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I bought the Strat from Gregg Cobler a year and a half before he died in 2023. (For those who don't remember Gregg, here he was "Cntryblues".) At the time he was recovering from a serious surgery (sarcoma) to his leg and decided to thin out his collection. He texted me with pictures of three guitars that he was about to take to Guitar Center to see what he could get for them. I had been window shopping for a Strat, and I wanted a California model. "Don't you dare take that Strat to the store," I shot back. "Take it to FedEx or UPS and send me the bill. I'll sell it here if I have to, but I think I'm in love." A few days later, it was on my front porch: a 1999 American Deluxe, and not a scratch anywhere. Practically mint condition. He had replaced the plastic knobs with the knurled Tele style. Sniffles and Trixie approved, making it unanimous.

I'm a sucker for woodgrain

Great looking strat!!! Gregg's impact lives on. - Steve

BTW forgot to say.. like that blue Strat of yours