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STRATOCASTER: SPECS AND SERIES

1974 Stratocaster

BODY
Body Material: Alder or Ash
Body Finish: "Thick Skin" Poly/Lacquer
Body Shape: Slightly 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: Bullet
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Micro Tilt
 
HEADSTOCK
Type: Large
Logo: CBS Black Logo with Patent Numbers
 
ELECTRONICS
Pickups: Alnico 5 Single Coil, Grey Bottom
Poles: Staggered until late '74, then Flush Poles
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: Die-Cast Tremolo
Saddles: Die-Cast
Tuning Machines: Schaller/Fender "F" Keys
String Tree: #2 Wing
Pickguard: 3-Ply White, 11 Holes (config. modern)
Control Knobs: White
Pickup covers: White
Neck Plate: 3-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

Ringrazio Paolo Bassi per le foto di questa Stratocaster del 1974 natural. Per la prima volta, durante quest'anno, la Fender propone i nuovi pickup flushpoles. Da notare anche i segnatasti laterali neri che non sono più collocati tra tastiera e manico ma solo sul manico.

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