Fender Japan Stratocaster ST57-500 Vintage White 1990
Fender '57 Strat, Vintage White, made in Japan 1990. It;s hard to go past a beaten up white Strat for classic cool. This is a '57 style model, so you get moderately chunky neck with a maple fretboard, gold spaghetti logo, sigle ply white guard, stamped saddles and three vintage-voiced pickups. The white finish has yellowed and mellowed and seen plenty of knocks and bumps, and looks all the more homely and dignified for it. Paired with the golden maple board and aged plastics, it looks perfect. The tone is classic Strat stuff: glassy highs, fat and fast lows, airy open understated mids. This one is just back from our tech with a new bone nut and polished frets, so it's playing super smooth. Strat up your life.
Model: Fender Japan Stratocaster ST57-500
Made: Japan, neck date 12 Nov 1990, Fugijen Gakki factory
Serial: I038136
Finish: Vintage White, glosss poly
Body: basswood
Neck: maple, maple fretboard, 7.25" radius, 25.5" scale, 43mm nut, medium D shape
Weight: 3.555kg
Mods: new nut
Pickups: Fender Japan ST-Vintage x3
Accessories: no trem arm, case or back cover
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has dents, dimples and scuffs on the end and edges and some scuffs on the front and back. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and rub wear on the back and a dent behind the 3rd fret approx, as well as a dent on the board near the 17th fret. The back has widespread dimples and scuffs, no major marks. The back cover is missing. The sides have minor dents, dimples and scuffs around the whole body, as well as cracks in teh finish only around the neck pocket. The front has dents near the jack and alomng the back edge, dimples and scuffs around the whole body and 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 10/46 Moonshiners strings.
Fret life: 7/10, minor wear only, recently polished