I only found at mine wasn't a genuine strat when I took it into the shop for repair
He said if I looked closely I'd notice the pickguard didn't look like it had original Fender gauge 3/8" screws, which was often a tell tale sign there's been some after-market modification or use of non-genuine parts, and that where normally you'd see the three '61 vintage Fat Pick-ups with the Fender .295 Series Super Bullet Strings over them, instead there were four big plastic buttons that lit up when you pressed them
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Tue 2 Jun 2026, 13:26,
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