Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster RW (Olympic White)

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Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster RW B-Stock (Olympic White)

CHF 1109.00

Description

A pioneering master of neo-classical heavy rock, metal godfather Ritchie Blackmore is the man who gave the world the most imitated Stratocaster riff ever ("Smoke on the Water"), and his deft phrasing and unmistakable tone helped make the extended guitar solo an essential art form in itself. The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is based on his favorite '70s model and puts artful Blackmore Strat® style in your hands with distinctive features and modifications, including a graduated fingerboard scalloping, special pickups and more.

Graduated Scalloped Fingerboard

Blackmore has long preferred this kind of specially scalloped fingerboard, on which the effect starts lightly at the fourth or fifth fret on the low E, A and D strings and immediately on the G, B and high E strings, gradually becoming more pronounced toward the upper reaches of the fingerboard.

Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Pickups

The formidable tone of the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster comes from dual Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickups, with reverse winding and reverse polarity on the bridge pickup for hum cancellation.

Dummy Middle Pickup

With accurate and classic Blackmore style, the middle pickup on his signature Strat model is actually a non-active dummy pickup.

Three-way Pickup Switch

The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster features a three-way pickup switch that gives you the bridge pickup alone, the bridge and neck pickups together, and the neck pickup alone.

Flush-Mount Dunlop® Strap Locks

For Blackmore-esque guitar strap security and style, his signature Stratocaster features distinctive flush-mount Dunlop® Strap Locks.

Three-Screw “F”-Stamped Neck Plate

In an authentic nod to early-1970s Fender style, the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster has a three-screw neck plate stamped with the stylized capital “F” of the traditional Fender script logo. The neck plate also features the Micro-Tilt™ neck angle adjustment mechanism.

Properties

- Maple neck with "U" profile and "bullet" truss rod
- Three-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate with Micro-Tilt™
- 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with graduated scalloping and 21 vintage-style frets
- Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat™ SSL-4 single-coil neck and bridge pickups (bridge pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity)
- Non-active middle pickup
- Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge

Specifications

- Fingerboard Material: Graduated Scalloped Rosewood (dalbergia latifolia)
- Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Shape: "U" Shape
- Number of Frets: 21
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Truss Rod: Bullet Style
Body: Alder
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
- Body Material: Alder
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Control Knobs: Black Plastic
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Neck Plate: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White
- Strap Buttons: Dunlop® Dual-Locking
- Strings: Fender® USA Bullets® 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403
- Switch Tip: Black
- Tremolo Arm: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
- Tuning Machines: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-Coil
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Middle Pickup: Non-Active "Dummy"
- Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Single-Coil
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

Attributes

Key attributes
Pickup Types	SSS
Colour	White
Body Shape	ST-Model
Fingerboard Material	Rosewood
Body Material	Alder

Body
Guitar Construction	Solid Body
Orientation	Right-Handed
Top Material	Rosewood

Neck
Fingerboard Radius	7.25"
Neck Finish	High Gloss
Neck Material	Maple
Guitar Scale	25.5"
Neck Profile	"U" Profile
Number of Frets	21
Fret Size	Vintage
Nut Width	42mm
Nut Material	Bone
Position Inlays	Dots

Hardware
Bridge Type	Tremolo
Hardware Finish	Chrome Black
String Gauge	.009"
Tuning Machines	Sealed Tuning Machines
Coil Split	No
Including Bag	Gig bag

Electric Guitar ST-Model attributes
Guitar Finish	Gloss

Product Details
Product Number	134573
Brand	Fender
Series	Signature Series
Category	Electric Guitar ST-Model
Brand Category	Fender - ST Models
Relevancy rank in Category Electric Guitar ST-Model	388 of 996
Date	December 2012