'50s Style and Tone with Modern Stability!
Any classic guitar collector can tell you that picking up a real vintage Strat is a mixed bag experience. On the one hand, you get that satisfying original Strat sound, but Fender's build quality and playability has come a long way since the '50s. This 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster strikes an amazing compromise between timeless Strat tone and feel and modern playability. A classic alder body with a soft-V-shaped maple neck and a set of American Vintage Stratocaster pickups transport you to Fender's golden days. At the same time, you'll love the extreme stability and smooth action the 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster's vintage-style 2-point synchronized tremolo and locking tuners have to offer.
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- Dressed in gold and decked out with top-of-the-line 1950s-era appointments
- Vintage-style pickups and modern switching provide a full range of classic tone
- The Classic Player collection: cool variations on timeless Fender instruments
With its gleaming gold-anodized aluminum pickguard and matching hardware atop a body finished in Desert Sand nitrocellulose lacquer, the 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster captures both the adventurous spirit of the original Strat and the optimistic spirit of post-war America. Aged white control knobs and a 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style stamped steel saddles complete the picture, and the 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster even comes in a classic Pro Series tweed hardshell case along with a special commemorative book. All you need is a tube of Burma Shave, some bobby socks, and a trip down Route 66, and you've practically got yourself a time machine.
Vintage-style pickups and modern switching provide a full range of classic toneFender wouldn't rest until the 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster sounded as vintage as it looks, so they got to work developing a special set of pickups specifically for the American Vintage Series. This Strat packs a trio of American Vintage Strat single-coil pickups, specially wound to period-correct specs to provide classic Strat tone. And with its modern 5-way pickup blade selector, the 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster gives you the same tonal versatility that made the Strat a legend, without making you struggle for those in-between tones.
The Classic Player collection: cool variations on timeless Fender instrumentsWhen Fender first announced the Classic Player series back in 2006, Sweetwater was thrilled to provide musicians like you with the opportunity to own vintage-style guitars and basses that play as well or better than the latest models rolling off the line. In the years that followed, this series has grown to included popular models from the 1950s and 1960s, re-imagined with with key pieces of modern guitar-making technology. The 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster is one of these brilliant creations, offering classic look and tone, but with a feel any modern guitarist is sure to appreciate. Classic? Modern? Why choose? Order your 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster today!
Fender 60th Anniversary Classic Player '50s Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:- A classic '50s-style Strat with a cool modern look and rock-solid playing stability
- Alder body with a soft-V-shape maple neck delivers classic Strat sound and feel
- 3 American Vintage Strat single-coil pickups provide old-time Stratocaster tone
- 2-point synchronized tremolo bridge with stamped steel saddles and locking tuners offers classic action and modern stability
- Other cool appointments include a gold-anodized pickguard and gold hardware
- Hardshell case included
