MODEL NUMBER
010-7900-(Color#): rosewood ftb.
010-7902-(Color#): maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on (847) Sienna Sunburst
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Polyurethane, Lightly Tinted
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: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875” (43 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood ftb.) or Black (maple neck); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Micro Tilt
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small Headstock
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, Front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN U.S.A."
Other Decals, Back: Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Wound Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates*
Middle Pickup: Texas Special, staggered
Neck Pickup: Texas Special, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge, Bridge/Mid Combination)
Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 2. Middle Pickup and Front Coil of Bridge Humbucking Pickup (Rhythm and Lead Tone Controls)
Position 3. Middle Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Position 5. Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Configuration: HSS
*Later models with Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates "Plus"
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Standard Tremolo
Saddles: Stainless Steel Block American Standard Saddles
Tuning Machines: Fender/Schaller Deluxe Cast/Sealed
String Tree: #2, Ezy Glider
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Pickguard: 11 screw (config. modern); White Shell on (809) Candy Apple Red, (844) Shoreline Gold, (845) Teal Green Metallic, (847) Sienna Sunburst, (806) Black (until 6/1997); Brown Shell on (800) 3-Color Sunburst, (805) Olympic White, (806) Black (since 7/1997)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Fender" (1996-1998), "Fender CORONA, CALIFORNIA" (1998-2000)
COLORS
(800) 3-Color Sunburst, (805) Olympic White, (806) Black, (809) Candy Apple Red, (844) Shoreline Gold, (845) Teal Green Metallic
Since 1999: (847) Sienna Sunburst (Only Maple Fretboard & Ash body)
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 1/8” Hex
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: .050 Hex
Schaller Strap Locks Buttons
ACCESSORIES
Black Tolex Case with Red Plush Lining (1996-1999)
Standard Molded Case (1/2000-7/2000)
COMMENTS
Called Lone Star Stratocaster, too
Early models: Swimming Pool body routing, later HSH
In 1996 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock
Lone Star Strat with Sierra Sunburst finish sometimes called "Lone Star Strat Special"
Replaced by American Fat Strat Texas Special
Do not confuse it with Lone Star Stratocaster (Mexico) and Deluxe Lone Star Stratocaster (Mexico)
FENDER SAYS
The Lone Star Strat comes stock with two Fender Texas Special pickups and a custom Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Plus humbucker. Special 5-way switching allows all the classic single-coil Strat combinations as well as the scorching humbucker by itself. Available in your choice of six Hot Rodded colors or special Sienna Sunburst with ash body (maple fingerboard only).
010-7900-(Color#): rosewood ftb.
010-7902-(Color#): maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash on (847) Sienna Sunburst
Body Finish: Polyurethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Polyurethane, Lightly Tinted
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: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.6875” (43 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood ftb.) or Black (maple neck); Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: BiFlex
Micro Tilt
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small Headstock
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, Front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN U.S.A."
Other Decals, Back: Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Wound Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates*
Middle Pickup: Texas Special, staggered
Neck Pickup: Texas Special, staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge, Bridge/Mid Combination)
Switching: 5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 2. Middle Pickup and Front Coil of Bridge Humbucking Pickup (Rhythm and Lead Tone Controls)
Position 3. Middle Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Position 4. Neck and Middle Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Position 5. Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
Configuration: HSS
*Later models with Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates "Plus"
HARDWARE
Bridge: American Standard Tremolo
Saddles: Stainless Steel Block American Standard Saddles
Tuning Machines: Fender/Schaller Deluxe Cast/Sealed
String Tree: #2, Ezy Glider
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Pickguard: 11 screw (config. modern); White Shell on (809) Candy Apple Red, (844) Shoreline Gold, (845) Teal Green Metallic, (847) Sienna Sunburst, (806) Black (until 6/1997); Brown Shell on (800) 3-Color Sunburst, (805) Olympic White, (806) Black (since 7/1997)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; "Fender" (1996-1998), "Fender CORONA, CALIFORNIA" (1998-2000)
COLORS
(800) 3-Color Sunburst, (805) Olympic White, (806) Black, (809) Candy Apple Red, (844) Shoreline Gold, (845) Teal Green Metallic
Since 1999: (847) Sienna Sunburst (Only Maple Fretboard & Ash body)
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 1/8” Hex
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: .050 Hex
Schaller Strap Locks Buttons
ACCESSORIES
Black Tolex Case with Red Plush Lining (1996-1999)
Standard Molded Case (1/2000-7/2000)
COMMENTS
Called Lone Star Stratocaster, too
Early models: Swimming Pool body routing, later HSH
In 1996 50th anniversary sticker on the back of the headstock
Lone Star Strat with Sierra Sunburst finish sometimes called "Lone Star Strat Special"
Replaced by American Fat Strat Texas Special
Do not confuse it with Lone Star Stratocaster (Mexico) and Deluxe Lone Star Stratocaster (Mexico)
FENDER SAYS
The Lone Star Strat comes stock with two Fender Texas Special pickups and a custom Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Plus humbucker. Special 5-way switching allows all the classic single-coil Strat combinations as well as the scorching humbucker by itself. Available in your choice of six Hot Rodded colors or special Sienna Sunburst with ash body (maple fingerboard only).
198 Lone Star Strat (Courtesy of Tibiuccio)
