MIJ Strat

Xhefri · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:11 pm

True, forgot that one!

stratgib · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:16 pm **Posts:** 67

>A '62 RI would have a White/Black/White pickguard with the screwhole half way between the neck and middle pickups<

If I end up buying this guitar I would change the pickguard to black (ala Gilmour style)...

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:15 pm

stratgib wrote:

>A '62 RI would have a White/Black/White pickguard with the screwhole half way between the neck and middle pickups<

If I end up buying this guitar I would change the pickguard to black (ala Gilmour style)...

Here is my '89 MIJ Standard

stratgib · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:16 pm **Posts:** 67

>A '62 RI would have a White/Black/White pickguard with the screwhole half way between the neck and middle pickups<

If I end up buying this guitar I would change the pickguard to black (ala Gilmour style)...

stratgib · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:16 pm **Posts:** 67

Nice guitar CA!

Love to hear anybody elses opinions on my query. I would like to thank you hugely for your input CA, much appreciated.

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:41 pm

stratgib wrote:

Nice guitar CA!

Love to hear anybody elses opinions on my query. I would like to thank you hugely for your input CA, much appreciated.

Hope I was able to help.

stratgib · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:16 pm **Posts:** 67

Got another photo:
http://s834.photobucket.com/albums/zz26 ... ploadshare
this proves it is NOT a '62 reissue, not with Gotoh machineheads!
So it must have a '62 body but the neck is different?

Xhefri · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 4:59 pm

yeppers, CAfeathers is right........after seeing the tuners!

stratgib · **Joined:** Sat Feb 28, 2009 3:16 pm **Posts:** 67

So is it a '62 body or just a complete stock standard '88 MIJ Strat?

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:09 pm

stratgib wrote:

So is it a '62 body or just a complete stock standard '88 MIJ Strat?

Just a Standard.

JasonSD · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:26 pm

TO me it looks like a standard strat that someone put a 8 hole '57 type pickguard on.

They probably said it's a 62 RI because the code on the neck pocket and the maybe the code on the neck says something like st62 or something similar.

I have a 87 MIJ strat and the body shape and the rosewood slab neck are pretty much the same as a 62 and has the st-62 markings, it's not a 62 ri. I think they bodies and necks being made at that time were just about the same, but the RI would have different electronics and vintage style tuners. And the standards would have maybe a vintage style bridge, or a system 1 bridge, and regular tuners.

Yeah looks like a nice guitar, but I think $600 is a little much. And I bet if you took off the pickguard, you would see extra holes where the 11 hole pickguard used to be on it. And yeah a Japanese pickguard has the holes lined up a little different than MIA and MIM strats, the one screw is between the neck and middle pickup.

JasonSD · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 8:32 pm

Also that LBP 62 reissue is really nice. Someone on the local craigslist had a MIM like that for $500. I don't know if that's a good price for a mexican made one though, so I didn't call on it. I think I would like to hold out for a MIJ or MIA one.

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:39 pm

JasonSD wrote:

TO me it looks like a standard strat that someone put a 8 hole '57 type pickguard on.

They probably said it's a 62 RI because the code on the neck pocket and the maybe the code on the neck says something like st62 or something similar.

I have a 87 MIJ strat and the body shape and the rosewood slab neck are pretty much the same as a 62 and has the st-62 markings, it's not a 62 ri. I think they bodies and necks being made at that time were just about the same, but the RI would have different electronics and vintage style tuners. And the standards would have maybe a vintage style bridge, or a system 1 bridge, and regular tuners.

Yeah looks like a nice guitar, but I think $600 is a little much. And I bet if you took off the pickguard, you would see extra holes where the 11 hole pickguard used to be on it. And yeah a Japanese pickguard has the holes lined up a little different than MIA and MIM strats, the one screw is between the neck and middle pickup.

At that time the MIJ Standards were put together with what ever parts were in the bins on that day. That pickguard could have been what was in the bin that day.

JasonSD · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:12 pm

Quote:

At that time the MIJ Standards were put together with what ever parts were in the bins on that day. That pickguard could have been what was in the bin that day.

Could be, but doesn't look original to me.

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:16 pm

JasonSD wrote:

Quote:

At that time the MIJ Standards were put together with what ever parts were in the bins on that day. That pickguard could have been what was in the bin that day.

Could be, but doesn't look original to me.

Only way to tell for sure is to pull it.

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