-1- Iconic Reds: Painted Bodies
-2- Natural Wood Grain: Bursts and Transparents (small and partial)
-3- eBay Photos: Large and Full
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=1= ICONIC REDS
The Fender Mod Shop has 38 colors in alder wood bodies. Four colors are iconic as in the case of the reds (Fiesta, Dakota, Candy Apple, Hot Rod).
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=2= NATURAL WOOD GRAIN
In my view, the natural grain of the wood should never be painted, but should speak for itself as an artistic object. A truly natural body without color is available in the Custom Shop, but that would require a significant increase in price and delay in delivery.
There are 5 colors that show the natural grain of the wood:
-1- Crimson Transparent Red
-2- Traditional 2 Tone Burst
-3- Traditional 3 Tone Burst
-4- Tobacco Burst
-5- Walnut
The Fender.com Mod Shop display the body colors in low resolution.
Web Selector Natural Grain Photos- Click Images to Enlarge
- Walnut – Fender Mod Shop Stratocaster Web Selector 2020
- Traditional 3 Tone Burst – Mod Shop Stratocaster Web Selector 2020
- Traditional 2 Tone Burst – Mod Shop Stratocaster Web Selector 2020
- Tobacco Burst – Mod Shop Stratocaster Web Selector 2020
- Crimson Red Transparent – Fender Mod Shop Stratocaster Web Selector 2020
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=3= EBAY PHOTOS
Ebay provides photos in a higher resolution. These examples are illustrative of the kinds of colors, but the colors vary from country of manufacture and date. In particular, note and compare the tobacco burst and the red crimson transparent colors as shown in the Mod Shop photo above to the Ebay photo below.
Ebay $530 Plus – Stratocasters for Sale
- Fender Am Elite Stratocaster tobacco burst front CBS era
- Fender Am Elite Stratocaster tobacco burst front CBS era
- Fender Japan 50’s reissue stratocaster tobacco burst front
- Fender Japan 50’s reissue stratocaster tobacco burst back
- Fender hardtail Stratocaster transparent walnut front 1974 CBS era
- Fender hardtail Stratocaster transparent walnut back 1974 CBS era
- Fender hardtail Stratocaster transparent red front 1980 CBS era
- Fender hardtail Stratocaster transparent red back 1980 CBS era
- Fender Eric Johnson stratocaster traditional 2 tone burst front 2006
- Fender Eric Johnson stratocaster traditional 2 tone burst back 2006
- Fender_American_Standard_Stratocaster_traditional 3 tone burst front 2009
- Fender_American_Standard_Stratocaster_traditional 3 tone burst back 2009
- Fender American Elite Stratocaster tobacco burst back CBS era
- Fender American Elite Stratocaster tobacco burst front CBS era