Cool

Thought this site
may be enjoyed by some.
 
I know he doesn't cover all the Strat Plus Deluxe info because I own a '89 that
has serial number (color code) that he doesn't have listed nor example shown- tried to send him info but his email wouldn't work-but still fun to check out is commendable efforts.
 
He also points out great info on the Wilkinson and roller nuts that were recently of interest here.
 
So many fantastic colors...inspired me to learn how to paint, so I will.
 
 

Nice! There's an endlessly long Strat Plus thread on the Fender forum that I think he is all over.
 
I have a late 90's Strat Plus in Lake Placid Blue, which is apparently a somewhat rare color for the model.

I have a 85-86 MIJ in black with aftermarket active pickups middle and neck pups are "standard" but I have a three way switched single space humbucker in the bridge position.
 

spaceyWell it really doesn't matter because collector value means nothing to me.

Same here. I'm an "intrinsic value" kind of guy so unless I was going to sell something I don't really care.
 
I think it's interesting that it's a rare color for that model though. LPB is one of the original custom colors and not uncommon in general. It appears that Fender at that time was making a lot of particular models of guitars in some colors but with a few exceptions in other colors (if you were at an independent dealer and not at a Guitar Center). I always found that odd. 
 
I have 2 (Fender) Strats from around the same period - the LPB Strat Plus and also a Candy Apple Red (another original custom color) Lone Star Strat. Both seemed to be uncommon colors in that time frame for any non-vintage stylings and I sort of pounced on both when I stumbled on them as I lusted after those particular colors.

You can take a look here as well, but as you say 51 is listed as Sky Blue and the 3 digit color codes ending in 51 don't match either:
 
http://fendercolorchart.webatu.com/index.php

I couldn't stand it...nothing making sense with the color and numbers so I took it apart and maybe found out why..
It is the only Custom Shop marking on the guitar.
 
It's the only Strat I own that has the tremset and it's the only one I have locked down and don't use the trem .
Wanted it stable for the hex.
 
Glad I took it apart...I just play it and change the strings so it was good to oil the neck and give it a cleaning and at least now I know a little more about the guitar. Definitely a '89 Plus.
Sperzel tuners and no string tree(s) but didn't want to post pic with serial #.
 
 

 
Unlike stated at the site mine as 3 silver Lace pups.

I see how one could think it's blue by that picture but this guitar is without green and yes it's metallic. My wife says it's emerald green. Unlike that picture it doesn't show color change with angle.
 
There are no letters other than the makers on it.
 
Maybe the original owner ordered it? I'll probably see him today so I'll ask. It's been so long I don't remember what he had to say about the guitar.
 
 
 

Here's some fun pics -  Fender Custom Colors and the corresponding cars of the same color:
 
http://www.jedistar.com/car_colour_guitars.htm
 
(Warning: The site that page is on can lead to extreme amounts of your time being consumed!)

I mentioned 51 because that is the color code in the serial number on the guitar and because on Fender color charts 51 is listed as sky blue...
The last two digits in the serial number are the color...but it's not holding true for this guitar.
The serial number format--E900000 is correct for '89-90.
 
I did talk with my friend that I thought was the original owner....he wasn't. I assumed that I guess because he said he bought it at a local store.
The good thing is that the original owner is a good friend of his so he's going to get the scoop on the guitar. I'm sure curious now.
 
 
 

Edit: Yes, the system thought it was spam. I've restored it. Karyn
 post edited by Karyn - 5 hours ago
 

 
Thanks Karyn - you da best.
 
Wish the SFS would have told me what was up when I hit submit instead of just bringing me back to the thread. Then I wouldn't have to waste a bunch of time figuring out what was going on and losing anything else I typed , but maybe they don't want to notify actual spammers.

Not sure why they call it that. Sounds like a lot of people wonder about that color. Didn't take him long...he said he has two just like it for sale.
I don't think it looks any different than when I got it years ago.
 
He also told me his good friend worked at Fender for 35 years so I imagine they can help
answer more questions than I had. Nice to know and now I think finding the place was better
than I originally thought.
 

spacey
my first double post.
 

Uh oh!  You know that's just a gateway drug to having a triple post, right?