Fender '62 Strat, sunburst, crafted in Japan 1996 approx. The sunburst Strat: name a more iconic guitar, I'll wait. This one is just back from a good old fashioned freshen-up from our house tech, so it's got some replaced pickups, new saddles and a full new set of electronics under the hood. It's sounding great: bright and clear with a chirpy treble, wide mids and an warm, plonky low end. The new guts lend a little extra clarity and sparkle to the pickups, which are a very similar set to the originals but made a couple of years later. The cream guard and dark rosewood slab fretboard complement the lightly worn sunburst finish beautifully, this definitely looks the part. The neck is pretty thick: it's a rounded C shape, but a decent bit fatter than many other sixties style Strats we've had through, so if you like a little beef, this is for you. If you've got a Strat-shaped hole in your collection, this one is surely going to fit right in.

Model: Fender Japan Stratocaster ST62-53 
Made: Japan, 1994-6
Serial: T007654
Finish: three tone sunburst, gloss poly
Body: basswood
Neck: maple, rosewood fretboard, 25.5" scale, 7.25" radius, fat vintage C shape
Weight: 3.600kg
Mods: pickups replaced, re-wired with new pots, switch, jack and tone capacitors, saddles replaced
Pickups: Fender Japan ST-Current single coil x3, circa 2000 
Accessories: basic gig bag, no trem arm

Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has some dimples on the end and bottom edge. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples on the back only. The back has some surface scratches on the top horn, back edge and bottom corner, as well as widespread light scuffs around the whole body. The sides have minor scuffs around the whole body, as well as some dents in the elbow area, near the jack and on the bottom horn. The front has some dimples around the bridge and near the jack, scuffs along the back edge and elbow area and some play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: good condition (7/10)

Playing condition notes: Action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 9/46 strings.
Fret life: 6/10, normal wear inc minor pitting, but playing evenly with no major buzz issues