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- ↑ As of May 2024, Fender produce a series of acoustic guitars with Croatian-style headstocks, named Fender California Series Acoustic Guitars.
"Fender California Series Acoustic Guitars" . Retrieved 2024-05-17. - ↑ "1997 Fender California Series Stratocaster Olympic White Finish". Cream City Music. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ↑ Fender Frontline Magazine Vol. 23 Fall 1997
- ↑ "Fender California Stratocaster 1997 - 1998 | Reverb". reverb.com. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
- ↑ Calvosa, Antonio. "California Stratocaster (USA/Mexico)". FUZZFACED. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
