I am trying to find information about the part numbers used on the strat. Mine looks like a 1978/79 USA standard. But not sure about original colour etc. The part number on the inspection tag is 11-0902-505. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers,
Martin

Thanks Ryan, they can take several days to respond. I was hoping I'd get a quicker response here in the forum.

Cheers,
Martin

nope, for a part number to be looked up i'm fairly certain you'll have to go through them. i've done this a couple times, it's not that bad of a wait.

True that. I got a next-day reply. Excellent response time.

I can tell you the original colour ... 05 is code for Olympic White.

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Thanks orvilleowner. Nice color, one of my favs. By the way, I did get a next day response from CR but they could not give me any information at all. They said their records only go back to 1993 and there was nothing they could tell me about that part number.

Thanks everyone for the feedback.

Cheers,
Martin

I believe that model number just indicates that it's the standard Strat (of that time). The 11 doesn't mean anything. The next two-digits identify the type of guitar:

01 Precision Bass and Jazzmaster
02 Jazz Bass
03 Telecaster Bass
04 Mustang Bass
05 Bass VI and Jaguar
06 Bass V
07 Musicmaster Bass and Telecaster Custom (second variant)
08 Telecaster Deluxe
09 Stratocaster
13 Telecaster Standard
14 Telecasteer Custom (first Variant)
30 Telecaster Thinline
40 Bronco and Starcaster
45 Musicmaster
49 Mustang
50 Custom/Maverick

The next two digits identify the neck:

00 standard finish with a rosewood fretboard
01 custom finish with a rosewood fretboard
02 standard finish with a maple neck
03 custom finish with a maple neck
20 left-handed with standard finish and R/W board
21 left-handed with custom finish and R/W board
22 left-handed with standard finish and maple neck
23 left-handed with custom finish and maple neck

In the next set of 3 digits, the first doesn't mean anything (currently that digit indicates the case/gig bag it comes with). The last two identify the color.

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