MODEL NUMBER, UNTIL MID-2021
010-9100-(color#)
MODEL NUMBER, SINCE MID-2021
9235001320: Inca Silver
9235001321: Violet
BODY
Body Material: 2 Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Lightly Figured Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: '61 "C" (Special "Oval" Shape)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Radius: 9.5”, 241 mm (early models); 12", 305 mm (later)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White dot; Wide spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage style
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small headstock
Logo: Spaghetti Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", signature
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo, serial (until late '90s)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
RWRP Middle pickup: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Strat Hard-tail
Saddles: Vintage Style "FENDER"/"FENDER"
Tuning Machines: Vintage style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware Finish: Chrome (7/1990-2/1997); Gold Plated (since 3/1990)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. vintage)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; Custom Shop V Logo (since 1994); Serial Number (since late '90s)
COLORS
(824) Inca Silver
(826) Violet
(800) 3-Color Sunburst (7/1990-2009)
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Case (7/1990-2/1994)
Brown Tolex Case with Gold Plush Lining (3/1994-?)
Center Pocket Tweed Case, Red Interior (?-?)
Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Gold Interior (?-today)
COMMENTS
From 1990 to 1991: Custom Built, Custom Order Only
"F" Custom Shop V Logo until late '90s, then "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo
FENDER SAYS
The Robert Cray Stratocaster guitar is a “strong persuader,” providing the sound, sustain and expression Cray is so well known for. Features include an alder body, lightly figured maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets, custom-wound vintage-style Stratocaster pickups, non-tremolo hard-tail bridge and vintage-style gold hardware.
010-9100-(color#)
MODEL NUMBER, SINCE MID-2021
9235001320: Inca Silver
9235001321: Violet
BODY
Body Material: 2 Piece Select Alder
Body Finish: Urethane
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Lightly Figured Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
Neck Shape: '61 "C" (Special "Oval" Shape)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Radius: 9.5”, 241 mm (early models); 12", 305 mm (later)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage-Style
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White dot; Wide spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage style
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small headstock
Logo: Spaghetti Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", signature
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo, serial (until late '90s)
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat, Staggered
RWRP Middle pickup: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Strings-Through-Body Strat Hard-tail
Saddles: Vintage Style "FENDER"/"FENDER"
Tuning Machines: Vintage style
String Tree: Wing
Hardware Finish: Chrome (7/1990-2/1997); Gold Plated (since 3/1990)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. vintage)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt; Custom Shop V Logo (since 1994); Serial Number (since late '90s)
COLORS
(824) Inca Silver
(826) Violet
(800) 3-Color Sunburst (7/1990-2009)
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Case (7/1990-2/1994)
Brown Tolex Case with Gold Plush Lining (3/1994-?)
Center Pocket Tweed Case, Red Interior (?-?)
Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, Gold Interior (?-today)
COMMENTS
From 1990 to 1991: Custom Built, Custom Order Only
"F" Custom Shop V Logo until late '90s, then "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo
FENDER SAYS
The Robert Cray Stratocaster guitar is a “strong persuader,” providing the sound, sustain and expression Cray is so well known for. Features include an alder body, lightly figured maple neck, rosewood fingerboard with 21 frets, custom-wound vintage-style Stratocaster pickups, non-tremolo hard-tail bridge and vintage-style gold hardware.
Chrome hardware, courtesy of Reverb
1989 Robert Cray, gold hardware (reverb.com)
1993 Robert Cray, Inca Silver, chrome hardware (Courtesy of Riccardo)
