1970's Emperador Japan '70's Stratocaster (Natural)

1970's Emperador Japan '70's Stratocaster (Natural)Japanese made in the mid 1970's, this Emperador was aimed at replicating the CBS style '70's Fender Stratocaster. Natural finish on a Sen Ash body with a slim C maple neck, it weighs 3. 6kg's. Loaded with a new pickguard and new set of generic single coil pickups controlled by the original pots and 5 way selector. Good vintage condition with light signs of wear, frets have some wear but were polished prior to listing and play well, the truss was

this one appears all original and was given a full professional setup prior to listing so it plays nicely with a straight neck and shiny frets

These machine heads are significantly higher quality than most Chinese sets and were likely made by Gotoh

this is one of the professional grade Springy Sound models made by Tokai

some light sticker tan and some great natural buckle rash

Seemingly all original with a pair of Dimarzio-style Power Sustain humbuckers (coil splittable on push/pull knobs)

Ikutaro Kakehashi

dual access

Looks to be all original (except for maybe the 5-way pickup toggle)

while classic Gibson set-neck construction retains the punch and endless sustain that is expect from any great double-'bucker axe

Originally these had a German Floyd Rose system

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Very good overall condition with basic signs of wear and tear with a few cosmetic dings to be seen