1991 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen Stratocaster ST72-86DSC Yellow White, Japan MIJ w/ USA Dimarzio DP117

Up for sale, a 1991 Fender Yngwie Malmsteen signature Stratocaster model ST72-86DSC in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, featuring a scalloped fretboard, USA-made Dimarzio pickups, and a "Yellow White" gloss finish. Made in Japan at the famed Fujigen factory, this '72 reissue Strat is a since-discontinued model designed for sale only in its country of origin. This early example was produced years prior to Yngwie's signature being added to the headstock face.The guitar features a pair of USA-made DiMarzio HS-3 (DP117) stacked single coil pickups in the neck and bridge positions, with Fender Japan's ST-Current single coil in the middle position. The Dimarzio DP117s offers hum-free performance with a broad low end that's warm and tight with a smooth, glassy treble response. These qualities combine perfectly with a heavily distorted amp, because the sound won’t get muddy or messy, and the DP117 boasts a staggered pole piece design. This Strat weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, slinky action, and spot-on intonation.The one-piece maple neck has a medium C-shaped profile carve at the nut with modest shoulder and a hair more heft further up the fretboard, measuring .825” deep at the 1st fret and .905” at the 12th. The scalloped fretboard has a 10“ radius, and the stock slender fretwire has well-rounded crowns, only showing light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-9. This guitar plays cleanly up the 25 1/2“ scale with a straight neck and a responsive, optimally-adjusted truss rod. The carved bone nut measures 42.5mm in width (just shy of 1 11/16"). The large '70s-style headstock has the correct block logo, dual string trees and chrome Gotoh tuning machines. The "Made in Japan" text and L-prefix serial number are present above the three-bolt F neck plate, and the factory model stamps are intact on the neck heel and in the pocket.All of the electronics work as intended; the solder joints are untouched, with a five-way pickup selector switch and full-size pots which date to September of 1991. The chrome hardware has plenty of shine, including the jack cup, bridge base, and block saddles. The vibrato has a full-size diecast block, responding effortlessly for deep dives and expressive warbles. Original plastics comprise the three-ply white pickguard, which has some requisite scuffing on the treble side of the strum path, and yellowed pickup covers and knobs.The Yellow White gloss finish sports its original factory-yellowed shade of Olympic White, with cosmetic wear limited to a handful of nicks along the lower bout body edge, a ding of note on the back on the belly contour, and a scant few faint finish scratches in the clear coat on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth ambered gloss.A Fender-branded padded gigbag is included.