ill try this again strat pros i need your investigative work bought a 70s body off ebay and need help with its birth date http://s1305.beta.photobucket.com/user/Tamey75/media/body11.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1 http://s1305.beta.photobucket.com/user/Tamey75/media/body22.jpg.html?sort=3&o=0

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2005 MIA Strat HH Hardtail
Modified 2000 MIM Strat HSS

Is it a '70s Strat body, or a Strat body made in the 1970s? There should be some sort of Serial number stamped on it. If it is a late '70s body the contours will be very shallow and almost un-Stratlike. The tummy cut will be smaller and there will be more wood on the upper horn. The contour where your arm goes will be shallow. I've owned a '77 and a '79 Strats and this is how they were made. By the way no every Strat from the time looks like what I describe, but many, many do.

Here's a website that should help if it's an actual Strat body from the '70s.

http://www.strat-central.com/70sstrats/index.htm

Thank you for the reply the seller said it was a 74 I was just trying to confirm the markings are fenders just not see the year

The markings you show in the photos don't help any. Sorry...

Post photos that should more of the body. Here's what help:
the back
the top
the top body contour (where you arm rests on the top of the body).

take a look here! http://www.ebay.com/itm/130776441743?ss ... 1439.l2649

The photos helped, I'm seeing anything that tells me an actual date. It looks ligit if that's concern. The body contours are correct for that period.

thanks a lot for you help just needed some assurance now time to fix er up