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Post subject: 1988 American Standard Stratocaster or not?
Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:27 pm
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I have an '88 Standard Strat with a 3 tone sunburst here is the deal it has no serial number, but it has a date of Aug 11, 1988 and S. Beuhl stamped on the neck, the name on the headstock has the gold "Fender" and "with synchronized tremolo" written underneath. "Original Contour Body" is written on the tip of the headstock. The neck does have the micro-tilt adjust. The neck pocket has O. Pallares stamped on it. The tremolo cavity has J. Andrade stamped init. All features indicate that it was MIA, the offset saddle, steel trem block, the date codes on the CTS pots all indicate 1988, the guitar has TBX cicuitry, the pickups have 016730 cast in the bobbin. The two string trees are exactly what you would find on a late 1980's MIA. If anyone has any information I wouls appreciate it. The main thing I want to know is, are the people stamped on the guitar actual Fenders employees at the time the guitar was made?


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