so i was looking around in the local music shops today and i see this stratocaster in a violin shop. i pick it up and examine it, but i cant figure out what model strat it is. its older, has a black pickgaurd and white knobs and tremolo, and rosewood neck. it has a jumbo style headstock and the serial number is on the front. i was looking on the back and it said "california" where the neck is bolted to the body. does anyone have a clue what model this strat is?

The jumbo headstock leads me to believe it's a Highway One, but I'm not sure if the serial's are on the front of those.

Next time you're in there I suppose you should ask.

that is, indeed a Highway One Stratocaster.

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well the old man that runs the shop doesnt know wat kind of strat it is, either. do the highway ones have 70s style logo? and the first letter of the serial number was N

i was looking at a highway one online and the serial number is on the back, the first letter of the serial number is Z, and it doesnt say california on the back where the neck is bolted on. this guitar can't be a highway one. any other ideas what model strat this is?

The Highway One's do have the 70's style logo. The N as the first letter of the serial number is odd. Usually N means it was made in the 90's. Does anyone know the first year Highway One's were introduced???

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Quoting the wipkipedia.org Stratocaster entry -

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