Fender "Fat Strat" Stratocaster - 1998 Torino Red

Fender “Traditional” Fat Strat - 1998 Torino Red

This is a really cool Strat because it plays great, looks great, and has a fat sound from its Stratbucker humbucking pickup at the bridge. It sounds bright like a Strat should, but a little fatter sound from the bridge is a little warmer, richer, and more aggressive. Plays really smooth too because it has very low action at the 12th fret of 0.030” for the 1st string, up to only 0.040” for the 6th string. The neck is in great shape with only a little fret wear around the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd frets as shown.

It looks great, but there are some small blemishes on the guitar, as follows: see detailed photos showing a very small nick and dent on the left side towards the bottom of the body, and a small dent and some light scratches on the right side towards the bottom. There are also some scratches as shown on the headstock, but no nicks or dents on the top as is often the case. There’s the usual light pick marks on the front where expected. The back has no belt rash, only light rubbing marks where expected.

Shipping will be insured. This guitar will ship quickly, protected well in its original Fender hard case, with the strings loosened and paper put under the strings to protect the frets.

This guitar is inspected and tested. It is a used guitar, so it is possible that small nicks or dings have been missed. So you may find a small nick or ding that has not been described or shown in a photo. Because of this, please understand that unless the guitar was damaged in shipping, we cannot be responsible for any send or return shipping charges.

Also, guitars can experience slight changes during shipping that may require minor adjustments. And how you like your guitar setup can’t be predicted. This guitar is setup nicely to satisfy most guitar players, and is setup to typical industry standards for this specific guitar. Be advised that minor adjustments or a setup to your liking may be required.

SPECIFICATIONS

·Body: Poplar

·Body Finish: Gloss Polyester

·Body Shape: Stratocaster®

·Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

·Bridge Pickup: Fender “Stratbucker” humbucking pickup

·Color: Torino Red

·Configuration: HSS

·Control Knobs: White Plastic

·Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)

·Country Of Origin: MX

·Dimensions: 4.00x15.00x45.50 IN

·Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood

·Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)

·Fret Size: Vintage Style

·Hardware Finish: Chrome

·Middle Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat®

·Model Name: “Traditional” Fat Strat®, Rosewood Fingerboard, Torino Red

·Neck Finish: Gloss Polyester

·Neck Material: Maple

·Neck Pickup: Standard Single-Coil Strat®

·Neck Shape: Modern "C"

·Number of Frets: 21

·Nut Material: White Micarta

·Nut Width: 1.6875" (42 mm)

·Orientation: Right-Hand

·Pickguard: 3-Ply Ivory White Pearl

·Pickup Configuration: HSS

·Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup

·Position Inlays: White Dot

·Refinement Neck Material: Maple

·Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

·Series: Traditional Series

·String Nut: White Micarta

·Truss Rods: Standard

·Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

·Weight: 8.15 pounds