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Fender Player Stratocaster HSH w/ Pau Ferro Fretboard in Tobacco Burst

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Product Description

The Fender Stratocaster is the most popular and recognised guitar ever made! In production for over 60 years, the Strat has remained largely unchanged both aesthetically and feature-wise. However, small refinements have been made over the years to improve the instrument in terms of its tones, quality, and playability.

The Fender Player Stratocaster HSH encompasses all of Fender's guitar-building experience, available at a price that is more accessible to a wider audience. Made in Mexico, these affordable instruments boast a number of updates to give players an instrument with more versatility and elegance than ever before.

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Construction

Fender has long-established its preferred tonewoods, and the Player Series Stratocaster retains their iconic Alder and Maple combination. The Alder body emits a balanced sound with a tight low-end, plenty of mid-range punch and a crisp presence, serving as a great foundation for the trio of pickups.

Paired with a bolt-on Maple neck, a true Fender staple, this wood is what gives Fender instruments their signature snap. With a bright top-end, this material allows notes and chords to effortlessly cut through in a mix, ensuring that your playing is heard amongst a full band. Adorned with a Pau Ferro fretboard, this attractive wood gives some warmth and roundness, working well in conjunction with the vibrant tonal properties of the Maple neck.

Modern Neck

Featuring a "Modern C" neck shape, this profile provides both traditionalists and contemporary players with a comfortable feel. Thin enough for aspiring shredders, this neck shape is still solid and substantial, offering great support for your thumb. With a satin finish, a noteworthy Player Series update, the neck has a super-smooth feel that allows you to easily glide up and down, without getting sticky at sweaty gigs!

Apart from its cosy neck contours and practical finish, the Players Series Stratocaster also sports medium jumbo frets, giving players great control and intonation across the fretboard. Listening to the requests of fans, Fender has also added a 22nd fret to its Player Series Strats, expanding the range of the instrument for further musical expression.    

Electronics & Hardware

The Fender Stratocaster is notorious for its three pickups, and the Player Series Strat HSH features dual humbucking pickups to meet the demands of today's guitarists. Projecting that legendary, vibrant Fender tone, these Alnico 2 humbuckers have a modern voice, sounding fat and gnarly with overdrive and distorion. Keep your amp settings clean, and you'll still be able to attain those classic chimey Strat tones with the 5-way blade pickup switch in positions 2 and 4, with the inner and outer coils of the of the humbuckers split respectively.

Dedicated tone controls for the neck/middle and bridge pickups let you tame any aggressive highs, particularly if plugged into a bright-sounding amplifier. Nearest the bridge pickup you have an ergonomically-placed master volume knob, which can be used to roll off gain for a milder, "cleaned-up" sound, or for achieving dramatic volume swells.

A huge improvement that Fender has implemented across the Player Series Strat range is the 2-point tremolo. A bridge that has been seen on their more expensive US-made counterparts, this tremolo provides a smoother action for more expressive vibrato, and also ensures better tuning stability with its low friction design.

Specifications

  • Series: Player
  • Body Material: Alder
  • Body Finish: Gloss Polyester
  • Neck: Maple, Modern “C”
  • Neck Finish: Satin Urethane Finish on Back of Neck with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
  • Fingerboard: Pau Ferro, 9.5” Radius (241 mm)
  • Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Position Inlays: White Dots
  • Nut (Material/Width): Synthetic Bone, 1.650” (42 mm)
  • Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed
  • Scale Length: 25.5” (648 mm)
  • Bridge: 2-Point Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles
  • Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
  • Pickups: Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucking (Bridge), Player Series Alnico 5 Strat Single-Coil (Middle), Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucking (Neck)
  • Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Pos 2. Inside Coil Bridge Pickup/Middle Pickup, Pos 3. Middle Pickup, Pos 4. Middle Pickup/Outside Coil Neck Pickup, Pos 5. Neck Pickup
  • Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
  • Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic
  • Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
  • Strings: Fender® USA, NPS, (.009-.042 Gauges)
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Written by Elliot Stent

Customer Reviews

4.7

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Trusted Customer14th Jun 2023

I Just Love Fender Strats

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr John Edwards3rd Jun 2021

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer25th Nov 2020

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

Nicholas Weston24th Jun 2020

Fantastic value for money, only gripe is the tuning machines are the cheaper ones rather than the classic you get with the MIJ issues.

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 4

Mr Keith Bills26th Dec 2019

Quality instrument at a great price

Value 4Looks 5Sound 5

Mr Daniel Ingle8th Nov 2019

Mexican strats don't have a consistent quality. I was in essence treating this strat to get modded. Nut is too shallow on the treble side. Hardly properly inntonated. Finish is good nice puck ups but obviously this is a mass production guitar so mim strats always need a set up. Not the worst not the best but a work in progress

Value 3Looks 4Durability 3Sound 4

Paul C5th Mar 2019

I broke my own rule on this one. I ordered without trying. All my other guitars I've bought after spending a couple of hours in a guitar shop. I wanted a Strat with HB's. The Mexican has been a nice surprise. It plays well, has excellent quack and the treble and bass pickups are clear and not too hot. There's a slight dip in volume in positions two and four, but not a problem. It is a flexible sounding guitar. I've had it about two months now. I'm very pleased with it, and I would recommend you try out the Mexican Strats.

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