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Post subject: Fender made in Korea 1985
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 1:26 am
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Found an ad about the "vintage" Fender Stratocaster 1985 made in Korea. Didn't hear anything about Korean strats earlier than 1987 but perhaps the owner is mistaken about the year of release, since he bought it from another person. The inscription "Fender" on the head has faded with time. There is a serial number 5040877 behind it. What do you think? Real/fake?
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Post subject: Re: Fender made in Korea 1985
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 5:35 pm
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Too many things going on with that... I wouldn't buy it.
Thing that really sticks out is the pickguard. That is a standard Strat pickguard, but it has only one tone pot with the volume pot. The 3rd hole is there, but looks like it is covered from the back with electrical shielding tape.
So either that is not the original pickguard and it left the factory with a single volume/tone (which Fender has done), or the electronics have been butchered and the 2nd tone pot removed.
The headstock is not a Fender design... Fender has licensed other manufacturers to produce under their name, but I have not seen a Fender headstock that was not consistent with the classical designs. It looks almost like a Fernandes, but doesn't really look right for that.

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Post subject: Re: Fender made in Korea 1985
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:00 am
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I agree with CB91710; not sure what that thing is, but it's not a Fender. May have SOME Fender parts on it somewhere. Heck my 1985 Korean Made Harmony Strat Copy looks more Fender than that guitar...and there's nothing Fender about my Harmony.


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Post subject: Re: Fender made in Korea 1985
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:23 am
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I see that yet another genius has strung that VSLO (Vaguely Strat Looking Object) in an "interesting" fashion.
:roll:

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Post subject: Re: Fender made in Korea 1985
Posted: Sat Sep 22, 2018 9:28 am
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stratmangler wrote:
I see that yet another genius has strung that VSLO (Vaguely Strat Looking Object) in an "interesting" fashion.
:roll:

LOL!!! I didn't even notice that...wound OVER. :lol:


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