Up for sale, a 1982 Fender Fullerton-era American Vintage '62 Stratocaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with every hangtag and piece of case candy, as well as the original tweed hardshell case. The Fullerton factory era of Fender vintage reissue production was very brief, lasting only from 1982-84, when Fender was still manufacturing their guitars on the same machines that made the originals back in the '50s and '60s. These models marked the birth of the American Vintage line of instruments, and were the very first vintage reissue guitars ever offered by the Fender company (when in this case the model they were replicating was only 20 years old). While Fender would later move to a new factory in Corona, CA in 1985, the Fullerton-made guitars are highly prized for their rarity, tone, and connection to the origins of the Fender company.

Tonewoods include an alder body, maple neck, and slab rosewood fretboard, and the guitar's natural acoustic response has great clarity with treble sparkle and woody cut. Via the optional five-way pickup selector switch included with the guitar from the factory (original three-way switch also included), everything from snappy twang to "in-between" position quack to singing lead line girth is at the player's fingertips. This Strat weighs 7lbs 7oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, spot-on intonation, and easy-playing action.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Very soft V, measuring .800” 1st fret, .860” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 ¼” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.650”
-Tuners: Kluson-style
-Serialization: V00-prefix (neck plate)
-Factory Markings: Pencil date on neck heel faintly visible

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Black bobbin single coil x3
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector (three-way switch included)
-Harness: CTS pots date to the 26th week of ‘82, Sprague tone cap
-Hardware: Synchronized Tremolo (vintage-style), jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply pickguard, gently aged pickup covers/knobs

The three-tone Sunburst gloss nitro lacquer gloss finish is 100% original with no touch-up or overspray, and cosmetic wear includes one small area of buckle rash at the belly contour, and a handful of minor dings and scuffs on the body as a whole, primarily concentrated at the lower bout. The smooth ambered nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original tweed hardshell case is included, along with every hangtag and piece of case candy.