This is the rarest of the rare when it comes to the history of Fender® Stratocaster®. This guitar is 100% original and has a super cool looking original tortoise shell pick guard specially ordered by the original owner.Most of these guitars came with white pick guards, but if you have seen Fender®\'s Custom Shop Reissue model of the 1960 Strat® than you will see that even the boys at the custom shop thought they should all have looked this way. This one is the real deal 100% Original 1960 Fender® Olympic White Stratocaster® with Tortoise Shell Pick Guard. You\'ll never see another one like it and it sounds and plays as beautiful as it looks. Comes with original tweed covered hard shell case. For the collector and the player, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to make your dreams come true.All Stackpole pots have matching 20th week of 1960 date stamp. Neck plate stamp # is 43855. Nice straight neck with Brazilian slab board. Truss rod works perfectly and action is nice and low with no buzzes, the pickups are strong and clear and sound warm & rich with a woody low end just the way they should. The guitar plays like a dream and has all that softly worn in feel that you expect from a 52 year old strat.Pickups measure : neck-6.16 ohms, mid-6.24 ohms, bridge-6.17 ohms.Guitar weighs 7.13 pounds.

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