This model is out of the plant from 1991 to Corona? (1999 I think).
This is generally a Start Plus with a single handle specified for Beck. The profile is typed late 50 C, in a slightly larger, with a touch of 9.5 ".
Sperzel locking tuners and Schaller.
Nut ball bearing Wilkinson, 2 types by year of production (produced for strings 9 or 10 max ... after the nut can create blockages).
Tremomlo of Strat Std.
4 Lace Sensor Gold single microphone (vintage sound of the late '50s).
Contrary to what is said on the other opinion, there are two simple and not a bridge humbucker. The switch toggles between simple bridge to bridge 2 single sets for a fuller sound and a little bigger, but not the sound of a humbucker.

The TBX tone system enriches the sound of the middle beyond a classical tone .... great.

The first copies have a button in Paeroa iron in place of Rosewood

My fan following of vintage Start, I am in love with the perfect quality and complete specifications of the Start!

UTILIZATION

Channel quite right in the hand, but ultimately ultra easy it is in the field of real strata on all points! mine is a bit heavy (3.8 kg) but sounds great.
For sound, with four microphones, the TBX tone on the middle, it was all right away in the Start sounds without buzz .... and, for the home studio, it's magic!

SOUNDS

All pickups are fully usable! Unlike many strata that only sound on the neck and / or middle, or the contrary in the register bridge / middle. it is often necessary to mix brands of pickups and microphones, this models, nothing to change!

OVERALL OPINION

Besides the color (not necessarily very modern ... (graffiti yellow for mine as in the photo) is a beautiful strat.
I, who swore by the vintage or reissue, I dared to pass the course and try (and buy immediately!) This guitar and frankly it's worth it to know forgetting the (modern, color, 2 microphones bridge) not necessarily in the mind to have a Strat pure sound!!
Start one of the best sounds I heard!