1966 Fender Stratocaster

1966 Stratocaster Specs: Headstock logo decal has three patent numbers: 2,741,146, 3,143,028, and DES 169,062. . << 1965Strats by Year1967 >>...

1965 Fender Stratocaster (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,...

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...