Squier Made in Japan E Series Contemporary Stratocaster from 1987

Structurally sound - no breaks or major damage, even the cutaways beside the neck join don't have the common lacquer cracks

Frets do show signs of wear with some indentations remaining but recent reprofiling and polish means they play really nicely

Neck - is in good order with age related indentations to the back, minor wear to the fretboard, but the usual aging along the edge.

Similarly the headstock is sound but with some dings / marks as expected

Body - the body has quite a few dings / indentations with a few going through the paint, but nothing awful and certainly consistent with a 36 year old guitar

Other bits - the rear cavity cover isn't original (it’s a USA fender cover), but the holes all line up as they should (although only fitted with 4 screws),

System One trem - two finer tuners are replacements (can’t tell without looking closely), trem arm included but it’s very loose. Locking “nut” all in order with alan bolts. Currently set up with the trem decked - I’ve used it as a hard tail.

Spec...

You can get all of the spec details here: http://www.squierwiki.com/87Cat-Standard-Stratocaster-(1)

Collection possible in South Hampstead, London. Otherwise will be posted well packed in a cardboard guitar box.

Model

Model Number: 027-8200-xxx - Maple

Model Name: Standard Stratocaster

Body

Colors: Torino Red (558),

Body Material: Basswood

Neck

Neck Shape:

Neck Material: Maple

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size:

Fretboard Radius: 12” (305mm)

Fretboard Material: Rosewood/Maple

Nut Width:

Scale Length: 25.5” (645.7mm)

Electronics

Pickup Configuration: SSS

Pickups: Single-Coil Pickups

Pickup Switching: 5-Position

Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone

Hardware

Hardware: Chrome

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt (Black Plastic Gasket)

Tuners: Gotoh

Bridge: System 1 (Locking)

Pickguard: 3-ply W/B/W

Miscellaneous

Unique Features: No String-Guides, String Clamp on Headstock

MSRP:

Country of Origin: Japan

Introduced: 1987

Discontinued: 1988