To summarise, the specific features in the evolution of the Fender Stratocaster between 1954 and 1979 included:
1954–1959, one piece maple necks (including fretboard); 1959–1962, thick Brazilian rosewood (Dalbergia nigra) fretboard known as a "slab-board"; 1962–1966, thin Brazilian rosewood fretboard known as a "veneer-board"; 1966 Bound fretboard.* 1966–1969, Indian rosewood or optional separate laminated "maple cap" fretboards;