Just bought a '83 Japanese Fender strat on a whim...
As far as I can tell from google'ing the info, everything seems ligit, except maybe for the nut, which is black/plastic.
Supposedly an 'ST-85'. One things that kinda bothers me though:
The back of the neck looks worn, like you'd expect from a well used guitar this old. No finish left, which makes it smoother/faster.
But the frets...I'm no expert, but they're definatelly about twice the height/width of the frets on my MIJ Jazzmaster. Medium jumbo, if not bigger
Kinda surprised me, cause I figured this was supposed to be a pretty accurate '60s inspired strat, which I thought would come with skinny thin frets, no?
They're also suspiciously fresh, with almost no wear, while it's obvious that the guitar hasn't been sleeping in a case for the last 30 years (rusty hardware, dinged finish, worn back of the neck, yellow'd guard&knobs,...).
Is it safe to assume the frets aren't original, just based on the fact that they're farely large? If so, the bigger gauge kinda ruins the resale value, doensn't it? :/
I dig it otherwhise, but I don't think I'll be able to get used to those huge frets