All user reviews for the Fender ST62-xx

Guitar handmade in Japan. Fender tremolo bridge 62.
Maple neck and rosewood fingerboard high quality, bolt on neck of course, rather large and very pleasant end to play. 22 frets rather thin.
3 micro-Di Marzio vintage collection made specifically for this model VSP DMC 62 reserved for the Japanese market.
The settings are for a two tone stratocaster flight with a high quality electronic. A five-way stratophile well known ...

UTILIZATION

The handle is very fun to play, the ergonomics of the guitar meets the standard of the brand in F rather light and well balanced standard of the genre.
Access to the treble is good but not that of a Parker .... Bolt!
In terms of its sound palette is very wide of the crystalline sounds superb found quickly in clean sounds of Legends (Mark Knopfler ....) in the wings to crunch Hendrix tickle your eardrums! ...
In saturated is also versatile although the abscence of humbucker is sorely felt if you want to type in the heavy ... but why there Les Paul .....

SOUNDS

It suits my musical preference, rock blues, pop noisy, merger ...
The sounds are crystal clear for the really insane I think this is one of the best guitars I own .. I use it mainly with a Vox AC 30 and a Fender Bassman 100 (head) on a 4x12 "Marshall (1960B)
There is no sound that I hate about this guitar ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year. I have a lot of different guitar and for the versatility and usability is one of my favorites ....
The value for money was excellent until the burning of Yen!
Today, given the high exchange rate of Yen I think I think twice.

The Fender RI 62 is much like the Fender 70 RI that I reviewed earlier. These are guitars that a lot of people don't know about for whatever reason, and it's a shame considering their quality is either as good, or better, than the normal MIA line up that you tend to see in stores. The guitar had an alder body, a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, 21 frets, dot inlays, a vintage style tremolo, three single coils, one volume, two tones and a five way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar's fretwork was pretty good. There was one low fret that needed taken care of, but it wasn't a huge deal. I was able to fix that with a few adjustments and filing work. The nut was cut nicely on this, so there were no tuning issues when it came to moderate playing with the vintage-style bridge. The neck joint had a slight gap, but it was nothing too out there. I'd put it on par with the MIA series that you tend to see today. The finish on this was worn quite a bit, but that's because it was a heavily played guitar. As a result, it's hard to talk about how well the finish holds up to wear, but it's pretty good for its age.

SOUNDS

This had the DiMarzio old Virtual Vintage series pickups installed in it. The bridge was a Heavy Blues and the neck + middle pickups were some older VV models that escape me right now. The bridge was great for that super fat, blues tone. It could handle gain quite nicely, too. The neck and middle are there the magic really happened, though. The neck was super sick for leads and cleans. Combine the neck with the middle, and you have an amazing clean tone, as well as the perfect mid gain pickup setting. I'd probably swap in a humbucker in the bridge, but aside from that, the guitar was awesome.

OVERALL OPINION

You can get these at bargain prices if you search around enough. I tend to find a lot of these guitars in various pawn shops around the country because guitar owners sell them to people on the net, and those people, in turn, sell them to people who have no idea about Fenders. eBay is also another good area to search.

Made in japan / vintage bridge / alder body (for the sunburst) / maple neck, rosewood / 21 frets / 3 single coil / 1 volume, 2 tone / mechanical vintage / thin frets ... Finally, what is a vintage Start ....

UTILIZATION

Channel INCREDIBLE profile more "U" in "C", you feel like you really want something in hand, for my part the selection of the wood is beautiful, it is quasi-flam!
comfort level ... Ben is a strat so it's the top.

SOUNDS

His level, I expressed a reservation on the bridge pickup too Criar (the guitar a good twenty years), however everything else is perfect! central super funky micro, trs round neck pickup yet prcis in Tone zero one approaches the neck pickup a tlcaster 52 'is jazzy wish ... crunch and you can imagine ...

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, I also us a Start that I bought in 96 which I have the kit pos EMG David Gilmour and I find my two complementary strat trs, although the vintage jap trs and well made, the us in its most modern (mid boost ...)
that Japan is no longer manufactured, it would overshadow the United States
and I see the hill climb small small ... I bought mine 600 euros, however it is findable from party to party for less than a. .. But hurry!

Fender Japan MODELS US rdition of the year 62 '
21 frets, 3 single coil pickups (low medium high)
Bridge / mcanique vintage type

UTILIZATION

Rosewood handle trs enjoyable!
Accs and ergonomics are those of a stratum.
It happens easily get a good sound trs.

SOUNDS

It is ideally suited to the style of music I play. (Blue / rock / pop)
I play fender performer 1000 amp (100W Combo hybrid) and Carvin valvemaster (Hatchback lamp 100W class A) with only a Morley wah like effect.
APRs have changed the original pickups replaced by di Marzio single coil for the serious and mdium and Di Marzio fast track in the bridge position.
I manage to get all kinds of its relative ease.
Do not RVer either; for his big fat I prfre my Gibson Les Paul Studio Gold.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since 1995
I had the least c'tait AIM mics I have therefore changed the rest nothing wrong!
I had not tried many MODEL because I knew what I wanted: a Fender / vintage!
Report qualitprix beat the era!
I remake the same choice!

Mine is a 3-tone sunburst with a body to be basswood (basswood), because the ribs are not very apparent (no alder). I bought it in Japan. It dates from the years 1993-94 (MADE IN JAPAN serial number N + 6 digits) and the varnish on the handle made a beautiful amber color that I find beautiful. The features are those of a 1962 L-Series: 2 tones 1 volume (micro + micro middle neck, not adjusting for the acute micro ...), rosewood fingerboard (rosewood), plate (pickguard) light green (mint green) as the plastics used then write logo "Spaghetti" Kluson vintage and mechanical type. I completely upgraded by replacing the electronics (CTS pots & switch, pickguard shield + a full set of Custom Shop pickups 57/62 ...) as you say that the level of slut turned into Cinderella (I say slut but I do not fear the sound "dirty" microphones home to play the Blues ...)

UTILIZATION

I will not describe here the ergonomics of the Stratocaster, which represents for me the absolute masterpiece in terms of guitar, and almost the first draft please!
Balance & sensuality ...
I shall speak however of the handle which suits me perfectly with his game in Fender Original 150s 9-42. Pulling speed is low and can play and expressive bends. For the power loss offsets my Hot Rod!
The Start is very light, 3.5 pounds or so, and can play longer without burdening the shoulder.
At her I would strongly advise to mount a set of 57/62 which is what I listened to on a more subtle Start, and we can shout too, I assure you!

SOUNDS

I returned to the Stratocaster that I love has always been different after several infidelities with Humbuckers (Jacobacci not to name them ...) because I think I find in it the sound of my favorite scratch (Hendrix, Frusciante ...)
It fits perfectly in the directory / Rock Blues I play with the precarious.
Coupled with my Fender Hot Rod 40w is nirvana: a round, warm, reverb depth, and we must listen to the whining when j'enclenche Tubescreamer MAXON!
With this set of microphones to get the roundness in the bass and treble crystalline, all of this vintage to the sauce, I really enjoy!

OVERALL OPINION

This will be a year since I played with and became my Number One.
In total it cost me about 750 € with transport from Japan, the price of French customs (82 €) that I fell on the saddle, the tweed case that goes to protect the U.S. mods: pickguard + shield + pots & knobs & switch 57/62 + PU's and the little pouch of "candy" that come with the U.S.: vintage cord + cache type "Ashtray", 5 positions switch (ras-le-bol to seek positions intermediate wedging the switch between two positions as they did back then!), cloth and cleaning product Fender Meguiar's vibrato and spring replacement ...
It is half the price of 62 U.S. ri worthy of the name (not the Hot Rod!) And the result is correct and that + offers the advantage of being slowly ...
I have owned in the past a Stratocaster U.S. 1974 which did not sound as good and not so beautiful.

Made in Japan, here!
Fender vintage vibrato.
Channel 62, rounded and rather late, radius 7.25 ". Year built: 1991.
21 frets.
To the left is a Start.

UTILIZATION

The neck is super easy. The previous owner had left the strings of origin, type of chewing gum from my point of view, I had to tighten after climbing a set .011 - .052, according to the theory of "bow and arrow." ..
The ergonomics and access to high frequencies are those of a Start. I find that the original pickups produce a sound shrill, uninteresting, flat.
However, the advantage is that the MIJ Fender violin is similar to Fender MIUSA. So I changed the pickups, pots and capacity. Complicated and not well justified on this guitar is in mint condition, but virtually never performed, freight and general testify.

SOUNDS

I mounted a set of Bare Knuckle pickups custom, not yet included in the catalog. I am a guinea pig, so to speak. They are faithful reproductions of the famous "L Series". £ 165, although only slightly more expensive than Fender so-called equivalent (57/62), producing less roundness and sweetness. They will only appear in the catalog and received them in a box set of Mother's Milk. I must admit that it is worthwhile to discuss directly with Tim Mills. He has a solution to everything, as long as you explain exactly what you want.
I play blues and rock, funk and some pop. Thus equipped, the guitar has become a marvel. In particular, to play Hendrix, SRV, Dire Straits (Knophler) ...
The qualities of violin combined with those of electronics make it an exceptional instrument. I could compare it yesterday because it torments me with an American Hot Rod '62 appearance of completely identical. The owner initially thought it was the same and I let him believe, but when I played alone, then accompanying it, it was found that my sounds were something special, I know not what they are looking but could not get it. He said the production Fender is not constant. When I showed him the MIJ, said the prices come back and given explanations, his surprise and I really enjoyed his comments. I play with some tube amps and have many effects, but this comparison was made in store, two Fender Blues Deluxe.

OVERALL OPINION

Says it all. I doubt to find the same occasion, but if necessary and if possible, I would start the process without hesitation. I try several guitars a week. The price / quality ratio is unbeatable and I love everything. Super electronic