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1984 Stratocaster Fender Stratocaster E Series
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Description
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The System I bridge string height is set by adjustable pivot post
screws and has no individual string height adjustments but has
individual string intonation adjustments and is very much
like the Gibson Tune-o-matic bridge in terms of intonation and
string height adjustments. The System I tremolo system uses a behind the
nut string locking mechanism. The System II and System III bridges have
individual string height and individual string intonation adjustments.
The System II and III tremolo systems use a height adjustable locking
nut.
The System II tremolo system was designed by John Page, Chip Todd and
Charlie Gressett. The System III tremolo system was designed by John
Page, Dan Smith, Charlie Gressett and John Carruthers. The System I, II
and III tremolo systems were manufactured in Germany by Schaller.
Sometimes parts of the tremolo system are lost and one common
modification is to make the bridge function as a hardtail by locking the
bridge into a non movable position and installing a string tree for the
first and second strings so that the strings don't slip out of the nut
slots.
The System 1 bridge can be replaced successfully with a Floyd
Rose licensed bridge. The slightly wider pivot screw spacing of the
System 1 bridge needs a Floyd Rose licenced bridge design with one pivot
screw cutaway that extends to the edge of the bridge allowing the Floyd
Rose licensed bridge to mount onto the System 1 pivot screws. Some
Floyd Rose bridge designs have two pivot screw cutaways that are limited
to the width of the pivot screws and these will not fit the System 1
pivot screw spacing.
The pickups used in the Contemporary models were manufactured by
Fujigen. All of the pickups used on the Contemporary models have alnico
magnets and do not have ceramic magnets. The humbucking pickups used in
the Contemporary models have a DC resistance which is approximately 7.6 kilohms. The
single coil pickups used in the Contemporary models have a DC resistance
which is approximately 5.6 k?. The Contemporary models that use a TBX
tone control use 500 k? volume pots and use 0.022 µF tone capacitors.
Serial Numbers
The early Fender Japan E series serial numbers from 1984-1987 follow
the Fender USA serial number format of E = eighties and the first digit
of the serial number representing the year.
Most of the Fender Japan serial numbers do not follow this format.
The Fender USA serial format was used on the Fender Japan E series
because most of them were exported to the USA while Fender was
undergoing a transitional period.
History
The Fender Contemporary models were the first Fender Japan models to
be exported as Fender Stratocasters and Telecasters. The previous Fender
Japan models exported from Japan were all Fender Squier
models. The Fender Contemporary models were manufactured from 1984 to
1987 by FujiGen
Gakki and these Stratocasters were designed to be Superstrats (Super Strat) with humbucking pickups and Floyd
Rose like tremolos made by Schaller. There was a lower priced Fender
Contemporary Squier model produced as well. The Fender Contemporary
Stratocaster and Telecaster models were part of the Fender Japan E
series model range.
When CBS sold Fender to its current owners in 1984 there was a
transitional period from 1984 to 1987 with limited Fender USA production
resulting in mostly Fender Japan and leftover stock being sold. There
are also Fender Contemporary Telecaster models with HSS or HH pickup
configurations and switches for selecting pickup options. The Fender
Contemporary Telecaster models used the same tremolo systems as the
Fender Contemporary Stratocaster models. Black Francis used a Fender Contemporary
Telecaster in the Pixies.
There were also USA Contemporary Stratocasters and Telecasters which were
totally different than the original Japanese models in terms of features
and construction. These short-lived American-made models were made by
the Fender Custom Shop in the mid-1990s.
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