Fender Classic Player '50s Stratocaster £499
The Custom Shop lends its magic to a Mexican-made Classic Strat
The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct 2007, 12:11 pm UTC
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User comments (1)
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It is really fantastic guitar...the ''V'' - neck is very comfortable, nice finishing, i love those vintage tuners, and the most important, it has superb sounding...you'll got to own one...
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MusicRadar rating
Pros
Great tones, vibe and feel
Cons
Genuinely nothing
Verdict
£499 offers unprecedented value. Even if you can afford the fully-fledged Custom Shop equivalent, we'd recommend trying out a Classic Player first.
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Classic Player '50s Stratocaster
- Price:
- £499
- Accessories:
- Deluxe gig bag
- Available Controls:
- 2 x Tone, 5 Way Lever, Global Master Volume, Volume
- Available Finish:
- Shoreline gold, two-tone sunburst, daphne blue/black, fiesta red, surf green
- Bolt-on Neck:
- 1
- Case Included:
- 1
- Country of Origin:
- Mexico
- Fingerboard Material:
- Maple
- Guitar Body Material:
- Alder
- Hardware:
- Chrome
- Neck Material:
- Maple
- No of Strings:
- 6
- No. of Frets:
- 21
- Nut Material:
- Plastic
- Pickguard:
- 1
- Pickguard Colour:
- White
- Pickup Configuration:
- 3 x Single-Coil
- Pickup Switching:
- 5 Position Blade - Bridge/Bridge and Middle/Middle/Middle and Neck / Neck
- Pickup Type:
- 3 American vintage Strat single-coil pickups with staggered alnico 5 magnet pole pieces aged covers and the middle pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in the middle switch position
- Pickups:
- 3 x Single Coil
- Scale Length (Inches):
- 25.5
- Scale Length (mm):
- 648
- String Spacing:
- 52
- Tremolo Details:
- Vintage style 2-point synchronised tremelo
- Unique Features:
- Aged knobs and switch tip
- Weight (kg):
- 3.4
- Weight (lb):
- 7.5
- Width at Nut (Inches):
- 1.65
- Width at Nut (mm):
- 42
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