Hi all,
Indeed a very original SilverStar - even the stamps are correct.
These are the best budget Strat anywhere. They are relatively cheap to buy (when compared to a Springy) however have the same body wood, bridge and electrics as the Springy/Goldstar. Apart from pickups, saddles, machine heads and logo they are identical.
Neck shape is slightly thinner than ST-50 (41mm v 42mm) but weight,etc is identical at around 3.4kg.
I have personally owned 12 SilverStars and all of them are comparable to the Springys I have had. Best Years (to me) were from 1980 to 1983.
Slightly stagger the pickup placement for a better range of tone { screw the 6th string side of the pickup lower than the 1st string side}
Peter Mac