1989 Fender Japan ST57 '57 Reissue Vintage Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)

1989 Fender Japan ST57 '57 Reissue Vintage Stratocaster (Candy Apple Red)Made by the Fujigen factory in the late 1980's. This ST57 model was the base model '57 reissue from Fender Japan. Basswood body with a maple neck shaped with the classic '57 slim C neck profile (7. 25" radius, 43mm nut, 648mm scale length), it weighs 3. 5kg's. Seems mostly original with an aftermarket 5 way switch and replacement pickguard along with the original Japanese ST VINTAGE single coils, die cast bridge, vintage style tuners and Fender

the groundbreaking combination of tradition and innovation made it the ultimate guitar for shredders who sought to redefine what a Les Paul was supposed sound and play like

Good used condition as pictured with a few signs of wear and tear as pictured and some patina to the hardware

Sounds big and loud acoustically with a professional grade CT-4B2 preamp for plugged in gigs

the ST-STD model was the Japanese equivalent of the American Standard (in terms of design as it doesn't replicate any specific year like many Japanese models)

Made in Japan and sold under the Grover Jackson brand

Built with a mahogany body

oval profile maple neck and 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (628mm scale length

Boss engineers needed to limit the frequency response of the repeats

Frets have plenty of life and are shiny and smooth

Gloss black finish on a soft maple body with a slim maple neck and 24 fret rosewood fingerboard (13

Made by the Japanese company Fernandes in the mid 1990's

The neck is in decent shape and plays well with some wear to the frets and a functional truss