Hi, I'm a cheeky newbie who's trying to get something out before putting anything in, so firstly, I apologise.
I'm in the process of buying a 1964 model. The neck has clay dots apart from the dot on the 21st fret which is Pearloid. The guitar has had just one owner and he assures me that he has never had any work done since he bought it from new, and I have no reason to disbelieve him.
As this guitar was coming up to the transition period, did Fender stick one Pearloid dot on the 21st fret as some kind of quirky thing to do and has anyone ever seen similar or owned the same sort of thing?
It seems a little strange that if the guitar had been worked on, why would
they replace an obvious clay dot with a Pearloid?
I'm not trying to catch my seller out here (he may even be reading this!) as I will buying the guitar for the price we have agreed, it would just be interesting to know if anyone has seen this sort of thing before. I like quirky things!
Many thanks in advance for any help.
Kim