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They did make some 'normal' Strats before going down that dodgy road of the jack socket on the plate in 1983. A mate has a Precision with an "E" serial that is one of the finest bases I have ever heard or played.
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The 21 fret neck with the walnut plug is right. It's if the body matches the neck (always a worry on Strats).
The body 'should' be the 'two knob' variant - with top routed trem and the output jack on the scratch plate. Either it's been modified, or it's a 'Smith' era body (circa '82) which had four bolt neck fixings. Black plastics weren't standard on most colours by this point. The body has the thicker top horn characteristic of Smith era guitars - though it could be a reissue - or even non-Fender....
It could be a factory built 'bitsa' - it could have been assembled at a later stage.
The price is in the 'almost too good to be true' range - as the very final Fullerton guitars are at least pieces of history, even if they're not the greatest guitars Fender ever made.
Hope this helps.
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I've looked at the pictures again - and noticed something else which suggests it may have left the factory like that. The string trees are normal vintage style 'butterflies' - as used on Smith era guitars. The first series of Stsndards had the 'new, improved' Easyglide cast ones - as per modern Standards. They require two holes drilling - one for the screw and one for a locating lug which keeps it in position. The second screw hole would be visible, if the headstock had been drilled for these.
So there is a possibility that it's some weird, factory assembled amalgam of what was round at the time.
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Absolutely. I'm surprised you aren't having to beat them off with a stick.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I think I'd better buy it quick....