Brand New 2022 Faraday 'Stratasphere II

THE NEW 2022 FARADAY 'Stratasphere II ST Upgraded
⦁ Inspired Vintage Voiced designed to reminiscence of sweet 80's MIM Strat® , but also very simplified to enter effects world of a Modern ST extremes. Unlike other ST SSH styles this one you can play all 4 coils at one time for a unique sound.  Weighing only 6.4 lbs.

⦁ Armed with a BLENDER DIAL' for creative Coil Tapping enhancements to achieve 'Many' tonal objectives easily, consisting of a high quality Mojotone vintage taper pot by CTS. Has true bypass.

NOTE: Total superiority of Rosewood is back in our guitars. We are one of the first U.S. manufacturers to start producing our guitars with quality Rosewood fret board again. It became illegal to use Rosewood for conservation worries, but a few months ago the CITES CONVENTION officially adopted that musical instruments are exempt on use of Rosewood. As you may have seen, top brands of U.S. guitar makers no longer offered guitars with rosewood fret boards, instead use synthetic or fig tree wood are used.

 SWITCH & BLENDER FUNCTIONS
  BLENDER ON 10 (Active)
Position 1 - Bridge & Neck *use humbucker 3 way switch to coil tap. Position 2 - Bridge Middle & Neck turn to fade neck
Position 3 - Middle
Position 4 - Bridge, Middle & Neck turn to fade bridge *use humbucker 3 way switch to coil tap.
Position 5 - Bridge & Neck turn to fade neck *use humbucker 3 way switch to coil tap.

  BLENDER (OFF) full counterclockwise
Position 1 - Bridge *use humbucker 3 way switch to coil tap
Position 2 - Bridge & Middle *use humbucker 3 way switch to coil tap. Position 3 - Middle only Position 4 - Middle & Neck only
Position 5 - Neck only

​⦁ CUSTOM OAK GRIGSBY SWITCH: a 5-Way Pickup Switch. 
​⦁ LOCKING TUNING MACHINES: Steadfast string hold avoids slippage for stable tuning. Die Casted Chromed.
⦁ A Custom Oak Grigsby 5-Way Pickup Switch.
⦁ Also has an additional 3 way pickup switch for coil tapping the humbucker exclusively.
⦁ Kill Switch: A fast response low profile Sanwa premium 24mm button.
⦁ MojoTone Volume Mod for a more linear response treble bleed circuit, preserves high frequencies and clarity at lower volumes & pot's taper feels more natural (eliminates muddy tone when turned down).
⦁ Roller Nuts: Reduces nut friction to the strings giving better stability during natural sting movement, string bends & whammy bar use because roller nuts will roll. Helps achieve long clear sounds with open strings. This six-string 'linear string rotation (LSR) top mounting roller nut will allow each string to “roll” in a string groove on a camshaft rolling pin. Can also help sustain.
⦁ Noiseless Ceramic Pickups: Vintage Voiced Wilkinson M Series Low Gauss, Middle is Reversed Polarity. Bridge is Faraday's own Humbucker a Hexbucker timbre adjustable magnet coiled into a Smooth Tone Mid-range, it's bottom pickup is a High Output Rail.
⦁ Whammy bar stabilizer feature, helps bar stay put where you need it (no more flopping around).
⦁ Strings: by Ernie Ball USA® nickel wound (gauge 10,13,17,26,36, 46).
⦁ Chrome: Knobs, hardware, switch tips, nut, keys & trem set.
⦁ 3 Ply Pick-guard: White Pearloid.
⦁ Scale Length: 25.5"
⦁ 22 Fret, full size 39 inch light weight balanced instrument 6.3 lbs.
⦁ Body material: Basswood.
⦁ Neck Strap + Soft Gig Bag with Hex wrench kit included.
⦁ True Faraday Caged complete.
⦁ Neck Materials: Maple, Fingerboard: Rosewood. Back of neck is finished with fine Polyurethane bringing out beauty of the maple.

Stratasphere model Neck Profile: Modern 'C' shape neck, 22 fret. Neck Finish: neck is sealed with clear polyurethane. Neck Width: at top fret it's 1.675" tapers down to bottom fret 2.23".
Neck FRET BOARD Radius: 12 inch for medium action. Alloy Frets: Are on the jumbo medium end. Made of nickel alloy, for use with recommended Nickel Wound Strings for even wear.



----------------------  ABOUT  -----------------------
WE DESIGN & HAND MANUFACTURE PERFORMANCE FEATURE PACKED GUITARS.
Our Company name 'FARADAY GUITARS tm' was chosen to pay homage to famous scientist Michael Faraday' He was captivated by invisible forces. He discovered that moving a magnet near a coil of wire induced a flow of electrical current through the coil changing the magnetic field, a phenomenon known as electromagnetic induction or electromagnetic force. This behavior is at the heart of the magnetic guitar pickup. A row of magnetic rods line up with each of the steel guitar strings.
We also incorporate his Faraday cage.            Designed, Engineered & Assembled in USA