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 | |
|---|---|
| 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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