I was just wondering about compatibility of neck plates with Fernandes re: the hole spacing, and if the neck plate was possibly switched with one made for a Fernandes guitar for some reason..
Looks like Fernandes, while being made by Tokai, often used blank neck plates...
Note: I started a separate thread on Fernandes strats:
http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26559
Examples of Fernandes guitars with blank neck plates shown below. Possibly all three versions with no serial number?
This one looks like the first version of the neckplate, small one.
https://polishedguitars.com/shop/fe...0-made-in-1978-by-tokai-vintage-stratocaster/
Intermediate plate like yours?
https://mojostompboxes.com/products/1979-fernandes-japan-fst-50-vintage-stratocaster-black
Wider hole spacing?
https://mojostompboxes.com/products...r-stratocaster-nitro-w-schallers-and-dimarzio
Looks like Fernandes, while being made by Tokai, often used blank neck plates...
Note: I started a separate thread on Fernandes strats:
http://www.tokaiforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26559
Examples of Fernandes guitars with blank neck plates shown below. Possibly all three versions with no serial number?
This one looks like the first version of the neckplate, small one.
https://polishedguitars.com/shop/fe...0-made-in-1978-by-tokai-vintage-stratocaster/
Intermediate plate like yours?
https://mojostompboxes.com/products/1979-fernandes-japan-fst-50-vintage-stratocaster-black
Wider hole spacing?
https://mojostompboxes.com/products...r-stratocaster-nitro-w-schallers-and-dimarzio