Hard to tell from the pics but looks genuine, i have one and it is
a pretty thing, certainly no piece of junk. It is indeed a basswood body.

Just the wood of choice from that part of the world apparently.
Should have Duncan pups.

Related question: since the discontinuation of the Koa and Lite Ash Strats and Teles does anyone know which models are coming out of the Korean plant at the moment?

I ask because of the things Forum user guitslinger has revealed about unpleasant working conditions in the Cort factory, where Fender's Korean instruments come from. I wonder if Fender are scaling down their Korean sourcing - or not?

I have the Lite Ash Tele, BTW. A particularly well made guitar as it happens.

Cheers - C

My Lite Ash Strat is a beautiful guitar, and i really dig how on the korean guitars "fender" is all that's written on the headstock.

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I bought it really sounds, looks and feels good. Paid $625 for it.

Looks good. So they do apply veneer to the back as well it seems, nice.

Yes front and back the front colors really jumps out at you its real beautiful.

The Koa Stratocaster has the so-called "lightburst" finish, which looks astounding. Same thing for the Telecaster version also.



Unfortunately Fender didn't produced Koa basses aside the Victor Bailey signature Jazz Bass models.