1983 Elite Stratocaster, Black

EXCELLENT+ CONDITION Gorgeous 1983 Black "Elite" Stratocaster. This was the predecessor to the Clapton and jeff beck models.Work on the Elite Model commenced in the fall of 1981 and hit the market in the spring of 1983, the project involved a team consisting of Dan Smith, Chipp Todd, John Page, Charlie Gresset, and Freddie Tavares.The prime objective was to upgrade the electronics and ending up with a two year project that added no less thatn 16 new features including:

Active electronics with a pre-amp circuitry including MDX and TBX tone controls
Bi-Flex truss rod adjustment
A neck angle adjuster
Noisless pickups
Slightly wider nut at 1.700
A flatter 12" fretboard radius
Freestyle tremolo system, just to name a few

This is one of the hottest tone machines I've ever played!

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Inventory Number: E323923-elite-blk

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