Buy Fender Blacktop(TM) Stratocaster® HH Electric Guitar, Sonic Blue, Rosewood FretboardFender Blacktop(TM) Stratocaster® HH Electric Guitar, Sonic Blue, Rosewood Fretboard Product Description:
- Hot vintage AlNiCo humbucking neck and bridge pickups offer a great range of raw, aggressive tones.
- A 22-fret freeboard with medium jumbo frets and a 9.5" radius is made for intensity playing.
- Chrome pickup covers and skirted amp knobs look cool, and custom switching offers an expanded range of useable tones.
Product Description
Drive your sound with raw humbucking power. Fender’s new and innovative Blacktop™ guitar series expands the sonic horizon of classic Fender Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Jazzmaster® and Jaguar® guitars by powering them with high-gain humbucking pickups. The Blacktop series delivers on modern player demands for a thick and heavy sound with guitars that drive a wide array of deep, rich and aggressive tones that match the intensity of any playing style.
Sleek and supercharged, the Blacktop Stratocaster HH has dual over-wound alnico humbucking pickups, with other distinctive touches including skirted black amp knobs and a synchronized tremolo bridge. Other features include an alder body, maple neck with 9.5”-radius rosewood or maple fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, gloss polyester finish and chrome hardware.
Specifications
Body
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck
- Number of Frets: 22
- Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
- Position Inlays: Black Dots on Maple, White Dots on Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood or Maple
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- Neck Plate: Vintage Style 4 Bolt
- Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Hex Adjustment
Electronics
- Pickup Configuration: H/H
- Bridge Pickup: Hot Vintage AlNiCo Humbucking Pickup (Bridge)
- Neck Pickup: Hot Vintage AlNiCo Humbucking Pickup (Neck)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Full Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Two Inside Single Coils, Position 3. Both Full Humbucking Pickups, Position 4. Outer Neck Single Coil, Position 5. Full Neck Pickup
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Hardware
- Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
- Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Switch Tips: Black or Aged White
- Tremolo Arm Handle: Vintage Style Tremolo Arm, Black Tip on (506),(509); Aged White Tip on (572)
Tools
- Truss Rod Wrench: 0.1875"
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender® USA Super 250L's, NPS (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Unique Features: HH Pickup Configuration, Custom Switching, Black Skirted Amp Knobs
Accessories
- Included Accessories: Truss Rod Adjustment Wrench, Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench
- Control Knobs: Skirted Amp Knobs
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
By Mark Russo
forget that this is not a usa,or a custom shop for a minute.think instead of how many of us strat lovers have passed on one because of the tonal quality.a strat has all kinds of wonderful virtues,but to have one with a double humbucker p/up configuration makes some of us heavier rock players jump for joy.first off,ilike a lighter weight guitar,i also like a maple fretboard,and a 22 fret playing surface,so 3 out of 3 there.when i first recieved it i had 9's on it.i normally play with 9's,but i wanted to experiment,and put EB power slinkys 11's on.this just added to the crunch tone i wanted.the geniouses at fender made this body in a way that would hold the integrity of the strat as a whole,when i place the blade toggle all the way forward,i still get the searing ,screaming highs for soloing we are accustomed to.the price point is going to throw alot of would be buyers off.i think i am getting a high quality guitar for the money.this is a well thought out adventurous guitar.i have not let go of this for over a week.i keep coming up with nice tones.i must mention that i bought a brand new gibson flying "v" that trip as well,and though 2 very different guitars,i am having more fun with the strat. it has endless possibilities.i have made up my mind to purchase the tele in this series also.too much value to let pass.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful.
By Lee
This is the best MIM Strat I have ever played. I have a a USA Strat, and in Febuary I bought this. It has been a true joy to play. I have done some serious upgrades. I soldered large paper in oil caps, new Fender vanity neck plate, mint knobs, full Brass Block, new hex truss rod nut, added Locking Fender F tuners, added full fender saddles, added new longer black tipped tremelo arm, added Fender Felt Washers between the body and strap peg. This guitar is so easy to work on it is easy to transform into a $1,800 guitar. But, it came from the shop perfect. The reason I did all of these upgrades is a testament to the fact I will die owning it! Notice that I did not change the pickups! They are perfect! I would HIGHLY recommend this guitar, if you play guitar and like Fender buy one of these blacktops. For the money vs. quality, the consumer wins this one!
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