Hi Dave,
Yes, I meant to say the earlier guitar of the two (got sixties in my head because that's when I owned my 58/59 strat
).
I have to confess mine wasn't a very good one and didn't sound any better than the cheaper ones we can buy today. I'd buy it back if I got the chance, purely for nostalgic reasons, not the quality of build or its sound. I know we can buy CS59/62s etc trying to match the sounds of that period but do we know what pickups were actually fitted to the early strats - were they all pretty much identical standard issue - the then equivalent of the 59/62s we see today?
Nice to be reminded of the colours back then by your photos.
Cheers,
Martyn