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Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

Name: Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)
Brand: Fender

Fender · ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue MIJ

Price: 725 EUR – 4.858 EUR

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Built during the same Fender Japan restoration era as the ST-57 researched alongside it, this ST-62 targets a specific and consequential moment in Stratocaster history: mid-1962, when Fender USA switched from the original thick 'slab' rosewood fingerboard to a thinner veneer-style construction. This reissue replicates the earlier, thicker slab-board version, glued atop a maple neck rather than integrated into a one-piece maple neck like the '57 spec.

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About the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

This guitar shares its origin story with the ST-57 researched alongside it - both products of Fender Japan, the 1982 joint venture with Fujigen Gakki formed to restore Fender's reputation after Japanese lawsuit-guitar copies and weak CBS-era American build quality. Where the two diverge is in which specific vintage moment they target. The ST-62 reproduces Fender's Stratocaster specification from just before a genuinely significant construction change: in mid-1962, the company switched its fingerboard design from a thick 'slab' rosewood board - a substantial chunk of rosewood glued flat atop the maple neck - to a thinner veneer-style board with the maple beneath it profiled into an arc rather than left flat. This ST-62 targets that earlier, thicker slab-board era specifically, giving it a slim oval C neck profile, 7.25-inch vintage radius, small vintage frets, and 1.65-inch nut width. One vintage-authentic quirk carries over directly from the original: the truss rod is adjusted from the body end of the neck rather than the headstock, meaning any adjustment requires removing the neck entirely - a genuine period-accurate inconvenience rather than a modern convenience feature. As with the ST-57, body wood and pickup magnets varied across the MIJ reissue range depending on price tier, spanning basswood-and-ceramic combinations up through alder-and-alnico, so specific units from this era can differ meaningfully even under the same model designation.

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Sound character of the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

Player consensus, echoed across forum discussion, describes the maple-fingerboard '57 spec as delivering a more organic, bright, snappy tone, while this rosewood slab-board '62 spec leans slightly more muffled and warm, sometimes described as having a jazzier character. That's a genuine, frequently discussed tonal fork in Stratocaster history rather than a marketing distinction, and it's the main reason players choose one vintage spec over the other beyond aesthetics.

Warm Vintage-voiced Smooth Midrange-forward Woody

What owners of the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ) say

Owners and forum discussions frequently frame the choice between a '57-spec and '62-spec reissue as a genuine tonal decision rather than a purely cosmetic one, given the documented difference between maple and rosewood fingerboard character. The heel-end truss rod adjustment is generally accepted as an authentic quirk worth the trade-off for vintage accuracy, though it's flagged honestly as a practical inconvenience rather than glossed over.

Playability & handling of the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

The slim oval C neck profile and 7.25-inch radius keep the feel period-accurate to early-1960s Stratocasters. The one practical downside worth flagging honestly: because the truss rod adjusts from the neck heel rather than the headstock, even a minor relief adjustment means pulling the neck off the body - a job best left to a tech familiar with vintage Fender construction rather than a routine home adjustment.

Recommended accessories & strings for the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

Standard 25.5-inch scale takes .009-.042 or .010-.046 sets well. Because routine truss rod maintenance requires neck removal, players should budget for occasional professional setup work rather than expecting the quick home adjustments possible on modern-construction Stratocasters.

Technical data for the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

Type	Solid-body electric guitar, double cutaway, bolt-on neck
Production	Fender Japan, built at the Fujigen Gakki factory, 1982 joint venture era
Body	Basswood or alder (price-tier dependent)
Neck	Maple, bolt-on, slim oval C profile, truss rod adjustable at neck heel (requires neck removal)
Fingerboard	Slab rosewood (thick, glued flat), 7.25 in. vintage radius, small vintage frets
Scale length	25.5 in.
Nut width	1.65 in.
Pickups	3x single-coils, ceramic or alnico magnets depending on price tier
Historical target	Mid-1962 Stratocaster spec, just before Fender switched to the thinner veneer-style rosewood fingerboard
Historical context	Product of the 1982 Fender Japan joint venture, formed to restore Fender's reputation after Japanese lawsuit-era copies and weak CBS-era American build quality

Price history for the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

Cheapest seen: 725 EUR · Most expensive seen: 4.858 EUR

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The history of the Fender ST-62 Stratocaster Reissue (MIJ)

This guitar targets one of the more consequential construction changes in Stratocaster history. In mid-1962, Fender USA moved away from the thick slab rosewood fingerboard used since the guitar's rosewood-board era began, replacing it with a thinner veneer-style board over an arc-profiled maple neck - a shift that also changed the instrument's tonal character. This MIJ reissue deliberately targets the earlier, thicker slab-board specification rather than the post-change veneer design, making it a snapshot of a very specific and short-lived construction window. Like the ST-57, it's a direct product of Fender Japan's 1982 founding - the joint venture born from Fender's need to counter Japanese lawsuit-guitar competition and its own declining CBS-era American quality by partnering with Fujigen Gakki, a factory with prior experience building the very copies that had damaged Fender's reputation.

About Fender as a manufacturer

Built at the Fujigen Gakki factory in Japan as part of Fender Japan, Ltd., targeting the mid-1962 Stratocaster specification - the same restoration-era manufacturing program that produced the ST-57, applied here to a different, equally specific point in Fender's original design evolution.