Description
The Fender Player II Modified Stratocaster puts Fender’s most iconic electric guitar design into the hands of the contemporary player. With its classic looks, its 2-point tremolo system with increased vibrato range, and its trouble-free locking tuners, this Fender Strat is built for those who need a professional electric guitar that can cover every playing style from vintage to modern!
Featuring a trio of Noiseless Stratocaster pickups, the Player II Modified Strat offers the full range of famed Strat sounds, from its bell-like glassy neck tones to its quacky in-between positions and its cutting bridge pickup chime, all without any unwanted noise or hum. Partnered with its effortless feeling satin-finished Modern C neck with rolled fingerboard edges and its classic wood combination of Alder, Maple and Rosewood, you won’t want to put this Fender Player II Modified 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.
- Noiseless Pickups – Capturing the authentic tones of the beloved Fender Stratocaster, these noiseless pickups offer the quintessential Fender tone without any of the unwanted noise and hum often found on vintage voiced pickups.
- Modern Wiring – Add the neck pickup into positions 1 & 2 via the push/pull tone knob for even more classic Fender tones an versatility!
- Enhanced Hardware – The Player II Modified Stratocaster features a Modern 2-point Tremolo system with block saddles and a specially chamfered Tremolo block for an even wider range of movement.
Classic Tonewoods
This Fender Player II Modified Strat comes equipped with the tried and tested wood combination of an Alder body in partnership with a Maple neck and Rosewood fingerboard. With Alder providing a beautifully balanced tone with a clear attack and a slight push in the upper mids, it blends perfectly with the articulation and brightness of the Maple neck and warm-sounding Rosewood.
Satin Modern C Shape Neck
Fender’s comfortable modern C shape neck profile is renowned for being Fender’s 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 Modified
The Fender Player II Modified Series continues Fender’s long-standing legacy of embracing the needs and requirements of modern players and genres, as well as putting professional playing and sounding electric guitars and basses in the hands of as many players as possible. Built with modern tones and playing styles in mind, the Player II Modified series takes the foundations laid by the original Player II range but reimagines them with a selection of carefully thought-out refinements and tweaks, ensuring that these instruments are the perfect choice for contemporary styles. Featuring modern electronics, noiseless pickups and choice modern hardware, the Fender Player II Modified series pushes the Fender Player range further than ever before and ensures these workhorse instruments are made performance-ready!
Specifications
Neck
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Satin Urethane
- Neck Shape: Modern “C”
- Neck Construction: 4-Bolt Standard
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5″
- Fingerboard Material: Maple
- Position Inlays: Black Dot
- Side Dots: Black
- Number of Frets: 22
- Truss Rod: Single Action, Head Adjust
- String Nut: TUSQ
- Nut Width: 1.650″
- Nut Material: TUSQ
Body
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Body Shape: Stratocaster
Hardware
- Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Block Saddles and Chamfered Tremolo Block
- Pickguard: 4-Ply Tortoiseshell
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed
- String Trees: Modern Dual-Wing
- Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0730250403
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with “F” Logo
- Strap Buttons: Vintage-Style
Electronics
- Bridge Pickup:Player II Noiseless Strat
- Middle Pickup:Player II Noiseless Strat
- Neck Pickup: Player II Noiseless Strat
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Controls: 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
- Auxiliary Switching: Push/Pull Pot On Tone 2 For Adding Neck Pickup to Position 1 and 2
Miscellaneous
- Deluxe Gigbag: Included
