what about this strat? 1986?

dbluesman · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 3

Can Anyone tell me about this Stratocaster it was bought in 1986. A bit unusual. Value? American Made? Interesting facts about it? Thanks

CAFeathers · **Posted:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:11 pm

Welcome to the Forum.

More info would really help. Serial # and some pics?

dbluesman · **Joined:** Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 3

I don't have any pictures today but the serial number is E 336892. It was bought in 1986 new. Bridge is set right in guitar body and is not set from the back of the guitar. Not sure where it was made or its value.

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:46 pm

Does it look like the one in this old thread:

http://www.fender.com/community/forums/ ... hp?t=27536

fhopkins · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:56 pm

Your description is way to vague for us to even guess. What do you mean , bridge is set in body not from the back? Pictures needed!

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:12 pm

fhopkins wrote:

What do you mean , bridge is set in body not from the back?

He means this (I believe):

fhopkins · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:14 pm

Oh! OK, thanks O!!

cvilleira · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:29 pm

orvilleowner wrote:

fhopkins wrote:

What do you mean , bridge is set in body not from the back?

He means this (I believe):

Isn't that an 83' 85' orville?

BlackedOut · **Joined:** Tue Oct 13, 2009 2:02 pm **Posts:** 111

Yep. That's a smith strat, 2 pots, and a pickguard mounted jack. Yuck.

Serial number means it's an 83 or 84.

cvilleira · **Posted:** Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:53 pm

BlackedOut wrote:

Yep. That's a smith strat, 2 pots, and a pickguard mounted jack. Yuck.

Serial number means it's an 83 or 84.

Na the ones known as the Smith strats are the 81' to 83' and they had the two tone pots on them. No freeflyte either.

Ceri · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 4:18 am

cvilleira wrote:

BlackedOut wrote:

Yep. That's a smith strat, 2 pots, and a pickguard mounted jack. Yuck.

Serial number means it's an 83 or 84.

Na the ones known as the Smith strats are the 81' to 83' and they had the two tone pots on them. No freeflyte either.

'Zactly. People often mis-identify the one Orville pictured as a Dan Smith Strat, but in fact it is "officially" known as the Standard Strat Second Version.

It stayed in production little over a year. Not popular!

Interesting, though...

Cheers - C

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:03 am

Ceri wrote:

People often mis-identify the one Orville pictured as a Dan Smith Strat, but in fact it is "officially" known as the Standard Strat Second Version. It stayed in production little over a year. Not popular! Interesting, though.

Yes, that Freeflyte trem system is interesting. I wonder why it was abandoned after the buyout. A lot of money must have been invested in designing and producing that new trem system. I don't know if lack of popularity or poor design or economy killed it (it might have been cheaper for the new company to bring back the original style trem instead of continuing on with the Freeflyte).

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