Now, you guys know me pretty well by now; I wouldn't waste your time directing you to a site if I didn't deem it a case of Bizarro World gone awry. I led you to the 1960 LP standard with a 60s SG neck added on by Gibson and missing parts going for $65K, and we agreed-- it was total madness (by the way, it sold).

But this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-ORIG-FENDER...QQcmdZViewItem

If these guitars in the early 70s were so much better, why part it out? He's selling all the parts. Nearly $500 for the pots...

A grand for 70s pickups. That's what I'm looking at. Year is irrelevant as later years are sure to follow.

Well, my old scalloped Strat is looking better than the stock market every day.