По стратокастеру вот отличная книга Fender Stratocaster A.R. Duchossoir,давно приобрёл себе,но есть и в нете,вот ссылка читаем на стр.66 -Dates and markings
http://books.google.ru/books?id=iUSatHcNSK4C&pg=PA66&lpg=PA66&dq=how+to+date+a+stratocaster+a.r.duchossoir&source=bl&ots=GJ4mCY5R2e&sig=0KkCrEF4l7uvH-1kQRSwOPcAKds&hl=ru&ei=crfhTu2FMsar8QPDqOSLBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CE0Q6AEwBA#v=onepage&q&f=true... и добавил:В общем когда у кого-то есть вопросы по стратокастеру заходите в определённый раздел и читаете
Table of Contents
Part 1 The Invention of the Stratocaster
The birth of a legend 6
The concepts behind the Stratocaster 8
From prototype to production 12
Part 2 40 Years of Stratocasters. an Overview
1954-1959: original issue with a Maple Neck 14
1959-1965: pre-CBS with rosewood fretboard 17
1965-1971: CBS early years 18
1971-1981: CBS with a Tilt Neck 22
1981-1985: CBS swansong 25
1985-1993: the post-CBS era 28
Colour Section 35
Part 3 The Stratocaster in Detail
The neck 46
Shape of headstock
Headstock decals
Fretboard material
Neck radius
Position markers
Truss rod
Profile
The body 51
Wood material
Contours
Routings
Paints and finishes
Pickups and wiring 56
Standard pickup assembly
Other pickup assemblies
Pickup specifications
Hardware 62
Tuning machines
String guid
Tremolo bridge assembly
Pickguard
Other parts
Part 4 How to Date a Stratocaster
Dates and markings 66
Neck dates, body dates, other markings
Serial numbers