Up for sale, a 2007 Fender Stratocaster ‘71 vintage reissue model ST71-93TX in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a tweed hardshell case and serialized hangtag. This “Crafted in Japan” Strat is an uncommon upscale model, made only for the Japanese domestic market and quite rare outside its country of origin.
Notable features include a trio of USA-made Custom Shop Texas Special single coil pickups, a large headstock with Schaller-made F tuners, and a gloss Candy Apple Red finish. Tonewoods comprise an ash body and one-piece maple neck, delivering clear note attack, a complex midrange character and crisp trebles. The USA-made Custom Shop Texas Special single coils match vintage spec with black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads and staggered alnico magnets, delivering classic Strat sparkle and snap with a slightly aggressive overwound character for extra punch. This Stratocaster ST71-93TX weighs 8lbs 4oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium C, measuring .850” 1st fret, .930” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 7 1/4” vintage-spec radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 1/2”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: F-stamped, Schaller-made
-Serialization: “Crafted in Japan,” S-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Ash
-Pickups: Custom Shop Texas Special single coil x3 (USA-made)
-Controls: Volume/Tone/Tone, Five-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Vintage-style vibrato with block saddles
-Plastics: Three-ply parchment pickguard, gently aged knobs
This particular iteration of Candy Apple Red is abbreviated "OCR" in the Fender Japan catalog for Old Candy Apple Red, denoting a darker and more vintage-correct shade of this classic custom color than previous Fender Japan offerings. This is a very clean instrument, with just a few faint finish scratches and tiny marks on the body as a whole. The gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
A tweed hardshell case is included, along with the serialized hangtag and Fender Japan manual.