'62 Stratocaster (Late 1982-6/1998)
USA - Vintage Series
MODEL NUMBER
10-0909-(Color#)
10-1909-501 Limited ed. Ash Body, Blonde Finish & Gold Hardware (10/1987-1989)
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose
Body Shape: Stratocaster (early models with "Fullerton bodies")
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Neck Shape: "Slim"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slabboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage style
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White dot; Narrow spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: No
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small headstock (early models had the "Smith headstock")
Logo: Spaghetti Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Non-beveled staggered poles; Early Black, Grey or Red Bottom, later called US Vintage Single Coils
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade (5-way kit included)
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style; "FENDER"/"FENDER", early models same direction, since 1992-1993 opposite direction
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Kluson Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware Finish: Chrome; Gold Plated w/blonde finish on ash body option (10/1987-1989)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. vintage; earliest models config. modern)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial "V"
COLORS
(503) 2-Color Sunburst, (506) Black, (509) Candy Apple Red, (540) Fiesta Red, (541) Vintage White
Until 7/1990: (502) Lake Placid Blue
Since 1986 to 7/1990: (557) Surf Green
Since 7/1989 to 1992: (804) Daphne Blue
Since 7/1989 to 1996: (808) Ocean Turquoise
Since 1997: (844) Shoreline Gold
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010 to .046
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Case
5-way switch included
COMMENTS
1982-1/1985: Made in Fullerton
Late 1985-6/1998: Made in Corona
First appears in the Dec. 1981 price list, however, they did not begin shipping until toward the end of 1982
Replaced by American Vintage '62 Stratocaster
10-0909-(Color#)
10-1909-501 Limited ed. Ash Body, Blonde Finish & Gold Hardware (10/1987-1989)
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose
Body Shape: Stratocaster (early models with "Fullerton bodies")
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Neck Shape: "Slim"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slabboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage style
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White dot; Narrow spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: No
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small headstock (early models had the "Smith headstock")
Logo: Spaghetti Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Non-beveled staggered poles; Early Black, Grey or Red Bottom, later called US Vintage Single Coils
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade (5-way kit included)
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style; "FENDER"/"FENDER", early models same direction, since 1992-1993 opposite direction
Tuning Machines: Gotoh Kluson Style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware Finish: Chrome; Gold Plated w/blonde finish on ash body option (10/1987-1989)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. vintage; earliest models config. modern)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial "V"
COLORS
(503) 2-Color Sunburst, (506) Black, (509) Candy Apple Red, (540) Fiesta Red, (541) Vintage White
Until 7/1990: (502) Lake Placid Blue
Since 1986 to 7/1990: (557) Surf Green
Since 7/1989 to 1992: (804) Daphne Blue
Since 7/1989 to 1996: (808) Ocean Turquoise
Since 1997: (844) Shoreline Gold
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010 to .046
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Case
5-way switch included
COMMENTS
1982-1/1985: Made in Fullerton
Late 1985-6/1998: Made in Corona
First appears in the Dec. 1981 price list, however, they did not begin shipping until toward the end of 1982
Replaced by American Vintage '62 Stratocaster
Per maggiori dettagli leggere la storia delle Vintage Reissue e loro caratteristiche e le Vintage Reissue nei dettagli.
Ringrazio Nunzio Alibrandi per le foto di questa bellissima '62 vintage reissue made in Fullerton, 1984. Chitarra in vendita presso NitroLab Custom Musical Instruments.
Realizzata alla fine del 1982 (corpo datato 9 Dicembre, manico 15 Dicembre), questa '62 Vintage Reissue Stratocaster è in condizioni più che eccellenti. Tutti i potenziometri sono datati 1982. La data stampata a timbro sul body nella cavità delle molle rappresenta una rarità presente solo in poche chitarre realizzate nel primo anno della produzione. Si può apprezzare il condensatore Sprague cilindrico. Tastiera "slab" e pickup black bottom, è completa di copri-ponte, leva tremolo, manuale originale e targhetta di controllo. La custodia rigida è originale - una delle pochissime non in tweed - ma caratterizzata anch'essa dallo stesso hardware e dalla linguetta a "piede d'anatra" nella tasca interna (ringrazio Nino di realvintage.it per le foto).
