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Re: Any 80s Japanese Strat / Squier experts out there?
Sweet, man! Yes I am looking into some Motor City Pickups WOODWARDS right now.
Wait till you get some decent guts in there!
It's a beautiful guitar. I love LPB with an all-maple neck.
FWIW, the routs look just like mine. Same radii on the curves of the control cavity, and same [too large] edge radius on the body. The larger radii make them look a bit more cartoony than your classic American Strat, if you look closely. Standard Strat edge radius is 1/4", which ends up between 6 and 7 mm. My guess is that rather than ordering non-metric bits, Fujigen went with 7 or 8 mm radius roundover bits.
The body is likely 3-5 pieces of basswood. I wouldn't be surprised if you can make out the joints through the poly. I can see them on mine.
Mine is modded all to hell now. It's been through three or four remodels in its life. Short of body/neck/bridge/neckplat/jackplate, it didn't have any of the original parts when I got it. The neck had even been stripped bare and oiled. It currently sports 18V EMGs and a Kahler. It's neck is apart at the moment for a truss rod replacement, and has been for a year. But your thread will likely prod me back into the project.
Sweet, man! Yes I am looking into some Motor City Pickups WOODWARDS right now.