74' Strat 100% Original

[thefishingline]

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h92/thefishingline/1974StratFace.jpg

[nine]

Nice. Meet your guitar's slightly more experienced brother:

http://guitarscanada.com/Board/showthread.php?t=2968

[thefishingline]

Cool, these olympic whites really turned a nice color...wish mine was rosewood

[nine]

Cool, these olympic whites really turned a nice color...wish mine was rosewood

I prefer your maple neck. They play so nicely as well.

[MaxWedge]

I agree with nine. The maple board is not as common as the rosewood. There is something about them that stands out. I always liked the strat that Hendrix used at Woodstock. Like your strat. Very nice. More pics would be appreciated.:rockon:

[thefishingline]

my understanding is rosewood was always less common then maple on strats and all Fenders...

[MaxWedge]

I'm no expert. But it doesn't seem that way. Most of what I have seen is rosewood. Just from what I have seen in the stores. Anybody no if this is correct?

[nine]

I've definitely seen less maple boards. Rosewood seems to be the more standard option.

[MaxWedge]

This is what I am seeing as well. Although the maple board appears to be quite popular with the Telecaster crowd. Be interesting to see a pole on this.