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Acclaimed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been creating memorable guitar riffs for decades. His deft phrasing, fleet-fingered picking, and unmistakable tone have helped make the phrase "guitar solo" a household term. The Fender Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster is based on his favorite '70s model and has a maple neck with a graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat pickups, and '70s-style "F" tuners. Just like Richie's Strat, the guitar's middle pickup has been replaced with a non-working dummy pickup. Deluxe gig bag included.

Features

Model Name: Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster
Series: Artist Series
Body: Alder
Neck: Maple, U-shaped, (gloss polyurethane finish)
Fingerboard: Graduated scalloped, rosewood, 7.25" radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 vintage-style frets
Pickups:
Neck: 1 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup
Middle: 1 non-active "dummy" pickup
Bridge: 1 reverse-wound/reverse-polarity Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck pickup), Tone 2. (bridge pickup)
Pickup Switching ?3 Position Blade:
Position 1: Bridge Pickup
Position 2: Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3: Neck Pickup
Bridge: Vintage-style synchronized tremolo
Machine heads: Fender/Schaller vintage-style tuners
Hardware: Chrome
Pickguard: 3-ply white
Scale Length: 25-1/2" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features:
Graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard,
Ritchie Blackmore signature on front of headstock,
flush-mounted Dunlop Straplocks,
Large '70s-style headstock,
'70s-style decal,
bullet truss rod adjustment nut,
3-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt neck adjustment,
pearloid dot position inlays,
black plastic knobs, pickup covers, tremolo and switch tips,
synthetic bone nut
Strings: Fender Super Bullets 3250L, nickel plated steel, (.009 to .042), P/N 073-3250-003
Case: Deluxe gig bag
Introduced: 1/2009