Description
The Elite was only produced for two years, but the later Stratocaster Plus does share some features with it.
Body
- Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Poly
- Body Shape: Stratocaser; special front cut
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: Flatter neck shape
- Scale Length: 25.5″
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12″
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Jumbo
- Nut: Lokset Nut
- Nut Width: 1.7″
- Inlays: White Dot
- Truss Rod: Bi-Flex
- Skunk Stripe: Yes
- Tilt Neck Adjustment: Yes
Headstock
- Type: “Smith” headstock
- Logo: Modern Logo, CBS Style
Electronics
- Pickups: Covered; Flush Poles, Alnico II
- Dummy Coil between middle and bridge pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, TBX, MDX
- Push/Push pickup selector switches
- Configuration: SSS
Hardware
- Bridge: FreeFlyte Tremolo w/pop-in arm
- Saddles: Elongated Saddles
- Tuning Machines: Schaller Die-Cast “Fender”
- String Trees: Ezy Glider
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Pickguard: Elongated shape, White, 3-ply, 11-hole
- Back Plate: none
- Control Knobs: White plastic w/rubber ring, “F”
- Tremolo Bar: Chrome
- Neck Plate: 4-bolt, “Fender Elite”
Case
- Case: Fender Vintage Tweed case (not original)
