1978 Fernandes Japan FST-70 Vintage Stratocaster (Vintage White)

1978 Fernandes Japan FST-70 Vintage Stratocaster (Vintage White)Japanese made in 1978, the FST 70 was the a mid tier model from Fernandes. Glossy Vintage White finish on what's likely an alder body with a medium profile one piece maple neck, it weighs 3. 5kg's. This one appears to have the original alnico pickups with just a replacement volume knob and replacement string trees. The previous owner removed the headstock logo however the neck stamps are all still in there to help us ID it. Good overall vintage

truss adjustment and restring

CONTROL : 1 Vol

Loaded with the original Dimarzio PAF/Dual Sound humbucker combination and a full original Varitone system with "Master Volume"

30" scale length neck with a 42mm nut width

The AS-1 has some very high end specs for the time

plays well with a straight neck and adjustable truss

The Maxon DUE300 is the rare digital vintage multi-fx solution made in Japan in the 1980's

Japanese made by Fernandes in 1976

Part of the modern Greco Atomic series of the late 1980's

Plenty of life in the frets and the neck is straight

The tuners are the original Gotoh branded machine heads and the bridge/tailpiece are aftermarket Japanese parts

5cm lower bout with a slimline 7