Hello Kitty Stratocaster £649 SE London / South London / Surrey

[therealting]

For sale: Hello Kitty Stratocaster - Squier by Fender (£649)

 

Really not sure about this!! Doing a major clear out at the moment, and this quirky little Strat is next up on the block. These were only made for a brief period, and are fairly rare and highly sought after these days, with as-new examples exchanging hands for up to a grand.

 

 

The previous owner had owned it from new since she was a teenager, and it is completely stock and unmodified. It features a maple neck (with an oversized late-60s style headstock, maple fingerboard and pink dot inlays), a slightly thinner Strat-shaped body with a hardtail bridge, a pink finish, a single volume control, and a bridge humbucking pickup (both in white). Unique Hello Kitty scratchplate / pickguard, and the Hello Kitty logo on the back. 

 

 

I think these were originally marketed towards girls, but it is very cool and I didn’t see anything wrong with playing it myself; it sustains and sings and I will happily keep it if no one bites!

 

 

Apart from some sun fade on the front and a few superficial scratches that aren’t noticeable (mainly on the back) unless you look carefully, it’s in wonderful condition. This one has been recently set up professionally (with 9s) and plays beautifully. 

 

There is a cool little article about “How a Hello Kitty Guitar Became The Hottest Stratocaster” here:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/dec/11/hello-kitty-guitar-stratocaster

 

 

£649 (cash, bank transfer or PayPal gift) collected or may be able to deliver or meet up somewhere along the SE London / Croydon / Guildford (Surrey) area. Would prefer a sale rather than a trade… but try me if you have something particularly interesting. Would prefer not to post, especially since I don’t have a suitable case.

 

I have a few bits and bobs on the block in the next few weeks / months, so let me know if you are interested and I’ll keep you posted.

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[Frank Blank]

This is the best guitar I've ever seen.

[tedmanzie]

Great guitar! They should do a custom shop version.