Up for sale, a 1987 Fender Boxer Series Stratocaster model ST-556 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. Produced at the Fujigen factory during the golden age of Fender Japan production, this “Made in Japan” ST-556 is perfectly tailored for the “Superstrat” crowd, featuring a shred-ready SSH pickup configuration and an FS-1 tremolo system.

Tonewoods include a basswood body, maple neck, and slab 22 fret rosewood fretboard, and the original SSH pickup set comprises a pair of Fender Japan Hot Rod single coils in the neck and middle positions and a Dragster humbucker at the bridge. The Hot Rods are snappy and smooth, and the Dragster has a throaty richness which responds very well to heavy drive. The ST-556 weighs 8lbs, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, slinky action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, moderate shoulders, measuring .820” 1st fret, .885” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, 9 1/2“ modern radius
-Frets: Original medium jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-9
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.675” (42.5mm), graphite, locking nut on headstock
-Tuners: Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan” text on headstock face, A-prefix serial embossed on four-bolt neck plate

Body Specs:

-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: Hot Rod single coils x2, Dragster humbucker
-Harness: Modern CTS Volume pot, original TBX center detent Tone pot
-Hardware: FS-1 tremolo system with arm
-Plastics: “F”-capped knobs, one-ply black pickguard

The Snow White finish exhibits a bit of sporadic checking in the gloss, and cosmetic wear includes a number of minor dings on the top and back, and a moderately-sized finish chip on the lower bout perimeter adjacent to the output jack. The neck profile retains its smooth black gloss, with a couple shallow nicks along the profile length that have no impact on playability.

The original Fender-branded gigbag is included.