Fender Stratocaster Artist – MARK KNOPFLER STRATOCASTER Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
A true “sultan of swing”, the unmistakable tone comes from three Texas Special single-coil pickups and a five-way switch.

The Fender Mark Knopfler Stratocaster guitar is a true “sultan of swing”, with a ’57 Strat ash body and vintage tinted ’62 C-shaped maple neck with rosewood fingerboard. Knopfler’s unmistakable tone comes from three Texas Special single-coil pickups and a five-way switch. Other features include Fender/Gotoh vintage tuners and an American Vintage tremolo system.
Features + Technical Specs | |
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Model Number | 011-7800-(815) |
Series | Artist Series |
Colors | (815) Hot Rod Red, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
Body | Comfort Contoured ‘57 Lightweight Ash Body |
Neck | Vintage Tinted ‘62 Maple Neck, “C” Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
Fingerboard | Rosewood (7.25” Radius/184 mm) |
No. of Frets | 21 Medium Jumbo Nickel Silver Frets |
Pickups | 3 Texas Special Single-Coil Strat Pickups |
Controls | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup) |
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 |
Bridge | American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
Machine Heads | Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines |
Hardware | Chrome |
Pickguard | 3-Ply, 11-Hole, Mint Green |
Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
Width at Nut | 1.625” (41.2mm) |
Unique Features | Dot Inlays, Transitional Decal, Mark Knopfler Signature on Ball of Headstock |
Strings | Fender Super 250R, (.010 to .046) Nickel Plated Steel p/n 073-0250-006 |
Accessories | Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Meguiar’s Mist and Wipe Kit |
These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case, |
Introduced | 7/2003 |

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