Fenix by Young Chang - Stratocaster-stijl, mogelijk samengesteld - - Electric guitar - South Korea - 1992

Identification
• Neck brand: Fenix by Young Chang
• Type: Stratocaster-style electric guitar
• Period: believed to be early 1990s, circa 1992
• Neck origin: South Korea
• Exact model: unknown
• Serial number: not found
• Configuration: right-handed
• Weight: approx. 3.5 kg

Background
• In the 1980s and ’90s, Young Chang produced Fender-inspired guitars under the Fenix brand name
• Fenix logo on the headstock and chrome neck plate
• Sound, neck feel and playing experience comparable to a Fender-style Stratocaster

Body and neck
• Transparent natural/amber high-gloss finish
• Attractive, clearly visible wood grain
• Body wood: not identified
• Bolt-on maple neck
• Maple fingerboard
• Black dot position markers
• 21 frets
• Dark longitudinal stripe on the back of the neck
• Six enclosed tuning machines
• Two string trees
• White pearloid pickguard

Pickups and controls
• Three white single-coil pickups
• Master Volume
• Two tone controls
• Five-way switch
• Bright, dynamic Stratocaster tones
• Pickups, switch, controls and output jack tested and working

Hardware
• Vintage-style tremolo bridge
• Six individually adjustable saddles
• Removable tremolo arm included
• Chrome hardware
• Chrome jack plate
• Two strap buttons

Possibly a partscaster
Inspected together with a guitar shop. The body and neck may not originally have belonged together.
Indications:
• The rear cover does not fit fully into the recess
• The end of the neck stops slightly short of the pickguard
• This exact natural finish does not correspond to a known Fenix catalogue version
It is therefore offered as a possibly assembled instrument, not as a guaranteed fully original Fenix factory model.

Playability
• Very usable in its current condition
• Particularly suitable for chord playing and rhythm guitar
• The thin high E string can slip off the edge of the fingerboard if the fingers are not positioned carefully
• For extensive lead playing and bends, fretwork may be advisable in the future
• Possible work: fret levelling, recrowning and fret-end dressing
• No immediate repairs required

Inspection, setup and maintenance
• The guitar has been inspected visually and tested for sound.
• The pickups, switch and controls have been checked.
• The neck has been adjusted.
• The intonation has been checked and adjusted where necessary.
• The body has been carefully cleaned.

Condition
• Very tidy used condition for a guitar that is almost 33 years old
• Light signs of use on the fingerboard and frets
• Minor signs of use in the high-gloss finish
• No major damage visible
• No missing control parts
• Old Boersma Muziek Bussum sticker on the back of the headstock

The natural/amber finish, wood grain and pearloid pickguard make this a unique and very attractive guitar, both to play and to display on the wall.

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Accessories and shipping
• Carefully packed in a suitable guitar box
• Insured shipping with track and trace