*this guitar is in good condition with signs of play
Introduced at the 1980 NAMM show, The Strat was Fender's attempt to blend classic features with modern electronics and give the concept a much needed boost. Designer Gregg Wilson, with Dan Armstrong acting as consultant reintroduced the smaller pre-CBS headstock shape (not entirely accurate as they were using old worn tooling), pre-CBS truss rod and four bolt neck, combining them with a hotter bridge pickup (the X-1) and a new circuit arrangement. Married to this came the new 22 carat gold electroplated brass hardware (plated at a hundred microns like fine jewellery, dubbed the Brassmaster Series) and a choice of either Candy Apple Red or Lake Placid Blue finishes with matching headstock.
The guitar features the hotter X1 pickup in the bridge position & the bottom tone control is a 2-point rotary switch & the precursor to the S1 switching system.
The 5 way switch operates as a normal strat switch from 1 to 5, turning the rotary switch anti clockwise gives access to 4 more tones, but does not affect position1 on the bridge pickup, position 6 (2) = neck & bridge in parallel, position 7 (3) = neck & middle in series, position 8 (4) = neck & bridge in parallel with middle in series, position 9 (5) = middle & bridge in series.
The extra options make a big difference & some really nice beefier, creamier tones can be achieved, making this guitar really versatile.
The hardware is brass that is plated with 22-carat gold, which is 100 microns thick, like fine jewellery. This guitar is one of the early models that has chrome tuners, due to a delay in parts delivery of the gold-plated tuners.
The body is Swamp Ash & the neck is one piece maple with a walnut skunk stripe, it has a 7.25 inch radius & a D-shaped profile. The tuners are the Schaller Chrome sealed type, stamped with the Fender logo.
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