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one thing...there was a card saying it`s a -53 model? Thats a low end model, but, the lace sensors usually came in the Eric Clapton strat which had active p`ups and a small cavity on the back for the battery...does yours? If not, I`m guessing the p`ups are not original...UNLESS...it`s a shop order, and every MIJ Fender I own that is custom ordered says so in the neck pocket. A -53 model should be a basswood body, the EC model is not a low end model and not basswood but I have seen gold EC models before...so this is confusing. Personally I would not have paid that for a basswood FJ, as you say there are lots around. Which shop sold you the guitar...I ask because I`m in Japan as well and do see and own my share, but I`ve also left lots on shop floors...not all `80s FJs are worth owning in my opinion, the ones I do have...and thats quite a few...were the best ones I saw...custom editions, an ExTrad strat, and more than a couple from the `80s including JVs. We have a Rock Inn and a Shimamura locally though they don`t have much used gear, for that I go elsewhere aned Yahoo Japan has been an excellent sourse for me as has Hard Off and 2nd Street, even local antique shops. But don`t wait too long cause there is a limited cooling off period in Japan so if you`re gonna exchange it, times a tickin`. Lots of very good MIJs strats to look at nowadays...a used Edwards from the Duncan series would be an outstanding choice...the tone bursts I`ve seen were always two piece bodies and used they are a very good deal...I have a few. Old Grecos as well, but there are many people after those now. If you join Yahoo Japan you`ll not only have to outbid Japanese players but overseas players now that there are services who place bids for people outside the country for a fee, used to be a lot of fun hunting down the great old MIJs...now it`s less so but fortunately I got most of mine well before the awakening and for far less than people are paying now, but I still find great deals occasionally but they`re harder to find. So if you ain`t 100% happy with that strat, lose it and get another.
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