This evening I was telling one of the band members that I was not in the market for buying a new guitar. I did not have any g.a.s.. I would not spend any money on new guitars or amps etc.
Well, so much for that. I was browsing the web a little bit and stumbled into a new Fender Guitar: the all new Black Paisley Stratocaster® HSS. Yes. a Black Paisley. As you all know by reading my blog, I am a great fan of this type of guitar. See this post.
Now, I fully realize that this guitar, which costs approximately 575,- Euro, is of lesser quality that my Japan built Black Paisley Richie Sambora Signature. But…. “musssssttt buyyyy guitarrrrr”… It is too nice and too good not to buy it.
So, I did order this guitar tonight… Yes.
Here are the specs:
Model : 0140073506 Series : Factory Special Run
| Model Name: | Black Paisley Stratocaster® HSS |
| Series: | Factory Special Run |
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| Body: | Alder |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Finish: |
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| Neck Shape: | Modern “C” Shape |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| Fretboard Radius: | 9.5″ (24.1 cm) |
| Fretboard: | Rosewood |
| Neck Material: | Maple |
| Neck Finish: | Urethane |
| Nut Width: | 1.650″ (42 mm) |
| Scale Length: | 25.5″ (64.8 cm) |
| Pickup Configuration: | H/S/S |
| Bridge Pickup: | Standard Humbucking Pickup |
| Middle Pickup: | Standard Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup |
| Neck Pickup: | Standard Single-Coil Strat® Neck Pickup |
| Pickup Switching: | 5-Position Blade, Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Front Coil of Bridge Pickup and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle/Neck Pickups, Position 5. Neck Pickup |
| Hardware: | Chrome |
| Bridge: | Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| String Nut: | Synthetic Bone |
| Tuning Machines: | Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed |
| Strings: | Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges) |
Here is a short movie, with a modified bridge pickup, though.