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.
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For Sale (21 listings)
ksdaddy's guitar stuff • 1983
1983 1989 1995 Fender American Standard Stratocaster with wide neck
$1,600
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1961
Wildwood 10 1961 Stratocaster Inca Silver Soft Relic
$4,675
Excellent
Lost Dutchman Music • 1999
Fender Standard HSS Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard 1999 - 2005 - Arctic White
$525
Good
Unknown seller • 1982
1982 Fender Stratocaster '57 Reissue JV ST57-65 Japan MIJ Fujigen, Fullerton Era USA pickups
$2,699
Good
Music Go Round - Ann Arbor, MI • 1996
Fender US Lone Star Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard 1996 - 2000 - Candy Apple Red
$1,050
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1989
American Stratocaster 1989- Pewter Finish (Case Included)
$1,350
Excellent
Moe’s Fine Guitars • 1997
Fender Big Apple Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard 1997 - 2000 - Candy Apple Red
$1,596
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1981
ST-557 Japan Boxer Series 1981 - Olympic White Gloss
$1,495
Good
Big House Guitars • 1993
Fender American Standard Stratocaster with Maple Fretboard - 1993 - Midnight Blue
$1,149
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1957
American Vintage II 1957 Stratocaster Electric Guitar - 2-Color Sunburst
$2,000
Good
Livewire Audio • 1994
1990s American Standard / Strat Plus Stratocaster guitar body, classic black finish
$299
Very Good
Unknown seller • 1961
LEFT HAND American Vintage II 1961 Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Fiesta Red Serial number V2441234
$2,150
Excellent
Guitrelley's Shop • 1996
Fender 50th Anniversary American Stratocaster Plus 1996 - Candy Apple Red
$1,300
Good
Unknown seller • 1954
70th Anniversary American Vintage II 1954 Stratocaster 2024 - 2-Color Sunburst
$1,799
Excellent
Jennifer's Gear Locker • 1996
Fender US Lone Star Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard 1996 - 2000 - 3-Color Sunburst
$1,075
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1986
STB-68 Stratocaster '68 Reissue MIJ 1986 Vintage White USA PUs Japan Fujigen w/ Gig Bag
$1,595
Good
GitaarBarbaar B.V. • 1998
Fender Standard Stratocaster 1998 RW | Olympic White
$872
Excellent
Unknown seller • 1994
Strat Plus Electric Guitar 1994 Vintage Blonde Mini floyd w/ OHSC
$1,879
Excellent