Crest the perfect wave of Fender's sound, feel and value with the Pro-Custom Vintage Modified Squier Sonic Surf-licious Stratocaster, which features highly distinctive tube-style pickups and classically colorful Sonic Surf-licious pearlesent finish that evokes the sand, sun and fun vibe of Fender's early-'60s golden age.
Features include a basswood body, maple neck with vintage-tint gloss finish, 9.5"-radius rosewood fingerboard with 21 medium jumbo frets and parchment dot inlays, three Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® single-coil pickups, 14way pro-modified pickup stitching with chrome tip, rainbow holographic pearloid pickguard, chrome Abolone domed numbered volume and tone control knobs, vintage F2nder big block synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style tremolo arm, vintage-style chrome locking tuners, chrome hardware and engraved Fender neck plate.
Features/Specifications:
Body & Bridge:
Body: Basswood
Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
Bridge: Vintage Fender Synchronized Tremolo
Tremolo Arm/Handle: Vintage Style Tremolo Arm
Pickguard: Rainbow Chromatic Holographic Pearloid
Neck Shape: "C" Shape
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Position Inlays: Parchment Dot Position Inlays
Fretboard Radius: 9.5" (24.1 cm)
Fretboard: RosewoodNeck Material: Maple
Neck Finish: Gloss Polyurethane, Vintage Tint
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Fender Plate
Truss Rod Nut: 4 mm Truss Rod Nut
Pickups & Hardware:
Pickup Configuration: S/S/S
Bridge Pickup: Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Bridge)
Middle Pickup: Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Middle)
Neck Pickup: Duncan Designed™ LS-102 for Strat® Single-Coil Pickup (Neck)
14 Way Pro-Mod Pickup Switching:
1. bridge
2. bridge/middle
3. middle
4. middle/neck
5. neck
6. neck/bridge (with blender engaged)
7. neck/middle/bridge (with blender engaged in 2/4 position)
8. neck/middle out of phase (with middle push/pull up in 4 position)
9. middle/bridge out of phase with middle push/pull up in 2 position)
10. neck/middle/bridge out of phase (with blender engaged and middle push/pull up in 2/4 position)
11. bridge/middle series (humbucker). (with volume push/pull up)
12. neck/middle series (humbucker). (with volume push/pull up)
13. bridge/middle series/out of phase (with both push/pulls up)
14. neck/middle series/out of phase (with both push/pulls up
Bourns Pro Audio Brass Shaft 3/8"A500k Pots - two push pulls - one for the "B+N, B+M+N" Gilmour Mod; and, the other for the Coil Split to the humbucker (Bridge Tone);
CTS A500k Brass Shaft 3/8" Middle and Neck Tone;
Orange Drop/Carbon Film Resistor Treble Bleed;
.022 Orange Drop Bridge Tone Cap;
.022 Orange Drop Neck and Middle Tone Cap;
Oak-Grigsby 5-Way Switch (B, B+M, M, M+N, N);
Gavitt Pushback Cloth Wiring;
EMF Shielding Plate;
Pull up on the Volume to turn the Neck Pickup “On” for B+N and B+M+N;
Pull up on the Bridge Tone to Coil Split the Humbucker
Hardware: Chrome
Pickup Covers: Chrome
Switch Tip: Chrome Switch Tip
Control Knobs: Chrome Abolone Dome
Strings: Fender Hendrix .010
Included Tools:
Truss Rod Wrench: 4 mm Truss Rod Wrench
Saddle Height Adjustment Wrench: 1.5 mm
A hot-rodded machine ready to churn out anything from cutting, reverb soaked surf crescendos to crisp old-school bluesy bite.
Picture yourself relaxing on a serene stretch of Bikini Beach, your skin glistening in the sun. A curvaceous beauty lies beside you, her neck tinted, her hardware chrome, and her paint a perfect surf green/ blue pearlesent sparking. She’s one of a kind in Fender’s Squier Vintage Modified series, the Pro-Mod Sonic Surf-licious Stratocaster.
Motion of the Ocean
Lots of vintage-correct touches went into making the Surf Strat so easy on the eyes. By combining hardware with a genuine vintage appearance, like the tuners and bridge, with parts that seem like a player’s personal modifications, like the rainbow holographic pickguard and lipstick pickup covers, this Squier has a funky early ’60s air. Sure, devoted surf players will tell you there’s no significant connection between surf rock and the lipstick pickup, but the pickup choice seems consistent with the idea behind the Vintage Modified series—they’re like great pawn shop finds with swapped-out parts unique to each instrument in the line.
PRO MOD 14 Way Stitching
Hand wired with the highest quality parts and cleanest solder connections from a professional guitar tech. This wiring harness can give you up to 14 different pickup combinations.
SERIES (humbucker) SWITCH
-The volume push/pull will put the neck/middle and the bridge/middle pickups in series for a fat humbucker tone. You do this by soldering the ground wire from the neck and bridge pickups to the middle terminal on the right side of the volume push/pull. When in the neck or bridge position on the 5 way, simply pull up on the volume knob for a fat humbucker tone!
PHASE SWITCH
-The middle master tone knob is a push/pull that allows you to reverse the phase of the middle pickup. This allows for 'out of phase' tones when using the neck or bridge pickup with the middle pickup. When two pickups are out of phase it produces a very distinct tone kind of like a wah pedal half way on. You get a squaky snarly sound that is great for funk rhythms and leads. The out of phase sound was made popular by guitar players like Jimmy Page and Brian May and can be heard in many Led Zepplin and Queen songs. Note: the middle knob also severs as a master tone.
BLEND POT
-The bottom tone has been changed into a blend pot that allows you to blend the neck and bridge pickups together. This produces a unique tone similar to a telecaster in the middle position. It has a balanced bass and treble response with a softer attack. Sounds great for rhythms. When the blender is all the way up on 10 there will be no effect to the tone. The more you turn the knob down the more the neck and bridge pickups blend together. This also allows for all three pickups in the 2/4 position of the 5 way with the blender engaged.
TREBLE BLEED MOD
-Have you ever noticed how the tone gets muddy and lacks definition when you roll the volume back on the guitar? The treble bleed mod's purpose is to retain your high end or treble response when cutting back on the volume. I have spent a lot of time playing around with different caps and resistors to find the perfect treble bleed mod. The roll off of the volume is smooth and retains a clear bright signal at lower volumes.
14 DIFFERENT TONES!
The guitar needed a fair amount of setup adjustment out of the box.
This guitar needs no set-up. Its been broken in, with precise fine tunings of saddles, neck tilt, nut height and tremelo spring tension, this instrument is performance ready.
The manicured frets and glamorous dressings allow playability to be incredible.
Surf case
Classic Series wood cases are a stylish and dependable way to protect your Fender electric guitar. Crafted with road-reliable materials, this 3-ply hardshell wood case boasts a vinyl wrapped steel carry handle and draw latches in addition to triple chrome-plated hardware throughout the case.A soft crushed acrylic plush interior lining ensures your guitar remains scratch and damage-free, while a spacious accessory compartment offers plenty of room for spare strings, picks, tuners—or whatever small items you wish to carry with you—with lasting style and peace of mind. These Classic Series wood cases are available in your choice of a limited-edition Surf Green or Sonic Blue vinyl.
Features:
Surf Green or Sonic Blue vinyl wrapped 3-ply hardshell wood case8 mm sides and 5 mm top and bottomBlack vinyl wrapped steel core carry handleSoft crushed acrylic plush interior liningLarge accessory storage compartment with lidSteel draw latches; 1 locking latch with key setTriple chrome-plated hardware
Ships in case, carefully packed for FREE!
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