Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster (Olympic White) Overview
Fender Product Overview
The Fender Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Olympic White is based on Blackmore's favourite '70s model and features a maple neck with a graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat pickups, and '70s-style "F" tuners. Deluxe gig bag included.
Legendary guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been creating memorable guitar riffs for decades. His deft phrasing and unmistakable tone have helped make the phrase "guitar solo" a household term.
- Model Name: Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster
- Model Number: 013-9010-(305)
- Series: Artist Series
- Colour: (305) Olympic White, (Polyester Finish)
- Body: Alder
- Neck: Maple, "U" Shape, (Gloss Polyurethane Finish)
- Fingerboard: Graduated Scalloped Rosewood, 7.25" Radius (184 mm)
- No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
- Pickups:
- 1 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Neck),
- 1 Non-Active "Dummy" Pickup (Middle),
- 1 Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 Single-Coil Strat Pickup (Bridge)
- Controls: Master Volume,
- Tone 1. (Neck and Middle Pickup)
- Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
- Pickup Switching 3-Position Blade:
- Position 1. Bridge Pickup
- Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickup
- Position 3. Neck Pickup
- Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Machine Heads: Fender/Schaller® Vintage "F" Style Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply White Scale Length 25.5" (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
- Accessories: Deluxe Gig Bag
- Case: Deluxe Gig Bag
- Introduced: 1/2009