Fender Special Edition – 68 STRATOCASTER LEFT HANDED Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
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The alder body has a three-ply white pickguard; the C-shaped maple neck has black dot position inlays and a 7.25″-radius separate laminated maple fingerboard with 21 frets, topped by a large ’60s-style headstock. Other features of the Fender 68 Stratocaster Left handed include three reissue single-coil Strat pickups, chrome hardware, Fender/Schaller vintage F”-style tuning machines and a vintage-style tremolo bridge.
| Features + Technical Specs | |
|---|---|
| Model Number | 027-9222-(Color#) |
| Series | Special Edition Series |
| Colors | (500) 3-Color Sunburst, (541) Vintage White, (Polyurethane Finish) |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple, “C” Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish) |
| Fingerboard | Separate Laminated Maple (7.25” Radius/184 mm) |
| No. of Frets | 21 |
| Pickups | 3 Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Pickups |
| Controls | Master Volume, Tone (Neck), Tone (Bridge) |
| 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 | Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| Machine Heads | Fender/Schaller Vintage “F” Style Tuning Machines |
| Hardware | Chrome |
| Pickguard | 3-Ply White |
| Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
| Width at Nut | 1.650” (42 mm) |
| Unique Features | Large ‘60s Style Headstock, Black Dot Position Inlays |
| Strings | Fender Super 250L (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel pn#073-0250-003 |
| Accessories | None |
| These musical instruments offer includes Case | None |
| Introduced | 1/2005 |
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