SERIES
Vintage Series
 
CODES
ST54-55: 1986-1989
ST54-500: 1990-1991
ST54-53: 1992-1995
Note: These Strats are all the same guitar. Last numbers describes different retail prices over the years.
 
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster
 
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: "V" Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Vintage Style
Nut Width: 42 mm
Position Inlays: Black, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
Made in Japan decal
 
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
 
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Japanese ST-Vintage Single Coil; Japanese ST-Single (since 1994)
Controls: 5-way Switch; 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
 
HARDWARE
Bridge: S5D 6-Saddle Vintage Style, Die-Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" same directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
 
COLORS
Tobacco Sunburst
Black
Vintage White (1990-1991)
Candy Apple Red (1990-1991)
 
MISCELLANEOUS
Serial Number: Back of the neck
 
COMMENTS
Fender Japan was never consistent and not every guitar that came off the line matched specs of what was in the catalog.

ENG: About Fender Strats made in Japan and The "domestic" Stratocasters
ITA: Le Fender Stratocaster giapponesi e Le Stratocaster "domestic"

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ST54-53, Courtesy of Top Shelf Instruments

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ST54-53, Digimart

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