Fender Stratocaster (1966 - 1971)

Fender Stratocaster (1966 - 1971)

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Product Specs

Brand
Model
  • Stratocaster with Maple Fretboard
  • Stratocaster with Rosewood Fretboard
Finish
  • Black
  • Blonde
  • Candy Apple Red
  • Charcoal Frost
  • Dakota Red
  • Fiesta Red
  • Firemist Gold
  • Firemist Silver
  • Ice Blue Metallic
  • Lake Placid Blue
  • Ocean Turquoise
  • Olympic White
  • Seafoam Green
  • Sonic Blue
  • Sunburst
  • Teal Green
Year
  • 1966 - 1971
Made In
  • United States
Categories
Body Material
  • Alder
  • Ash
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Bridge
Color Family
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Yellow
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
  • Metallic
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
  • Rosewood
Model Family
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Neck Material
  • Maple
Number of Frets
  • 21
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Offset Body
  • No
Pickup Configuration
  • SSS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Series

Overview

The Fender Stratocaster is arguably the most iconic, most played, and most copied electric guitar design of all-time. Fender launched the Strat in 1954, and the model evolved throughout the '50s and '60s. With the CBS purchase of Fender in 1965, the classic era of Strat production ended, and subsequent Strats are of considerable less interest to collectors than pre-cbs examples. Those from 1966 are considered "transition" era Fenders, and are much more desirable than Strats from the end of the '60s and the '70s. 

Years of Production:
 1954 - present

Unique to this Year: Larger headstock size starting at end of 1965, transition continues in 1966.

Body Style: Offset solidbody 

Wood Composition: Alder body, Maple neck with veeneer Rosewood fingerboard

Design Elements: Bolt-on neck, dot inlays, 3 single-coil pickups, 3-way pickup selector

Finish Specifications: Sunburst was the standard finish for '60s Strats.

Notable Players:  Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour 

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