1983 Fender Elite Stratocaster: Vintage CBS-Era Innovation with Freeflyte Tremolo

Produced for just a short time (1983–1984), the original Elite Stratocaster was an ambitious attempt to redesign the Strat with more advanced features and appeal to modern players of the time. Loaded with unique electronics - each pickup can be turned off with a dedicated button! There’s the FreeFlyte bridge system and flashy aesthetics that stood apart from traditional Stratocasters.

Used, played condition. Medium fret wear, concentrated at the lower positions. A row of dings in the lower side by the socket. Small round ding in the lower centre back. Couple of dings in the front edge by the strap button. A fair amount of lights marks, scuffs and impressions across the neck and body representative of age and fair use.

Main Features & Specs

• Colour: ‘Stratoburst’ Sunburst
• Serial: E342530
• Year: 1983
• Body Material: Alder
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Profile: C Shape
• Fingerboard: Maple, 12" Radius
• Frets: 21, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Pickups: Elite Alnico II Single Coils
• Bridge Type: FreeFlyte Vibrato
• Tuners: Fender
• Finish Type: Gloss
• Other Special Features: TBX tone control, MDX midrange boost, 3 push-button pickup selectors (instead of a 5-way switch):
• Weight: 3.69 Kg
• Case: Original Fender Hard Case

All our pre-owned guitars and basses are sold freshly set-up & fully serviced in our state-of-the-art guitar workshop. The pre-sale service includes a 21 point check, including:  

• Brand new strings
• Action
• Electronic components
• Neck angle and Truss Rod adjustment
• Hardware
• Fretwork
• Clean and condition inc. Fretboard
• Saddle/Bridge height, radius, intonation
• Nut  

The Absolute multi point pre sales service & set-up is free with every pre-owned guitar. Also included is a 12 month warranty*. We provide a 14 day no-quibble money back guarantee on all our used instruments, so you can buy with confidence.  

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