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Fender Robert Cray Standard Stratocaster (3-Color Sunburst)

Item ID: StratStRC3SB

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Three Custom Vintage Strat Single-coil Pickups - 3-color Sunburst

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A great blues axe from Fender!

The Robert Cray Standard Stratocaster® guitar is a stylishly "strong persuader" that captures Cray's unmistakable tone and style. Outfitted with a vintage hardtail bridge and FENDER® Custom Shop pickups, this guitar effortlessly takes you from stingin' to swingin'-play it through a Vibro-King® or a Super Reverb® amp to nail Cray's sound! The Robert Cray Standard Strat® boasts an alder body with a '61 "C"-shape neck wrapped in a polyurethane finish, Robert's signature graces the headstock. For tone that's pure blues, the Robert Cray Standard Strat is just the ticket!



Robert Cray Standard Stratocaster Features:
  • Color: 3 Color Sunburst
  • Body: Alder
  • Neck: Maple, '61 "C" Shape, (Polyurethane Finish)
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241mm)
  • No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
  • Pickups: 3 Custom Vintage Strat Single-Coil Pickups
  • Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
  • Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade:
  • Bridge: American Vintage Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge
  • Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Hardware: Chrome
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply White
  • Scale Length: 25.5"
  • Width at Nut: 1.650"
  • Robert Cray Signature on Headstock,
  • Hard-Tail Bridge,
  • White Plastic Parts,
  • '61 "C" Shape Neck,
  • 9.5" Fingerboard Radius,
  • White Dot Position Inlays
  • Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
  • Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag

Robert Cray's Standard Strat from Fender!
Specification Detail
Body Material Alder
Body Finish Polyurethane
Color 3-color Sunburst
Neck Material Maple, bolt-on
Neck Shape '60s C
Scale Length 25.5"
Fingerboard Material Rosewood, 9.5" radius
Fingerboard Inlay White dots
Number of Frets 21
Nut Width 1.650"
Bridge/Tailpiece Strings-through hardtail
Tuners Fender/Ping vintage style tuners
Number of Pickups 3
Neck Pickup Custom Vintage Strat single-coil
Middle Pickup Custom Vintage Strat single-coil
Bridge Pickup Custom Vintage Strat single-coil
Controls Volume, tone (neck pickup), tone (middle pickup), 5-way pickup selector
Case Included Gig bag
Manufacturer Part Number 013-9100-300

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The perfect hardtail strat

by Anthony B. Williams from Center Point, AL USA
October 6, 2011
Music Background: Hobbyist
I've been playing for 38 years and have owned many strats including 5 ECs...I like to buy , trade and sell. But this Mexican Robert Cray has no flaws , the setup was perfect, and it sounds great throu... read more [+]gh my Fender Blues Junior. The neck pocket is the best I've ever seen. The tuning keys work great...it really stays in tune. The wood on the neck is plain and I believe they dyed the fretboard darker, but it is functional and looks great. Its a keeper. The service was excellent too...they but on Earnie Ball .010s for me at no charge. close [-]

FENDER ROBERT CRAY STRAT

by Mark Lucas from Pittsburgh, PA
February 17, 2010
Music Background: Jazz, Fusion, Blues, Contemporary
First of all, I would like to say that Sweetwater is the finest on-line music retailer in the US, hands down--their customer service is virtually second to none!!
On to the R Cray Strat--The fi... read more [+]rst thing that impressed me is how well put together it is--The sunburst finish is perfect, as is the neck pocket, tuners, bridge, pickup layout and pickguard fit--I would describe the sound as a vintage 60's strat sound with more muscle and girth, owing in part to the bigger C shaped neck and jumbo frets--The radius, at 9.5", is very bend-friendly, unlike a lot of vintage inspired strats--The hardtail bridge is an uncommon feature on most strats, but the tonal difference, as opposed to a tremelo bridge, is considerable--It sounds punchier, more stable, in general, bigger--I have looked for a strat with these features for quite a while, and cannot recommend this one enough--It can easily cover virtually any kind of music, whether R and B, fusion, contemporary, blues, and the more modern genres of jazz music--
I played one of these around 4 years ago in southern california and wasn't able to purchase it then, but the memory of the R Cray stayed with me--When I saw it in the Sweetwater catalog, along with photos of the actual guitar, I knew I had to have it--
Great work, Fender!!
On a final note, it is made in Fender's Ensenada, Mexico facility, thereby making the cost very reasonable--And the Ensenada Fender's just keep getting better and better--Go and buy one!!! close [-]

Robert Cray Strat

by Winfred Dotson from San Antronio,Texas
November 25, 2008
Music Background: Blues,Gospel,& R&B professional Musician
I played a Robert Cray Strat today and could not believe how great it sounded. Don't let the fact that it is a Mexican Strat stop you from passing up
one of the best sounding strats Fender make... read more [+]s.
Yes it plays as good as a American Strat and because of the price difference it is a guitar that is affordable. I also have played a Gibson for the last
30 years and woul not feel limited if the Robert Cray strat was my only guitar on a gig. close [-]

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