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Solidbody Electric Guitar with Alder Body, Maple Neck, Pau Ferro Fingerboard, and 3 Single-coil Pickups - 3-color Sunburst
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Yes, Now You Can Own and Play SRV's Guitar

Shortly before his tragic death in 1990, Stevie Ray Vaughan collaborated with Fender guitars to produce an Artist Series Stratocaster. Few guitarists have had as much impact on popular music as Stevie, except maybe Clapton, Beck, and Hendrix. He seemingly brought blues into the mainstream singlehandedly, just when people began to forget the genre even existed, and this signature Strat is a fitting monument to the man's brilliance. It features a deep, early '60s oval neck shape, a pau ferro fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets, three Texas Special single-coil pickups, a reversed (left-handed) tremolo, and a black 3-ply pickguard engraved with SRV! This is an instrument that's truly as unique as the man who helped design it, and now it can be yours!

The guitar SRV helped design

Much like fellow Strat slinger Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray literally burst upon the music scene and blew everyone away with his fierce, passionate playing style — though he actually paid his dues for years in hundreds of gigs in dark, smoky clubs in and around Austin, Texas. Like Hendrix, his career was tragically cut short. Sadly, he was not able to see the Artist Series Strat he helped Fender design, which was officially introduced in 1992. The special SRV features are immediately recognizable by any fan of Stevie's music and include an alder body with a rich 3-color sunburst polyurethane finish, along with a distinctive black pickguard (with SRV engraved boldly for everyone to see). Just like Stevie's own guitar, this Artist Series Strat has a reversed (left-handed) tremolo and comes with three blistering Texas Special single-coil pickups that deliver all the raw tone and power you'd expect!

A blistering Strat sound

The original Strat had three single-coil pickups, so it was able to produce sounds that no other guitar could deliver — particularly once players discovered they could lodge the 3-position blade switch in those in-between positions to access neck, middle and bridge, and middle pickup combinations. These were often erroneously referred to as the out-of-phase settings. The Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat comes standard with a modern 5-way blade switch, making it easy to access all the pickup combinations. To deliver that signature SRV tone, this guitar comes with a matched set of Texas Special single-coil pickups, so you can go from the classic Strat spank to a screaming, red-hot lead sound with ease.

Fast-playing maple neck with deep, thick oval shape

Leo Fender wasn't afraid to think outside the box when it came to guitar designs — after all, he was an engineer, not a guitar player. In the 1950s and well into the 1970s, the blonde natural maple neck became almost synonymous with Fender guitars. The Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster comes with a 1-piece maple neck that sports a special early '60s deep, thick oval shape. Next, add 21 jumbo Dunlop frets and a special gloss polyurethane finish, which our resident guitar gurus swear makes this one of the fastest-playing Strats in existence (at least in a production guitar), and you have an instrument worthy of the initials SRV!

Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:

  • 3-color sunburst design with polyurethane finish
  • Maple neck with deep, thick oval shape
  • Solid alder body
  • Fender/Gotoh vintage-style tuners
  • Pau ferro rosewood fingerboard
  • 21 frets
  • Dot inlays
  • 3 Texas Special single-coil pickups
  • Reversed (left-handed) American vintage synchronized tremolo bridge
  • 5-position blade for pickup switching
  • Gold hardware
  • Vintage Tweed case
  • 25.5-inch scale length

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster
  • Body Material Alder
  • Body Finish Gloss Polyurethane
  • Color 3-color Sunburst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Maple
  • Neck Shape Thick Oval
  • Neck Joint Bolt-on
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Pau Ferro
  • Fingerboard Inlay Ivory Dots
  • Number of Frets 21, Narrow Tall
  • Scale Length 25.5"
  • Nut Width 1.650"
  • Nut Material Synthetic Bone
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
  • Tuners 6 in-line American Vintage
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Texas Special single-coil
  • Middle Pickup Texas Special single-coil
  • Bridge Pickup Texas Special single-coil
  • Controls 1 x master volume, 2 x tone
  • Switching 5-way blade pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Fender, .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 0109200800

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Rated 5/5

Incredible! The Stratocaster I always wanted

I've owned a few Stratocasters over the years, my favorite guitarists play Strats, Blackmore, Trower, Roth, Stevie Ray…plus they just sound what I want a guitar to sound like. I've had mim Deluxe, a Standard, a Strat Plus Deluxe, partscasters galore…always felt I needed more than one with different configurations on the pickups. Well…that's over now, this is THE ONE, now my #1. Stevie was intimately involved in the design of this guitar, based off his #1 a 1963 Stratocaster that he modified. Texas Specials themselves were a collaboration between Stevie and Fender. It's true Stevie never got to play the final production model but Fender and Jimmie finished it out. This thing is a masterpiece and Sweetwaters 55 point point inspection and their personalized service just make it even better. I could just stare at this thing and Nigel Tufnel about it' you can hear the sustain…don't touch it, don't even look at it'…but no its a player. Best neck I have ever felt in my hand and the Pau Ferro is beyond gorgeous. It's a piece of art unto itself. The fretwork is impeccable and I do frets so believe me these are perfection.
I understand the little e could fall off the board if you have a tendency to pull down. This is true of any vintage spaced bridge which this is. I don't have that problem but it's something to keep in mind if you don't like vintage spacing because finding a gold bridge that is 52.5 mm or whatever, that is worthy of this guitar wont be easy. The Floyd Rose Rail Tail is the best bet IMHO.
The tuners are vintage split style, weird for me but they are incredible. Very tight, not for the weak handed but very precise and solid like I have never seen. I don't really have a preference on tuners but most of my guitars have locking tuners. I will keep these.
The Texas Specials are great sounding pickups.They have a great amount of tone in the 'roll off' and the bridge is FAT almost Tele like. Just a great great guitar. I might get rid of all my Stratocasters and get another one, its that freaking good!
Special thanks to my salesperson Chris Goldbach, Chris rules and takes care of his customers. \m/ \m/
Also Jeff C and Leo W. Who did the inspections and CSRA and JECO who may be the same folks or others I don't know but I appreciate all of you!
Music background: Bar, Classical, Jazz, College, all things Blackmore
Rated 5/5

Perfect

This guitar is everything I hoped for , such great tone !
Rated 4/5

Wonderful guitar

Looks great and sounds great. My only complaints and the reasons for 4/5 rating are that the tuner buttons are plastic and the nut is synthetic and not bone, unlike my other nice Fenders which have the same style tuners but with metal buttons and bone nuts. The guitar comes nicely set up, stays in tune and plays very well right out of the box! The neck profile is extremely comfortable.

Sweetwater is the only place I trust to buy guitars online. They're excellent!
Music background: Sound Engineer/Classical Guitarist/Blues and Jazz guitar aficionado
Rated 5/5

An Absolute Keeper

I originally purchased my SRV strat in the summer of 2010 and I don't think I could ever part with it. Love the 12" radius, the neck is nice and fat but very playable. My main guitar is an R8 and this compliments it incredibly well. If you're in the market for a strat, this is a great one to check out!
Music background: 16 Years Experience
Rated 5/5

Nice

The neck is different and I like that; also the pickups have a noticeable "snap" to them. Very nice guitar and a keeper.

Thank you Dave Hoffman for all your great customer service!
Music background: Like to play

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