SERIES
Vintage Series
CODES
ST57-58US: 1998-2006
ST57-66US: 2006-2007
ST57-US: 2008-2012
Note: These Strats are all the same guitar. Last numbers describes different retail prices over the years.
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval 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/Crafted in Japan decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: US Vintage Single Coil, Alnico Staggered Poles
Controls: Japanese 5-way Switch; 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S5D Vintage Style with Die-Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" same directions
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh MHG-SD91 NI Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
COLORS
Tobacco Sunburst
Black
Vintage White
Old Candy Apple Red
Fiesta Red (Since 2005)
Sonic Blue (Since 2005)
Old Lake Placid Blue (Since 2005)
Ocean Turquoise Metallic (Since 2005)
US Blonde (Until 2008)
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.
Vintage Series
CODES
ST57-58US: 1998-2006
ST57-66US: 2006-2007
ST57-US: 2008-2012
Note: These Strats are all the same guitar. Last numbers describes different retail prices over the years.
BODY
Body Material: Basswood
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval 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/Crafted in Japan decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: US Vintage Single Coil, Alnico Staggered Poles
Controls: Japanese 5-way Switch; 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S5D Vintage Style with Die-Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" same directions
Tuning Machines: Fender/Gotoh MHG-SD91 NI Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt
COLORS
Tobacco Sunburst
Black
Vintage White
Old Candy Apple Red
Fiesta Red (Since 2005)
Sonic Blue (Since 2005)
Old Lake Placid Blue (Since 2005)
Ocean Turquoise Metallic (Since 2005)
US Blonde (Until 2008)
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"
ITA: Le Fender Stratocaster giapponesi e Le Stratocaster "domestic"
ST57-58US, Courtesy of Top Shelf Instruments
Courtesy of Reverb (Sherkey Music)
Courtesy of Ishibashi
