1982 FENDER STRATOCASTER SQUIER Vintage 57 Reissue Two Tone Sunburst  Made in Japan. Comes In new tweed case.code FE61

Export mod "EX" in exellent condition, US pickups, basswood body. This is one of the earliest JV serial guitars, and it’s very difficult to find original as it is, with the Maple fingerboard. Comes with the original black bottom pickups, original DM30 switch in the case, and C-Stamp in the neck socket. Neck: 1-Piece Maple Neck Maple with maple fingerboard Radius: 9.5" Body: Alder White & Cream Hardware w/ 1-ply Pickguard, Green Caps, Cloth wiring Saddle: Vintage style bridge (Fender USA) Perfect Straight neck, very good frets ready to play, low action, with a strong sound  SUPER!

The Fender Squier JV (Japanese Vintage) Stratocaster is a model of electric guitar produced by Squier, a subsidiary of Fender. It was a limited run model that was produced between 1982-1984, and is considered by many to be some of the best quality instruments that Squier has ever made. The JV Stratocaster was built in Japan, and was designed to replicate the look, feel, and sound of a vintag Fender Stratocaster. It features alder body, maple neck and fingerboard, and vintage-style pickups and hardware. The guitar also features a "JV" serial number, which serves as an identifier of its authenticity. The JV Stratocaster was praised for its high-quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and vintage tone. It's considered by many as a high-quality instrument that can compete with vintage Fender guitars, and even some of the modern ones. Due to the limited production run, these guitars are highly sought-after by collectors and vintage guitar enthusiasts.

The story began on March 11, 1982, when Fender CBS entered into a collaboration agreement with the "Fuji Gen-Gakki Mfg Co." for the creation of a line of electric guitars to be produced in Japan according to the specifications and designs of the parent company (for the first time even the hardware components were the same). For this reason, the newly formed Fender Japan did not produce economic instruments (as opposed to the current Squier division), but guitars based on US projects which in many cases also shared the hardware of the then brand new American Vintage series (Fullerton was). They were so incredible that Dan Smith himself, then CEO of Fender, was stunned by the products that churned out the new production line. On the very first stock of the Squier JV models the Fender logo was imprinted in large size, and the Squier decal on the tip of the headstock; this detail, combined with the high quality of the proposed instruments, generated some problems when exporting these instruments outside of Japan, as buyers could easily confuse the new Fender Japan instruments with the US sisters (some traders also tried to making money, making the first Japan pay for the price of the USA to unsuspecting buyers).
  Thus it was thought to remedy the problem by changing the decals to be applied on the headstock for models destined for the foreign market. The specimens intended for export were thus equipped with a more recognizable and large Squier logo, a cubital font like the one on some "Smith era" and the wording "By Fender" in small size, as if to claim its authorship of forms and design.
 The first series was boasted two versions of the same model for Precision and Stratocaster, namely '57 (maple neck) and '62 (rosewood neck), while for the Telecaster only the '52 model was initially available (in practice a "Blackguard "With almond-shaped eyes). For the domestic and English markets, there were also soft cases supplied, in fabric or leather, of the" molded "type with the Squier logo on the front pocket, when they arrived in Italy, however, they were marketed without case.
 For the domestic and English markets, soft cases, in fabric or leather, of the "molded" type with the Squier logo on the front pocket were also made available;
 The sale in Europe began right behind strong requests from European dealers, as initially the JV was a production not intended for export (and Fender Japan, moreover, still now produces models intended for the domestic market only). The English market was the first to receive a stock of Squier JV destined for sale, followed shortly thereafter by the other European markets.