1961 Stratocaster
BODY
Body Material: Alder; Ash only blonde finish
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Contoured Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Board Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Clay Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti, with Patent Numbers
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: 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
String Tree: Wing
Pickguard: Celluoid 3-Ply "Mint Green" with 11 Holes (config. vintage)
Control Knobs: White, ABS
Pickup covers: White, ABS
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial
COLORS
3-Tone Sunburst, Blonde, Custom Colors
Body Material: Alder; Ash only blonde finish
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Contoured Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Slab Board Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Clay Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti, with Patent Numbers
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: 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
String Tree: Wing
Pickguard: Celluoid 3-Ply "Mint Green" with 11 Holes (config. vintage)
Control Knobs: White, ABS
Pickup covers: White, ABS
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Serial
COLORS
3-Tone Sunburst, Blonde, Custom Colors
Per maggiori dettagli sull'evoluzione dei singoli componenti della Stratocaster nell'era pre-CBS e in quella CBS consulta il capitolo Evoluzione delle Stratocaster vintage.
