8 First off, I just bought this one used. Supposedly these were only made in 1988 although the serial number dates it as a 1987.
Body appears to be alder and again the neck is maple.
The finish on this is killer-a blue and green floral pattern on silver foil paper, sealed under a thick polyester finish with a lake placid blue sunburst around the rim. I'm unsure if the case is original or not-it is very similar to the new black vintage cases Fender is selling but without the logo. Not much into effects-just a plug in and play type of fella. As an import Strat, it is fairly noisy on just about any setting. Again, these pickups aren't so great, but the bridge position sounds too harsh and all the other positions are on the muddy side.