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Stratocaster |
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Species:
Mahogany body
Top
Species:
Carved AAAA maple
Back
Species:
Carved AAAA maple
Center
Block Species:
Maple |
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Species:
Maple
Peghead
Pitch:
19°
Thickness
at 1st fret:
0.818"
Thickness
at 12th fret:
0.963"
Neck
Joint Location:
14th fret
Headstock
Inlay:
Pearloid banner
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Species:
Rosewood
Scale
length:
243/4"
Total
Length:
18.831"
Nut
Width:
111/16"
Width
at 12th fret:
2.062"
Frets:
Gold-tinted alloy/22
Inlays:
Pearl split blocks
Binding:
Single-ply |
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Plating
Finish:
None
Bridge:
Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece:
Stopbar
Knobs:
Gold Speed
Tuners:
Grover Keystone
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The Fender Stratocaster first went into
production in mid-1954. Leo Fender, its principal designer,
conceived it as the futuristic sucessor to the Telecaster.
It became clear that Leo Fender had conceived a design that
would take some time for the average player to appreciate, but
ultimately the guitar was to become Leo's most successful. The
strat has recieved a bit of a bashing in the 'popular is
rubbish' nineties, but nobody had improved upon the design that
Leo Fender laid down in the early fifties, and the Stratocaster
will without a doubt continue to be used by guitarists for many
years to come. |
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