My new 79 strat, I have a question!

anselmo107 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 13

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and just had a question about my newly purchased 79 strat. I just wanted to know if 79 trems had fender stamped on the saddles. Because mine appears not to have any. It is stamped with a number on the block though and the block is very "fat" like a real fender. It is such a great guitar but I am just curious of the originality!

Any help will be brilliant :-)

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Thank you.

David.

Yogi · **Joined:** Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:32 pm **Posts:** 701

no 1979 strats did not have Fender stamped on the saddles, the should be plain block saddles

anselmo107 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 13

Thanks for the reply, thats a great help.

Cheers.

David.

Voodoo Blues · **Joined:** Thu Nov 15, 2007 11:05 am **Posts:** 1333

If you flip them over the number "027037" should be stamped on them.

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 6:53 pm

Pics?

anselmo107 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 13

Quote:

If you flip them over the number "027037" should be stamped on them.

Yep, thanks the numbers are there

Here are some pics, I love the yellowed olympic white finish!

rkreisher · **Posted:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 8:16 pm

Welcome to the Forum. Your guitar looks great.

anselmo107 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 13

Thanks man, it is a great guitar.

David.

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:22 am

Thanks for the pics, but I don't think that's a 1979 Strat.

I think it's from the 1981 International Color series (in Monaco Yellow):

http://www.strat-central.com/cbs80s.htm

A lot of the early '80s Strats had S9 serial numbers, fooling many (many) people into thinking they have a 1979.

stratwhore · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:32 am

I have an '82 strat..... but in 82 they changed.... my guitar looks just like this one though..... the serial number is really low on it though..... maybe they started the line for that year and then changed them? or maybe may strat is infact an '81? If someone can tell me how to post a picture I will

mthorn00 · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 10:37 am

Nope plain cast saddles. I have the same ones on my 1974 Strat

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 7:08 pm

stratwhore wrote:

I have an '82 strat..... my guitar looks just like this one though.....

If you (or the original poster) really want to get the details about your guitar's age, you will have to take it apart. There are date codes on the various parts and pieces .... if you don't know how to interpret the codes, post them here and someone will decipher them for you.

anselmo107 · **Joined:** Wed Feb 03, 2010 2:09 pm **Posts:** 13

All the pots date to 79, and it has a 3 screw neckplate. Then the greybottoms which make me believe that it is 79.

DetroitBlues · **Joined:** Thu Oct 08, 2009 7:58 am **Posts:** 2187

I didn't know Fender put two string tees on the guitars from the 70's....

orvilleowner · **Posted:** Thu Feb 04, 2010 9:32 pm

DetroitBlues wrote:

I didn't know Fender put two string tees on the guitars from the 70's....

Most of the Strats in the '70s had two string trees.

http://www.stratcollector.com/scn/base/81.html

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