Mex strat specs?

HerrMetal

daveyh said:

crunchman said:

What model is the Strat in the OP?  Is it a basic Standard Series, or a Classic Series, or a Classic Player?  They don't all have the same pickups.

Thats the thing, cant find which model is it as I cang find reference to parchment scratchplates

IIRC. Standard series would have small headstock, vintage tremolo, truss rod adjustment at the headstock, 9.5" radius. Classic Series 50's / 60's would be small headstock, vintage tremolo, truss rod at heel, 7.5" radius. Classic Series 70's would be large headstock, bullet truss rod at headstock. Classic Player, small headstock, 2 point trem, truss rod at heel, 12" radius.

munckee

Classic player say custom shop designed on the neckplate I seem to remember from the one I had.

tony99

classic players have custom 69 pickups!!

munckee

tony99 said:

classic players have custom 69 pickups!!

or 57/62 if CP50s, would also have a v neck if 50s and 9.5 radius.

Funkfingers

Chrome Red is a "modern" metallic colour. It would be anachronous on a Classic or Classic Player model. 

crunchman

Funkfingers said:

Chrome Red is a "modern" metallic colour. It would be anachronous on a Classic or Classic Player model. 

They have done some limited editions in other colours over the years.  I have a very fetching Jetstream Blue Strat from 2015.

tony99

Funkfingers said:

Chrome Red is a "modern" metallic colour. It would be anachronous on a Classic or Classic Player model. 

Perhaps one of the Anachronistic Player models, discontinued for now but will no doubt pop up again in the future...

daveyh

Its defo not a Classic Player, and doubt its a classic as it has the modern two pin tuners. I’m thinking it might be a FSR.

thermionic

Could the pickguard be a replacement? Maybe swapped the original for a loaded pickguard? We need to solve this mystery!

tony99

Where's the truss adjust?

HerrMetal

Had a nose through a 2008 Fender catalogue online and the only Chrome Red I could find was on the Mex Std. Suggest the OP will need to whip the pickguard off to see what is installed.

daveyh

tony99 said:

Where's the truss adjust?

Its at the headstock

daveyh

HerrMetal said:

Had a nose through a 2008 Fender catalogue online and the only Chrome Red I could find was on the Mex Std. Suggest the OP will need to whip the pickguard off to see what is installed.

Yeah, I think thats going to be the only way to find out, its just the lad dint want his guitar ‘messed with’ unless absolutely necessary. Trust your parents eh?