Whitstable Guitars
A selection of good quality, used guitars and specialising in imports from Japan since 2008
WHITSTABLE GUITARS ARE CURRENTLY ON HOLIDAY UNTIL 17TH SEPTEMBER AND UNABLE TO HANDLE ANY SALES. ALL SALES ENQUIRIES WILL BE DEALT WITH ON A "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED" BASIS ON MY RETURN.
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ROB
2016 Fender Made In Japan Exclusive Classic 70's Stratocaster all Black/Rosewood & new hard case
£749.00 + shipping
JAPAN IMPORT
This Stratocaster is one of Fender Japan's "Exclusive Classic" range which effectively replaced the '57, '62 & '72 reissue Strats. Built to a high spec, this guitar has a Basswood body, Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. It has all the features of a 70's Strat with it's large headstock, bullet truss rod & 3 bolt neck fitting with "Micro Tilt" adjustment. Only made for a couple of years, these are a bit tricky to find. This model is fitted with Fender Japan vintage pickups
Overall, this guitar is in a 9/10 condition. Built in 2016 it doesn't appear to have had much use. There is barely any wear & just a few small scratches on the back of the guitar. These are too minor for the camera to pick up. The guitar has no visible fretwear & is all original. The guitar plays & sounds fabulous as you would expect.
Since 2015, Fender Made in Japan guitars have been produced at the "Dyna-Gakki" factory in Nagano. This facility has been making fabulous guitars since 1972 for Fender Japan (pre 2015) Greco, Fernandes. The quality of the instruments coming from this factory is superb.
https://vintagejapanguitars.com/dyna-gakki-en/
Fender Japan Exclusive Classic 70s Stratocaster
Specifications
BODY
Body Material Basswood Body
Finish Natural Polyester
Body Shape Stratocaster®
Weight 3.44 kg
NECK
Neck Material Maple
Neck Finish Polyester
Neck Shape Slim "C" Shape
Scale Length 25.5 "(648 mm)
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 7.25 "(184.1 mm)
Number of Frets twenty one
Fret Size Vintage Style
Nut Material Bone
Nut Width 1.650 "(42 mm)
Position Inlays White Dots
ELECTRONICS
Bridge pickup: Fender Japan Vintage ST
Middle pickup: Fender Japan Vintage ST
Neck Pickup: Fender Japan Vintage ST
Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Switching 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup Configuration SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Hardware Finish Chrome
Tuning Machines: Japanese GOTOH tuners
Pickguard 3-Ply Black
Control Knobs Vintage Black Plastic
Switch Tip Black
Neck Plate 3-Bolt Chrome with Micro Tilt Adjustment
Comes with Gear4music Black/Tweed Hard Case
Hard Case
As said many times, all my guitars come shipped in a new black hard case which is included in the price. I find this is the safest way to avoid damage in transit. Alternatively, if you are collecting the guitar and, like some buyers have cases coming out of their ears, that's no problem, I'll adjust the price (usually around a £50 discount) and I can usually find you an old gigbag to take the guitar away in. The only hard and fast rule I have is that I won't ship a guitar in a gigbag
If you are further interested in this guitar, you can either email me with any queries & I'll do my best to get back to you within 24 hours.
Or, you can buy quickly and safely using the PayPal "buy now" button and I will ship to most UK addresses the next working day. Highlands and Islands can be slightly dearer but I'll keep the cost as low as I can.
I can accept credit card payments by phone and will also offer a small discount to purchasers using bank transfer payments.
Overseas customers are very welcome but please email me first for shipping quotes.