2004 Fender CIJ Stratocaster ST-62 – Lake Placid Blue

2004 Fender CIJ Stratocaster ST-62 – Lake Placid Blue

Great looking and playing mid aughties Japanese Fender Stratocaster 62′ Reissue. Stock. This thing rips, made by Tokai for Fender Japan, one of Japan’s premiere builders responsible for high-end guitars dating all the way back to the lawsuit era. Fender hired them instead and started selling them as theirs. Fender Japan guitars are recognized as superior instruments , these things stand out as just better. Excellent finish and craftsmanship. Comes in a Fender gig bag with original Japanese papers and tremolo arm. 5 ways switch over white plastics and 3 ply pickguard. My camera does not really capture the real color, which is a deep blue with a lot of green or teal in it, with lots of sparkle. It’s an extremely pretty looking thing that does the entire Strat thing. Tremolo, five-way switch, three single coil pickups, with a beautiful rosewood fretboard. The frets are clean, the neck is straight with very low action on 10s. This one has very little playtime. It’s a very manageable instrument and weighs only 7lbs and 13oz. Sounds great, looks great doing it. Made in Japan sometime between 2004 and 2005 with an R CIJ serial number. 

Condition is a little shy of 9/10.

Condition 

Lightest play wear. There are a few small marks in the clear in the lower bout, a light scratch, again in the clear, on the back. You need pretty harsh lighting to catch anything, but this guitar is twenty years old now, it is not a pristine object. There are a few small, light scratches in the finish of the headstock on the front. There’s a small blemish on the finish at the top of the headstock on the back side. See the pictures, ask for more. This is a very lightly used instrument, there is not much wear on it at all. As always there  are more and better pictures on my own site, deegearlocker dotcom, than reverb will host.