01 / 17Full front view of a stripped natural wood Stratocaster body with dark, aged routing cavities and screw holes.

02 / 17Full rear view of a stripped natural wood Stratocaster body, showing visible grain, some dark spots, and a few light scratches.

03 / 17The stripped natural body is angled from the upper left, showing the front with black and yellow paint residue in the cavities.

04 / 17The stripped natural body, viewed from the lower bout, shows three pickup cavities with remnants of black and cream paint.

05 / 17Close-up of a stripped natural Stratocaster body, showing the control cavity with some remaining black paint and a small chip.

06 / 17The stripped natural body, viewed from the lower bout, shows a light brown wood grain with dark, aged routing cavities.

07 / 17The stripped natural Stratocaster body is angled, showing the lower bout and tremolo cavity with visible wear and dark residue.

08 / 17Close-up of the lower bout of a stripped natural Stratocaster body, showing wood grain, light scratches, and a strap button.

09 / 17Close-up of the lower bout of a stripped natural wood Stratocaster body, showing grain, minor dings, and a screw hole on the side.

10 / 17The stripped natural Stratocaster body is angled, showing the neck pocket with four screw holes and a chipped finish on the lower horn.

11 / 17The stripped natural guitar body is angled from the upper left, showing the neck pocket and lower horn with visible wear.

12 / 17The lower bout of a stripped natural Stratocaster body, showing a dark streak in the wood grain and minor edge wear.

13 / 17Close-up of the natural wood body's neck pocket, showing dark residue, screw holes, and a light patch of wear on the upper horn.

14 / 17Close-up of the neck pocket, showing dark green residue, chipped wood, and three screw holes on the body's end.

15 / 17Close-up of the natural wood body's neck pocket, showing dark residue, four screw holes, and a worn metal plate with a screw.

16 / 17Close-up of the natural-finished body's neck pocket, showing four neck screw holes and three control holes, with some red staining.

17 / 17Close-up of a digital scale displaying "4.19.6" in blue, with a fuzzy gray cloth and part of a light brown object visible.

Fender

1983 Fender Dan Smith Standard Stratocaster Body Stripped Natural

$449.00

Available

Year1983
ConditionGood
StoreSherman Oaks

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Specifications

Instrument

Year: 1983
Model: Fender Dan Smith Standard Stratocaster Body Stripped Natural
Finish: Natural
Condition: Good
Made in: United States
Store: Sherman Oaks

Measurements

Weight: 4lbs

Hardware & electronics

Tuners: SSS Configuration With Factory Schaller FreeFlyte Tremolo Bridge Cavity

Description

1983 Fender Dan Smith Standard Stratocaster In Natural Finish

Original Polyurethane Finish Has Been Stripped To Natural

Normal Cosmetic Surface Wear Including Various Small Marks, Dings, And Scratches Visible Throughout

No Additional Routes

4-Piece Alder

Comes As Shown With No Other Additional Items Or Accessories

In 1981 Fender-CBS hired William (Bill) Schultz, John McLaren, and Dan Smith away from the U.S. division of Yamaha. Schultz became the president of Fender-CBS, McLaren the managing director, and Smith was appointed the director of marketing for Fender electric guitars.

In an effort to improve Fender’s market position, Smith orchestrated a revamping of the basic production model Stratocaster and by late 1981 the new model was introduced as the Standard Stratocaster. It featured a more accurate version of the pre-CBS smaller headstock

(compared to the 1980 “Strat”); a four bolt neck plate; the somewhat “hotter” X-1 pickup (introduced in the 1980 “Strat” model) in the bridge position; and, a body end truss rod adjustment (no bullet). What it did retain from its predecessor was the 70s-style headstock decal.

Otherwise, the 1981 Standard Stratocaster signalled the end of the CBS 70s style Stratocaster.

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