2014 FENDER STRATOCASTER ‘RITCHIE BLACKMORE’ SIGNATURE. IN CLASSIC WHITE
Unmistakable Blackmore Style
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.
The 2014 Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster at a glance:
- 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
- Custom Tweed Hardshell Case included
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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. 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.
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. For Blackmore-esque guitar strap security and style,
his signature Stratocaster features distinctive flush-mount Dunlop® Strap Locks. 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.
Deluxe Gigbag included by Fender. We have added a custom made “tweed” covered Hardshell Case for extra
protection, included with purchase. You can be the first person to play this awesome and brand-spanking-new
guitar!
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