Category: years

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....

1984 Fender Stratocaster

1984 Stratocaster Specs:The last year of Fender-CBS. Most Strats produced this year are manufactured in Japan, apart from a continuation of the “Vintage Reissue” series...

1982 Fender Stratocaster

1982 Stratocaster Specs: The Standard Stratocaster is introduced at the January, 1982, Winter NAMM Show. Also known as the “Dan Smith Stratocaster,” it features a...

1983 Fender Stratocaster

1983 Stratocaster Specs:The 1981-82 Standard Stratocaster (“Dan Smith“) is phased out in favor of a revised Standard Stratocaster featuring only one volume knob and one...

1981 Fender Stratocaster

1981 Stratocaster Specs: An important transition year. While at the beginning of 1981 the basic model is still the 1976 version, by the end of...

1980 Fender Stratocaster

1980 Stratocaster Specs: Although the standard model still has the features of the 1976 Stratocaster, Fender adds two new models to the lineup: the “Strat”...

1979 Fender Stratocaster

1979 Stratocaster Specs: While the basic model bears no substantial changes from 1976, 1979 is the 25th Anniversary of the Stratocaster and Fender produces its...

1978 Fender Stratocaster

1978 Stratocaster Specs: No substantial changes since 1976. Model below with unusual factory ordered tortoise-style pickguard. << 1977Strats by Year1979 >>...

1977 Fender Stratocaster

1977 Stratocaster Specs: No substantial changes from 1976 except the 5-way pickup selection swtich becomes standard. Transition to black plastic continues. Some Strats still leave...

1976 Fender Stratocaster

1976 Stratocaster Specs: Headstock logo decal now includes serial number, the letter representing the decade (“S” for 1970s) and the first number representing the year...