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- chevron_right Stratocaster: Early Models (1954-1991 Mfg.)
- chevron_right FENDER STRATOCASTER (PRE-CBS, MFG. 1954-1959)
- offset double cutaway ash (1954-mid-1956, Blonde finish mid-1956-59) or alder (mid-1956-59) body, four-screw bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, Strat-style headstock, six-on-one-side nickel-plated Kluson tuners, vibrato bridge, or six-saddle bridge with STB, single-ply white bakelite pickguard with 8 screws (1954 only), single-ply white plastic pickguard with 8 screws (1955-59), or three-ply W/B/W celluloid pickguard with a greenish tint and 11 screws (1959), three single coil pickups with staggered height poles, three knobs (v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, jack angled into the top, nickel hardware, available in standard 2-Tone Sunburst (1954-58) or 3-Tone Sunburst (mid-1958-59) finish or custom colors first appearing in 1957, 25.5 in. scale, mfg. 1954-59.
The backplate originally had round string holes, but they were changed to oval string holes in 1955. In 1956, gold hardware became optional. Original knobs were made of white bakelite and in 1956, they were changed to white plastic. Custom colors were first offered in 1954 with Blonde and Black, and various Dupont Duco (nitrocellulose lacquer finish) and Dupont Lucite (acrylic lacquer finish) appeared in 1957.
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