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FENDER STRATOCASTER WITH ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD (PRE-CBS, MFG. 1959-1965)

- 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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