Strat Elite - Solid Shiny White .090" / 2.29mm thick, with bevelled edge Japan rather then the shorter version

rather then the shorter version from later years

  Replica of before 1958 era

The electronics from this model Strat are the predecessor of the active electronics for the Eric Clapton signature series Stratocaster

see the GE101TS Gotoh unit

Strat Elite - Solid Shiny White .090" / 2.29mm thick, with bevelled edge Japan rather then the shorter versionThe Fender Stratocaster Elite was issued in 1983 and discontinued by Fender a year later in 1984. This model Strat had some very innovative electronics, notably three individual push button pickup selectors instead of the common 5 way selector switch and larger sized pickups that had an additional coil to afford noise cancellation and active electronics. The electronics from this model Strat are the predecessor of the active electronics for the Eric