Fender Vintage Stratocaster
Price by model year
This page covers the entire vintage Stratocaster market, from the first 1954 guitars through pre-2000 examples, so it is really a survey of multiple eras rather than one stable spec. The big dividing lines are early pre-CBS guitars, the CBS-era changes of the late 1960s and 1970s, and the much more affordable 1980s and 1990s instruments, each with very different buyer pools and price ceilings. On the used market, era, originality and finish history do most of the work, with custom colors, untouched solder joints and original cases pushing prices up fast while refinishes, changed pickups or replacement necks pull them back toward player grade. Buyers should compare by era first and median price second, because a 1957 Strat and a 1996 Strat live in completely different markets.
Individual Listings
385 sold • 67 for sale • 48 auction
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For Sale (21 listings)
Guitar Hoarder • 1988
Fender Eric Clapton Artist Series Stratocaster with Lace Sensor Pickups 1988 - 2000 - Pewter
$1,300
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1989
Vintage 1989 Fender Squier Stratocaster Electric Guitar! Made In Korea! RARE! VERY NICE!!!
$299
Excellent
Steve's Guitars • 1995
1995 NEW Fender American Standard Stratocaster with Matching Headstock, Rosewood Fretboard 1995 - Burgundy Mist
$2,000
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1991
American Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster 1991 - Olympic White
$2,299
Good
Gerald's Gear Locker • 1997
Fender American Standard Stratocaster 1997 - Sunburst
$1,518
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1954
70th Anniversary American Vintage II 1954 Stratocaster Electric Guitar 2024 - Sunburst
$2,249
Excellent
Kieran's Geetar Depot • 1985
‘85 Fender MIJ Strat Jimi Hendrix Left-Hand Conversion Olympic White Rosewood
$1,262
Good
Unknown seller • 1954
70th Anniversary American Vintage II 1954 Stratocaster USA Electric Guitar 2024 - Sunburst
$2,249
Excellent
WelcomeGuitars Shop • 1987
1987 Fender Japan E-Serial Eric Clapton Style– Black / Maple Neck
$1,333
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1957
American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster USA Electric Guitar 2024 - Vintage Blonde
$2,149
Excellent
⛩️Japan Guitar⛩️ • 1999
Fender Japan ST-STD Stratocaster 1999 Standard Series, CIJ
$525
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1957
American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Electric Guitar 2025 - Black
$2,119
Excellent
*** Out Of Town!! All Items Will Ship On 5/27***** • 1996
Fender Jimmie Vaughan Upgraded Lace Sensor Gold Electric Guitar Gold Hardware Signature Stratocaster 1996 - Present - Olympic White
$700
Very Good
From The Luthiers Vault • 1994
1994 Fender Jimmie Vaughan Tex-Mex Signature Stratocaster
$1,075
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1956
'56 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar - Aged Black
$4,450
Mint
Todd’s Gear Garage • 1986
Fender American Standard Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard 1986 - 1993 - Arctic White
$1,247
Very Good