'79 Fender Strat - Junk or Jam?🕺✨🎸 TEAR DOWN & Guitar Demo // ON THE BENCH // Sienna sunburst

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On this edition of ON THE BENCH, we tear down a vintage 79 Fender Stratocaster in Sienna Sunburst (Cherry Sunburst?). 1970's Strats get a bad rap at times, but by the looks of this one it's to die for! This was a chance to document part by part an all-original 1979 Stratocaster!
But are looks everything? I have a strong opinion on this guitar, but I'll let YOU decide. Listen to the playing demos and DROP A COMMENT. Would you rock this 1979 Strat?
1979 represents 25 years of continuous Strat production at Fender. There were changes over the years, for better or worse you decide!
VIDEO CHAPTERS:
0:00 Playing Tease and Intro
Uncasing
Flyover
Case Candy
2:00 On The Bench Overview
2:52 Speed Disassemble and Commentary
Back Panel
Nut Mod
3:56 Opening the Pickguard
Electronics
Pots, Pickups
Body Routes
Cleaning Electronics
Pot Codes
Input Jack
7:30 Fretboard Clean and Condition
7:45 Pulling the Neck Off
Fender Micro Neck Adjust
Neck Close Ups
Inspection Marks
8:55 Final Measurements
Pickups
Weight, Nut, Scale
9:23 PLAYING DEMOS
Clean, each pickup
Drive
Lead
Jams
13:07 Conclusions and Outro
Thanks for watching! -John and Zach
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[@carlrudd1858]

If you're a tech, you should recognize an aftermarket pickguard instantly.

[@NikitasTsaousis]

Beautiful guitar! Not a 79 though! Fender started using those pickups in Early 81. The S9 serial is very common to be found on 79s all the way to 81 strats.

[@CarolineGuitarCo]

That strat pickup with the plastic bobbin part code measuring 7.5k with the yellow wire is probably an X-1. Fender would mostly save them for "The Strat" or Lead II guitars, but on occasion they found their way into other strats as well.

[@luzzyfows]

def the x1 that hot + ive seen em with the yellow wire instead of white..

[@logosblackmetal5]

I have one! Excellent strat for their low price + vintage year!

[@jackbixby1615]

I like the color combination with the pickgaurd!

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Yea I wasn’t sure at first if that was stock, but seems it is after looking at other examples!

[@AlexeyMaK]

This fender is just gorgeous ! i defenetly want a gloss neck one day :D ! i love that sounding of second position from the bottom on mic switch

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Yea it’s a serious looker! Yea the dual pickup settings are always so nice on a strat

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Thanks for watching!!

[@AlexeyMaK]

@@PlayandTradeGuitars it's a pleasure , you are a passionate guy , it's nice to watch ! and you remind me a guy from the show i watched when i was kid : Sliders :D don't ask me why i wonder if anyone already told you such a thing haha

[@jammininthepast]

I've got one. Mine is the natural finish, blonde w/black pick guard. It is a tank and has a sweet, beautiful sound...balls/push when you want, bluesy chunk and crying melancholy cutting sound. Extremely responsive to the player though not necessarily a "fast" action. My only complaint - too strong - annoyance is the weight, play three nights a couple sets per and you'd think you had a bag of cement hanging around your neck. I love the guitar (and my Tele) I bi-amp two ('70s) Twin Reverbs (make your neighbors lawn die) or play through an old Marshall thrown in....ultimate orgasm. Thanks brother.

[@houstonsheltonbees814]

I say JAM .Love those headstocks.👍 Slick 79👍 sweet pick guard. Probably not just a smoker but back when you went in a bar and could cut the smokey air with a knife. Lol.. the good old days

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Lol so true! 😂

[@Hamerguy68]

I love that finish. It is my favorite color. It was introduced to Stratocasters in 1979 as part of the international colors. In 1981 I started getting interested in guitars, so late70's/early 80's Strats were all around in the shops. This one is a bit "janglier" than my 1993 LE Strat (has Texas Special pickups). I think the pickguard isn't original, they didn't offer pearloid pickguards for Strat until the early 90's. But it looks good on the guitar.

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Yea I agree now that the pick guard is a replacement too, that explains why the spring was missed too! I was not a fan of the more hollow jangly sound of these pickups, agree. Thanks for the great info and for watching!

[@Tstdycgyr]

Nice guitar

[@misterC.R.A.F.T.]

Pretty cherry paintjob. Almost as cool as the ‘91 strat 🤩 #itWILLbemine

[@jakecbaum]

Damn, that thing was sweet - I’ll miss her :)

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Yea it’s a knockout! 😍🤘

[@paulmunoz1941]

Is it for sale I Love it

[@graemedeblock2261]

Only thing I don't like is the couch brown colour

[@lousekoya1803]

It sounds way better and more mature than any Greg Koch's videos demoing Custom Shop Strats . !

[@Daviddd10]

wow looks amazing! Do you prefer gloss necks or satin? I see some people make a big deal out of it, but honeslty to me they feel kinda the same (Maybe i'm not at the level to notice it that much)

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

I personally do not prefer the gloss. This one reminded me very much of a high gloss Rickenbacker. Thanks for watching!

[@Hamerguy68]

I didn't mind the gloss necks of Fender guitars from the early 80's. Also I have some Hamer guitars that have gloss necks that feel nice to play. I have a Gibson RD Artist, that neck feels sticky after some time, I mean it really feels like the neck finish got dirty and sticky. My Acoustasonic Tele feels like the neck has no finish at all, feels very natural. Fender's satin finish necks are nice to play for me. I once played a bandmate's Rickenbacker 4003 Bass. The gloss neck didn't feel good, they even had a high gloss finish on the rosewood board.

[@JiraiyaHendrik3003]

Efek apa yang anda gunakan

[@potsdamfoto]

My 79 Strat has its serial number on the back of the pickguard as well (3 times: Neck, Body and back of Pickguard). It looks like it is missing on yours, so maybe the pickguard might not be original.

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Oh good to know, it’s certainly possible! When I saw the perloid I wondered the same but it seemed to all check out. The fact that a spring was missed when rescrewing supports replacement too. Thanks for watching and for the great info

[@graemedeblock2261]

This is a very unpopular opinion but I actually really like 70s strats

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

There are many great guitars of all eras out there, just have to dig sometimes haha! Thanks for watching and I’m glad you dig them!

[@graemedeblock2261]

@@PlayandTradeGuitars no problem man keep up the good work!

[@giuliasalerno8017]

#itWILLBEMINE

[@dansoderlund1614]

Great guitar! But it's not a '79. Probably '81.

[@PlayandTradeGuitars]

Appreciate the info! Seems that ‘79 serial can be ‘79-‘82 or so I’ve learned.

[@nihilvoid4112]

The big clue is those pickups, they switched to the plastic bobbins in the 80s whereas in 79 they were still grey bobbins, this is most likely an 80/81, unfortunately the serial numbers are not reliable for dating 70s fenders. Best way to tell is by the pickups or pots (they have much more reliable date codes)

[@nihilvoid4112]

Also whoever modified the hardware on the guitar would have been responsible for the loose spring ;) obviously the pickguard/covers are not original as they would have been all black

[@serialsteve]

You are reading the pot codes incorrectly. The whole pickguard assembly is later (pots are from 1984). CTS pot codes are 137YYWW, so this is from 1984, not 1978. Pickguard is not original (pickup in the bridge should be an X-1) and the body shouldn’t have black paint in the cavity for a 70s/early 80s. Cherry Sunburst was first introduced in late 1980 with the International Colors Series. Most 80-81 Strats all had “S9” serials (other than the 25th Ann Models). Also, the case candy paperwork is for a different guitar. Seventies Strats are criminally underrated-I’ve owned quite a few since 1981 or so.

[@kennyblackbird5674]

​@@nihilvoid4112Nah, they would use pots from four years previous.