SERIES
J-Craft Special
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or White (Rosewood) Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only on Maple neck
Crafted in Japan Decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Texas Special, Alnico Staggered Poles
Controls: 5-Way Switch, 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S5D Vintage Style, Die Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" same directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Gold Plated
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole on maple neck model, 3-Ply, 11 Hole on rosewood fretboard model
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Micro Tilt
COLORS
Black Blue Velvet
White Blue Velvet
White Purple Passion
MISCELLANEOUS
Color changes depending on the viewing angle
Serial Number Position: Base 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.
J-Craft Special
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: Oval Type
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Position Inlays: Black (Maple) or White (Rosewood) Dots, Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Only on Maple neck
Crafted in Japan Decal
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Texas Special, Alnico Staggered Poles
Controls: 5-Way Switch, 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: S5D Vintage Style, Die Cast Block
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER" same directions
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Gold Plated
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Hole on maple neck model, 3-Ply, 11 Hole on rosewood fretboard model
Plastics: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Micro Tilt
COLORS
Black Blue Velvet
White Blue Velvet
White Purple Passion
MISCELLANEOUS
Color changes depending on the viewing angle
Serial Number Position: Base 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"
Black Blue Velvet, courtesy of Komehyo
White Purple Passion, courtesy of Reverb (Ishibashi)