The guitar, serial number 09391, was assembled in January ’56, a year before the blond/gold combination was available to the public. But the example you see here is different, indeed not only was it the first one Fender made in this combination, it was actually used by Mary Kaye, and its lineage can be traced from day one. Though there are rarer custom-color or one-off prototypes, the “Mary Kaye,” with its translucent, creamy white finish over grainy ash body accentuated by gold-plated hardware is one of the most soughtafter.įirst officially advertised in early 1957, the blond/gold Strat was simply a custom version. A term guitar aficionados have come to associate with a ’50s Strat with blond finish with gold-plated hardware…Īlthough Mary Kaye never owned one and Fender never offically listed a “Mary Kaye” model, her name has become synonymous with this Strat.
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