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Fender Jim Root Stratocaster (Black)

Item ID: StratJRBLK

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Neck, Ebony Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Flat Black

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Crushing Rock Tones from a Mahogany-bodied Strat!

Built for tones that are so huge they have their own time zones, the Jim Root Stratocaster® has everything you need to be a rock master! The body is mahogany, offering up tones that are decidedly thicker than a traditional Strat®. Couple that tonal girth with the combination of EMG 81 and EMG 60 pickups and you have a stunning display of hard rock power that will rattle the rafters! For effortless trips up and down the neck, the Jim Root Strat® boasts a compound radius neck with either a maple fingerboard (on the Flat White finish) or an ebony fingerboard (Flat Black finish). Call today and get you hands on this very cool Strat!

Fender Jim Root Stratocaster Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
  • Body: Mahogany
  • Finish: Black Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Neck: Maple, Modern "C" Shape
  • Fingerboard: Ebony
  • 12-16" Compound Radius
  • Frets: 22, Jumbo
  • Scale length: 25.50"
  • Nut Width: 1.65"
  • Hardware: Black
  • Tuning Keys: Black FENDER® Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking Tuning Machines
  • Bridge: Black 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply White
  • Pickups: Neck: 1 EMG 60. Bridge: 1 EMG 81
  • Pickup Switching: 3 Way Blade
  • Controls: Master Volume
  • Case: Includes Black Tweed Case

Fender's Jim Root Stratocaster — Built for Massive Rock Tones!
Specification Detail
Body Type Stratocaster
Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
Body Material Mahogany
Top Material Not Applicable
Body Finish Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
Color Olympic White
Neck Material Maple, bolt-on
Neck Shape Modern C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Ebony, 12"-16" compound radius
Fingerboard Inlay No inlays
Number of Frets 22
Nut Width 1.650"
Bridge/Tailpiece Strings-through hardtail
Tuners Black deluxe cast sealed locking tuners
Number of Pickups 2
Neck Pickup EMG 60 humbucker
Middle Pickup No Middle Pickup
Bridge Pickup EMG 81 humbucker
Controls Master Volume, 3-way pickup selector
Case Included Hardshell
Manufacturer Part Number 0114545706

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Reviews

based on 2 reviews

A true Metal Axe

by John Isaac from Bessemer, PA. USA
April 8, 2013
Music Background: 28 year guitar veteran
I ordered this guitar on a Saturday morning and was playing it Monday morning! The service I received from my sales rep at Sweetwater was fantastic (Thanks Noah!) and I couldn't be more pleased. Now,... read more [+] about the guitar. This axe delivers all the down tuned thunder or metal growl you could want but surprisingly, for a mahogany bodied guitar, the notes up and down the neck ring clear without a hint of muddiness. I attribute this to the maple neck/ebony finger board combo. Fit and finish are flawless and the neck comfortable with no unruly fret edges. Set up was perfect out of the case, in fact the guitar was still tune. I like it so much I may buy the white version some time in the future. close [-]

massive sound, super-playable

by tony from ATL
January 3, 2013
Music Background: hobbyist (used to be more professional).
I love strats -and have several others. But getting some of the sounds that this one delivers simply isnt possible with the others. Enter the Jim Root version. The neck is really comfortable - you ... read more [+]can really dig in with it, but it also lets you play fast - the compound radius helps in that regard. And the mahogany body coupled with the EMGs gives you the potential to really get some heavy sounds from this. If you are looking for something that has the familiarity and feel of the strats that you love, coupled with the ability to generate massive and crushing sounds, this is a great choice. Clear and articulate clean sounds as well. Not chimey strat sounds though. Different. but very good. close [-]

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Fender Jim Root Stratocaster (Black)

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