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.
The very first units seem to be built with random components. So it could be possible to find Standard Strats with CBS style gold logo, 22 medium jumbo frets, vintage style truss rod, Eastern Synchronous Tremolo bridge with block saddles and so on. In fact, in the first months of production in 1990, there were chronic parts shortages while ramping up production in Ensenada factory. So, Fender got parts from wherever they could to build guitars, even from non-Fender suppliers.
Early models also known as Special Stratocaster in the UK.
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.
The very first units seem to be built with random components. So it could be possible to find Standard Strats with CBS style gold logo, 22 medium jumbo frets, vintage style truss rod, Eastern Synchronous Tremolo bridge with block saddles and so on. In fact, in the first months of production in 1990, there were chronic parts shortages while ramping up production in Ensenada factory. So, Fender got parts from wherever they could to build guitars, even from non-Fender suppliers.
Early models also known as Special Stratocaster in the UK.
ENG: Ensenada factory and Fender made in Mexico and the Standard Series
ITA: Ensenda e la nascita del Made in Mexico Fender e la serie Standard
ITA: Ensenda e la nascita del Made in Mexico Fender e la serie Standard
1998 Standard Stratocaster (Courtesy of Reverb)
2008 Model (Courtesy of Reverb)
2003 Left Handed Model (Courtesy of Reverb)
