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In the 1985 catalogue that I linked to in my first post, it looks like they all have the spaghetti logos. I don't know where I read this (probably somewhere on the forum), but apparently the UK imports had a specifc block logo for a time. I'll ask him to try a magnet, but I have a feeling it's...

Wow, looks like you've been busy Sigmania! This is what my father though, but I don't think it's possible. I cannot imagine Fender ever selling Strats with Tokai hardware. Tokai never produced guitars for Fender until 1997 even though they were in talks during the 'law suit era'. In my...

Hi Sigmania, thank you very much for the reply! The serial number on the neck plate is 5 digits: 13125 - Which relates to 1956 Fenders (Tokai says they were 54' replicas). Looking at the 1981 catalogue, I can see the ST50, 60 and 80 are all available in FO. (Check the last page...

Hi, Some time in the early 80's my dad purchased what he believed to be a 57' reissue Fender Stratocaster made in the Fullerton factory. The man he bought it from claimed it was purchased in London before making its way to Scotland. In 2009 I decided to inspect the guitar and realised some...