No. of Strings
6
Body Type
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No. of Frets
21
Weight
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- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on four-screw maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with clay off-white dot inlays, small Strat-style headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, tremolo bridge, three-layer celluloid W/B/W greenish tint pickguard, three single coil staggered height pickups, three knobs (v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, jack angled into the top, nickel hardware, available in standard 3-Tone Sunburst finish or various custom color finishes, mfg. 1959-1965.
In 1960, some models featured tortoiseshell pickguards, but this was not a standard feature. The first rosewood fingerboard used in 1959 was milled flat on the bottom in order to fit onto the maple neck's top and it is commonly referred to as a "slab board." By summer, 1962, Fender introduced a thinner rosewood fingerboard that was a lot more curved on the bottom and is referred to as a "curved board." An even thinner rosewood fingerboard was introduced by 1963, but is still referred to as a "curved board." 1965 is a transition year for Fender as CBS took over in Janauary 1965 and by the end of 1965, they had changed several things about the Stratocaster including the headstock and overall body shape.
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- offset double cutaway alder body with smaller body contours, bolt-on four-screw maple neck, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with clay off-white dot inlays, large Strat-style headstock, six-on-one-side tuners, tremolo bridge, three-layer plas...
- 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...
- offset double cutaway alder or ash body with smaller body contours, bolt-on three-screw one-piece 21-fret maple neck with black dot inlays, or maple neck with 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with clay off-white dot inlays, large Strat-style...
- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on four-screw maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, small pre-1965-style headstock with black logo and two string guides, six-on-o...
- offset double cutaway alder body, bolt-on four-screw maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays, small Strat-style headstock with silver logo and two string guides, six-on-one-side tuners, "Freeflyte" vibrato br...
- offset double cutaway Strat-style body, bolt-on maple neck, 21-fret maple fingerboard with black dot inlays or rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, Strat-style headstock with two string guides, six-on-one-side tuners, two-pivot vib...
- similar to the Stratocaster Three-Bolt Neck (CBS Mfg. 1971-1981), except has an Antigua finish with a matching color laminated plastic pickguard, mfg. 1977-79.
- similar to the Stratocaster (Pre CBS Mfg. 1954-59), except has gold hardware and a Blonde finish, mfg. 1956-58.
