Description

The Fender Player II HSS Stratocaster puts Fender’s most iconic electric guitar design in the hands of anyone seeking a professional-grade Fender Strat at an affordable price point. With its classic looks, 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles and ClassicGear vintage-style tuners this Fender Stratocaster is built ready for stage and studio.

Featuring a Chambered Ash body with Maple neck and fingerboard this Strat has that classic airy tone that’s found on some of the most regarded Stratocaster models. Its ensemble of Fender Player II Alnico V Single-Coil Stratocaster pickups in the neck and middle positions offer the full range of famed Strat sounds, from its bell-like glassy neck tones to its quacky in-between positions. The Alnico II bridge humbucker takes things up a notch with a big and open powerful humbucking sound that’s perfect for cutting in. Partnered with its effortless feeling satin-finished Modern C neck with rolled fingerboard edges, you won’t want to put this Fender Player II Stratocaster down!

Key Features

• Rolled Edges – Unrivalled fretting hand comfort with an unparalleled professional feel. A premium feature often found on instruments way above this price bracket! This guitar has that wonderful worn-in feel, straight out of the box.
• HSS – Unrivalled versatility thanks to this guitar’s combination of single-coil and humbucking pickups. Go between the classic sweet-sounding Fender single-coil neck and middle positions to a full-throttle bridge humbucker at the flip of a switch.
• Vintage-Style Tuners – The classic Fender styling of the 6-a-side vintage-style small button tuners. These tuners have been precision-engineered for optimum tuning stability and a smooth feel.

Chambered Ash

For the first time ever Fender have introduced Ash to their Player range of instruments. To many the original and best Fender body wood. An unrivalled bright and airy open tone that is usually only found on ‘50s styled Strats, Teles and Precision Bases. Chambered for a lightweight feel and increased resonance. Perfectly partnered with its Maple neck and fingerboard this Strat has all the authentic Stratocaster tone that you wouldn’t want to be without!

Satin Modern C Shape Neck

Fenders comfortable modern C shape neck profile is renowned for being Fenders one size fits all neck profile. With enough wood to make even the most die-hard lovers of a chunky neck feel at home, the Fender C remains ergonomic and fast feeling up and down the fingerboard. Its beautiful satin finish on the back of the neck provides an unparalleled smooth connection with the wood whereas the gloss headstock face helps provide classic Fender aesthetics.

Player II

The Player II series continues Fender’s long-standing legacy of putting professional playing and sounding electric guitars and basses in the hands of as many players as possible. Built with the ‘new kind of player’ in mind, the Player II series takes everything that was successful from the original Player series and revamps the rest with an assortment of contemporary and vintage-inspired upgrades. From rolled fingerboard edges, the return of Rosewood fingerboards, upgraded pickups, vintage-styled tuners and an array of vintage-inspired colours the Fender Player II has something for everyone.

Specifications

Body

• Body Style: Stratocaster
• Body Wood: Chambered Ash
• Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
• Body Colour: Aged Cherry Burst

Neck

• Neck Shape: Modern C
• Neck Wood: Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
• Fingerboard: Maple with Rolled Edges
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Radius: 9.5”
• Nut Width: 1.65”
• Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Dots: Black Dots

Hardware

• Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
• Tuners: ClassicGear
• Hardware: Chrome

Electronics

• Controls: 5-way switch, Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
• Neck Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Strat Single-Coil
• Middle Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Strat Single-Coil
• Bridge Pickup: Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucker

Miscellaneous

• Scale Length: 25.5”
• Strings: 09-42

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