Up for sale, a 2014 Fender Stratocaster ‘57 vintage reissue model ST57-TX in showroom-clean, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with hangtags and loaded with Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pickups. This upper-tiered and long ago discontinued “Made in Japan” model was produced exclusively for the Japanese domestic market, uncommon outside its country of origin
Tonewoods include an alder body and a one-piece maple neck, ensuring a clear, balanced platform for the Texas Specials pickups. These Custom Shop Fender single coils match vintage spec with black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads and staggered alnico magnets, delivering a bevy of sparkling classic Strat tonalities with a slightly aggressive overwound snap. The bridge pickup is sparkling and chewy, and the neck position has a full, bell-like breadth. This Strat weighs 7lbs 13oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Chunky C, measuring .865” 1st fret, .960” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 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,” JD13-prefix
Body Specs:
-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special x3
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
-Hardware: Six-point vibrato (vintage-style)
-Plastics: One-ply white pickguard, gently aged knobs
The Olympic White finish has barely a scratch on it, and the ambered gloss on the neck profile is flawless.
The original gigbag is included, along with the serialized hangtags (dated 7-7-2014).