Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Review

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Overall Rating 4.5

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Features 4.6

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Quality 2.25

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Reliability / Value 4.4

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Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Specs

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  • Body Shape: Strat®  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 25-1/2"  
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  • Body Wood: Alder  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 3-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: U-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Bolt-on  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Pearloid Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 21  
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  • Nut Width: 1.65"  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Schaller  
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  • Tuners: Fender  
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  • Bridge: Tremolo  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Vintage  
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  • Number of Pickups: 3  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 5-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Neck: 1 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup Middle: 1 non-active "dummy" pickup Bridge: 1 reverse-wound/reverse-polarity Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup

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Few guitars can match what Fender's Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster offers in its price range. That's why many musicians decided to go for Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster, and if you decide to do so as well, you surely won't be sorry. With almost nothing to add to this beautiful instrument, rest assured it will serve you well.

Every now and then a new guitar is made and it becomes a best seller, and Fender's Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster aims for that very title, as it offers some great features at a competitive price. Most musicians feel that Fender did a great job in achieving this, so you may be sure that this guitar has a lot to offer, should you choose it to be your guitar of choice.

Ready to play out of the box, Fender's Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Fender put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Fender's Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Fender has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster.