voodoochile
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Hi all,
This is a re repost for 3 reasons. Firstly, the price has been reduced to $1200. As always hit with reasonable offers but no low ballers. Secondly I like to stress that this is a short scale Stratocaster (24.75"). NOT the smart size Stratocaster some buyer was asking about only after quite a few text exchanges. Go look it up in the Fender Japan website. Smart size guitars are like for toddlers. 15% shorter and smaller body with an approx 22.4" scale length. Seriously a candidate for a HELLO KITTY or TELLY TUBBIES guitar sold at Toys R' US. Forget the rubber band tensioned strings. Even a 14 year old teenager would look ridiculous with one strapped on in public.
Thirdly I have had enquiries from an individual stating that the price should be much lower since its price is pretty close to a - "hold your breath" - An American standard Stratocaster.... Before I go off on a long tirade. I will simply say that if anyone thinks that a Jap made strat let alone this guitar - a limited edition domestic market limited Jap made strat is inferior or equal to a mass produced to the millions US made Stratocaster with a close to 1.5mm of plastic poly finishing then that person is either too young or has not played enough guitars. Period. Young punks weaned on marketing and more advertising... If Fender US makes a guitar from recycled plastic from MRT cards, there will sadly be young ignorant kids who will still champion the guitar because of the brand.... Same kind of people who will pay US$3700 for a Gilmour strat or US$8000 for a Clapton ES-335 and believe they will sound closer to Gilmour and Clapton. I will stop here before my blood pressure rises. Cost of parts +labour (factory mass produced guitars)= $300 max. Cost of Branding = $2000 max. Cost of customer gullibility and ignorance = limitless ($5000 and above). That's how mass produced guitars get to prices of over $5000
I have on hand a MINT Fender Japan short scale Stratocaster in vintage white. Yes, its an official rare short scale Stratocaster 24.75" scale instead of the usual 25.5". This guitar has a small production volume and is meant for Japan domestic market. It is NOT a mass produced to the millions export model like the Fender US standard model or Mexican classic model.
What this means is easier chording, string bending and a rounder warmer sound as how Les Paul would compare with a Stratocaster. Obviously a Les paul would still sound fatter and sustain more due to wood type, mass and the humbuckers so lets not be too anal about it.
A Strat is 25.5", a Les Paul 24.62", a standard PRS 25". So anyone who has played electric guitars should know the playing feel and difference.
Having single coils on a short scale guitar seems to have the best combination of warmness and note clarity much like Paul Gilbert's Ibanez fireman guitar. Forget talent. Anyone who has played an electric guitar long enough will realise that with average to below average sized hands and finger length, its near impossible to come close to the playing speed and reach of any notable guitarists no matter if its - paul gilbert, malmsteen, vai, satriani, petrucci, johnson, bonamassa and even SRV and Hendrix. Simple arithmetic. Even if you play as fast as them, for every millimetre that their giant hands and fingers move to say do a pentatonic scale run, a smaller pair of hands with shorter fingers will have to stretch and move perhaps to cover double the distance. In this case a short scale guitar will help. Obviously no need to do a dramatic downsize of scale length like Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez who is playing an Ibanez guitar of 24" scale and less...
To cut the long story short, I am selling this on behalf of a friend who cannot get used to the short scale because of his orge (SHREK) like hands and super fat fingers. However I am sure there will be lots who will find this strat a joy to play. And it does play like butter.
The street value and you can check on Ebay is a cool US$1029 (S$1337). I am selling it for S$1200. The sweetener or rather deal maker is the fact that there is a set of bare knuckle mothers milk pickups installed in this strat. This is easily another $280 value added to it (original pickups included). Japanese strats are known for their impeccable built and quality control but not their stock pickups.
In case you are wondering about playability, the frets are classic jumbo and radius is 12" so feel free to bend and shred to your heart's content. The rest of the specs are as per vintage styling. Without touching, playing and feeling the guitar, its next to impossible to tell that its a short scale Stratocaster.
No loans, No gig auditions or trials. Everything is MINT and good to go. The guitar is surprisingly dead silent with excellent shielding. In fact if you see any thing you don't like (damage / scars / cracks / rust...etc on the guitar) then just reject it on the spot. I stand by anything that I sell.
Interested parties please call.
Voodoochile
9889 3359
This is a re repost for 3 reasons. Firstly, the price has been reduced to $1200. As always hit with reasonable offers but no low ballers. Secondly I like to stress that this is a short scale Stratocaster (24.75"). NOT the smart size Stratocaster some buyer was asking about only after quite a few text exchanges. Go look it up in the Fender Japan website. Smart size guitars are like for toddlers. 15% shorter and smaller body with an approx 22.4" scale length. Seriously a candidate for a HELLO KITTY or TELLY TUBBIES guitar sold at Toys R' US. Forget the rubber band tensioned strings. Even a 14 year old teenager would look ridiculous with one strapped on in public.
Thirdly I have had enquiries from an individual stating that the price should be much lower since its price is pretty close to a - "hold your breath" - An American standard Stratocaster.... Before I go off on a long tirade. I will simply say that if anyone thinks that a Jap made strat let alone this guitar - a limited edition domestic market limited Jap made strat is inferior or equal to a mass produced to the millions US made Stratocaster with a close to 1.5mm of plastic poly finishing then that person is either too young or has not played enough guitars. Period. Young punks weaned on marketing and more advertising... If Fender US makes a guitar from recycled plastic from MRT cards, there will sadly be young ignorant kids who will still champion the guitar because of the brand.... Same kind of people who will pay US$3700 for a Gilmour strat or US$8000 for a Clapton ES-335 and believe they will sound closer to Gilmour and Clapton. I will stop here before my blood pressure rises. Cost of parts +labour (factory mass produced guitars)= $300 max. Cost of Branding = $2000 max. Cost of customer gullibility and ignorance = limitless ($5000 and above). That's how mass produced guitars get to prices of over $5000
I have on hand a MINT Fender Japan short scale Stratocaster in vintage white. Yes, its an official rare short scale Stratocaster 24.75" scale instead of the usual 25.5". This guitar has a small production volume and is meant for Japan domestic market. It is NOT a mass produced to the millions export model like the Fender US standard model or Mexican classic model.
What this means is easier chording, string bending and a rounder warmer sound as how Les Paul would compare with a Stratocaster. Obviously a Les paul would still sound fatter and sustain more due to wood type, mass and the humbuckers so lets not be too anal about it.
A Strat is 25.5", a Les Paul 24.62", a standard PRS 25". So anyone who has played electric guitars should know the playing feel and difference.
Having single coils on a short scale guitar seems to have the best combination of warmness and note clarity much like Paul Gilbert's Ibanez fireman guitar. Forget talent. Anyone who has played an electric guitar long enough will realise that with average to below average sized hands and finger length, its near impossible to come close to the playing speed and reach of any notable guitarists no matter if its - paul gilbert, malmsteen, vai, satriani, petrucci, johnson, bonamassa and even SRV and Hendrix. Simple arithmetic. Even if you play as fast as them, for every millimetre that their giant hands and fingers move to say do a pentatonic scale run, a smaller pair of hands with shorter fingers will have to stretch and move perhaps to cover double the distance. In this case a short scale guitar will help. Obviously no need to do a dramatic downsize of scale length like Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez who is playing an Ibanez guitar of 24" scale and less...
To cut the long story short, I am selling this on behalf of a friend who cannot get used to the short scale because of his orge (SHREK) like hands and super fat fingers. However I am sure there will be lots who will find this strat a joy to play. And it does play like butter.
The street value and you can check on Ebay is a cool US$1029 (S$1337). I am selling it for S$1200. The sweetener or rather deal maker is the fact that there is a set of bare knuckle mothers milk pickups installed in this strat. This is easily another $280 value added to it (original pickups included). Japanese strats are known for their impeccable built and quality control but not their stock pickups.
In case you are wondering about playability, the frets are classic jumbo and radius is 12" so feel free to bend and shred to your heart's content. The rest of the specs are as per vintage styling. Without touching, playing and feeling the guitar, its next to impossible to tell that its a short scale Stratocaster.
No loans, No gig auditions or trials. Everything is MINT and good to go. The guitar is surprisingly dead silent with excellent shielding. In fact if you see any thing you don't like (damage / scars / cracks / rust...etc on the guitar) then just reject it on the spot. I stand by anything that I sell.
Interested parties please call.
Voodoochile
9889 3359
