Standard Strat HSS - Upgrade (11/2008-6/2018)
MEXICO - Standard Series
MODEL NUMBER
014-4700-(Color#): rosewood, until mid 2017
014-4702-(Color#): maple
014-4703-(Color#): pau ferro, from mid 2017
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster (with shielded body cavities)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Urethane (Rosewood & Pau Ferro Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard; Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front)
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, Rosewood (until mid 2017) or Pau Ferro (from mid 2017)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood, pau ferro) or Black Dots (maple), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black plastic headstock access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: CBS Black Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: "MADE IN MEXICO", Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Standard Single Coil Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Neck Pickup: Standard Single Coil Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: Special 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
POSITIONS
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup (No Tone Control)
Position 2. Front Coil of Bridge Pickup and Middle Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 3. Middle Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls)
Position 5. Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo (with high-mass bridge block)
Saddles: Fender/Ping Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER", same direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: Parchment
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, plain
COLORS
(302) Lake Placid Blue
(306) Black
(309) Candy Apple Red
(332) Brown Sunburst
(375) Midnight Wine, until 2014
(380) Arctic White
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16" Hex Adjustment
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: 1.5mm Hex
Bridge Mounting Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
ACCESSORIES
Gig Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Standard Strat HSS
Replaced by Player Stratocaster HSS
014-4700-(Color#): rosewood, until mid 2017
014-4702-(Color#): maple
014-4703-(Color#): pau ferro, from mid 2017
BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster (with shielded body cavities)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Tinted Urethane (Rosewood & Pau Ferro Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Headstock Front with Buffed Fingerboard; Maple Fingerboard: Satin Finish on Back, Gloss Finish on Front)
Neck Shape: Modern “C”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, Rosewood (until mid 2017) or Pau Ferro (from mid 2017)
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” (241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood, pau ferro) or Black Dots (maple), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black plastic headstock access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: CBS Black Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: "MADE IN MEXICO", Serial
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Humbucking Pickup
Middle Pickup: Standard Single Coil Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Neck Pickup: Standard Single Coil Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: Special 5-Position Blade
Configuration: HSS
POSITIONS
Position 1. Full Bridge Humbucking Pickup (No Tone Control)
Position 2. Front Coil of Bridge Pickup and Middle Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 3. Middle Pickup (Lead Tone Control)
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickups (Lead and Rhythm Tone Controls)
Position 5. Neck Pickup (Rhythm Tone Control)
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo (with high-mass bridge block)
Saddles: Fender/Ping Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"FENDER", same direction
Tuning Machines: Fender/Ping Standard Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Parchment
Switch Tip: Parchment
Tremolo Arm Tip: Parchment
Pickup covers: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, plain
COLORS
(302) Lake Placid Blue
(306) Black
(309) Candy Apple Red
(332) Brown Sunburst
(375) Midnight Wine, until 2014
(380) Arctic White
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16" Hex Adjustment
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: 1.5mm Hex
Bridge Mounting Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
ACCESSORIES
Gig Case
COMMENTS
Replaces Standard Strat HSS
Replaced by Player Stratocaster HSS
(Courtesy of Fender)
