This is my reference for guitar setups - a Japanese "E-series" Squier Stratocaster from the early '80s. This was an era when Fender-America was not doing their best work, while the Japanese models were superb.
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The two Kubicki bodies finally have all the bursted edges done. This is a dark brown, not a black, that looks very nice with the yellow of the pine, as you can see here on the Strato-vox:
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