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Original fender “crafted in japan” 57 strat in excellent playing condition. These CIJ strats are considered by many to represent the apogee of Fuji gen Japanese quality craftsmanship, and stand head and shoulders above the USA standard models.
This axe is no exception, and plays like a pampered pet. The neck is arrow straight and true, frets excellent, and original pickups sproingy and stringy and just perfectly stratty. Cosmetically, she has normal finish and play wear, and the black finish has developed a node patina. She’ll ship in a quality gig bag, not pictured. Enjoy!
The first era of Fender Japan began in 1982, when domestic market Japanese Fenders started rolling out of factories. While Fender Japan is popularly known for some of their more extravagant aesthetics, the bulk of domestic Japanese production was focused on reissues of historic American Fender models. These reissue models were labeled by a two letter/two number model code for the model and reissue year, followed by a suffix that indicated the price in Yen, and any unique specifications the model had. While a given model might come in a variety of price points during a given model year, from entry level to the near Custom Shop quality of Fender Japan's ExTrad series, all the models would broadly follow the aesthetic and technical specifications of the original American models. Reissue models would follow this naming convention until 2015, when Fender Japan revamped their product line to more closely mirror the organizational structure of the Mexican and American made Fender lines. Models on this page represent the 1982 - 2015 era of Fender Japan production, and typically feature the old style Fender Japan serial number at the base of the neck, as opposed to the contemporary "JD-" serial number format found on the back of the headstock. The original model codes (and frequently the value suffix) can usually be found in the neck pocket of the body, and at the base of the neck where the mounting holes are.
Fender ‘57 Stratocaster RI Blackie ST-57 original vintage crafted in cij mij japan strat
$1,165
$1,165
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Original fender “crafted in japan” 57 strat in excellent playing condition. These CIJ strats are considered by many to represent the apogee of Fuji gen Japanese quality craftsmanship, and stand head and shoulders above the USA standard models.
This axe is no exception, and plays like a pampered pet. The neck is arrow straight and true, frets excellent, and original pickups sproingy and stringy and just perfectly stratty. Cosmetically, she has normal finish and play wear, and the black finish has developed a node patina. She’ll ship in a quality gig bag, not pictured. Enjoy!
The first era of Fender Japan began in 1982, when domestic market Japanese Fenders started rolling out of factories. While Fender Japan is popularly known for some of their more extravagant aesthetics, the bulk of domestic Japanese production was focused on reissues of historic American Fender models. These reissue models were labeled by a two letter/two number model code for the model and reissue year, followed by a suffix that indicated the price in Yen, and any unique specifications the model had. While a given model might come in a variety of price points during a given model year, from entry level to the near Custom Shop quality of Fender Japan's ExTrad series, all the models would broadly follow the aesthetic and technical specifications of the original American models. Reissue models would follow this naming convention until 2015, when Fender Japan revamped their product line to more closely mirror the organizational structure of the Mexican and American made Fender lines. Models on this page represent the 1982 - 2015 era of Fender Japan production, and typically feature the old style Fender Japan serial number at the base of the neck, as opposed to the contemporary "JD-" serial number format found on the back of the headstock. The original model codes (and frequently the value suffix) can usually be found in the neck pocket of the body, and at the base of the neck where the mounting holes are.