hello people. i am new to this community, and this is my first thread here. ive been really interested in guitar building lately, specifically the history of the strat. is there one particular book you guys would suggest that i buy w/ the history of the strat, how its been built over the years, etc. the more detailed, the better. now i know there are alot, but im not sure which one can help me out the most, which is why im asking. thanks.

The "black strat" if your looking for an individual case. For a broad view look at "Fender Stratocaster A complete guide..."

or the fender history "the sound heard 'round the world" from Richard R.
Smith, ISBN 0-9648612-7-5.

cheers

The Strat Chronicles
or
"The Fender Stratocaster" by A.R. Duchossir

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You can also start reading some fender history on wikipedia h e he

Hi stratotastic, welcome to the Forum. Good books mentioned above. And another resource online is this much quoted website:

http://www.provide.net/~cfh/feature.html

Several long and detailed features about the changing specs of Fenders over the years - and other guitars as well. Worth a look.

Good luck - C

And check out http://www.provide.net/~cfh/fender2.html#strat
for Strat specific details. Have fun!

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