Fender MIJ Traditional 50s Stratocaster Black

This Fender MIJ (Made in Japan) Traditional ‘50s Stratocaster is presented in a classic Black finish with Maple fretboard. This guitar combines the look and sound of the Strat’s first production decade with a versatile 9.5” fretboard radius, ensuring approachable playability. Compulsive build quality and attention to detail - present on all Fender’s Japanese-made guitars - makes this model a highly desirable proposition. Supplied in a Fender Gig Bag.

We pride ourselves in our pre-sales check and professional set-up, which we carry out on every instrument we sell here at Merchant City Music. This ensures that the Fender Made in Japan Traditional ‘50s Stratocaster you receive from us will always be playing and looking its best, with no nasty surprises when it reaches your door. We ship fast to the UK, Europe and Worldwide. Do get in touch by phone or email if you have any queries before you buy, or visit us in our Glasgow store, where a member of staff will be happy to talk you through the features and set you up for a demo.

Fender MIJ Traditional ‘50s Stratocaster in Black

It’s no exaggeration to say that Fender’s MIJ models are consistently among the very finest guitars we have in stock. Even today, with increased availability in the West, supply is more patchy than with models produced in, say, North America. Combined, these factors produce a range of guitars for which our staff have a particular soft spot. Though not officially a Limited Edition model, this ‘50s Strat is coming to Europe in highly limited numbers, making ownership an experience few will enjoy.

This guitar’s foundation is an American Basswood body, imbuing it with a lightness and musicality which suits the Strat perfectly. To this is bolted a “U”-Shape Maple neck, topped with a 9.5”-radius Maple fretboard for intuitive playability. The three Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat pickups provide period-correct tones, controlled via a 5-way selector switch.

A 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo has been fitted, allowing the full array of classic Strat whammy bar techniques, while the looks are straight out of the period too: the gloss Black finish has been painstakingly applied, matching perfectly with the single-ply Eggshell pickguard.

The Fender MIJ Traditional 50s Stratocaster in Black is your ticket back to the Strat’s first years in production, executed with all the precision of Japan’s finest luthiers.