SERIES
J-Craft Medium Series
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Matt
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: Medium 24.75" (628mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.84" (250mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Vintage Style
Nut Width: 40mm
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or White (rosewood) Dots
Truss Rod: Headstock Adjustment
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Whitish Modern
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: ST-Current (Japan), Single Ceramic Bar
Controls: 5-Way Switch, 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S88 Vintage Style, Die Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstanmped
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast/Sealed
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Hole (Config. Vintage)
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
COLORS
3-Tone Sunburst
Black
Snow White
Candy Apple Red
Lake Placid Blue
MISCELLANEOUS
Serial Number: Back of the neck. Usually Serial Numbers started with "R0" and "Q0" prefix
COMMENTS
Fender Japan was never consistent and not every guitar that came off the line matched specs of what was in the catalog.
It is important to note that all Standard Stratocasters featured always the "Made in Japan" decal, never "Crafted in Japan", even in the CIJ Era.
J-Craft Medium Series
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Matt
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: Medium 24.75" (628mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.84" (250mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Vintage Style
Nut Width: 40mm
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or White (rosewood) Dots
Truss Rod: Headstock Adjustment
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Whitish Modern
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN JAPAN"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: ST-Current (Japan), Single Ceramic Bar
Controls: 5-Way Switch, 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S88 Vintage Style, Die Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, Unstanmped
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast/Sealed
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Hole (Config. Vintage)
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
COLORS
3-Tone Sunburst
Black
Snow White
Candy Apple Red
Lake Placid Blue
MISCELLANEOUS
Serial Number: Back of the neck. Usually Serial Numbers started with "R0" and "Q0" prefix
COMMENTS
Fender Japan was never consistent and not every guitar that came off the line matched specs of what was in the catalog.
It is important to note that all Standard Stratocasters featured always the "Made in Japan" decal, never "Crafted in Japan", even in the CIJ Era.
ENG: About Fender Strats made in Japan and The "domestic" Stratocasters
ITA: Le Fender Stratocaster giapponesi e Le Stratocaster "domestic"
ITA: Le Fender Stratocaster giapponesi e Le Stratocaster "domestic"
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