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Date: Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:56:02 +0100
From: hello@expressmusic.co.uk
To: Phil Pinder <phil.oakham@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Limited Edition American QMT Stratocaster HSS Pale Moon (2020)
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Hi Phil,

At the moment we wouldn't buy this outright for £1200. In all honesty 
it's a bit quiet and we need to be cautious.

We can offer the Ultraburst Strat at £1999 to help you out. I realise it 
isn't £900 but there really isn't much more we can take off that one. 
Hope you understand.

Kind Regards,
Tim
Express Music

On 2025-07-03 13:44, Phil Pinder wrote:
> Thanks Tim
> I’d take 1200 for an outright purchase (would that be of interest?)
> However I was looking to p/ex for the Fender American Ultra II
> Stratocaster - Ultraburst, Ebony that you have. Only problem then is
> the shortfall of 900.
> Could you meet anywhere in the middle on that p/ex?
> 
> Thanks and best regards
> Phil
> 
>> On 3 Jul 2025, at 12:55, hello@expressmusic.co.uk wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Phil,
>> 
>> Thanks for the pic's and obviously, as soon as we saw the Strat we 
>> remembered it!
>> We'd offer you about £1200 back on that as a part exchange.
>> Let us know what you think.
>> 
>> Kind regards.
>> Tim
>> 
>>> On 2025-07-03 11:37, Phil Pinder wrote:
>>> Hi Tim as just discussed
>>> Please find write up and pictures below.
>>> Best regards
>>> Phil
>>> The QMT Pale Moon Strat was released in 2019 as a limited edition
>>> holiday special for Guitar Center & Andertons after Fender found a
>>> batch of white rather than the normal black or brown ebony. It was a
>>> super limited small run of guitars with a production run of only 325.
>>> It is a hot rodded Ultra with quilted maple top and white ebony
>>> fingerboard.
>>> This Limited Edition American QMT Stratocaster HSS Pale Moon is named
>>> for its pale moon ebony fingerboard and a figured quilt maple veneer
>>> top.  To stay it looks stunning would be an understatement.  There is
>>> a LOT going on here.  The alder body (black on the back) is capped
>>> with a gorgeous quilt maple veneer.  Each is unique - that's part of
>>> what makes this run so special.  The figuring of the quilt maple is
>>> really something else.  Each is also unique is the maple neck is
>>> capped with a pale moon ebony fretboard, showcasing an unbelievably
>>> cool grain.  To add to the icing on the cake, it has a matching black
>>> headstock, which really works well.  This guitar is just gorgeous!
>>