Fender Japan '62 Stratocaster ST62-66DMC Vintage White 2008
Fender '62 Strat, vintage white, made in Japan 2007-10. It's hard to deny the charms of a creamy white Strat with a rosewood board... if it was good enough for Saint Jimi, it's good enough for anyone. This example was made as part of Fender Japan's 'Dimarzio Collection': a collaboration that landed a bunch of Fender models snazzy sets of single coils by Dimarzio from factory. The pickups are a bit like a Texas Special, but with a more balanced midrange and a lower noise floor. They're a ceramic bar magnet under the hood: it's a simple design, but heck, they really sound fantastic. It's a fat, strong take on the classic Strat spank, but with plenty of detail and articulation on tap to lend your lines life and refinement. In a pretty handy bonus, this guitar has been recently re-fretted by our local pro luthier, so it's got vintage medium sized stainless steel frets. It's an expensive repair, but it means the frets will basically never wear out again. The neck is a comfy and quick vintage C shape, which paired with the lightweight body and sturdy hardware make for a comfy and assured playing feel. You could pretty easily spend double this cash on a new Strat and get less guitar. This rules.
Model: Fender Dimarzio Collection Stratocaster ST62-66DMC
Made: Japan, Dyna Gakki factory, 2007-10
Serial: T038016
Finish: vintage white, gloss poly
Body: basswood
Neck: maple, rosewood slab fretboard, 25.5" scale, 7.25" radius, vintage C profile, stainless steel vintage sized frets
Weight: 3.320kg
Mods: re-fretted with stainless fret wire
Pickups: Dimarzio Collection DCS-1 Classical Vintage single coil x3
Accessories: Fender gig bag
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has decent dent and some scuffs on the end, dimples on the bottom edge and some small dents on the front around the decals . The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor dimples and some rub wear on the back only. The back has rub wear on the horns, surface scratches around the neck plate and trem cavity, dimples along hte bottom edge, a chip on the back edge, some dimples and scuffs in the elbow area and rub wear along the belly carve. The sides have scuffs on the inside of the top horn and dimples on the top of the horn, a dent and a chip in the elbow area, some small chips and dimples near the rear pin and around down past the jack and a dent and some dimples on the bottom horn. The front has a dent up from the bridge pickup, a surface scratch in the elbow area and a dent on the top corner on the edge, dimples around the jack and some play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: very good condition (7.5/10)
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: 9.5/10, very little visible wear