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Post subject: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RIs
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 6:29 am
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Would anyone be able to tell me the exact differences between the original 70s strats and the classic player reissues?

I've heard everything from contours to weight, just want to establish a firm list for myself. For me it looks like the headstocks have a completely different feel. The classic player looks bloated and fat while the original looks streamlined and sleek, as if the round part is smaller and the fin is sharper.


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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:53 am
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Would anyone be able to tell me the exact differences between the original 70s strats and the classic player reissues?

I've heard everything from contours to weight, just want to establish a firm list for myself. For me it looks like the headstocks have a completely different feel. The classic player looks bloated and fat while the original looks streamlined and sleek, as if the round part is smaller and the fin is sharper.


This is the first time I've encountered someone saying that a 70s Strat headstock looks streamlined and sleek.
There are some which are less bulbous at the far end of the headstock, but non adherence to the specification was rife back in the day.

The Classic Player 70s Strat will be much more consistently manufactured than the genuine 70s ones.

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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 4:44 pm
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There's no such thing as a Classic Player 70s Strat (there is a Classic 70s one). The Classic and Classic Player are two different lines.


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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:56 pm
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While I have no personal experience, from what I have read, original 70's Strats could be very variable in quality and were often quite heavy.

From a detail point of view the Classic 70's looks very reminiscent of the original and should address the issues as noted above.

As also noted previously there is no such thing as a 70's Classic Player. The 50's and 60's Classic Players are both bastard models which take a few aesthetic period features and put them on a modern guitar. They are about as similar to the original models as the BMW Mini is to that designed by Sir Alec Issigonis.

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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2017 11:58 pm
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Probably just a confusion with Fender's confusing name policy; I'm guessing the OP meant Stratocasters built in the seventies vs. the current Classic Series '70s; 013-7002-XXX.

Anyways, this question is just too vast to answer, so for me, this is the 'don't wanna do your homework for you' moment. No offence meant, it's just that there were more than a few different Strats made in the seventies...


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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:13 am
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jmattis wrote:
....there were more than a few different Strats made in the seventies...


...and the name variation only went a far as the 25th Anniversary model. :lol:

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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:05 am
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Does it need a fork lift to get it off the floor? No? In that case it's not a genuine 70's! :lol: Cheers - Peter.


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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2017 11:12 pm
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... and there is no such thing as a "70s RI". You can't RI something that was never issued in the first place, ie there was never a "70s Strat" model. :roll:

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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 12:57 pm
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I own a 72 strat and I used to own a classic 70s, that went up for sale when I bought the 72. As mentioned earlier the original 70s guitars vary too much to give a blanket statement, but from my 72 and the 70s Classic these were the differences:

The 72 was lighter and has deeper contours ( This probably won't be the case the later you go into the 70s)

The 70s Classic had a much fatter U profile while my 72 has a medium to slim C shape

The headstock shapes are slightly different, but only if you are really just staring at them looking for differences. From a distance you wouldn't be able to tell. Look at the picture below and see how much more headstock is above the high E string on the 72

Neither one of mine had the original electronics so I can't comment there, but an original will have a 3 way switch up to 77 I believe when the 5 way became standard

The originals have a 1 piece cast bridge with cast saddles, while the classics have a more traditional bent steel saddles with a zinc block/ steel bridge combo

72 is the black one
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Post subject: Re: Differences between 70s strats and classic series 70s RI
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 5:48 pm
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I can definitely say the 70s Classic Series Strats definitely nailed the weight aspect of the old ones!! I think mine weighs around 10 ibs and I'm not exaggerating. The best feature to me is the U-shaped neck I love it. It fits my hand like a glove. This was the first strat I bought so I've gotten so accustomed to that neck that none of the other neck shapes feel as good to me. :mrgreen:


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