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Fender has made some killer guitars! Most of the time they use three single coils in most of their Strat guitars. This is a deluxe American made Fender Strat that has a sweet looking aqua blue color that just gleams with beauty. You have three single coils pickups as usual and then a volume control knob as well as two tone controls knobs. This is the most frequented design that the Strats have seen.

UTILIZATION

Neck Shape: Modern "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot Position Inlays
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5"-14" Compound Radius (24.1 cm-35.56 cm)
Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
Neck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
Nut Width: 1.685" (42.8 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™
Truss Rod Nut: 1/8" American Series Nut
Electronics
Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
Bridge Pickup: Noiseless™ N3 Strat® Bridge Pickup
Middle Pickup: Noiseless™ N3 Strat® Middle Pickup
Neck Pickup: Noiseless™ N3 Strat® Neck Pickup
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Special Electronics: S-1™ Switch
Controls: Master Volume (with S-1™ Switch), Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. No-Load Tone Control (Middle and Bridge Pickups)
Hardware
Hardware Finish: Chrome
Bridge: Deluxe 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Pop in Arm
Tuning Machines: Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines
String Nut: Synthetic Bone
Switch Tips: Aged White Switch Tip
Tremolo Arm Handle: Pop-In Deluxe Tremolo Arm
Auxiliary Switching: S-1 Switch On: Pos. 1. Bridge/Mid/Neck Pickups, 2-Bridge/Mid, 3-Mid/Neck, 4-Bridge/Neck Out-Of-Phase/In Series w/ Tone Cap, 5-Bridge/Mid In Series/Out-Of-Phase/In Parallel with Neck Pickup

SOUNDS

This guitars has a fantastic look to it. The vintage cream white paint coat on the body is just gorgeous. The color looks and feels like it just a has a load of soul inside of it. The only thing that I don't like in these guitars are the pickups. I really don't care for the noiseless pickups in their guitars either. So I would just replace these even though they are a step up from the other pickups in the standard series. I am not a fan of the Fender made pickups and I would replace them all with Seymour Duncans. I am a big fan of SD pickups and since they are not too expensive and certainly cheaper than boutique pickups then I would go with them.

This guitar works well with any amp that you stick behind it. This guitar will also work for any style of music except most of the drop tuning stuff. You won't be able to get a deep thick fat metal tone from this guitar. Any of you are into that kind of music you already know that. Other than that it will suit most players just fine. It is a players guitar so it is meant to be rocked out and played hard.

OVERALL OPINION

These guitars have several paint jobs to choose from and this one being the most colorful and bright. This is a great sounding guitar for anyone who needs a solid built American med Fender Srat. I would recommend this guitar to anyone who wants a better improved feel over the standard series. At new you can find these guitars for right at around $1699. Not a bad price for a great high quality guitar.