1954 Fender Stratocaster played by Laur Joamets

A fine example of a first-year Stratocaster! Both the neck and body date 6/54. At the bottom of the body cavity sits the original piece of masking tape with "Virginia 6-11-54" which was written during the final assembly of the guitar. The original pickups, which use alnico 3 magnets, are bright and crisp. The electronics are all original. The backplate has been replaced and the neck refretted.

[Tonetwisters]

My very first guitar was a well-worn one of these that my dad gave me for Christmas of 1963. Still miss it. Still miss my dad ...

[Ianmcguire]

Laur’s guitar work with Sturgill Simpson was some of my favorite playing I’ve ever heard/seen

[samnasello]

One of the best players on the planet...

[DannyStarr]

this guy is a monster player.. licks for days

[akustickesrdce]

Thanx for posting, really enjoyed it👌

[fanoboss]

straight into the deluxe and reverb unit ?

[mindbodylightsound]

The "Virginia" is the Eric Johnson model inspiration right?

[vintagepipesnightmares]

Look at the distance between the saddles ! Wow ! Today something like that will make you skip the guitar. But if it is 145k no problem

[thelifeofdan]

I would love to use some of these as background music in my videos. Any way I could get you permission?