Up for sale, a 1998 Fender Stratocaster ‘62 vintage reissue model ST62-58US in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This “Crafted in Japan” Strat is uncommon outside its country of origin, featuring Fender’s American Vintage 57/62 single coil pickups with black bobbins, staggered alnico magnets, and cloth-covered leads.

Designed to pay homage to the golden era Pre-CBS Strat, this Stratocaster has a balanced, clear natural acoustic quality with a basswood body, maple neck and thick slab rosewood fretboard. The bridge pickup provides sweet sparkle and cut, the neck pickup is bold and round-sounding with a throaty zing and harmonic richness, and the "in-between" positions on the five-way pickup selector switch have a snappy, thinned-out quack. This Strat weighs 7lbs 14oz, professionally setup here at Mike & MIke’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .830” 1st fret, .965” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood slab, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Slender, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Kluson-style (Gotoh)
-Serialization: "Crafted in Japan", O-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Basswood
-Pickups: American Vintage 57/62 single coil x3
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Six-screw Synchronized Tremolo, jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, white pickup covers, yellowed knobs/switch tip

The three-tone Sunburst gloss finish shows some pick scuffing on the bass-side body horn, a small area of light buckle wear at the treble side waist, and a handful of nicks along the lower bout perimeter and on the back. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

A Marue Protection Gear molded hardshell case (ABS resin) is included.