Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is one mean machine, it`s a solid bodied, double cut guitar made of alder. Body is flat, unbound and covered with a white plastic pickguard. This entire model is base on Ritchie`s favorite, `70s Strat, which he played extensively. Synchronized tremolo bridge is equipped with chrome plating, string-through construction and six adjustable saddles. This particular bridge, the synchronized tremolo bridge, was used as a basis and inspiration for the famous Floyd Rose double locking system. Bridge pickup is reverse wound and polarized Seymour Duncan SSL-4, middle position is reserved for a "Dummy" pickup and neck features a regular SSL-4. Neck is made of maple, it`s bolted to the body and U shaped. Rosewood fingeroard has 21 frets with white dot inlays.

Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Full Specs

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Body Shape Strat�
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Alder
Bridge Tremolo
Bridge Pickup Type Single Coil
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Radius 7.25"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Finish Gloss
Fret Size Vintage
Fingerboard Inlays Pearloid Dot
Hardware Chrome
Middle Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Construction 3-piece neck
Neck Joint Bolt-on
Neck Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Shape U-shaped neck
Neck Wood Maple
Number of Frets 21
Number of Pickups 3
Number of Strings 6
Nut Width 1.65"
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 5-Position Blade
Scale Length 25-1/2"
String Nut Syntetic Bone
Tuners Fender
Tuners Schaller
Custom Features: 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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Body Shape
Strat�
J-Master
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Alder
Alder
Bridge
Tremolo
Tremolo
Bridge Pickup Type
Single Coil
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Radius
7.25"
7.25"
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
Lacquer
Fret Size
Vintage
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearloid Dot
Vintage Ivory Dots
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Middle Pickup Type
Single Coil
No
Neck Construction
3-piece neck
No
Neck Joint
Bolt-on
Bolt-on
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Humbucker
Neck Shape
U-shaped neck
C-shaped neck
Neck Wood
Maple
Maple
Number of Frets
21
21
Number of Pickups
3
2
Number of Strings
6
6
Nut Width
1.65"
1.65"
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
5-Position Blade
3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length
25-1/2"
25-1/2"
String Nut
Syntetic Bone
Syntetic Bone
Tuners
Fender/Schaller
No
1 User Review

stratocaster33 on 2012-11-21 03:34:53

I have this guitar and the neck is SO great! The feel of the neck is awesome and the pick ups give wonderful sound!

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Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster 3.94 out of 5 based on 5 ratings

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