Mexico - Standard Series
MODEL NUMBER
013-4600-(Color#): rosewood
013-4602-(Color#): maple
013-4620-(Color#): rosewood, left handed (introduced: 1997)
013-4622-(Color#): maple, left handed (introduced: 1997)
BODY
Body Material: Early models Poplar; Alder from Mid 2002
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster (shielded body cavities from 1/2006)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Modern “C” (Early Models Shallow “U”)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” / 241 mm (Early models 7.25” / 184mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style until 12/2005; Medium Jumbo from 1/2006
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood) or Black Dots (maple), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black plastic headstock access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: White '70 Style Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN MEXICO", Serial
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Middle Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Neck Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo (New high-mass bridge block from 2006)
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 White, 11 Holes (config. modern; early models config. hybrid)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, plain
COLORS
(580) Arctic White, 1991-2008
(506) Black, 1991-2008
(502) Lake Placid Blue, 1991-1997
(525) Crimson Red Metallic, 1991-1997
(532) Brown Sunburst, 1994-2008
(573) Midnight Blue, 1999-2001
(575) Midnight Wine, 1999-2008
(519) Sage Green Metallic, 2002-2005
(529) Blue Agave, 2002-2005
(325) Chrome Red, 2006-2008
(387) Electron Blue, 2006-2008
(509) Candy Apple Red, For Musician’s Friend Only in 10/1998
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16” Hex
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: Hex 1.5mm
Bridge Mounting Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
ACCESSORIES
Less Case; Gig Case from 1/2006
COMMENTS
Replaces Standard Stratocaster made in Japan - Fourth Model.
Replaced by Standard Stratocaster (Upgrade), made in Mexico.
Few models were built in 1990, but this strat appeared for the first time in the mid 1991 catalog.
Early models also known as Special Stratocaster in the UK.
Early models may have 22 medium jumbo frets.
013-4600-(Color#): rosewood
013-4602-(Color#): maple
013-4620-(Color#): rosewood, left handed (introduced: 1997)
013-4622-(Color#): maple, left handed (introduced: 1997)
BODY
Body Material: Early models Poplar; Alder from Mid 2002
Body Finish: Polyester
Body Shape: Stratocaster (shielded body cavities from 1/2006)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Polyurethane
Neck Shape: Modern “C” (Early Models Shallow “U”)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple or Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5” / 241 mm (Early models 7.25” / 184mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style until 12/2005; Medium Jumbo from 1/2006
Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: White (rosewood) or Black Dots (maple), Narrow Spacing
Truss Rod: Standard (Black plastic headstock access)
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: White '70 Style Logo
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "MADE IN MEXICO", Serial
Other Decals, back: None
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Middle Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Neck Pickup: Standard Single Coil Pickup (Ceramic Magnets), symmetrically staggered
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo (New high-mass bridge block from 2006)
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 White, 11 Holes (config. modern; early models config. hybrid)
Control Knobs: White
Switch Tip: White
Tremolo Arm Tip: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, plain
COLORS
(580) Arctic White, 1991-2008
(506) Black, 1991-2008
(502) Lake Placid Blue, 1991-1997
(525) Crimson Red Metallic, 1991-1997
(532) Brown Sunburst, 1994-2008
(573) Midnight Blue, 1999-2001
(575) Midnight Wine, 1999-2008
(519) Sage Green Metallic, 2002-2005
(529) Blue Agave, 2002-2005
(325) Chrome Red, 2006-2008
(387) Electron Blue, 2006-2008
(509) Candy Apple Red, For Musician’s Friend Only in 10/1998
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .009 to .042
Truss Rod Wrench: 3/16” Hex
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: Hex 1.5mm
Bridge Mounting Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
Bridge String Spacing: 2 1/16" (52mm)
ACCESSORIES
Less Case; Gig Case from 1/2006
COMMENTS
Replaces Standard Stratocaster made in Japan - Fourth Model.
Replaced by Standard Stratocaster (Upgrade), made in Mexico.
Few models were built in 1990, but this strat appeared for the first time in the mid 1991 catalog.
Early models also known as Special Stratocaster in the UK.
Early models may have 22 medium jumbo frets.
Un po' di storia: Ensenda e la nascita del Made in Mexico Fender
1998 Standard Stratocaster (Courtesy of Reverb)
2008 Model (Courtesy of Reverb)
2003 Left Handed Model (Courtesy of Reverb)
