Description

The Fender American Ultra Luxe Vintage Series ‘50s Stratocaster perfectly blends Fender’s rich heritage and legacy with modern innovation to create their most performance-focused vintage-inspired electric guitars to date! Elegantly finished in Fender’s Nitrocellulose relic’d Heirloom Lacquer and presented in a stunning 3-Colour Sunburst, this Strat is built for classic tones and modern versatility.

With its select Alder body and effortless Modern-D Quartersawn Maple neck with ‘Ultra’ rolled compound fingerboard, this Strat has a premium feel through and through. It’s Pure Vintage ’57 pickups in combination with its versatile S1 switching system provide vintage glassyness with musical articuation and dynamics, and ensures that the perfect Strat tone is always available.

Key Features

• Heirloom Lacquer Finish – With its subtly chequered patina, Fender’s Nitrocellulose Heirloom Lacquer perfectly demonstrates the elegance and vibe of a true vintage Fender instrument. It perfectly nails the vintage aesthetic while providing an overall more resonant tone and a reassuring assurance often only found in vintage examples.
• TUSQ Nut – Self-lubricating, precision-cut nuts made with tone in mind!
• Versatile S1 Switching – Add the neck pickup into positions 1 and 2 for a Tele-esque neck and bridge combination or go full-bore with all 3 pickups at once.
• Luminlay Side Dots – Designed for performance, Luminlay glow-in-the-dark side dots give you the vital assurance that your hands are in the correct position even before the stage lights go up.

Pure Vintage ’57 Stratocaster

Fender’s Pure Vintage ‘57 Stratocaster pickups capture the heart and soul of one of the most desirable tones of the Strat’s long history. Made using Alnico V magnets with a vintage-correct, hand-bevelled stagger, Formvar-coated wire along with fibre bobbins and cloth-covered wire, these pickups produce the desirable bell-like, glassy chime of the originals.

Quartersawn Modern D Maple Neck

Quartersawn necks are often regarded as one of the most standout features on some of the most premium and boutique guitars ever built. Not only does quartersawn maple arguably look much more desirable thanks to its characteristic straight grain pattern, but the lumber is also typically 50% more stable than an equivalent plain-sawn piece. The Modern D neck profile features a compound 10”-14” fingerboard radius with stainless steel frets and ‘Ultra’ rolled fingerboard edges. In combination with its satin lacquer finish, it has an effortless feel up and down the neck and offers a solid foundation for every style of music and player.

Fender Ultra Luxe Vintage Series

Want a premium American-made electric guitar with a vintage foundation, perfectly blended with modern performance-focused innovation? Then look no further than the Fender Ultra Luxe Vintage Series. Featuring classic wood combinations such as an Alder or Ash body with a quartersawn Maple neck with either Rosewood or Maple fingerboard, in partnership with vintage-accurate, Fender Pure Vintage pickups and Fender’s eye-catching Nitrocellulose Heirloom Lacquer finish. It’s easy to get transported back to the golden era of popular music and lose yourself in the inspiration of a vintage-inspired electric guitar. The addition of Fender’s reimagined ‘Ultra’ sculpted body contours and Modern D neck profile with compound 10”-14” fingerboard with ‘Ultra’ rolled edges and tapered neck heel offers even greater levels of comfort, ergonomics and limitless expression. It’s precision modern hardware with locking tuners, and self-lubricating TUSQ nut ensures ultimate stability and makes sure every Ultra Luxe Vintage guitar is stage and studio ready and is built to perform!

Specifications

Body

• Body: Alder
• Body Finish: Heirloom Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Body Shape: Stratocaster
• Body Style: Solid Body
• Body Material: Alder

Neck

• Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
• Neck Finish: Satin Lacquer
• Neck Shape: Modern “D”
• Neck Construction: 4-Bolt
• Fingerboard Radius: 10″ to 14″ Compound Radius (254 mm to 355.6 mm)
• Fingerboard Material: Maple
• Position Inlays: Black Dot
• Side Dots: Luminlay
• Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel
• String Nut: Graph Tech TUSQ
• Nut Width: 1.685″ (42.8 mm)

Hardware

• Bridge: 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-In Arm, Polished Stainless Steel Block Saddles and Cold Rolled Steel Block
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
• Pickup Covers: Aged White
• Control Knobs: Aged White Soft-Touch Knobs
• Switch Tip: Aged White
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Tuning Machines: Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking
• String Trees: Ultra String Guide
• Strap Buttons: Locking

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Pure Vintage ’57 Single-Coil Strat
• Middle Pickup: Pure Vintage ’57 Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Pure Vintage ’57 Single-Coil Strat
• Pickup Configuration: SSS
• Controls: Master Volume (with S-1 Switch), Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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 Adds Neck Pickup Into Positions 1 and 2

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
• Case: Deluxe Hardshell

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