Eddie Bertrand Strat
Red Strat formerly owned by Eddie Bertrand
Here is a red Strat formerly owned by the late Eddie Bertrand 0f the Belairs and Eddie & the Showmen. His estate graciously agreed to sell it to me.
The guitar appears to have been a Fullerton made AVRI 62. The body has been changed. The neck and middle pickups are the rod bottom 82 AVRI pickups. The bridge pickup is a Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder.
Above: front view of Eddie's red Strat
The back side of this guitar has been signed by several members of the surf rock community. Most of the signatures are from the Lively Ones and the Sound Waves.
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Eddie's red Strat is still going to be played. It will be available for Eddie Bertrand tributes. I really enjoy playing this guitar. The neck is amazing. It has a great sound when run through my 61 Fender Reverb unit into my 65 Fender Showman amp.