[tomfarnan]

Originally Posted by Woody Relic

Perhaps this article from a UK guitar magazine would help:

http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a2...rrent=mag1.jpg

Here is the same guy's website:

http://www.japanguitars.co.uk/

Same guy, some history of Burny Les Pauls:

http://www.japanguitars.co.uk/Page%201%20history.html

This article concerns Burny Les Pauls, but may have some useful information for you:

http://www.japanguitars.co.uk/burny%20info.html

Personally, I have a later-model Fernandes LE-1, their Strat copy of the time, and I think it equals any Japan Strat. But mine is from a later time than the one you are considering.

Hope this is of some help, mate!

Plenty - thanks mate :)