SERIES
Current
CODES
ST72-95DM: 1989
ST72-860DSC: 1990
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 Finish: Polyester
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Scalloped Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Bullet
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Made in Japan Decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Black CBS
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Di Marzio HS-3 (Neck, Bridge), "DiMARZIO"; Japanese ST Current, Flat Poles (Mid)
Controls: 5-Way Switch; 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Die Cast Block S5D Current
Saddles: Die Cast CBS Style
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast Sealed
String Tree: Wing, #2
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Hole (Config. Modern)
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 3-Bolt with Micro Tilt, "F", "FENDER JAPAN"
COLORS
Yellow White
MISCELLANEOUS
Serial Number Position: Base of the neck
COMMENTS
Replaced by ST72-900DSC
These were considered "unofficial" Yngwie Malmsteen models.
Fender Japan was never consistent and not every guitar that came off the line matched specs of what was in the catalog.
Current
CODES
ST72-95DM: 1989
ST72-860DSC: 1990
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 Finish: Polyester
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Scalloped Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Bullet
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Made in Japan Decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: Black CBS
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Di Marzio HS-3 (Neck, Bridge), "DiMARZIO"; Japanese ST Current, Flat Poles (Mid)
Controls: 5-Way Switch; 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Die Cast Block S5D Current
Saddles: Die Cast CBS Style
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Cast Sealed
String Tree: Wing, #2
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Hole (Config. Modern)
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 3-Bolt with Micro Tilt, "F", "FENDER JAPAN"
COLORS
Yellow White
MISCELLANEOUS
Serial Number Position: Base of the neck
COMMENTS
Replaced by ST72-900DSC
These were considered "unofficial" Yngwie Malmsteen models.
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"
The ST72-DM, courtesy of Top Shelf Instruments
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