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I'm a big fan of the short scale - I have a Fender Jaguar HH and it's currently my favorite guitar. I just heard from someone on the internet that Fender Japan made a 24" scale Strat from 1989-1995. Does anyone know anything about this model and where I might be able to find one?

Firstly, welcome to the forum! I see it's your first post. Here's a bit of info I found on 'short' strats as they are apparently known:

"This is referred to as a 'short Strat'. It's not a 3/4 scale guitar; it's about 24" (with 22 frets!) as opposed to the usual 25 1/2", whereas a short scale guitar like the Duosonic is 22 1/2". Neck radius is flatter than an ordinary Strat. The neck is attached with a different kind of neck plate than usual, with a slanted corner to allow higher neck access. The back of the neck says Made in Japan, the neck plate USA. Nonetheless this is not a cobbled-together axe. Two controls only (master tone, master volume), 2-post bridge with modern style saddles."





Source: http://www.strat-central.com/japan.htm


Not sure where to get them.. maybe eBay.

found this:

http://richmond.craigslist.org/msg/993420525.html

The whole guitar is 7/8 the size of a normal strat, not just the neck.

Theres an instrument company who makes SS strats, I just forget their name. They also make that weird swinger+jazzmaster hybrid.

superfuzz wrote:Theres an instrument company who makes SS strats, I just forget their name. They also make that weird swinger+jazzmaster hybrid.

http://www.rondomusic.com/sst5734.html

They also do 24" teles:
http://www.rondomusic.com/stl5034bsb.html

this thread is in the wrong forum.

also, that looks interesting. wish they would have made a SS jazzy instead.

Sorry if I posted to the wrong forum - my first time here! Thanks for the link to the Rondo guitar site - does anyone know anything about their quality? Judging from the prices, it doesn't look like they'd be comparable to the short scale Japan Fender Strats. The craigslist guy in Richmond is actually the guy I've been talking to - I'm probably going to do a deal with him. But I'd love to get a line on where and how to locate another one!

kk wrote: The craigslist guy in Richmond is actually the guy I've been talking to - I'm probably going to do a deal with him. But I'd love to get a line on where and how to locate another one!

As they dont make them anymore the only place will be shops that sell used gear or places like eBay. Just keep checking ebay and craigslist, and try a google search every now and then - you may get lucky.

Does anyone know what these usually go for? I've always wondered about how rare they are, like.

kk wrote:does anyone know anything about their quality? Judging from the prices, it doesn't look like they'd be comparable to the short scale Japan Fender Strats.

aye they're low end guitars but i've not heard much bad about them. probably about the same as a decent newer squier.

Zaphod wrote:

kk wrote:does anyone know anything about their quality? Judging from the prices, it doesn't look like they'd be comparable to the short scale Japan Fender Strats.

aye they're low end guitars but i've not heard much bad about them. probably about the same as a decent newer squier.

Yeah, they arent that great, but get the jorb done. The one i've played had a really thick neck(which is a + imo), that was crazy glossy. However the frets weren't smooth or totally finished, and I never heard it plugged into a decent amp.


Im guessing a mij SS fender would be a much better guitar, but also quite a bit rarer and more expensive.