1984 Fender Contemporary Stratocaster ST-562 Candy Apple Red w/ Case, Japan MIJ Fujigen
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Up for sale, a 1984 Fender Contemporary Stratocaster, model ST-562 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a Fender USA hardshell case. Made at the Fujigen factory in Japan, the Fender Contemporary series was produced from 1984-1987, amongst the first Fender-branded guitars to be exported to the USA. Designed to appeal to the "Superstrat" crowd, this particular guitar has the traditional triple single coil configuration, with a Schaller-made "System I" tremolo and corresponding locking nut (christened the “Blade Shooter” tremolo in certain Fender adverts of the era), similar to the Floyd Rose systems that were being retrofitted en masse to Strat-style instruments in the '80s.
Tonewoods include a basswood body and a maple neck with a 22 fret slab rosewood fretboard, and this Strat is particularly smooth and lively-sounding acoustically. The trio of single coil pickups are snappy and smooth, coupled to a five-way pickup selector. This Contemporary Series Stratocaster weighs 8lbs 9oz, professionally set up here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .800” 1st fret, .870” 12th fret
- Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 12” radius, dot inlay
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1.650” (42mm) + locking nut, bone
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix
- Factory Markings: Model stamp in neck pocket
Body Specs:
- Wood: Basswood
- Pickups: Single coil x3
- Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
- Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to August, 1984
- Hardware: System 1 “Blade Shooter” tremolo, jack cup
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, yellowed knobs/pickup covers
The gloss Candy Apple Red finish has one finish chip on the lower bout perimeter and a few dings and scratches on the rest of the body, largely along the treble-side perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
An era-correct molded Fender USA hardshell case is included.
Tonewoods include a basswood body and a maple neck with a 22 fret slab rosewood fretboard, and this Strat is particularly smooth and lively-sounding acoustically. The trio of single coil pickups are snappy and smooth, coupled to a five-way pickup selector. This Contemporary Series Stratocaster weighs 8lbs 9oz, professionally set up here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 9-42 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
- Wood: Maple
- Shape: Slender C, measuring .800” 1st fret, .870” 12th fret
- Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 12” radius, dot inlay
- Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
- Scale Length: 25 1/2”
- Nut: 1.650” (42mm) + locking nut, bone
- Tuners: Gotoh
- Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix
- Factory Markings: Model stamp in neck pocket
Body Specs:
- Wood: Basswood
- Pickups: Single coil x3
- Controls: Volume, Tone x2, five-way pickup selector
- Harness: Untouched solder, full-size Japanese pots date to August, 1984
- Hardware: System 1 “Blade Shooter” tremolo, jack cup
- Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, yellowed knobs/pickup covers
The gloss Candy Apple Red finish has one finish chip on the lower bout perimeter and a few dings and scratches on the rest of the body, largely along the treble-side perimeter. The gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.
An era-correct molded Fender USA hardshell case is included.
