EUR John gives his opinion of this 1962 Fender Stratocaster reissue, made in Japan in the 90's, using a Roland Cube 30 amp. Custom Shop '68 Reissue Stratocaster Relic. Fender 1984-87 MIJ 60s Stratocaster Rare Vintage Lake Placid Blue E Serial 66802 MIJ Strat! My questions are: 1. 1997: The Tōkai Corp. now joined Dyna Gakki as the  EXCLUSIVE manufacturers of Fenders made in Japan, and continued to be stamped Crafted In Japan. Your purchases help youth music programs get the gear they need to make music. For sale in this listing. Fender Stratocaster Body MIJ 62 reissue surf green strat very good shape 90-91. Others say "crafted" had a nicer ring to it than "made", and so the word change was all about marketing and preception, this seems to make solid sense. Thanks anyway****. 14 watching. The seller did a S/N lookup and learned the following: These early (83-87) Squire guitars are to this day respected as a very good guitar at a reasonable cost. Warehouse Guitar SpeakersPO Box 352Paducah, KY 42002. Good condition Fender 50s Stratocaster reissue in candy Apple red. $1,595.00. Made by the plant which had shocked Fender USA with the quality and accuracy of the first Japanese Fender Vintage Reissues in 1982, these attitude-drenched and irresistibly … I believe it to be a 1996-1997 model, but it has a very slim neck and large headstock. Messages 884. These early (83-87) Squire guitars are to this day respected as a very good guitar at a reasonable cost. Fender Japan '68 Reissue stratocaster ST68-TX Vintage White VWH (Japan Import) Brand: Fender. Gold Supporting Member. Fender Stratocaster 57 Reissue JV-85 MIJ. (Serial #S065588). Pre-Owned. Rare 1967 Reissue Fender Stratocaster Made in 1993 Never Played Absolutely Flawless All original, Stunningly beautiful Sunburst, 19 year old MIJ not CIJ, 1967 Japanese Reissue Strat. Early 1985:  CBS sells Fender to the employee led ownership group headed by Bill Schultz. Signing up for our newsletter will keep you informed of promos and speaker giveaways! 35-year vintage guitar. You can see this evolution by looking at the American Vintage ’57 Stratocaster Reissue. It looks great with the blue finish and pearloid pickguard. I came back home and try to find some infos and understand that the mij lefty 57 has only a fender logo without the stratocaster word. 1994 Fender Stratocaster ST72-85SC Scalloped Fretboard White Japan MIJ Blackmore. $ 3,250.00. These instruments have sometimes been stamped "MADE IN JAPAN", and sometimes "CRAFTED IN JAPAN", seemingly for marketing reasons alone. Like it came out of a time machine from 19 years ago. Two Squier Standard Stratocaster models had been made: The 27-8800/2, produced between 1987 and 1988, with a more aggressive appearance, had a Fender Tremolo System I bridge associated with a string clamp. Here, we shall break down the confusion as much as possible and present the information in the most simple and clear manner possible so as to not waste your time or leave you scratching your head. In most years, Fender only offered one ’68 model in the catalog, frequently only in white; they were never produced in anywhere near the kind of volume the other reissues enjoyed. Some say this was due to a contract clause with FujiGen that ONLY allowed their plant to stamp "MADE IN JAPAN" on a Fender, which seems unlikely. C $1,802.50. Anyone who know their facts will tell you that these early Tokai Fenders are truly excellent instruments. $75.00 shipping. They decided to manufacture two Vintage reissue Stratocaster models, a maple-fre… A fun fact here is that, when Fender announced that they were again manufacturing guitars in the US at their new Corona, CA plant, the guitars they pictured were ACTUALLY made by Tokai! Fender Stratocaster 2004. $ 30,000.00. From United Kingdom. New Listing FENDER STRATOCASTER 1962 REISSUE MIJ 2012 VERY RARE TRANSLUCENT GREEN JAPAN. Dan Smith, with the help of John Page, proceeded to work on a reissue of the most popular guitars of Leo Fender's era. $181.45 shipping. Click or call now to order and get back to big-time bending. 1992:  (yes, there is some overlap here) The Dyna Gakki Corp. began making some guitars for Fender, these were the first guitars listed as "CRAFTED IN JAPAN". Some Fujigen made Fender replica between 1982 and 1997 have necks made by Atlansia. When you start trying to determine the difference between a MIJ and a CIJ Fender guitar, odds are you will do a search, and odds are all you will find are forums, and on those forums you will find many differing opinions on the topic and ultimately you just may wind up even more confused than when you began!