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Model Options: View More Images Overall Ratings: 4.0 1 Review (s) - 5 Rating (s) Product Description of: Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster with Gig Bag Like classic cars or your favorite T-shirt, some things just get cooler with age. It’s especially true of electric guitars, they develop an unmistakable mojo over time that only makes ’em look even cooler and feel even more comfortable than when they were brand new. That said, the Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster delivers that killer aged look, feel and mojo without breaking the bank; designed using 1950s specs augmented by Tex-Mex pickups and 6105 frets. A true player. Deluxe gig bag included. Specifications and additional product information for: Fender Road Worn ’50s Stratocaster Electric Guitar Body: Alder Finish: Lacquer Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Soft V Shape, (Urethane Finish) Fingerboard: Maple, 7.25 Inch (184mm) Radius Frets: 21 Narrow Jumbo 6105 Frets Scale Length: 25.5 Inches (648 mm) Nut Width: 1.650 Inches (42 mm) Hardware: Chrome Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo Pickguard: 1 Ply White, 8 Hole Pickups: 3 Tex-Mex Strat Single-Coil Pickups with Staggered, Alnico Magnet Pole Pieces and Parchment Covers 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 and Middle/Bridge Combination) Machine Heads: Fender/Ping Vintage Style Tuning Machines Strings: Fender Standard Tension ST250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046) Included Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag Unique Features: Distressed body, neck, and hardware creating an aged appearance Aged Knobs and Switch Tip Vintage Styling Synthetic Bone Nut Recommended Accessories for: Fender California Guitar Instrument Cable 10 Foot Lake Placid Blue $9.99 Add To Order Fender 351 Classic Celluloid Guitar Picks 12 Pack Medium Shell $2.99 Add To Order Fender Guitar Work Station $34.95 Add To Order Fender Standard ATA Stratocaster and Telecaster Electric Guitar Case $99.95 Add To Order Manufacturer Info for: Helpful Info about the Manufacturer Phone: (480) 596-9690 Warranty: Instruments: Limited Lifetime; Electronic Products (amps): Transferrable 5 Year Limited; Accessories: 1 Year Limited Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster with Gig Bag Currently there are no discussions available for this item. Click here to add a discussion for this item	Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster with Gig Bag - Black Item #: FEN 0131012 306 In Stock! Order now, ships today! AMS saves you 25% MSRP: $1,199.99 $899.99 $300.00 Price Match - Guarantee Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster with Gig Bag - 2-Tone Sunburst Item #: FEN 0131012 303 In Stock! AMS saves you 25% MSRP: $1,199.99 $899.99 $300.00 Price Match - Guarantee Quantity: Minimum Item Quantity 1 is required to purchase. Item Quantity exceeds the limit -1 . Questions? Feel free to Call or Chat. Important Additional Info Manual Fender Electric Guitars Manual 4.09 MB Customer Review Rate and Review this Product: 1 person wrote a review 5 people rated this item Hennyrockstar from Cedar Crest, NM USA hennyrockstar@gmail.com Overall Ranking: Price: Overall: Sound: Quality: Reliability: Action: Finish: Playability: Tone: Subject: Great guitar, factory setup atrocious Quality: Ash body, maple neck and relic's components are true to the original '56 and '57 specs this guitar is modeled after. THat means inherent little issues like the tendency of the single-ply pickguards to bow is present, and the tuners work like the vintage tuners they're standing in for, which is to say "not all that great. THese, too, are easily replaced if one wishes to do so. Overall, the quality of this Mexican build is great ... just as long as the truss rod works like its supposed to. My neck was shipped with a significant twist beginning st the 6th fret, but I was easily able to adjust the rod so that I got the neck bow I want on a Strat. I've heard so e of these guitars shipped with horrific twists and non-working truss rods, so be careful and pay attention to the return policy. Sound: The stock Tex Mex single coils sounds pretty great for what they are. Nice choked mods, beefy in the neck pickup and, if there's a downside, the next pickup is a little britle. So rather than that nice sparkling tone you might expect from the bridge pickup, it will require a fair amount of high-shelf EQ'ing to get what you're looking for, and, as in my case, I decided to swap all of the stock pickups with a new addition to the Rio Grande hand-wound replacement sets in their inventory: the Triple Calibrated set with parchment covers. Once I made the switch, the guitar sounds absolutely adzzling in all gears. Reliability: I've only had it for two mo ths, and it's been perfectly reliable in that short period of time. However, I won't be able to give a good answer for a year or so. Overall: If, like most, you can't afford a true collectible or the high-end relic, this is the Strat for you. If you like your guitars in their new, pristine condition, you shouldn't even consider the Relic or Road Worn series. But if you like guitars that have been "broken in," then I can't recommend the Mexican built Road Worn guitars highly enought ... with a couple of caveats. Playability and Feel: It really does feel like a well-played Strat with about 100,000 miles on the odometer. The 50s neck shape is my favorite, and it's been well-replicated here. It feels as ligh as a Strat is supposed to feel: well-balanced and solid. But again, it's unplayable out of the box. Tone: The stock pickups have to potential to get you the sou D's you're after, but doing so requires lots of outboard EG, compression and noise reduction. Once I replaced those pickups with the Rio Grande Triple Calibrated set, sound is a wet dream. Finish: These guitars sport a thin nitrocellulose finish that looks great from a distance. It's when you get up close that you start to notice finish work that could have been completed by a team of chimps. The body relic'img looks terrific, though not beat up enough for my taste. So I simple took some fine grit sandpaper and steel wool, and went to town until I had it looking the way I wanted it to look.,I also used my Leatherman to,add a few strategic dings and scratches. I finished my own relic'ing work by rubbing used wet coffee grounds into the newly exposed wood, and the effect was amazing. The stock fretboard relic job, on the other hand, was a bit overdone. Again, a little sandpaper/steel wool and buffing did the trick. Action: Action out off the box was atrocious. The guitar was completely unplayable. The floating trim floated about a quarter of an inch rather than the recommended eight, which rendered the trem unseeable. Intonation couldn't have been worse. For an intermittent such as myself, it took several hours to rectify these issues. An expert or someone with an experienced tech could knock this stuff out in an out. But DO NOT even attemp to haul this guitar from box to stage. You won't be playing this guitar without "passing go" a few times. The fret ends also required significant filing and buffing. But those big frets make string bends a pleasure, and they're rather more forgivi ng than the smaller frets used on some Strats. Skill Level: Intermediate Do you own this product?: Yes Date submitted: November 23, 2011 Read all reviews

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Fender Road Worn 50s Stratocaster with Gig Bag - Black