Lake Placid Blue Fender strat

by Nessie Santos
(Glendale, AZ USA)

I have a Lake Placid Blue Fender strat. serial number's on the plate. serial# L170176. wondering what the value is. i can post pictures when it comes in. thanks

ANSWER

Hi, Nessie--y
The serial number indicates that Your guitar was made at the Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan), Japan in the 1991.

Here is the general info:

STANDARD STRATOCASTER SECOND VERSION (JAPAN MFG. 1988-1991)
- offset double cutaway Strat-style body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Strat-style headstock with two string guides, six-on-one-side tuners, two-pivot vibrato bridge, white pickguard, three single coil pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), five-way pickup switch, jack mounted at an angle in face of body, chrome hardware, available in various finishes, mfg. 1988-1991.

The pricing info:

Mint $600
Exc.+ $500
Exc. $425
Avg.+ $350
Avg. $275
General $225

Lynne