Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s Fender Japan were rapidly expanding their catalogue and experimenting with different features.
This 1991 Fender Japan 57 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster has the model name ST57-77LS with LS standing for Lace Sensors. These fantastic pickups were just introduced a few years before that on top-of-the-range USA Stratocaster Plus so Fender Japan decided to get in on the noiseless action and introduce their own model.
To make things even more exciting the wizards from Fujigen added an active mid-boost circuit into this model. Popularized by Eric Clapton, a little printed circuit board running from a 9V battery allows to increase the mid range with a twist of a knob and drive any tube amp into nice crunchy tones.
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The guitar for sale is all original and quite rare to come by - and it has aged very gracefully, with some beautiful neck finish yellowing and hardware patina. Apart from the noiseless Lace Sensors and the mid boost it is a typical high-end 57 Vintage Reissue with an alder body and comfy C-shape maple neck.
This instrument received a full professional setup with deep body cleaning, neck deep clean, full electronics check, truss-rod and action and intonation adjustment! Restringed with D'addario 10-46 nickel-plated steel strings.
This guitar will be shipped around UK with Parcelforce 24h courier, safely packed into a sturdy guitar cardboard box. 24h courier service provided to UK customers. We also ship to USA, Canada, Japan, Australia and many other places, but at the moment we don't ship to EU or Northern Ireland.
Fender Stratocaster - 57 Vintage Reissue - Japan - Lace Sens - Sunburst (1991)
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MODEL: Fender Japan 57 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster Lace Sensor ST57-77LS
YEAR: 1991
COLOUR: 2-tone Sunburst
PICKGUARD: 1-ply parchment white
NECK: C-shape maple neck, honey amber gloss finish; neck heel date 11-5-91
FRETBOARD: maple, 7.25-inch radius
FRETS: 21 vintage frets with moderate wear
TUNERS: Kluson vintage-style slotted tuners
BODY: alder body, original SSS body routing with the active circuit route; neck pocket stamp ST57-77LS
TOTAL WEIGHT: 3.4 kg
TREMOLO: 6-point vintage-style tremolo, bent steel saddles, full size tremolo block, 3 springs
WEAR: several dings on the body; hardware patina; small dings on the neck; scratches on the battery cover and back plate
PICKUPS: factory-original Fender Lace Sensor Gold noiseless pickups
WIRING: original wiring with A250K pots, CRL USA 5-way switch, ceramic disc tone capacitor, 1 master Tone control, original active mid-boost circuit with 9V battery
DISCLAIMER
Please note that although we put our heart and soul and also all our knowledge into every single guitar we sell, a setup is a personal preference. However, we try to get the best playability out of every guitar and set them up so you can play both rhythm and lead. We also pull them all apart to clean and check every single component and replace all unreliable parts with new ones, from dodgy pots to the whole wiring, tuners, string trees, nuts and etc. All the work done is described in detail in the listing.
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