2013 Fender Japan Limited ST62/QT Quilt Top Stratocaster Aqua Blue - Made in Japan - Pro Set Up w Perfect Frets/Action/Intonation!

Sale Price: $1,400.00 Original Price: $1,562.00

2013 Fender Japan Limited Edition ST62/QT Quilt Top Stratocaster

Aqua Blue - Made in Japan

Serial: JD13012810

Luthier Measurements:

Nut Width: 1.67

Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .86

Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .95

Radius: 9.5

Scale: 25.5

Weight: 7.7 lbs

Factory Specs: Alder body with quilted maple top, maple neck (Oval modern C shape), rosewood fretboard, 9.5" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, 42mm nut, 3x Fender Japan ST-Single pickups, 5-way switch, 1 volume / 2 tone, vintage 6-screw synchronized tremolo, Gotoh Kluson-style tuners

Comes in a padded Fender gig bag with Tremolo arm

$$$ It has just been professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. It has low action with no buzzing. The frets are in perfect condition and polished to shine like a mirror, it is truly stage or studio ready/worthy. Including New Strings, Perfect Intonation, Truss Rod Adjustment and Low Action.

Read Our Feedback and Rest Assured, The Dude Abides!


๐ŸŒŠ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐–๐€๐•๐„๐’ ๐ŸŒŠ

๐ŸŽธ 2013 Fender Japan Limited Edition ST62/QT Quilt Top Stratocaster, Made in Japan ๐ŸŽธ

Some Strats blend in. This one ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ. A 2013 Fender Japan ST62/QT in Aqua Blue, a factory special run built for the Japanese market that took the classic '62 Strat and dressed it in a jaw-dropping ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ. Deep ocean blue on the edges melts into glowing turquoise and sea-green in the center, and the quilt ripples like water every time the light moves.


๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

โœ… ๐…๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐“๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ/๐๐“, a 2013 factory special run made for the Japanese market

โœ… ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ over an alder body, with a translucent blue back that shows the grain

โœ… '๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ค: spaghetti logo and the "Original Contour Body" decal

โœ… ๐Ÿ‘ ๐…๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, 5-way switch, 1 volume and 2 tones

โœ… ๐•๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž-๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ”-๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ and vintage-style tuners

โœ… ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ on a rosewood board with a warm, vintage-tinted neck

โœ… ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ“" ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ, easy bends all the way up the neck

โœ… ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ•.๐Ÿ• ๐ฅ๐›๐ฌ, comfy for long gigs

โœ… ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง


๐ŸŽถ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐๐„ ๐ŸŽถ

Those three single coils deliver the ๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ž that made the Strat a legend. Positions 2 and 4 give you that ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ค๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง-๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž, the neck pickup is warm and vocal for blues, and the bridge bites through the mix when you need it to ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ. Clean, dirty, or anywhere in between, she sounds like a Strat should.


๐ŸŽธ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐„๐„๐‹ ๐ŸŽธ

Like every guitar I sell, she's been ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง. The neck goes from a comfortable .86 at the 1st fret to .95 at the 12th, with a 1.67" nut and a 9.5" radius that's ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ . Low action, smooth polished frets, and a neck that ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ straight out of the bag.


๐Ÿ’Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐Ÿ’Ž

This is the one that makes people stop and stare. She's in ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง, ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (look hard enough and you might find a tiny ding or light surface scratch, but she's about as clean as they come), the gloss finish is clean and glassy, and the quilt has serious ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก: it flips from blue to teal to green as you tilt her. The translucent blue back lets the wood grain show through, the white pearloid pickguard pops against the burst, and the tinted neck gives her a warm vintage vibe. ๐€ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ on stage and on the wall.


Rare Japanese-market factory special run, killer quilt, Japanese build quality. ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž! ๐ŸŒŠ


๐ŸŽธ The Guitar Dude ๐ŸŽธ

Reach out via DM or call (954) 448-2413 for more info or an in hand description.


๐Ÿ”ฅ This guitar (or bass) has been professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. Unless otherwise noted in the listing, It features low action with no buzzing or dead spots, perfect intonation, a brand-new set of American-made Ernie Ball strings, and a straight neck with a fully functional truss rod. We make sure all frets are leveled, dressed, crowned, and polished to a mirror shine. The fingerboard has been thoroughly cleaned (unfinished rosewood and ebony boards are treated with Fret Doctor, a premium all-natural oil). All electronics function flawlessly. The guitar has been deep-cleaned and detailed and arrives stage- or studio-ready. ๐Ÿ”ฅ


About The Guitar Dude

Three-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer worldwide. Specializing in premium Gibson, classic Fender guitars from all eras and the best Japanese made treasures. Known for the highest-quality consignment sales and custom layaway plans (available on select guitars and extendable beyond 45 days to fit your budgetโ€”contact us for details).

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Consignment Services

Like what you see? Let us go to work for you. We offer the best and most fair priced consignment service on the planet! Look for me online. @TheGuitarDude


Our Guarantee

We stand behind every guitar we sell. โ€œGood enoughโ€ is never good enough. Every instrument is inspected, set up, and tested by multiple people immediately before shipping. We deliver the highest standard of quality and have built a reputation as a three-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer since 2009. The Dude Abides.


Neck & Setup - (unless otherwise noted)

- Neck is perfectly straight with no truss-rod issues.

- Intonation is spot-on.

- Professionally set up with low action and new American-made strings.

- All frets are dressed, leveled, crowned (if needed), and all frets on all guitars are polished to shine like new with no divots.


Return Policy, Restocking Fees & No Tire-Kicking Policy

We follow Reverbโ€™s 7-day return policy. However:

- You must

notify us in writing within 3 days of delivery (per tracking) of your intent to return.

- Original shipping and return shipping costs are not refunded unless the guitar is damaged in transit or is significantly not as described. (For example you order red and get white, a Telecaster instead of a Les Paul etc.

- A 15% restocking fee applies to all returns for any reason other than damage in transit or significantly not as described. Please note there is a 10% restocking fee on guitar orders that have been purchased and paid for - that have been off the market for 24 hours or more, even if they have not been shipped or picked up by the carrier. We perform a final set up and change strings put when an order is placed and paid for. NO EXCEPTIONS


We do our best to honestly describe and photograph every guitar and most of the noticeable imperfections. That said, we are human, if something very small can be overseen, if tiny marks, dings or super fine scratches (normal wear) bother you, please don't buy.


We record demo videos of every guitar before shipping to document exact condition and performance. Additional photos, measurements, or in-hand descriptions are available upon request prior to purchase.


Minor adjustments and tweaks to a set up (for example to correct a slight buzz or truss-rod tweak) are normal after shipping due to carrier mishandling the package, climate & atmospheric changes, especially when moving from South Florida to colder or less humid environments. These slight issues do not constitute โ€œsignificantly not as described.โ€ Guitars must be returned in the exact same condition as received/advertised or additional repair/restocking fees will apply.


We are a small family owned and run business, not a big-chain retailer. We invest significant time, money and effort into every guitar. This is a NO TIRE-KICKING shop. There is no post purchase haggling, returns without restocking fees or partial refunds. If minor cosmetic marks, tiny imperfections, odors/smells, or the possibility of a post-shipping setup tweak makes you uncomfortable, please do not buy. Plenty of large retailers offer free trials and can absorb shipping costsโ€”we do not.


Payment, Shipping & International Duties

- All items can be shipped internationally. Buyer is fully responsible for all import duties, taxes, and customs fees.

- We accept PayPal, PayPal Credit, Affirm, and other major payment methods.

- Most U.S. shipments are sent via UPS or FedEx with full insurance, tracking, and signature confirmation. All packages are professionally packed for maximum protection.


International Shipping Note

International shipping prices shown are for most countries. Certain countries have higher costs. We try and avoid USPS and mostly ship UPS, but USPS is the only available or reasonable carrier in certain situations. Express services (UPS, DHL, FedEx) are always available. We canโ€™t under value merchandise as it can not be properly insured. If you would like to discuss different avenues, contact us by email or phone for a personalized quote.


Thank you for considering The Guitar Dude. We look forward to earning your business and delivering a guitar that exceeds your expectations. Contact us anytime for questions, consignment inquiries, layaway details, or a personalized shipping quote.


2013 Fender Japan Limited Edition ST62/QT Quilt Top Stratocaster

Aqua Blue - Made in Japan

Serial: JD13012810

Luthier Measurements:

Nut Width: 1.67

Neck Thickness at 1st Fret: .86

Neck Thickness at 12th Fret: .95

Radius: 9.5

Scale: 25.5

Weight: 7.7 lbs

Factory Specs: Alder body with quilted maple top, maple neck (Oval modern C shape), rosewood fretboard, 9.5" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, 42mm nut, 3x Fender Japan ST-Single pickups, 5-way switch, 1 volume / 2 tone, vintage 6-screw synchronized tremolo, Gotoh Kluson-style tuners

Comes in a padded Fender gig bag with Tremolo arm

$$$ It has just been professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. It has low action with no buzzing. The frets are in perfect condition and polished to shine like a mirror, it is truly stage or studio ready/worthy. Including New Strings, Perfect Intonation, Truss Rod Adjustment and Low Action.

Read Our Feedback and Rest Assured, The Dude Abides!


๐ŸŒŠ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„ ๐–๐€๐•๐„๐’ ๐ŸŒŠ

๐ŸŽธ 2013 Fender Japan Limited Edition ST62/QT Quilt Top Stratocaster, Made in Japan ๐ŸŽธ

Some Strats blend in. This one ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ. A 2013 Fender Japan ST62/QT in Aqua Blue, a factory special run built for the Japanese market that took the classic '62 Strat and dressed it in a jaw-dropping ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ. Deep ocean blue on the edges melts into glowing turquoise and sea-green in the center, and the quilt ripples like water every time the light moves.


๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐–๐‡๐€๐“ ๐Œ๐€๐Š๐„๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘ ๐’๐๐„๐‚๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐Ÿ”ฅ

โœ… ๐…๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐„๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐’๐“๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ/๐๐“, a 2013 factory special run made for the Japanese market

โœ… ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ over an alder body, with a translucent blue back that shows the grain

โœ… '๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ-๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ก๐ž๐š๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐œ๐ค: spaghetti logo and the "Original Contour Body" decal

โœ… ๐Ÿ‘ ๐…๐ž๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‰๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ, 5-way switch, 1 volume and 2 tones

โœ… ๐•๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ ๐ž-๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ”-๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฌ๐ฒ๐ง๐œ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ and vintage-style tuners

โœ… ๐–๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐จ๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ on a rosewood board with a warm, vintage-tinted neck

โœ… ๐Œ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐Ÿ—.๐Ÿ“" ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ, easy bends all the way up the neck

โœ… ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ•.๐Ÿ• ๐ฅ๐›๐ฌ, comfy for long gigs

โœ… ๐๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง


๐ŸŽถ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐“๐Ž๐๐„ ๐ŸŽถ

Those three single coils deliver the ๐ ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฒ, ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐ž that made the Strat a legend. Positions 2 and 4 give you that ๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐œ๐ค๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ง๐ค๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง-๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ฅ๐ž, the neck pickup is warm and vocal for blues, and the bridge bites through the mix when you need it to ๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ. Clean, dirty, or anywhere in between, she sounds like a Strat should.


๐ŸŽธ ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐…๐„๐„๐‹ ๐ŸŽธ

Like every guitar I sell, she's been ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐š๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง. The neck goes from a comfortable .86 at the 1st fret to .95 at the 12th, with a 1.67" nut and a 9.5" radius that's ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐›๐ž๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ . Low action, smooth polished frets, and a neck that ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ straight out of the bag.


๐Ÿ’Ž ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‹๐Ž๐Ž๐Š ๐Ÿ’Ž

This is the one that makes people stop and stare. She's in ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง, ๐ง๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (look hard enough and you might find a tiny ding or light surface scratch, but she's about as clean as they come), the gloss finish is clean and glassy, and the quilt has serious ๐Ÿ‘๐ƒ ๐๐ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ก: it flips from blue to teal to green as you tilt her. The translucent blue back lets the wood grain show through, the white pearloid pickguard pops against the burst, and the tinted neck gives her a warm vintage vibe. ๐€ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ซ on stage and on the wall.


Rare Japanese-market factory special run, killer quilt, Japanese build quality. ๐‚๐š๐ญ๐œ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ž! ๐ŸŒŠ


๐ŸŽธ The Guitar Dude ๐ŸŽธ

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๐Ÿ”ฅ This guitar (or bass) has been professionally set up and dialed in for optimal tone and playability. Unless otherwise noted in the listing, It features low action with no buzzing or dead spots, perfect intonation, a brand-new set of American-made Ernie Ball strings, and a straight neck with a fully functional truss rod. We make sure all frets are leveled, dressed, crowned, and polished to a mirror shine. The fingerboard has been thoroughly cleaned (unfinished rosewood and ebony boards are treated with Fret Doctor, a premium all-natural oil). All electronics function flawlessly. The guitar has been deep-cleaned and detailed and arrives stage- or studio-ready. ๐Ÿ”ฅ


About The Guitar Dude

Three-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer worldwide. Specializing in premium Gibson, classic Fender guitars from all eras and the best Japanese made treasures. Known for the highest-quality consignment sales and custom layaway plans (available on select guitars and extendable beyond 45 days to fit your budgetโ€”contact us for details).

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Consignment Services

Like what you see? Let us go to work for you. We offer the best and most fair priced consignment service on the planet! Look for me online. @TheGuitarDude


Our Guarantee

We stand behind every guitar we sell. โ€œGood enoughโ€ is never good enough. Every instrument is inspected, set up, and tested by multiple people immediately before shipping. We deliver the highest standard of quality and have built a reputation as a three-time NAMM Top 100 Dealer since 2009. The Dude Abides.


Neck & Setup - (unless otherwise noted)

- Neck is perfectly straight with no truss-rod issues.

- Intonation is spot-on.

- Professionally set up with low action and new American-made strings.

- All frets are dressed, leveled, crowned (if needed), and all frets on all guitars are polished to shine like new with no divots.


Return Policy, Restocking Fees & No Tire-Kicking Policy

We follow Reverbโ€™s 7-day return policy. However:

- You must

notify us in writing within 3 days of delivery (per tracking) of your intent to return.

- Original shipping and return shipping costs are not refunded unless the guitar is damaged in transit or is significantly not as described. (For example you order red and get white, a Telecaster instead of a Les Paul etc.

- A 15% restocking fee applies to all returns for any reason other than damage in transit or significantly not as described. Please note there is a 10% restocking fee on guitar orders that have been purchased and paid for - that have been off the market for 24 hours or more, even if they have not been shipped or picked up by the carrier. We perform a final set up and change strings put when an order is placed and paid for. NO EXCEPTIONS


We do our best to honestly describe and photograph every guitar and most of the noticeable imperfections. That said, we are human, if something very small can be overseen, if tiny marks, dings or super fine scratches (normal wear) bother you, please don't buy.


We record demo videos of every guitar before shipping to document exact condition and performance. Additional photos, measurements, or in-hand descriptions are available upon request prior to purchase.


Minor adjustments and tweaks to a set up (for example to correct a slight buzz or truss-rod tweak) are normal after shipping due to carrier mishandling the package, climate & atmospheric changes, especially when moving from South Florida to colder or less humid environments. These slight issues do not constitute โ€œsignificantly not as described.โ€ Guitars must be returned in the exact same condition as received/advertised or additional repair/restocking fees will apply.


We are a small family owned and run business, not a big-chain retailer. We invest significant time, money and effort into every guitar. This is a NO TIRE-KICKING shop. There is no post purchase haggling, returns without restocking fees or partial refunds. If minor cosmetic marks, tiny imperfections, odors/smells, or the possibility of a post-shipping setup tweak makes you uncomfortable, please do not buy. Plenty of large retailers offer free trials and can absorb shipping costsโ€”we do not.


Payment, Shipping & International Duties

- All items can be shipped internationally. Buyer is fully responsible for all import duties, taxes, and customs fees.

- We accept PayPal, PayPal Credit, Affirm, and other major payment methods.

- Most U.S. shipments are sent via UPS or FedEx with full insurance, tracking, and signature confirmation. All packages are professionally packed for maximum protection.


International Shipping Note

International shipping prices shown are for most countries. Certain countries have higher costs. We try and avoid USPS and mostly ship UPS, but USPS is the only available or reasonable carrier in certain situations. Express services (UPS, DHL, FedEx) are always available. We canโ€™t under value merchandise as it can not be properly insured. If you would like to discuss different avenues, contact us by email or phone for a personalized quote.


Thank you for considering The Guitar Dude. We look forward to earning your business and delivering a guitar that exceeds your expectations. Contact us anytime for questions, consignment inquiries, layaway details, or a personalized shipping quote.