S470DXQM built in late 2006 (2007 model?) with mismatched headstock.
I picked up this S-series from a guy on Facebook Marketplace. It was $450 with the original hard case. It's pretty immaculate, the plastic is still on the truss rod cover.
Based on the serial number it was built in Dec 2006.
Judging by the colors (plural) and fret dots it is a 2007 model. I don't know how that system works. Cars in the U.S. (not sure about other places) start the new model year a few months before the end of the calendar year. The guy I bought it from got it new and says that is from the factory, and that everything is original to include the locking nuts. Nice!
So my question is does anyone know anything about why the headstock is mismatched?
Was this mismatch a relatively common thing during the end of year transition to the new year?
Using the catalogs form those years, the body has to be Blue Moon Burst, and the headstock appears to be Transparent Lavender Burst. Both 2007 colors. It is very pretty.
Regardless, I love it. Great playing guitar. The Zero Friction tremolo is interesting, and is much easier to tune than the FR on the Fernandez I picked up Japan back in 1998.
