2018 Fender RITCHIE BLACKMORE STRATOCASTER Olympic White

Offered for sale:

Used 2018 Fender RITCHIE BLACKMORE STRATOCASTER serial number MX18203198.

This guitar is in excellent condition showing minimal playing time.

UNMISTAKABLE BLACKMORE STYLE

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 favorite '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 rod

§ Three-bolt “F”-stamped neck plate with Micro-Tilt

§ 7.25”-radius rosewood fingerboard with graduated scalloping and 21 vintage-style frets

§ Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil neck and bridge pickups (bridge pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity)

§ Non-active middle pickup

§ Vintage-style synchronized 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 stylized capital “F” of the traditional Fender script logo. The neck plate also features the Micro-Tilt neck angle adjustment mechanism.

Imperial Guitar says:

Sweet made in Mexico signature Strat, plays well and sounds great!

Original Fender gig bag included.

“We carefully inspect every instrument when we buy it and bring it up to our standards before we offer it for sale. We also do a full set up before we ship. If you decide to purchase this guitar, please let us know what gauge strings you prefer.”

GUITAR SPECS:

BODY

Body Material: Alder

Body Finish: Polyester

Body Shape: Stratocaster

NECK

Neck Material: Maple

Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane

Neck Shape: "U" Shape

Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)

Fingerboard Material: Graduated Scalloped Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (184.1 mm)

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Vintage Style

Nut Material: Synthetic Bone

Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)

Position Inlays: White Pearloid Dot

Truss Rod: Bullet Style

ELECTRONICS

Bridge Pickup: Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Strat SSL-4 Flat Pole Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-Coil

Middle Pickup: Non-Active "Dummy"

Neck Pickup: Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Strat SSL-4 Flat Pole Single-Coil

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)

Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup

HARDWARE

Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo

Hardware Finish: Chrome

Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage "F" Stamped

Pickguard: 3-Ply White

Control Knobs: Black Plastic

Switch Tip: Black

Neck Plate: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt

Weight: 7.6 lbs.

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