Fender Special Edition – KOA STRATOCASTER Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
Exotic and highly sought-after koa wood.
The Special Edition Koa Stratocaster guitar marks the first time that Fender has used exotic and highly sought-after koa wood in an instrument outside our Custom Shop models. The guitar features a koa veneer atop a basswood body, with a Light Burst Rosewood finish, modern C-shaped birds-eye maple neck, rosewood fingerboard, Seymour Duncan alnico Pro II pickups, a two-point synchronized tremolo, and pearl pickguard and dot inlays.
Features + Technical Specs | |
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Model Number | 026-5106-(537) |
Series | Special Edition Series |
Colors | (537) Light Burst, (Polyurethane Finish) |
Body | American Basswood with Koa Top |
Neck | Birdseye Maple, Modern “C” Shape, (Satin Polyurethane Finish) |
Fingerboard | Rosewood 9.5” Radius (241mm) |
No. of Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo Frets |
Pickups | Seymour Duncan APS-1N, APS-1RWRP, APS-1B, (Neck/Middle/Bridge) (APS=Alnico Pro Staggered) |
Controls | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle/Bridge Pickups) |
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 | 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo |
Machine Heads | Cast/Sealed Tuning Machines |
Hardware | Chrome |
Pickguard | 3-Ply White Pearloid |
Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
Width at Nut | 1.625” |
Unique Features | Koa Top, Seymour Duncan Pickups, White Plastic Parts, Mother-Of-Pearl Dot Position Inlays, White Pearloid Pickguard, Oversized Strap Buttons |
Strings | Fender Super Bullets 3250L, Nickel Plated Steel, (.009 to .042), p/n 073-3250-003 |
Accessories | None |
This musical instruments offer includes Case | None |
Introduced | 1/2006 |
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