1965 Fender Stratocaster (Pre-CBS)
1965 Stratocaster Specs: For most of 1965, logo decal now has five numbers: 2,573,254, 2,741,146, 2,960,900, 3,143,028, and 2,817,261. Late 1965: See 1965 CBS Stratocaster....
1964 Fender Stratocaster
1964 Stratocaster Specs: Winter-summer of 1964, no changes. Fall of 1964: Headstock logo decal changes to “transition” logo – thicker gold script and four patent...
1963 Fender Stratocaster
1963 Stratocaster Specs: Rosewood “slab-board” changed to curved, non-slab rosewood fingerboard (see images below). Body contours less pronounced. Pickguard screw by the middle pickup moved...
1962 Fender Stratocaster
1962 Stratocaster Specs: Headstock logo decal now has three numbers: 2,573,254, 2,741,146, and 2,960,900. Notes: From the spring of 1962, neck heels received a “stamped”...
1961 Fender Stratocaster
1961 Stratocaster Specs: Headstock logo decal now has two patent numbers: 2,573,254 and 2,741,146. << 1960Strats by Year1962 >>...
1960 Fender Stratocaster
1960 Stratocaster Specs: No substantial changes from 1959. << 1959Strats by Year1961 >>...
1959 Fender Stratocaster
1959 Stratocaster Specs: Rosewood fingerboards introduced at the Summer NAMM Show in July, 1959. They feature a rosewood “slab” fingerboard glued to a maple neck,...
1958 Fender Stratocaster
1958 Stratocaster Specs:...
1957 Fender Stratocaster
1957 Stratocaster Specs: “Bakelite” pickup covers and knobs are replaced by vinyl (early ’57 instruments may have a mix of bakelite and vinyl), neck profile...
1956 Fender Stratocaster
1956 Stratocaster Specs: Same as 1955 until changes start appearing in the summer of 1956: alder body instead of ash (except for the blonde finish...