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Post subject: Mij Fender
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 11:38 am
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I have a fender that I am trying to identify as far as age and type...it has st362 on the neck and 850 on the body neck pocket...any help is greatly appreciated.


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Post subject: Re: Mij Fender
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 12:49 pm
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Hi & welcome. Here's what little I can do with that:

The "ST" suggests it's a Stratocaster neck, the "62" suggests it's original desingn comes from a 1962 model Stratocaster. It's not a "Japanese Reissue", rather a "Japanese Standard".
That's about all that can be said with help from those markings, besides that they (again) suggest the neck is legit.
The "850" on the body tells me nothing - and for a Fender, I'd expect a little more there. So, at the moment, all options are open - legit, partscaster, non-Fender body...
The period ST-362's were made is long, and they were made under both Fender and Squier logos.

The guitar should have a serial number (usually in the heel of the neck, sometimes in the headstock), and there should be "Made in Japan" or "Crafted in Japan" before that.
Those together give an estimate of the age of the guitar. See support pages (Product Dating > Japanese) and/or check the serial with the product registration page database, and/or email Fender Consumer Relations - they can often provide the original specs for comparison (1993 or later, and the MIJ's sometimes cause problems).

So, sorry but ID'ing the guitar is at this point impossible. To get any real help from the forum, we need pics (big and plenty) and background info (as much as you can give).


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