1978 Fender Stratocaster natural

Stewart Copeland bought this guitar brand new from Manny's musical instruments store on 48th Street, New York in 1978 - probably around the same time Sting got his black Stratocaster.

He likely played this guitar on the later Klark Kent songs and various demos for The Police. In Summer 1981, he took it with him to AIR Studios in Montserrat during the making of Ghost In The Machine. To this day the guitar remains at his Sacred Grove home studio.

The Serial no. of this guitar is rather difficult to make out in existing photos, but an educational guess can be: S983384