USED FENDER MADE IN JAPAN / Michiya Haruhata Stratocaster Caribbean Blue Trans [05]

Michiya Haruhata was the first Japanese to sign an endorsement contract with Fender in 2002.
The third in the series, the Michiya Haruhata Stratocaster III, was released in 2011 in a limited edition of about 50 pieces at the Custom Shop.
The Caribbean Blue color, which sold out in the blink of an eye at the time, is now ready to make its debut in the Made in Japan lineup.

Like the Ash Blonde and BWL collaborations, the reverse head is a trademark, and this instrument features a beautiful quilted maple top on an ash body.
The neck shape is also a 3D profiling of the actual instrument.

The pickups are a combination of DiMaggio Air Norton, Fred, and Fender Texas Special, and the unique wiring of master volume/middle pickup volume/master tone follows the original.
The tone knob is a push-push switch that allows the front pickup to be turned on regardless of the selector position, contributing to versatile sound creation.
This contributes to a wide variety of sound making.

The high quality of the Japanese-made Fender has been reborn under the technical guidance and supervision of Chris Fleming, who was a senior master builder at the Custom Shop.
This project was born out of Haruhata's desire to develop products in an affordable price range. The news that the prototype was used in the main production of a national tour is also a hot topic.

* There are some minor scuffs and dings, but there are no problems with playability.

Item Rank: B+: Some scratches, but no problems in normal use applications.

Serial number: JD19003958
Year of manufacture: 2019
Country of manufacture: Japan
Case: soft case
Weight: 3.94kg
Truss Rod: No problem, rod is at 60 degrees to the left and right.
Fret Height: No problem, fret height is sufficient.
String Height: Bass string side: 2.0mm above 12th fret
String height on treble string side: 1.5mm above 12th fret
Nut width: 42.1mm
Neck thickness near 1st fret: 23.3mm
Neck thickness near 12th fret: 24.6mm
SCALE: 648mm (25.5")
RADIUS: 254mm (10")
Strings in setup: ERNIE BALL 2223 / .009-.042 set
Repair and maintenance: Cleaning, string change, rod adjustment, octave adjustment, string height adjustment

specs

Item Rank
B+: Some scratches, but no problem for normal use

12 months old

Serial No.
JD19003958

Year of manufacture
2019

Country of Manufacture
Japan

Case
Soft case

Weight
3.94kg

Truss Rod
No problem, rod is fine, checked up to 60 degrees left and right.

Fret Remaining
No problem, sufficient fret height

String Height Low String Side
2.0mm above 12th fret

String height on treble string side
1.5mm above the 12th fret

Nut width
42.1mm

Neck thickness near 1st fret
23.3mm

Neck thickness near 12th fret
24.6mm

Scale
648mm (25.5")

RADIUS
254mm (10")

Strings for setup
ERNIE BALL 2223 / .009-.042 set

Repair and maintenance
Cleaning, string replacement, rod adjustment, octave adjustment, string height adjustment