I BOUGHT THIS 1992 AMERICAN STANDARD STRATOCASTER WHEN I STARTED MY JOB WITH INTEL IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. I HAD A NICE NEW SUZUKI GSXR  750 SUPERBIKE AND IT WAS STOLEN AT MY APT WHEN I WAS TRAINING. SO IN ORDER TO FEEL BETTER I WENT TO THE GUITAR CENTER AND BOUGHT THIS BLACK STRATOCASTER. I CHANGED A FEW THINGS LIKE THE WHITE PICKGUARD WAS REPLACED WITH A BLACK PEARL ONE. IT HAS A MATCHING BACK PLATE. A GRAPH-TECH SET OF SELF LUBRICATING BRIDGE SADDLES, 3 BLACK PICKUP COVERS AND I HAD THE HEADSTOCK PAINTED BLACK TO MATCH THE BODY LIKE SOME OF THE EARLY CUSTOM STRATS HAD BACK IN THE 50's AND 60's.  THIS GUITAR IS A PERFECT MATCH WITH THE BLACK TELECASTER I HAVE.