SX stratocaster that looks like a fender strat

[FREEKILL9566]

Hi softies,
I need help identifying this guitar as it is a SX guitar but it has a different headstock that is shaped like a Fender stratocaster headstock, I bought it at a reasonable price for an SX at the cash converters... Is this a rare guitar?

Pics:
The headstock has the exact shape of a Fender Stratocaster headstock, and is different from other SX Stratocaster headstocks.

Fender headstock

SX headstock

The vintage style tuners

The body and maple neck

Much help will be appreciated, thanks!

 

[Godspeed64]

it looks sweet! does it sound sweet too?
hmmm.. it can be an older model.. or a model our local distributors dont bring in?

 

[kahuna]

how much did u pay?

 

[Everdying]

SX made for asian market have the strat headstock.
those for other countries have that hook headstock.

 

[fgl]

1st production model before the fennder lawyers got into the pix. Tried before... its so so..

but parts (neck, pickguard) etc not compatible with original Fender ccomponents so you can swop thing around.

Cheers

 

[bin4christ]

i've seen those at parklane..

 

[kerplunk182]

wah. Which cash converters?

 

[niteblade]

very nice for a sx

 

[EugeneSmasher]

Hmmm very cautious abt SX... But that guitar does look damn sweet...

 

[FREEKILL9566]

I guess fgl was right, its a lawsuit strat copy 1st production guitar and its made in china Have search the entire WWW and seems only another one found... The model is SST57TM and most likely is a single cut alder body. Rating on the wood were excellent but not on the hardware.

Guess its a keeper for me

The other one found in the net.

 

[FREEKILL9566]

Sound clip from the sst57tm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wgeXKOItdM