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Post subject: My Unique Strat: Help?
Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 10:27 am
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I don't have a picture of it, unfortunately, but I'll explain it really fast.
It's made in Japan, and is entirely black. It's got no pick guard, and it only has one pick up which looks to be a Humbucker of some kind.
It only has one knob on there, and it's a volume knob. It's got a lock on trem, and the bridge seems to be sort of similar to a Floyd Rose, only it's really not. The bridge says Fender on it, but it can pull up AND down.

I've never seen any guitar like it before, I was wondering if there was somewhere that I could look up it's serial number to at least find the model or something?

Thanks guys. :]

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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 11:17 am
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Welcome to the Forum.

You can check out the serial number at www.guitardaterproject.org but it will not tell you what model it is, only when it was made.
Look up the serial number and let us know what year, that may help us find out any other info. If you can get pics and post them that would really help.

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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 1:14 pm
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Sounds like maybe a Bigsby trem :?:

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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:08 pm
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Here, I'll just copy and paste it because it'd be easier than putting it into my own words. I'll try to get a few pictures of it up later tonight or tomorrow, however, the camera that I have takes low quality pictures and you won't really be able to tell too much, but if it helps I'm willing to try anything. I had never really planned on selling this guitar, but I'm low on money VERY badly at the moment, and my friend offered me $500 for it. And it doesn't seem like enough to me, but the longer I think about it, the less money I have, and the more the $500 sounds appealing.

Your guitar was made at the
Fuji-gen Plant (for Fender Japan), Japan
in the Year(s): 1984 - 1987

Fuji String Instrument Production Corporation was opened in may 1960, they initially started manufacturing violins and quickly switched to classical guitar production. In 1962 electric guitar construction was started. Fujigen has a reputation for excellent quality and craftsmanship so the guitars they produce are highly regarded. They produce guitars via OEM for famous brands such as Ibanez, Epiphone, Yamaha and Fender (the import Special Interest Group nature model), G&L and others.


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Posted: Sat Mar 07, 2009 2:18 pm
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Sounds like a Contemporary Model.

Single humbucker at bridge position with one volume control only. System I tremelo. Model no. 27-4400.

The System I Trem was built by Schaller for Fender.

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:09 am
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Wow, thanks so much. =)
I just finished looking into it myself, and I've decided that I'm DEFINITELY not selling it for $500 dollars, if at all.
It turns out that they were among the first Fender's sold in Japan in 84-87, previous to them they had only sold Squiers.

Thanks for all the help.


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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:13 am
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How about posting some pics?

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:16 am
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Sure thing. There's a few dings in it, but it's still a beauty :D.
I'll try to get them up as soon as possible. The quality won't be that great though.


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Excellent!!!

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 9:48 am
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I wasn't sure whether or not I was allowed to post actual pictures of them on here, so here's a few links.

The quality is really bad. The one of the bridge was just to show "Fender" on it, but it looks more like a blob of random letters, haha.

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b143/ ... guitar.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b143/ ... uitar1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b143/ ... uitar2.jpg


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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:33 am
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I bought one just like it in '85. it was a great little guitar. Of course I parted it out swapping the neck to a charvel body with a floyd, then trashing the body, I'm such an idiot!! But that's what kids do right.

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 2:42 pm
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Hey nice guitar!! :)


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