It's a 2006 Standard HSS Stratocaster. Made in Mexico. It has a 60th Anniversary emblem on the back of the headstock. It sounds and plays great. And it's in really good condition. I went into GC intending to buy a bass and walked out with this. It ought to yellow pretty well as it gets older. I love this guitar. I wasn't really an HSS guy but I'm completely converted. You get the best of both worlds: single coils for that mellow clean sound and leads, and a humbucker for a nasty metal sound.