1996 Fender Foto Flame Stratocaster Cherry Sunburst

Offered for sale;

Used 1996 Fender MIJ Foto Flame Stratocaster serial number U014407.

This guitar is in very good condition, neck and frets are fine, cosmetically there is one small ding on the top.

Fender decided to produce an alternative to the expensive “flame top” guitars being produced by competing manufacturers. Their solution was instead of using highly figured woods or veneers, they used a thin photographic film depicting highly figured wood laminated to the body top and neck. Hence the name “Foto Flame”.

The quality and craftsmanship of these “Made in Japan” instruments, especially these “Foto Flames”, rivaled (some even say exceeded) the USA models.

This is a truly nice guitar. It plays well, sounds great and looks sharp. The original “Fender 50 years of excellence” sticker is still on the back of the headstock. The original vibrato arm is included though not shown in the photos.

Gig bag included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

GUITAR SPECS:

Year: 1996

Serial number: U014407

Body: Alder with Basswood cap and Foto Flame top

Neck: Maple with Foto Flame natural finish

Finish: Cherry Sunburst

Fingerboard: Rosewood

Scale Length: 25.5”

Number of Frets: 21

Bridge: Vintage style tremolo

Tuners: Vintage style

Pickups: Fender flat pole single coil

Controls: Volume, tone, tone, 5-position blade switch

Width at Nut: 1 11/16”

Radius: 7.25”

Weight: 8lbs.

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