Monday, June 29, 2020

Indigo

Fender camp's latest release. See anything new? It's actually that blue finish, based on some lost art of Japanese colour dyeing or something along those lines. Bottom line - nothing new, another Fender Strat & Tele. If you find this blue affair to die for then be informed that it's a limited edition, Japan exclusive listing for USD3.8K each. OK maybe that lipstick tube trio in the Strat is kinda appealing.

PIC: Fender Japan

1 comment:

Admin said...

The necks are roasted maple as well apparently, below is copy from Japanese shop about the strat. Don't know why they try to use modern materials but still use vintage radius, fretsize and 21 frets...

Series Limited Edition
Body Material Alder with Quilt Maple Top
Body Finish Polyester Satin Matte
Neck Roasted Maple, “U” Shape
Neck Finish Satin Urethane with Gloss Urethane Headstock Face
Fingerboard Rosewood, 7.25” (184.1 mm)
Frets 21, Vintage
Position Inlays Clay Dot (Rosewood)
Nut (Material/Width) Bone, 1.685” (42.8 mm)
Tuning Machines Chrome Die-Cast
Scale Length 25.5” (648 mm)
Bridge 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
Pickguard 1-Ply Gold Anodized Aluminum
Pickups Lipstick Single-Coil Strat Gold (Bridge), Lipstick Single-Coil Strat Gold (Middle), Lipstick Single-Coil Strat Gold (Neck)
Pickup Switching 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Controls Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Control Knobs Gold
Hardware Finish Gold
Strings Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
Case/Gig Bag Vintage Tweed Case