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STRATOCASTER: SPECS AND SERIES

1962 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: Brazilian Rosewood; Slab Board until mid '62, then Round Lam
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

​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 Stratocaster

1962 Stratocaster front
1962 Stratocaster Body front
1962 Stratocaster
1962 Stratocaster Headstock front
1962 Stratocaster Back
1962 Stratocaster Body Back
1962 Stratocaster Detail
Courtesy of Francesco Balossino from Cesco's Corner
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