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jbbecker12
Post subject: Just acquired an old MIJ Strat.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:10 am
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Awesome is the word to describe my new "OLD" strat. 80's mij strat. Dinged up to the hilt. This looks ROAD WORN! The neck on this guitar is much thinner (like an ibanez) neck. It also appears to be a short scale or maybe it just appears that way. Does anyone know if this is a short scale neck? IT is much thinner and not as wide as other fender guitars.

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Post subject: Re: Just acquired an old MIJ Strat.
PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:12 am
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jbbecker12 wrote:
Awesome is the word to describe my new "OLD" strat. 80's mij strat. Dinged up to the hilt. This looks ROAD WORN! The neck on this guitar is much thinner (like an ibanez) neck. It also appears to be a short scale or maybe it just appears that way. Does anyone know if this is a short scale neck? IT is much thinner and not as wide as other fender guitars.

Thanks,
Jim


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Post subject: Re: Just acquired an old MIJ Strat.
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jbbecker12 wrote:
It also appears to be a short scale or maybe it just appears that way. Does anyone know if this is a short scale neck? IT is much thinner and not as wide as other fender guitars.


Hi jbbecker12, welcome to the Forum.

Soggycrow kinda has a point. Take a ruler and measure it: the scale length is the distance from the front of the nut to the "breaking point" where the top e string first touches its saddle. MIJ Strats are built to the same dimensions as American ones: that scale length should be 25.5 inches.

Unless it's not a Strat...

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Hi Ceri.

What are you doing?

Please get back to work on you mahogany body strat project.

We're beggin' you, finish it already!!!!

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orvilleowner wrote:
Hi Ceri.

What are you doing?

Please get back to work on you mahogany body strat project.

We're beggin' you, finish it already!!!!


Painfully slow, ain't it?

We'll be right back...

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My '86 MIJ Contemporary Strat has a thinner but noticeably wider neck than a 'C', for instance.
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Congrats on the MIJ. Had 2 of 'em back in the 90's, and really regret selling them off. Great quality instruments.
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Welcome to the Forum.

Congrats on the mid 80's MIJ Strat. How about pics of it?

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Congrats! we need pics :)
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yo Jbbecker i just aquired a late eighties mij strat your right the neck is much thinner and not as wide it looks short scale but when i play it it feels regular size ilove this guitr it is also light i love it

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yo i cheked my mij neck it is 25.5 so any mij must be the same
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when are these pictures coming
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Post subject: How do you get pictures on this thing?
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How do I post pictures?
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