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STRATOCASTER: SPECS AND SERIES

1956 Stratocaster

BODY
Body Material: Ash until mid '56; then Alder or Ash (only blonde finish)
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Deep Contoured Stratocaster
 
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Black Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
 
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti, without Patent Numbers
 
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Alnico 3 or Alnico 5 Single Coil, Black Bottom
Poles: Staggered
Magnet Wire: Formvar
Middle Pickup RWRP: No
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
 
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Kluson, "KLUSON DELUXE" single line from mid '56
String Tree: Button; Wing from mid '56
Pickguard: ABS 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: White Polystyrene
Pickup covers: White Polystyrene
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial
 
COLORS
2-Tone Sunburst; other colors available

​NOTE
These are only general specs, but there are many exceptions. Indeed, since its birth in 1954, the Stratocaster has undergone many changes that have taken place gradually, without marked boundary lines.
ENG: Evolution of the Stratocaster 1954-1987 in details
ITA: L'evoluzione della Stratocaster vintage nel dettaglio (1954-1987)
Evolution of the Stratocaster

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1956 Stratocaster Decals
1956 Stratocaster walnut plug
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1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
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1956 Stratocaster Detail
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1956 Stratocaster Pickup Cover
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1956 Stratocaster Neck Back
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1956 Stratocaster Routing

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1956 Stratocaster Neck Plate

1956 Stratocaster Under the Hood
1956 Stratocaster Under the Hood
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1956 Stratocaster Electronics
1956 Stratocaster Electronics
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1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Pickups
1956 Stratocaster Detail
1956 Stratocaster Electronics
1956 Stratocaster Electronics
1956 Stratocaster Electronics
1956 Stratocaster Electronics
1956 Stratocaster Detail
1956 Stratocaster Detail
1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
1956 Stratocaster Tuning Machines
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
1956 Stratocaster Case
Stratocaster from the '50s with all the features of the very first years of production (Courtesy of Nino, realvintage.it).
Figured ash body, two-tone sunburst finish, maple neck and pseudo-bakelite parts. The body is dated March 1956, has a deep contour that makes it very comfortable, and the original finish shows diffuse checking and evident signs of wear on both sides, highlighting the beautiful grain of the ash. The neck, dated May '56, still has the pre-V profile typical of the '55; It has normal signs of wear and has the original frets and nut.
The Spaghetti logo in excellent condition. Near the string tree there is a small hole closed professionally on whose origin it is not possible to give explanations (perhaps a decoration or a button of some kind, since it is not under the string line). Tuners still have Pat written on them. Appld. but compared to the no-lines of the '55 they have the Kluson Deluxe lettering on a single line.
All original hardware, single-ply pickguard, black-bottom pickups with original covers, the first two of which are cracked. Potentiometers are dated February '56. Paper-oil capacitor, CRL three-way switch and Switchcraft jack socket are original.
The fretboard shows signs of wear, but the frets are still in good condition. The sound lives up to expectations, well balanced and warm.
The guitar is completed by the original tremolo arm and spring cover, and a nice tweed hard case.
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