Early Japanese Fender models were GREAT...Wood, craftmanship, pickups, hardwares and accessories, specially the sound, everything youre looking and expecting for a Fender guitar for a reasonable price. Actually Im still keeping one with me since 1992.
Unfortunately a couple of years ago, Ive got a Japanese Fender strat from a trade, but this time a newer edition..I was surprised..Im not expecting that body were already made in Plyood, and the craftmanship, its mediocre, sounds awful and I cant get along playing on its fretboard..I sold it immediately.