1985 Fender Boxer Series Stratocaster ST557 Sunburst w/ Blade Shooter, Japan MIJ Fujigen

Up for sale, a 1985 Fender Boxer Series Stratocaster model ST557 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Produced at the Fujigen factory during the golden age of Fender Japan production, this “Made in Japan” Boxer Series model features a trio of Hot Rod single coil pickups and a Blade Shooter tremolo.

Tonewoods include an alder body and a one-piece maple neck, and this Strat is particularly smooth and lively-sounding acoustically. The trio of Hot Rod single coil pickups are snappy and smooth, coupled to a five-way pickup selector. This ST557 weighs 7lbs 15oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Slender C, measuring .810” 1st fret, .895” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Maple, 22-fret, dot inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.650” (42mm), bone
-Tuners: Gotoh
-Serialization: “Made in Japan,” E-prefix
-Factory Markings: Small blue “65” sticker on back of peghead denotes original model tier and price (¥65,000)

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Hot Rod single coil x3
-Controls: Volume, Tone x2, Five-way pickup selector
-Harness: Full-size Japanese pots date to March, 1985
-Hardware: Blade Shooter tremolo, jack cup
-Plastics: Three-ply white pickguard, gently aged knobs

The gloss three-tone Sunburst finish has one ding adjacent to the output jack on the treble-side perimeter and a few faint nicks and finish scratches on the rest of the body. The ambered gloss on the neck profile is smooth and clean.

The original Fender-branded faux leather gigbag is included.