BODY
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: "Thick Skin" Poly/Lacquer
Body Shape: "Medium Contoured" Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Poly/Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood or Fretted Maple Neck
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Pearl (Rosewood) or Black Dots (Maple), Narrow Spacing; Black Side Dots
Truss Rod: Vintage Style (w/4-Bolt neck Plate) or Bullet (w/3-Bolt Neck Plate)
Skunk Stripe, Fretted Maple Necks: Yes
Skunk Stripe, Rosewood Fretboard: From late 1971
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: CBS Black Logo with Patent Numbers
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Alnico 5 Single Coil, Grey Bottom
Poles: Staggered
Magnet Wire: Plain Enamel
Middle Pickup RWRP: No
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronized or Die-Cast Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND." (Synchronized Tremolo) or Die-Cast (Die-Cast Tremolo)
Tuning Machines: Schaller/Fender "F" Keys
String Tree: #1 Wing until late 1971, then #2 Wing
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt (w/vintage style truss rod) or 3-Bolt (w/bullet trussrod), 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.
Body Material: Alder
Body Finish: "Thick Skin" Poly/Lacquer
Body Shape: "Medium Contoured" Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Poly/Nitrocellulose
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Round Lam Rosewood or Fretted Maple Neck
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Pearl (Rosewood) or Black Dots (Maple), Narrow Spacing; Black Side Dots
Truss Rod: Vintage Style (w/4-Bolt neck Plate) or Bullet (w/3-Bolt Neck Plate)
Skunk Stripe, Fretted Maple Necks: Yes
Skunk Stripe, Rosewood Fretboard: From late 1971
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: CBS Black Logo with Patent Numbers
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Alnico 5 Single Coil, Grey Bottom
Poles: Staggered
Magnet Wire: Plain Enamel
Middle Pickup RWRP: No
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Synchronized or Die-Cast Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND." (Synchronized Tremolo) or Die-Cast (Die-Cast Tremolo)
Tuning Machines: Schaller/Fender "F" Keys
String Tree: #1 Wing until late 1971, then #2 Wing
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt (w/vintage style truss rod) or 3-Bolt (w/bullet trussrod), 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)
ITA: L'evoluzione della Stratocaster vintage nel dettaglio (1954-1987)
