1955 Stratocaster near mint custom color MUST SEE Once twice in a lifetime opp TRULY IN ITS OWN LEAGUE Start Price USD 600,000.00 Current Price USD 600,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, September 01, 2008 End Time Sunday, September 07, 2008 Location Nashville TN See more about '1955 Stratocaster near mint custom color MUST SEE' Description   Well if you disagree with the price I understand, but please don't pay too much attention to it and read on. BUT I can assure you it will be worth a million one day. I really don't know what it is worth now! I've seen some big money trade for guitars that were so inferior But I will listen to any serious offer so please take no offense to the starting number. Unless you want to secure it. BUT YES I WILL OF COURSE ACCEPT LOWER BIDS  I have never come close to running accross another early Fender Stratocaster in this condition and color. Experts who have been  doing this for more than fourty years concur. Without a doubt one of the best stratocasters in the world for the collector. So if strats is your thing, make your best offer, cause this is a once in a lifetime guitar. SIMPLY PUT ONE OF THE RAREST GUITARS OF ALL TIME. If people pay for cosmetic like curl and pearl and color, well it doesn't get better than this. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IN 1955 Custom Colors strats were not offered in catalogs, but on a verbal basis or upon request. There may be no more than a handful in the world in this color and condition if that many. By contrast, they made at least 1500 bursts. a good chunk are very plainly figured or outright plaintops. I've owned it for a few years and had the pleasure of playing it twice. It belongs in a museum really. Most people concur on that. Without a doubt also the best rarest and most beautiful guitar I have offered for sale on ebay. This is a one week auction. I can barely deal with the idea of selling this one. But now that it is, at least for this next week, might as well make the best of it.   SO YES!!!! A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED SEPTEMBER 1955 STRATOCASTER IN ORIGINAL CUSTOM COLOR METALLIC GREEN I EMPHASIZE THE VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED BECAUSE THIS GUITAR's FRETBOARD IS NOT EVEN CLOSE TO BROKEN INTO THIS GUITAR VIRTUALLY LOOKS NEW!!!!!!!!!!! THE GUITAR HAS ITS ORIGINS IN TEXAS WHERE IT WAS ACQUIRED FOR THE MUSIC ROOM OF A PROMINENT FAMILY. IT WAS ALWAYS KEPT IN THE FAMILY UNTIL THE MAGICAL AUGUST OF 2005 WHEN I PURCHASED IT - A CONSIGNEMENT FROM THE ORIGINAL FAMILY BROKERED THROUGH GRUHN GUITARS YES THAT AUGUST WAS MY LUCKY DAY I WAS LOOKING FOR A GREEN STRAT FROM THE 60's. THIS IS WHAT I WOUND UP WITH. THE CENTERPIECE OF MY HUMBLE COLLECTION. I HAVE NEEDLESS TO SAY MYRIADS OF PHOTOGRAPHS OF THIS GUITAR, FROM EVERY ANGLE AND POSITION, OPEN AND CLOSED, WITH DIFFERENT COLOR BACKGROUNDS THIS IS A GUITAR THAT STANDS AS ONE OF THE BEST PRESERVED OF ITS KIND REGARDLESS OF COLOR OR YEAR IT IS EASILY A 9.7 and PROBABLY MOST OF THE WEAR (which is minute) CAME FROM HANDLING THE GUITAR WHEN IT WAS SHOWN TO THE DIFFERENT EXPERTS THAT HAVE EXAMINED THE GUITAR I HAVE INCLUDED PICS OF THE LETTERS OF INSPECTION FROM GRUHN AND HIS STAFF, AND FROM FAMOUS UNCLE LOU.  I HAVE MORE LETTERS FROM EXPERTS TO INCLUDE SINCE I HAVE DECIDED TO SELL THIS BABY, I HAVE SENT IT BACK TO GRUHN'S TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS AS GOOD AS IT WAS IN 2005 CURRENTLY THE GUITAR IS IN NASHVILLE AND I WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THIS A SAFE AND SECURE TRANSACTION - GURANTEED AS DESCRIBED. PLEASE READ THE LITERATURE. THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECES IN AMERICAN LUTHIERY UNIQUELY ENOUGH, IT MAY BE ONE OF THE FIRST CANDY APPLE GUITARS MADE BY FENDER, SINCE IN THIS ONE THE METALLIC COAT WAS APPLIED UNDER THE GREEN>WHICH IS WHY EXPERTS TEND TO CALL THIS A "CANDY APPLE GREEN" THIS GUITAR IS A REAL GEM THAT I A STARTING AT THE PRICE THE GUITAR WILL BE WORTH ONE DAY SOON, IT BEING ONE OF THE HANDFUL OF NEAR MINT CUSTOM COLORS FROM THE ASH BODY BAKELITE ERA OF STRATS, I.E. 1954, 1955, early 56 BUT MORE REALISTICALLY SPEAKING YES I WILL CONSIDER REASONABLE OFFERS MORE REFLECTIVE OF WHERE THIS PRICELESS GUITAR WOULD TRADE TODAY A PERCENTAGE OF THIS SALE WILL HELP THE AMERICAN RED CROSS I WILL INCLUDE SOME COOL EXTRAS INCLUDING PICS OF THE LATE BILL CARSON HOLDING THIS GUITAR, AS WELL AS AN UNUSUED BUFFING CLOTH FROM FENDER THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER CABLE, A GRAY ONE, THAT COMES WITH THE GUITAR, WHICH IS ORIGINAL TO STRATS OF THIS PERIOD THIS IS THE COMPLETE PACKAGE SHIPPING AND INSURANCE INCLUDED FOR USA BUYERS INTL BUYERS PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT SHIPPING! Place a Bid!