it with us on vacation and due to car trouble, run out of money to get back home with around Indy heading to the Gulf Coast. We slept in the car for 3 days until I could talk someone, pawn shops, guitar stores, etc into giving me a $100 for it so we could buy gas and get home. No one wanted to pay over $30 for this great guitar with original case. Broke my heart to let it go, but had to do what I had to do...I have a nice vintage Gretsch Country Club I take now on trips...just in case...lol
I just don't get the purchase of any guitar in the range of 20 grand. I know, I know, I will catch hell for this, but... essentially, a Strat is a Strat is a Strat. 1400 bucks, gets you your very own American today. You then know the history as it ages and, with certainty and detail, you can pass it on to your kids or family.
If it's truly an all original, 60's Strat, it's worth about $40,000, now.
Yeah…. No.
Love how the guy thinks “hand wired” is significant. Oooooh!
If its been in the case and hardly played how on earth is it down to the wood on both horns and again on the back?
Seen two of your videos and both at some point you're very close to shedding tears. I guess guitars really make you emotional(?) Paying 20k for a strat is silly when you're going to flip it, that's pretty close to the highest retail they are going for. Keeping a 20k strat is even sillier and I love my strat!
I think it was a bit odd how defensive he was about the guitar. I'm selling a guitar right now and I'm telling buyers everything that's wrong with it and even the things I don't like about it personally.
Good point!
Had a father in law that had a guitar under a couch and next to the couch was a tweed amp. Come to find out that he worked at a music store in 1957 and bought a Telecaster with case and amp. He had no idea what he had. I'm guessing that it's still in the case under his couch.
where does he live? PM me the address
Internet Now 😂
Okay look him up contact me back and let's go by the thing brother
Tele All The Way!!! Remember You Make The Guitar at whatever price point!!! And you've got your priorities in the right order!
I have s 1960 Fender Jazzmaster that I brought in 1964!
You can get player grade pre CBS teles for a quarter of that price that have issues
great video. love the story/narrative and getting a sense of "the dealing" and all that, that goes into the hunt. all the feels. and I'm the same on keyboards, getting them into the hands of players that will lock-in with that instrument for years. the way I did as a young gun slinging Moogs and such
God how close was that OG to hitting the guitar on the piano the entire time he had it... 😵😵
Hey Jeremy, that was a cool axe. My cousin has my aunts 64 fender mustung. All original parts. Sounds great!!! I see instruments as an investment. If I can't make money back on an investment because it's too expensive, or I'm not gigging then I don't need that instrument, or hardware that goes with that instrument.
Jeremy, thanks for the video. Dude, trying to sell your car to buy a guitar, why not, but the spare one not the main one ! I understand that it's a great guitar, so ARE others... A 2001 strat with Bareknuckle pick ups will amaze you, spending 20 grand will harm you forever. Same for a tele ! Get over it, leave him his 20 000 guitar with that hole at the back....This is a get away guitar...
gotta gibson byrdland 1961 original w/case had it 50 years getting ready to sell because of my age
Is that Caputo from Orange Is The New Black?
I thought James Taylor played acoustic.
Your both incorrect. Its Robert Duvall!
my very first thought
Yeah, if James smoked meth...
You did well.
Great video and story thank you. I've had a few journeys like that myself recently... So glad you didn't pay $20000...
Do you think 20k is a lot for a 60 strat?
Does anyone know the song at 11:38? Or is it something original to put in videos without copyright risks and so not actually published?
It’s a song from epidemic sound. It’s a good one too. I’ll try and find it again. I pay them a membership to have music without copyright claims.
I buy & sell vintage Amplifiers ,Preamps ,Turntables and Speakers, the biggest purchase ive made in 27 years of trading was $35,000 for a pair of Mcintosh Tube monoblocks that cost $1,400 each when new,it took me 3 years to sell the amps for $50,000 and i was lucky to get that ,a profit of $5k per year is way to low,if you would have spent a dime over $11,000 on this Start youd of ate anything over $14k,good call walking away from this one.
see that screw hole right here on the back? this is where you're getting screwed.
Can someone tell me the name of the tune at 11:40?
Well I cant afford 20k, but I can afford a jeff beck fender strat and that's my vintage
Cool guitar. Full retail on price though. Good to walk away. Damn good editing!
Thanks, Matt. I love your stuff. $20k is insane. I offered him what I thought was fair, but he won't come off price at all.
M R well said
@@mragunathan1627 high end buyers dont like to see the neck get ripped off the guitar, besides this 60 could have very well had nothing written at all on the end of the neck.(happened to my pal after i pleaded for him to not rip the neck off his original owner 60) i just pull the pickguard and thats enough to know if its pretty well straight up. a date on the end of a neck doesnt have much to do with the originality of 99 percent of the guitar
He's a right story teller ..just give him the damn guitar baldy
he almost hit the headstock on his amp and on the piano at the beginning lol
This is an entertaining channel
Jeremy that's beautiful; but price is right,wish you luck.
Watching it back i wonder if the necks were swapped? There looks like more wear on the neck attached to the cleaner body
I don't know how you sat with that guy for so long! I had to skip ahead. Props!
There was SO much footage I didn't use, this is about 1/3 of it.
Great video. Subscribed!
7:06 - Jet!
Ya gotta have the finances to go retro. I bought one. Just one.... He was desperate. It was under 8k.... Most i have spent. Great video!! He was asking way too much...
What is the song title of what you played arond 8:00? Sounds awesome BTW
Something I wrote years ago. Thanks!
Yup my guitar collection is about 4000 all together ad another 20000 to that will get get you that Strat [maybe]
Don't want the guitar? Ok, how about some aluminum siding for your house. Lol
I didn't know if he was going to hand it to you.
Good thing u walked away. IMO that guitar is not worth $20K. He kept trying 2 convince u of the minimal wear, but whoever owned it b4 him played it plenty. Most collectors probably want a guitar in better condition. If ur buying 2 play it then the worn patina may add something to the value. Check this link americanvintageguitar.com/1960-fender-stratocaster/ This 1960 Stratocaster may fetch $20K.
Yeah... THAT one could probably pull $20K. Not the one in this video though.
Cool
Correction: the only thing 1959 about SRV's Strat were the pickups and the pots; it was a '63 body w/a '62 neck.
Yep
I found a buyer for a 1955 Tele but the owner didn't pay me a dime. Without my help, he could have never gotten close to what he did get for the guitar.
I must say as a guitar collector and a pro player ,, that dude was hard to watch and listen to. He is full of himself and the best part was the drive not the actual video of the dude and his bullshit!! Just how many times did he say "Just look at those frets!!" come on !! $20K is retail on that that guitar it was not that clean.. Cool as hell looking but, really no bargain .. Save up and buy a 50's Tele brother > It will look good on ya.
He's also the type of guy who would probably take it if you pulled out 120, $100 dollar bills and laid it out on the table, and said, "my final offer", but only after pulling the neck and pick guard to inspect. And let him stare at the cash for a while.
I'm with you, Tony is a lot to deal with. I wanted to see it in real life and check it out. Thanks for watching, I want to find a 50's tele too.
@@JeremySheppard he probably holds on to it pretending he might sell because it's the only way he can get people to visit him.
What do you mean by not to clean. For 60 years old that's in pretty great shape especially compared to other strats that are trashed and their owners are asking 35 for them. And dont player nowadays like a vintage beatup look?
Hmm hmm hmm hmm, red alert. You did well Jeremy.
This guy wants to sell it to himself!!! Good luck on this one.There was a 1960 Strat on Reverb for $18,500.👍🎸😎 Not too many people with that kind of change!
Stevie Ray Vaughn had an early '62 that he thought was a '59
I would like to say that, I don't understand guitar collecting. I like to play guitars. Now I'm more play songs on the guitar then try to tell people I am a guitarist. But my lack of understanding does not take away from my belief that if something makes somebody happy, and without hurting anybody then I'm happy for them as well even if I don't get it. I'm thinking a guitar is only supposed to be is worth to the owner. I I would honestly say that you could have a guitar made to whatever specs you want with every kind of would you want and it will play better sound better then anything they made back in the fifties and sixties. Tolerances will be better. The pickups if you know the right people can make them to any sound you want with any type of magnet you want and it will not run anywhere near $20,000. I think that particular guitar will mean more to you once it's made did anything that you could purchase hoping someone else liked it as much as you do to resell it. I am a school teacher. One of my former students I ran into him and ask him how is he doing and he said that he was a tennis shoe broker Authenticator. And he was so excited to tell me how he gets to go places take pictures and verify shoes so collectors could trade and buy them. because I've been a teacher forever I obviously did not take a big dump on his career. but he could tell that I was slightly amazed that that was a job. So I reminded him that remember when he was graduating I told him to go to Career Fairs because there are thousands of jobs out there that no one has ever heard of. so I say that to say to you, seeing the jelly on your face I could not take anything away from that as far as my wanting to see anybody happy if they're not hurting anyone else. I just don't think any old thing is worth that much money. Now if a guitar had been used by somebody that I truly admire and they had it custom-made for themselves I might try to pay an extra thousand or two to say I own a guitar by Prince, or Larry Carlton. But just an old guitar, I really wish I understood that. If for no other reason that would be one of the way that I could find joy.
Camt tell if the guy was just really excited about having someone who really understands the guitar or just wanted to sell it