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

General

• SERIES: Artist
• ORIENTATION: Right-Hand
• COLOR: Olympic White
• COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: MX
• PLATFORM: Artist

Neck

• NECK MATERIAL: Maple
• NECK FINISH: Gloss Urethane
• NECK SHAPE: "U" Shape
• FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 7.25" (184.1 mm)
• FINGERBOARD MATERIAL: Graduated Scalloped Rosewood
• POSITION INLAYS: White Pearloid Dot
• NUMBER OF FRETS: 21
• TRUSS ROD: Bullet Style
• STRING NUT: Synthetic Bone
• NUT WIDTH: 1.650" (42 mm)
• NUT MATERIAL: Synthetic Bone

Body

• BODY: Alder
• BODY FINISH: Gloss Polyester
• BODY SHAPE: Stratocaster®
• BODY MATERIAL: Alder

Hardware

• BRIDGE: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
• PICKGUARD: 3-Ply White
• CONTROL KNOBS: Black Plastic
• SWITCH TIP: Black
• HARDWARE FINISH: Chrome
• TUNING MACHINES: Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
• STRINGS: Fender® USA Bullets® 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403
• TREMOLO ARM: Vintage-Style Tremolo Arm
• NECK PLATE: 3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
• STRAP BUTTONS: Dunlop® Dual-Locking

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
• PICKUP CONFIGURATION: SSS
• 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

Measurements

• DIMENSIONS: 4.70x15.30x42.10 IN
• SHIPPING WEIGHT: 11.15 LB
• FRET SIZE: Vintage-Style
• SCALE LENGTH: 25.5" (64.77 cm)

Accessories

• INCLUDED ACCESSORIES: Deluxe Gig Bag
• RECOMMENDED CASE: Deluxe Stratocaster®/Telecaster® Molded Case, P/N 0996102306 (Not Included)
• SADDLE HEIGHT WRENCH: 3/32" Hex (Allen) Wrench
• TRUSS ROD WRENCH: 1/8" Hex (Allen)

Miscellaneous

• UNIQUE FEATURES: Graduated Scalloped Rosewood Fingerboard, Ritchie Blackmore Signature on Front of Headstock, Flush Mounted Dunlop®; Straplocks, Large '70s Style Headstock, '70s Style Decal, Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment Nut, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™; Neck Adjustment, Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Black Plastic Knobs, Pickup Covers, Tremolo and Switch Tips, Synthetic Bone Nut