I have for sale a Fender USA stratocaster RI Vintage 62. The previous seller told me this guitar was made in the late 80s or early 90s but do not know exactly.
Price £1,300 Trade £1,400
I wrote an e-mail with details, serial number and photos of guitar to Fender support and they answer:
Jeff Bielke (Fender)
2016 Feb 18, 08:04
Hello,
That does indeed look like the US Vintage 62 Strat. Vintage series has been running since 1982 and our serial database can only stretch back to 1993. Check out the specs below:
Model Name: U.S. Vintage ‘62 Stratocaster
Series: U.S. Vintage Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood (7.25” Radius/184 mm)
Frets: 21 Vintage Size
Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
Nut: 1.650” (42 mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Machine Heads: US Vintage Style
Bridge: US Vintage Style Tremolo
Pickguard: 3-Ply White
Pickups: 3 US Vintage Single Coils
Pickup Switching: 3 Position Blade
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Mid), (541) Vintage White, (841) Vintage White, (Disc. 1997), added back in 1998,
(844) Shoreline Gold, added 1997
Strings: Fender Super 250R’s (.010 to .046) Nickel Plated Steel pn# 073-0250-006
Other Features:
Source: U.S.
U.S. MSRP: $949.00 (1982), $1,499.99 (1998)
INTRODUCED: 1982
DISCONTINUED: 7/1998
COMMENTS: First appears in the Dec. 1981 price list, however, they did not begin shipping until toward the end of 1982.
Changed from U.S. Vintage Series to American Vintage Series in 7/1998
Jeff Bielke Senior Consumer Relations Representative/Direct Sales
Fender Musical Instruments Corp.
17600 N. Perimeter Dr., Ste-100
Scottsdale, AZ 85255
(480) 845-5136