After downsizing the toolkit, I got this '57 (& the '62 HR Strat at the same time). It came fresh from the Fender factory, and though I generally don't bond with maple fretboards, this '57 HR became my #1 guitar and I played it with three different artists, and it went all over with me around the USA. I played this exclusively for 4 years, and actually burnished the paint down to bare wood where the cord is tucked behind the guitar strap. Sold it to help pay a medical bill in 2012. Life happens.