Some guitars simply inspire Hendrix comparisons.
This one wakes up every morning absolutely convinced it played Woodstock.
Your 1989 Fender Japan ’67 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster doesn’t just reference Jimi — it acts like it’s waiting for him to walk back on stage and grab it mid-feedback howl. Olympic White nitro sprayed over the ghost of its original sunburst gives it that unmistakable “I’ve been somewhere loud and spiritual” glow. Not relic’d — pre-consecrated.
The left-handed maple cap neck (pencil-dated June 10, 1989, of course) sits reversed on a right-handed alder body, just as the universe intended. A proper flipped-over geometry that changes how gravity, tension, and reality behave under your hands. You don’t just fret notes on this guitar — they bend around corners and slip sideways into another dimension.
The satin-worn 7.25-inch maple fretboard feels like the sort of surface where epiphanies happen. Those 21 vintage frets barely show any wear because it has clearly been saving itself for the right kind of trouble. The new cattle bone nut adds that unmistakable snap — the kind of attack that turns double-stops into actual lightning.
The nitro finish is aged just enough to look like it has survived at least one very misunderstood onstage fire. Only cosmetic wear, no structural damage — just the kind of spiritually meaningful scuffing that whispers, “Play the intro to ‘Little Wing’ and watch what happens.”
The Wilkinson 6-point tremolo with bent steel saddles and a full-size steel block? Let’s be honest: it encourages behaviour that may void several warranties. Soft flutter, hard dive, UFO landing noises — all delivered with the dignity and grace of a bridge that understands its historical responsibility.
The original alnico V staggered pole pickups don’t merely chime. They prophesy.
Clean tones shimmer like late-evening Strat poetry.
Dirty tones growl like a Marshall that knows exactly who it’s dealing with.
Neck pickup alone is basically a religious experience.
And inside the cavity: upgraded USA-spec wiring featuring CTS “dimple” pots, an Oak 5-way switch, cloth wiring, and — the relic you can’t see but can absolutely hear — a genuine 1960s Mullard Mustard capacitor. The kind of tone ingredient people whisper about in forums after midnight.
At 3.5 kg, this thing hangs perfectly for wide-legged stances, dramatic slow bends, and the occasional feedback-induced transcendence.
Nothing about this guitar is subtle.
Nothing about this guitar is normal.
Nothing about this guitar is casual.It is a Strat that knows exactly who it’s impersonating.
And it does it so convincingly that, at certain angles, you half expect to see a headband, a bandana, and a flash of purple haze around it.
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 - Japan - Reverse Headstock - Olympic White relic (1989)
SPECS:
MODEL: Fender Japan Stratocaster Custom Hendrix Tribute
YEAR: 1989
COLOUR: Olympic White nitro refin over original 3-tone sunburst
PICKGUARD: 3-ply aged cream white
NECK: 1989 Fender Japan 67 Vintage Reissue left-handed C-shape maple cap neck, honey amber gloss finish, neck heel pencil date 6-10-89, neck heel stamp STB-67/L
NUT: new cattle bone nut
NUT WIDTH: 40.5 mm
NECK THICKNESS: 1st fret - 20.2 mm; 12th fret - 22.7 mm
FRETBOARD: maple, 7.25-inch radius, worn satin finish
FRETS: 21 vintage frets with minimal wear
TUNERS: Kluson vintage style slotted tuners, aged nickel finish
BODY: 1989 Fender Japan 62 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster alder body, original SSS body routing, neck pocket stamp ST62 3TSB
TOTAL WEIGHT: 3.5 kg
TREMOLO: vintage style 6-point Wilkinson tremolo with bent steel saddles and full size steel tremolo block, original aged vintage white tremolo cavity cover
WEAR: all wear purely cosmetic, no structural damage
PICKUPS: original alnico V staggered pole single-coil pickup set
WIRING: upgraded USA-spec wiring with a Oak USA 5-way switch, CTS A250K "dimple" vintage style pots, 1960s Mullard Mustard tone capacitor
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.
We make sure that every guitar we sell is problem free and take full responsibility for the accuracy of our listing descriptions. All photographs are done by a professional photographer and processed on a calibrated monitor. Some colours might look slightly different on your monitor, but we will always put the official Fender colour name in the listing description, so please study pictures of other guitars with the same colour if you are unsure. We focus on finding great quality guitars and making them reliable and inspiring to play.


