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In the thick of the Thatcher\/Reagan era, everyone with a role in keeping guitar retail buoyant wanted us to believe that a vintage replica Strat - be it a Fender, a Squier, a Tokai or a Fernandes - "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/1608425037958819753"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/1608425037958819753"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/how-well-have-1980s-stratocaster-matured.html","title":"How Well Have 1980s Stratocasters Matured?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEhM46PeMupJFKVn1B4RcT2QFkTC0Kquc6IvKRES9eMhAahQJlcALeaa5LtpASphgXopDf1liUvqIJSXG4ZqcYt4Be5V3NDAb-tL3C1EX07Pe-4sCgHZONztqFoEewaGQu2jMazA31ua0Kk\/s72-c\/Vintage+Reissue+Strats.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-7784478796987732686"},"published":{"$t":"2021-04-01T21:26:00.025+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-09T17:54:15.368+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"CandyApple Red"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fender"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stratocaster"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Telecaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Candy Apple Red: A History of Fender's Queen of Custom Colours"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nIs there a warmer finish anywhere on Earth? 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But not a single one of those replicas - "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7784478796987732686"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/4485063470815328574\/posts\/default\/7784478796987732686"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/planetbotch.blogspot.com\/2021\/04\/candy-apple-red-history.html","title":"Candy Apple Red: A History of Fender's Queen of Custom Colours"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Unknown"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgTjfViiEX_743R6vomBjZ51vPeOCHQhIG5x0HeJ4GMdwKbzLoj19QkYng0lKznOO0HrRvjuN_vyfHqU28WJZdAKtf210lTLocg58IBduTi6h-K0nihyZRXKGqAs0dGVLRcZwJ-jCrGO8I\/s72-c\/Fender+Stratocaster+Candy+Apple+Red+matching+headstock.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4485063470815328574.post-216877328201118416"},"published":{"$t":"2021-03-11T20:12:00.007+01:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2022-08-10T07:26:39.539+01:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Fender"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"guitars"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stratocaster"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Ending The Confusion of Fender Japan's Vintage Strat Reissue Model\/Year Designations"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\nI'm sure you recognise them. 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And don't point... No, don't even look at it!...\"\nYou may be surprised, given my shameless interest in Squier Strats of the 'eighties and 'nineties, that I've never previously retro-reviewed the well-praised Hank Marvin signature model. 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