FenderDan1
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ST40 (42 & 45) Trapezoid tuners (same as fender silver series MIJ 1990 to 1996/7) No soldering plate. U pickups. Alder body. Period pickguard. Period string tree. Period models. All gloss finish
ST50 as above. upgraded, soldering plate. Vintage type tuners no stripe.
ST55N as above. Upgrade, N Natural finish or matching headstock colour options. 5000 yen extra cost on the ST50 model. (Note GOLD finish 55 and 50 grade examples, not sure why) (note, for example the lake placid blue tokai version is not not a 55 model as the colour code sits in the ST or TST grade 50 description box in the catalogs with Candy Apple red so “metallic” is not a 55 option upgrade, see catalog colour codes and specifications grades)
ST60 as above. Upgraded to E stamped pickups. ST “Tokai” stripe on tuners, later TST “Deluxe” stripe.
ST65N as above. N Natural finish option. 5000 yen extra cost on the ST60.
ST80 as above (always E stamped pickups) upgrades, nitro finish. Soft V neck. Wood options, Sen,Swamp,ash,alder. (Note only the TST goldstar sound at 80 grade has VS1 pickups all spring sound ST 80 models is E stamped pre 1982/3)
ST100 as above. Upgrades, gold. hardware , Dimarzio VS1 pickups after 1982. Before 1982 E stamped.
ST120 made to order only. Available from the 1st of January 1982 only.
ST50 as above. upgraded, soldering plate. Vintage type tuners no stripe.
ST55N as above. Upgrade, N Natural finish or matching headstock colour options. 5000 yen extra cost on the ST50 model. (Note GOLD finish 55 and 50 grade examples, not sure why) (note, for example the lake placid blue tokai version is not not a 55 model as the colour code sits in the ST or TST grade 50 description box in the catalogs with Candy Apple red so “metallic” is not a 55 option upgrade, see catalog colour codes and specifications grades)
ST60 as above. Upgraded to E stamped pickups. ST “Tokai” stripe on tuners, later TST “Deluxe” stripe.
ST65N as above. N Natural finish option. 5000 yen extra cost on the ST60.
ST80 as above (always E stamped pickups) upgrades, nitro finish. Soft V neck. Wood options, Sen,Swamp,ash,alder. (Note only the TST goldstar sound at 80 grade has VS1 pickups all spring sound ST 80 models is E stamped pre 1982/3)
ST100 as above. Upgrades, gold. hardware , Dimarzio VS1 pickups after 1982. Before 1982 E stamped.
ST120 made to order only. Available from the 1st of January 1982 only.