1984 Fender Japan ST-555 HH Contemporary Stratocaster (Black)

1984 Fender Japan ST-555 HH Contemporary Stratocaster (Black)Part of the original Fender Contemporary Series that was made in Japan in 1984, this is an ST 555 model that was made for "modern" music. Full blackout aesthetic on the alder body with a C shape maple neck and a 22 fret rosewood fingerboard (12" radius, 25. 5" scale length), it weighs 3. 9kg's. Two Dragstar humbuckers with a three way switch, master volume and master tone control along with the original Fender Blade Shooter tremolo system (missing the

quatersawn African Mahogany neck with a slim profile and pronounced volute

Given a basic setup and service prior to listing and it plays well with a straight neck and life left in the vintage frets that play well with some pitting present

Swamp ash body with a bound hard maple neck (38mm nut width

-went over mixer section

Built in 2010

To quote the person that did the work: "It looks rough when you look at it up close

two Japanese single coil pickups

scratchy switch

organic sound with a vintage-like tone that is reminiscent of an instrument that has aged its sound with time and usage

the pickups are an Epiphone ProBucker-2 at the neck and a ProBucker-3 at the bridge and the circuit is wired to provide coil splitting and out-of-phase tones in addition to humbucking sounds

modern voiced rail style humbuckers and master volume/tone knobs

Well loved vintage condition with a few cosmetic dings as pictured