strats bodys wood types

[El Chiguete]

n't a strat but now I notice that maybe the strats body wood changed more that I think they had. Whats the normal wood on a strat traditionally? and what was the body wood of some of the more famous strat players: SRV, Jimi, Clapton, Gilmore, etc?

[Grandturk]

For the old ones - ash on transparant finishes and alder on solid colors. At some point they started doing sunbursts on alder, but for the most part, that rule of thumb is true.

[Dreamland_Rebel]

the first mexican standards were poplar. now they are alder.

[Bengal65]

1. Most popular, early Strats and Tele's - Ash, since that was the predominant wood offered by Fender.
Later Strats - Alder
2. Most of the artists you mentioned, both.

[Metaled1020]

Alder and Ash.

[84sups]

Alder for solid and ash for transparent like turk stated. later on they used poplar because it sounds very similar to alder. Some of the Japanese were basswood.

[warlok]

I read an article where a guy from fender layed out all the differences. It was mostly the differences between the pre/post 2006 MIM's and the differences between them and the USA's. I can't find it now but I remember the only body difference between the post 06 mim and usa (solid colors at least) is the usa is 3 pieces and the MIM is 5-7 pieces. And while I was looking... It makes me laugh... alot... about the USA vs MIM arguements!! Always good comedy there..