Sunday, July 13, 2025

Fender MIJ Capistrano Acoustic Needs Lots of Help

What we have here is a 1980s Fender MIJ Capistrano Dreadnought Acoustic Guitar that has seen better days. Watch the video closely and you'll notice the areas in need of attention. Meanwhile, here are some specifications based on online information and my own observations.

Model: Fender Capistrano
Series: California Series
Origin: Japan, 1983 - 1987
Point of Purchase: Swee Lee Singapore
Soundhole Label: None
Serial Number: Non Visible

Headstock: Stratocaster (small), CBS Logo
String Retainers: "Butterfly"
Tuning Machines: Gold, Sealed, Fender-Stamped

Body Shape: Dreadnought
Finish: Natural
Top: Solid Spruce
Top Binding: Herringbone
Soundhole Rosette: Herringbone
Pickguard: Faux Tortoiseshell

Back: Three-Piece Rosewood, Herringbone Backstrips
Back Binding: Cream, Single-Ply
Sides: Rosewood, Three-Ply Cream/Black/Cream Binding, Cream End Graft

Neck: Mahogany, Medium C Profile
Neck Joint: Set Neck
Heel Cap: Cream
Fretboard: 25.5" Scale, Bound Rosewood, "Snowflake" Pearl Inlays, 20 Frets
Nut: Bone, 1.681" Width
Bridge: Ebony
Saddle: Bone
Bridge Pins: Cream, Abalone Dots






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