Colchester, United Kingdom
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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 favourite '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. FEATURES Maple neck with "U" profile and "bullet" truss rodThree-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate with Micro-Tilt7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with graduated scalloping and 21 vintage-style fretsSeymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil neck and bridge pickups (bridge pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity)Non-active middle pickupVintage-style synchronised tremolo bridge 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 stylised capital F of the traditional Fender script logo. The neck plate also features the Micro-Tilt neck angle adjustment mechanism. General SERIESArtistORIENTATIONRight-HandColourOlympic WhiteCOUNTRY OF ORIGINMexicoPLATFORMArtist Neck NECK MATERIALMapleNECK FINISHGloss UrethaneNECK SHAPE"U" ShapeFINGERBOARD RADIUS7.25" (184.1 mm)FINGERBOARD MATERIALGraduated Scalloped RosewoodPOSITION INLAYSWhite Pearloid DotNUMBER OF FRETS21TRUSS RODBullet StyleSTRING NUTSynthetic BoneNUT WIDTH1.650" (42 mm)NUT MATERIALSynthetic Bone Body BODYAlderBODY FINISHGloss PolyesterBODY SHAPEStratocaster®BODY MATERIALAlder Hardware BRIDGE6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronised TremoloPICKGUARD3-Ply WhiteCONTROL KNOBSBlack PlasticSWITCH TIPBlackHARDWARE FINISHChromeTUNING MACHINESFender® Vintage "F" StampedSTRINGSFender® USA Bullets® 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403TREMOLO ARMVintage-Style Tremolo ArmNECK PLATE3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-TiltSTRAP BUTTONSDunlop® Dual-Locking Electronics BRIDGE PICKUPSeymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-CoilMIDDLE PICKUPNon-Active "Dummy"NECK PICKUPSeymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Single-CoilPICKUP CONFIGURATIONSSSCONTROLSMaster Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)SWITCHING3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
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