MODEL NUMBER
010-9500-(Color#): rosewood ftb.
010-9502-(Color#): maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder (also poplar between 1990 and 1994), Ash Top & Back
Special Body Material: Ash on (521, 821); Aluminum Body on (851), (852), (853)
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Routing: Swimming Pool
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Polyurethane, satin finish
Neck Shape: "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Wilkinson Roller Nut ("Split" until 1990, "Full" since 1990); LSR Roller Nut (since late 1993)
Nut Width: 1.6875" (since early '90s)
Position Inlays: Black Dot (maple neck), White Dot (rosewood); narrow spacing
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Tilt Neck
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small Headstock
Logo: Modern Logo, CBS Style (1987-1995); Spaghetti (1995-2000)
Other Decals: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN U.S.A.", serial (since 1995 moved on the back of the headstock)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Blue Fender/Lace Sensor; Red since 1990
Middle Pickup: Silver Fender/Lace Sensor
Neck Pickup: Silver Fender/Lace Sensor; Blue since 7/1990
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), TBX (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-point American Standard Tremolo (1989-1990); Deluxe Tremolo System w/pop-in arm (1991-1993); Fender/Floyd Rose Tremolo System (1994-1997), renamed in Fender Deluxe Locking Tremolo (1997-1998)
Hipshot Trem-Setter option since 1990
Tuning Machines: Locking Tuners; Sperzel until 1990, then Schaller
String Tree: None
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. modern)
Pickguard color: White until late 1993; White Shell (1994-1998); Brown Shell on (897) (1994-1997)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender"
MISCELLANEOUS
During 1994: “40th Anniversary” medallion on the headstock and neck plate "1994 Fender STRATOCASTER 40 Years ...and still rockin!" engraved
During 1996: 50th sticker on the back of the headstock
ACCESSORIES
Molded Case (Plus Case since 1994)
La nascita della Plus Series
010-9500-(Color#): rosewood ftb.
010-9502-(Color#): maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder (also poplar between 1990 and 1994), Ash Top & Back
Special Body Material: Ash on (521, 821); Aluminum Body on (851), (852), (853)
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Routing: Swimming Pool
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Polyurethane, satin finish
Neck Shape: "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Wilkinson Roller Nut ("Split" until 1990, "Full" since 1990); LSR Roller Nut (since late 1993)
Nut Width: 1.6875" (since early '90s)
Position Inlays: Black Dot (maple neck), White Dot (rosewood); narrow spacing
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Tilt Neck
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small Headstock
Logo: Modern Logo, CBS Style (1987-1995); Spaghetti (1995-2000)
Other Decals: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN U.S.A.", serial (since 1995 moved on the back of the headstock)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Blue Fender/Lace Sensor; Red since 1990
Middle Pickup: Silver Fender/Lace Sensor
Neck Pickup: Silver Fender/Lace Sensor; Blue since 7/1990
Controls: Master Volume, Tone (Neck), TBX (Mid, Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 2-point American Standard Tremolo (1989-1990); Deluxe Tremolo System w/pop-in arm (1991-1993); Fender/Floyd Rose Tremolo System (1994-1997), renamed in Fender Deluxe Locking Tremolo (1997-1998)
Hipshot Trem-Setter option since 1990
Tuning Machines: Locking Tuners; Sperzel until 1990, then Schaller
String Tree: None
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. modern)
Pickguard color: White until late 1993; White Shell (1994-1998); Brown Shell on (897) (1994-1997)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender"
MISCELLANEOUS
During 1994: “40th Anniversary” medallion on the headstock and neck plate "1994 Fender STRATOCASTER 40 Years ...and still rockin!" engraved
During 1996: 50th sticker on the back of the headstock
ACCESSORIES
Molded Case (Plus Case since 1994)
La nascita della Plus Series
Deluxe Strat Plus Color Chart
Deluxe Strat Plus del 1993 con meccaniche Schaller, Lace Sensor Red al ponte e Blue al manico (quello centrale non si riesce a vedere) ma la cui scritta è ancora su piano, LSR Roller nut (introdotto proprio in quell'anno) e Fender Deluxe Locking Bridge con pop-in e con hipshot trem-setter incluso da montare. Il case è il deluxe. (reverb.com)
Bellissima Deluxe Strat Plus sempre del 1993, dal corpo in ontano con top e back in frassino (si può notare come tutto il contour posteriore sia nero per mascherare l'impiallaciatura), Meccaniche Schaller, Lace Sensor Red al ponte, Blu manico, Silver al centro, Full Wilkinson Roller Nut (tra gli ultimi perchè su alcune chitarre della serie Plus è stato già montato l'LSR) e il Deluxe Tremolo System con pop-in arm. Nonostante sia una Deluxe, il battipenna non è ancora perlato. (reverb.com)
Deluxe Strat Plus del 1995 (reverb.com). In quest'anno la Fender è tornata allo Speghetti Logo ed ha spostato il seriale nella parte posteriore della paletta. Corpo con back contour nero per nascondere l'impiallaciatura, meccaniche Schaller, LSR Roller Nut da poco introdotto e Fender/Floyd Rose Locking Bridge. Sui pickup Lace Sensor (Red al ponte, Blu manico, Silver centro) su cui si può notare la zona ovale scavata su cui viene posta la scritta "Lace Sensor" da qualche anno.
