2017 Fender Hybrid '60s Stratocaster Candy Apple Red w/ USA Pickups, Japan MIJ

Up for sale, a 2017 Fender Hybrid ‘60s Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order. One of the finest (and now discontinued) Strat iterations ever produced by Fender Japan, and a model not available in the USA market, the Hybrid '60s Stratocaster is simply stunning in its forward-thinking design and player-friendly features. The guitar features an alder body, thick slab rosewood fretboard, a two-point vibrato unit, locking vintage-style tuners, larger fretwire, a modern fretboard radius, and a silky smooth satin neck profile finish. This particular Strat has upgraded electronics including a set of Fender Custom Shop USA-made Texas Special single coil pickups.

The perfect marriage of Vintage and Modern, the Hybrid '60 model is true to its name, yet the tonal range of the instrument is firmly in the Vintage camp. The alder body is a resonant, balanced tonal platform for the Texas Special single coils; these Custom Shop Fender pickups match vintage spec with black fiber bobbins, cloth-covered leads and beveled, staggered alnico magnets. They deliver a great range of sparkling classic Strat tonalities with an aggressive overwound snap. The bridge pickup is twangy and chewy, the neck has a full, bell-like cut, and the “in-between” positions have ample hollow quack. This Hybrid ‘60s Stratocaster has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Maple
-Shape: Medium U, measuring .840” 1st fret, .945” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, modern 9 1/2“ radius
-Frets: Medium jumbo, no wear
-Scale Length: 25 ½”
-Nut: 1.675” (42.5mm)
-Tuners: Kluson-style Gotoh locking
-Serialization: “Made in Japan”, JD17-prefix

Body Specs:

-Wood: Alder
-Pickups: Fender Custom Shop Texas Special pickups
-Controls: Five-way pickup selector switch, Volume/Tone/Tone knobs
-Harness: Replacement Cosmos Tokyo Japanese-made pots, Black Cat tone cap
-Hardware: Two-point vibrato, dome-topped knurled knobs (replacement)
-Plastics: Three-ply mint pickguard

Cosmetic wear on the gloss Candy Apple Red finish is limited to some tiny nicks along the lower bout perimeter and on the back. The satin finish on the neck profile shows no wear.

The original Fender-branded gigbag is included.