MODEL NUMBER
10-0950-(Color#): Rosewood ftb.
10-0952-(Color#): Maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Polyester (1980-1982); Polyester or Nitrocellulose (1983)
Body Shape: Stratocaster; Late '70s Contour (1980-1982), Deeper "Fullerton" Contour (1982-1983)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: "U", "D" or "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: "flat"
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or Pearloid (rosewood)
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK #1 (1980-1982)
Type: "Atrophied", matched headstock
Logo: Silver CBS style Logo
Other Decals, front: "THE STRAT", "MADE IN U.S.A.", Serial ("G" or "E")
HEADSTOCK #2 (1982-1983)
Type: "Smith headstock", matched headstock
Logo: Gold CBS style Logo
Other Decals, front: "THE STRAT", "MADE IN U.S.A.", Serial ("G" or "E")
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: X-1, flush poles
Middle Pickup: Flush poles
Neck Pickup: Flush poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Rotary Switch
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Position 6. Neck & Middle Pickups in Series
Position 7. Middle & Bridge Pickups in Series
Position 8. Neck & Bridge Pickups in Parallel
Position 9. Neck & Bridge Pickups in Parallel, with Middle Pickup in Series
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: New Die-Cast; "FENDER U.S.A. PAT. PEND" (1980-1982), "FENDER USA" (1982-1983)
Saddles: New Die-Cast
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Schaller Keys
String Tree: Wing, #2
Hardware Finish: Brass Gold Plated (Chrome Tuning Machines: 1980-1982)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Brass, "F"
Switch Tip: White (1980-1982); Gold Plated (1982-1983)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt: "Fender USA" (1980-1982), "F" (1982-1983)
COLORS
1980-1983: (509) Candy Apple Red, (502) Pacific Blue
Since 1981: (580) Arctic White
Since 1982: (521) Natural, (530) Cherry Sunburst, (531) Brown Sunburst, (506) Black, (542) Atzec Gold, (543) Pewter, (544) Mocha Brown, (545) Candy Apple Green, (546) Emerald Green, (547) Sapphire Blue, (548) Ruby Red, (550) Bronze Stratoburst, (551) Black Stratoburst, (552) Blue Stratoburst
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Case
ENG: History of the Stratocaster: The Strat
ITA: La storia della Stratocaster: la nascita della Strat
10-0950-(Color#): Rosewood ftb.
10-0952-(Color#): Maple neck
BODY
Body Material: Ash
Body Finish: Polyester (1980-1982); Polyester or Nitrocellulose (1983)
Body Shape: Stratocaster; Late '70s Contour (1980-1982), Deeper "Fullerton" Contour (1982-1983)
NECK
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Shape: "U", "D" or "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood or Maple
Fingerboard Radius: "flat"
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Position Inlays: Black (maple) or Pearloid (rosewood)
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
HEADSTOCK #1 (1980-1982)
Type: "Atrophied", matched headstock
Logo: Silver CBS style Logo
Other Decals, front: "THE STRAT", "MADE IN U.S.A.", Serial ("G" or "E")
HEADSTOCK #2 (1982-1983)
Type: "Smith headstock", matched headstock
Logo: Gold CBS style Logo
Other Decals, front: "THE STRAT", "MADE IN U.S.A.", Serial ("G" or "E")
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: X-1, flush poles
Middle Pickup: Flush poles
Neck Pickup: Flush poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone, Rotary Switch
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup
Position 6. Neck & Middle Pickups in Series
Position 7. Middle & Bridge Pickups in Series
Position 8. Neck & Bridge Pickups in Parallel
Position 9. Neck & Bridge Pickups in Parallel, with Middle Pickup in Series
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: New Die-Cast; "FENDER U.S.A. PAT. PEND" (1980-1982), "FENDER USA" (1982-1983)
Saddles: New Die-Cast
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Schaller Keys
String Tree: Wing, #2
Hardware Finish: Brass Gold Plated (Chrome Tuning Machines: 1980-1982)
Pickguard: White, 3-Ply, 11 Screws (config. modern)
Control Knobs: Brass, "F"
Switch Tip: White (1980-1982); Gold Plated (1982-1983)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt: "Fender USA" (1980-1982), "F" (1982-1983)
COLORS
1980-1983: (509) Candy Apple Red, (502) Pacific Blue
Since 1981: (580) Arctic White
Since 1982: (521) Natural, (530) Cherry Sunburst, (531) Brown Sunburst, (506) Black, (542) Atzec Gold, (543) Pewter, (544) Mocha Brown, (545) Candy Apple Green, (546) Emerald Green, (547) Sapphire Blue, (548) Ruby Red, (550) Bronze Stratoburst, (551) Black Stratoburst, (552) Blue Stratoburst
ACCESSORIES
Tweed Case
ENG: History of the Stratocaster: The Strat
ITA: La storia della Stratocaster: la nascita della Strat
1980 Strat Candy Apple Red. Chrome tuning machines, atrophied headstock with silver logo, neck plate "Fender" engraved, brass tremolo arm tip, plastic switch tip, rosewood fretboard (reverb.com).
'80 Strat Candy Apple Red with maple fretboard (Courtesy of Lighthouse Sound)
1982 Strat, Arctic White, gold-plated tuners, neck plate "F", small (not atrophied) headstock with gold logo, "G" serial number and brass switch selector, rosewood fingerboard (reverb.com).
1980 Strat, Lake Placid Blue finish, chrome tuning machines, neck plate "Fender", "E" serial number, fretted maple neck, plastic switch tip, atrophied headstock and Whitish Modern Logo (reverb.com).
Red Stratoburst finish (Courtesy of Gbase)
