Fender '62 Reissue Stratocaster (Made in Japan) | 1993

Built at Fujigen Gakki as a meticulous recreation of a 1962 original, this '62 Reissue Stratocaster carries the period-correct details that make these early Japanese reissues so well regarded: a thick rosewood "slab" fingerboard, a vintage 6-screw tremolo bridge, and the gold "spaghetti" logo on the headstock. The neck itself is pencil-dated December 1992, though the guitar likely didn't leave the factory until 1993 — not unusual for the run.
 
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The alder body wears a classic 3-Tone Sunburst nitrocellulose finish, paired with a maple neck in a comfortable slim-to-medium vintage "C" profile. The dark rosewood slab board has a 7.25" vintage radius and 21 low-profile frets with aged dot inlays, and it's finished with a period-correct 3-ply white pickguard on the vintage 11-screw layout. Three Japanese Vintage single coils run through a 5-way selector for the full range of in-between Strat tones, backed by a vintage 6-screw tremolo bridge with stamped steel saddles and Gotoh tuners.
Condition is excellent for a 30-year-old nitro-finished guitar: the neck and fingerboard are immaculate with zero fretwear, and the body shows only honest handling — a small cosmetic nick on the back, a few minor dents on the lower front face, and one distinct impact dent on the bottom-right side. All hardware and electronics are fully functional, with only light patina.
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Features
Model: Fender '62 Reissue Stratocaster, Made in Japan (Fujigen Gakki)
Year: 1993 (neck heel dated December 1992)
Serial number: N008815
Body: Alder, 3-Tone Sunburst, nitrocellulose finish
Neck: Maple, slim-to-medium vintage "C" profile, handwritten 1992 heel date
Fingerboard: Rosewood "slab" board, 7.25" vintage radius
Frets/inlays: 21 low-profile vintage frets, aged dot inlays
Pickguard: 3-ply white, 11-screw vintage layout
Electronics: 3 Japanese Vintage single coils, 5-way selector switch
Hardware: Vintage 6-screw tremolo bridge, stamped steel saddles, Gotoh tuners
Plastics: Factory-aged white control knobs and pickup covers
Headstock: Gold "spaghetti" logo
Weight: 3.3kg
Case: Gig bag
Condition: Excellent, zero fret wear, minor honest handling marks on the body
 
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See also our Fender Japan Stratocaster ST57-65AS '57 Reissue (1994) and Fender AVRI '62 Stratocaster (1996, USA). 
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