CBS USA STRATOCASTERS
Stratocaster Line CBS (1980-1983)
Colors:
BRIDGE UPGRADE INFORMATION
Original Specs for the bridge on this guitar is:
American Vintage Spacing
Mount Spacing: 2-7/32 (56.4mm)
String Spacing: 2-7/32 (56.4mm)
Saddles: 11.2mm
These will fit this guitar: (Vintage String Spacing)
FENDER ORIGINAL: 099-2049-000 / 009-4247-049
CALLAHAM: Vintage S Bridge
ABM: 5050
GOTOH: GE101T (And Many More)
This model is standard wide spacing drilled and fittet. You can replace
this bridge with a modern production bridge.
Installing aftermarket parts on your older guitars will devalue it.
For original High-Mass Brass bridge check usedmarket.
These are no longer available new.
STANDARD: (1980-1983)
Lake Placid Blue (509)
Candy Apple Red (503)
Arctic White (580)
CUSTOM: (Only From1982-1983)
Natural (521)
Cherry Sunburst (530)
Sienna Sunburst (531)
Brown Sunburst (532)
Black (506)
Aztek Gold (542)
Pewter (543)
Mocha Brown (544)
Candy Apple Green (545)
Emerald Green (546)
Sapphire Blue (547)
Ruby Red (548)
Bronze Stratoburst (550)
Black Stratoburst (551)
Blue Stratoburst (552)
Model# 10-0950 (Rosewood)
Model# 10-0952 (Maple)
BODY
Wood: Ash
Lacquer: Polyester or Nitrocellulose
Shape: Standard Stratocaster
Pickguard: 3-Ply various ABS Plastic
Pickup Routing: SSS
Serial: Headstock Front: E+6-Digits
NECK
Wood: Maple
Fretboard: 1-Piece Maple or Rosewood
Fret Markers: White (RW) / Black Dots (Maple)
Neck Finish: Polyester
Neck Profile: 50s “U”, Medium D or C-Shape (Selectable on purchase)
Neck Depht .Various (Dependable on neck profile)
Headstock: Standard Small (Matching paint)
Nut Width: 1.650” (41.9 mm +/-) Varies
Nut Material: Bone
Scale: 25.5"
Radius: 12”
#Frets: 21
Fretwire: 6230 Vintage Frets
Trussrod: Heel Adjust
MicroTilt: No
Heel Stamps: Large Date Stamp or 9-Digit Stamps
HARDWARE (22-Carat Plated GOLD)
Bridge: 6-Screw Die-Cast High-Mass Gold-plated Brass Tremolo
• Mount Spacing: 2-7/32 (56.4mm)
• String Spacing: 2–7/32 (56.4mm)
Saddle: Gold-plated Brass Die-Cast block style
Block: Solid Brass
Trem Arm: 10-32 All gold arm and Tip
Tuners: Schaller Deluxe Tuners (Gold Plated or Chrome )
String Tree: 2 x Butterfly (Plastic Spacer)
Knobs: All Gold Plated Knobs
Neckplate: Two variations
4-Bolt Gold Plated “F”-Stamped
4-Bolt Gold Plated Blank plate with “Fender USA” engraved
Strap Buttons: Standard Gold Plated
ELECTRONICS
Switch: 5-Way CRL / Gold Plated Tip
Wiring: Standard Selection (N/M/B) + Rotary Modes
Pots: 2 Pots / 1 Rotary
Pickup Config: SSS
Neck Pickup: X-1 Pickups Single Coils
Middle Pickup: X-1 Pickups Single Coils
Bridge Pickup: X-1 Pickups Single Coils
CASE: Classic Tweed Hard Case
INFO:
“The Strat” was Fenders attempt to boost sales with a deluxe style Stratocaster. A new tremolo in massive die cast brass fully gold plated, and a rotary loaded wiring for 9 different sounds. All hardware had 22 carat gold plating and a matching painted headstock on most colors.
Gone were the large headstock and 3-screw necks as a reclaim to pre-cbs style build. This was manufactered at a time where CBS was struggling with poor sales.
Much against CBS cost-cutting tacticts that had degraded the Stratocasters quality over time, The company went all in with this model making “The Strat” a very expensive guitar to manufacture. They discontinued it after only 3 years because of high production costs.
Wiring Diagram
Bridge Info
Service Manual
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