Limited Edition Longboard Stratocaster HSS is the eighth installment in Fender`s popular 10 for `15 series. This is one special Stratocaster, it was inspired by Fender`s SoCal roots and the surf subculture of the fifties and sixties. Also, it features back-mounted electronics and a transparent back cover. Aged plastics, natural oil finish and modern Strat headstock complete the visual theme of this unique double-cut. The most notable influence of the Surf style is the "Longboard" construction of the body which mimics the construction of then popular surf boards with several different tonewoods sandwiched together to form the period correct Strat body. Ash, mahogany, maple, rosewood and walnut (looking from the edges towards the center) are used in construction of this beauty. And, instead of some solid Dupont-styled colors or seductive bursts, Fender has opted for the hand rubbed oil finish. Pickguard was, of course, scrapped from the specs list. Back side features a transparent electronics cover, four-bolt neck plate and separate string holes with chrome rings. Neck is made of maple with a rosewood stripe in the middle. Modern C profile is featured in the back and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard on top. The neck ends in a modern Strat headstock instead of the big one which graced the fifties` and the sixties` Strats. Fingerboard is equipped with medium jumbo frets, 1.685" synthetic bone nut and 9.5" radius, a pretty common and modern setup. Electronics section rocks the recently introduced Shawbucker pickup in zebra outfit in the bridge position and a pair of N3 noiseless singles in the middle and neck. Master volume, master tone and a five-position blade switch make up a simple, yet very effective controls unit. Instead of the iconic two-point synchronized trem bridge, Fender has opted for a string-through hardtail bridge with completely adjustable saddles. On the opposite end of the standard 25-1/2" scale, staggered and sealed tuners can be found.


Limited Edition American Longboard Stratocaster HSS Full Specs

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Body Shape Strat�
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Wood Ash
Body Wood Mahogany
Body Wood Maple
Body Wood Rosewood
Body Wood Walnut
Neck Wood Maple
Neck Shape C-shaped neck
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
String Nut Syntetic Bone
Nut Width 1.685"
Fingerboard Radius 9.50"
Number of Pickups 3
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Middle Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type Single Coil
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 5-Position Blade
Bridge Hardtail
Bridge String Through
Hardware Chrome
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Die-cast
Scale Length 25-1/2"
Finish Natural Oil

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Body Shape
Strat�
Tele®
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Single cutaway
Body Wood
Ash/Mahogany/Maple/Rosewood/Walnut
Korina
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Neck Shape
C-shaped neck
U-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Maple
Number of Frets
22
21
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Vintage
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
Black Dot
String Nut
Syntetic Bone
Bone
Nut Width
1.685"
1.65"
Fingerboard Radius
9.50"
7.25"
Number of Pickups
3
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
No
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Single Coil
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
5-Position Blade
3-Position Blade
Bridge
Hardtail/String Through
String Through
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Die-cast
Vintage Style
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
Finish
Natural Oil
Polyurethane
1 User Review

Frank E. Frank Eickhoff on 2017-04-22 14:43:27

I'm happy to get this nice guitar. She sounds wonderful smooth but she can also be very angry! Like a woman! And she looks awesome. I'll never give it away😎

Fender Limited Edition American Longboard Stratocaster HSS 5.00 out of 5 based on 1 ratings

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