NOS: new old stock. Never used. Very cool guitar. Ships in factory Fender box, gig bag, and original paperwork. Rare find.

The Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe Solidbody Electric Guitar is a brilliant concoction of Fender goodness, all wrapped up in one incredible-looking, amazing-sounding instrument. You get a supremely comfortable alder body, a smooth-fretting maple neck, a Telecaster single-coil neck pickup, and a fearsome Enforcer humbucker at the bridge. You can take these pups from mellow to blistering with a twist of your pinky, while the '70s-style Strat hardtail bridge serves up epic sustain. If you're into off-the-radar cool electric guitars, Sweetwater's got your axe: the Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe.

Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe at a Glance:

• A formidable setup for controlling the sonic universe
• Hardtail stability and sustain
• Fender Pawn Shop Series - the greatest guitars that never were

A formidable setup for controlling the sonic universe

The Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe starts with a basic Stratocaster body shape (arguably the most comfy solidbody in the universe). Fender then gave it a deliciously different pickguard design that's more in line with what you'd find on a vintage Tele Custom. And then there's that Tele single-coil in the neck position - the perfect counterpart to the dangerous Enforcer humbucker at the bridge. When you pour this heady brew through the three-position switch and master volume and tone controls and inject it into your amp of choice, you've got a formidable setup for controlling the sonic universe.

Hardtail stability and sustain

While you may expect to see a vibrato tailpiece on Strat, the Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe is a dream come true if you prefer a hardtail axe. This guitar is fitted with a '70s-style Strat hardtail bridge that serves up epic sustain while giving you a nice low profile that won't get in the way of your picking and strumming. If you've never played a hardtail Strat, you're in for a treat. This strings-through-body design gives you the rock-solid tuning stability and reliability you can only get from a fixed bridge! If you've always wanted a Stratocaster, but prefer not to mess with a floating trem, the Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe was made just for you.

Fender Pawn Shop Series - the greatest guitars that never were

When you pick up a Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe, you're holding one of the most original instruments Fender never made. Part of Fender's fun and creative Pawn Shop Series, the Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe captures the spirit of the mid '60s through the mid '70s, back when Fender began experimenting with alternative designs. Many of these truly unique instruments somehow found their way out into the real world, in time becoming the kind of rare treasures you might be lucky enough to find squirreled away in the back of a pawn shop.

Fender Pawn Shop '70s Stratocaster Deluxe Features:

• Fender's Pawn Shop Series: Guitars that never were, but should have been!
• Comfortable, toneful alder Strat body
• Telecaster single-coil neck pickup; fearsome Enforcer humbucker at the bridge
• '70s-style Strat hardtail bridge delivers epic sustain and robust tuning stability
• Vintage-style tuning machines safeguard your fingers from sharp string ends
• Deluxe gig bag included