Fender knobs

[Cloudsky]

Is it normal for a fender stratocaster to have only two knobs? 8O

 

[Chang]

shld be three for the standard strat.
1 volume 2 tone
1 tone for neck and 1 for the middle pickup
can't do shit to the bridge pickup lol

 

[subversion]

either:
1. Previous owner replaced the pickguard
2. The 'Strat' of the '80s had 2 knobs only

 

[Canon]

Actually "The Strat" was an American strat made around 1982-85. It had 3 knobs- not two and had gold hardware plus active electronics- I owned one. There was a jap strat later called "Strat" which had a flashy paint job painted headstock with "Strat" in modern signing, floyd rose etc, this had two knobs. Also some jap strats from early 80s had two knobs with the input same type as on an Amp, not the normal resessed Stratocaster type..

 

[subversion]

thought i'd clarify my previous post...

in 1983, strats from Fender's Standard series got an economical facelift. in place of the 2nd tone knob is the input jack. it still sports the familiar pickguard but the guitar has a single volume & tone knob. it'd be a very rare guitar to have made it here...

 

[Cloudsky]

wow looks like I have a very rare guitar then.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[subversion]

post a pic... 8)

 

[Cloudsky]

Wish I could, but I dun have a camera phone or digi cam or scanner