Squier Paranormal Series Custom Nashville Stratocaster, Aztec Gold Overview
Crafted for guitarists who refuse to be pigeonholed, the Squier Paranormal Series Custom Nashville Stratocaster offers an exciting hybrid of Stratocaster ergonomics and Telecaster tones.
The Squier Paranormal Series Custom Nashville Stratocaster is a seriously versatile electric guitar at an affordable price point. It’s essentially a fusion of the Stratocaster and Telecaster.
You’ve got the sleek, comfortable contours and upper fret access of the Strat combined with the twangy Tele neck and bridge pickups. Plus, there’s a Strat middle pickup that can be combined with the Tele pickups for a huge array of crisp and articulate single-coil tones.
Balanced Tone, Smooth Playability
Beneath its dazzling Aztec Gold finish, the Paranormal Custom Nashville Stratocaster features a poplar body, a wood known for its well-balanced tonal quality. This contributes to a sound profile with a perfect blend of brightness and warmth, with just enough bite for a bit of attitude.
The Paranormal Nashville Strat’s well-crafted ‘C’ shape Maple neck, topped with a Laurel fingerboard, completes the elegant ensemble. This combination offers a smooth and comfortable playing experience while providing the clear, snappy resonance that Maple is celebrated for.
Strat & Tele Hybrid Pickups
Fender has revolutionised the electric guitar with the Custom Nashville Stratocaster’s 3-pickup Tele configuration. This powerhouse trio of Fender-Designed alnico single-coil pickups produces an extensive variety of tonal options.
From jangling rock ‘n’ roll riffs to soft country picking, the range of tones found within the 5-way pickup selector is truly inspiring. The push/pull tone knob introduces the neck pickup in positions 1 & 2, giving you that quintessential Tele middle position tone and a unique Tele/Strat pickup hybrid.
Robust Hardware
True to its heritage, the Custom Nashville Stratocaster does not compromise on its hardware. The string-through-body Tele bridge boosts body resonance, delivering a fuller, richer tone. Meanwhile, the vintage-style tuning machines and dual-wing string trees guarantee a smooth, accurate tuning experience, ensuring your performance is consistently pitch-perfect.
Stand Out From The Crowd
With its double-bound, Telecaster-inspired body and gloss urethane neck finish, this Squier Stratocaster is designed to catch the eye on stage and off.
The chic Aged White body binding and 3-ply parchment pickguard complement the finish and emphasise the guitar’s vintage appeal. The guitar’s visual allure is matched only by its superb playability and distinctive tonal character. Squier present two iterations of the Paranormal Series Custom Nashville Stratocaster - an Aztec Gold-finished version and a 2-Tone Sunburst-finished version.
- Nashville Telecaster pickup configuration with 5-way switching
- Push/pull tone control for engaging neck pickup in positions 1 & 2
- Fender-Designed alnico single-coil pickups
- Double-bound Stratocaster body
- Vintage-style 3-saddle string-through-body bridge
- Series: Paranormal
- Orientation: Right-Hand
- Colour: Aztec Gold
- Country of Origin: CN
- Headstock: Stratocaster®
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Gloss Urethane
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Neck Construction: Bolt-On
- Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm)
- Fingerboard Material: Laurel
- Position Inlays: Pearloid Dot
- Number of Frets: 21
- Truss Rod: Single Action, Head Adjust
- Truss Rod Nut: 4 mm Hex
- String Nut: Synthetic Bone
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut Material: Synthetic Bone
- Fret Size: Narrow Tall
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Body: Poplar
- Body Finish: Gloss Polyurethane
- Body Shape: Stratocaster®
- Body Binding: Aged White
- Body Material: Poplar
- Bridge: 3-Saddle Vintage-Style Strings-Through-Body Tele® with Chrome Barrel Saddles
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Parchment
- Control Knobs: Knurled Flat-Top
- Switch Tip: Black
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
- String Trees: Dual-Wing
- Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges)
- Neck Plate: 4-Bolt Squier®
- Strap Buttons: Standard
- Bridge Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Middle Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Neck Pickup: Fender® Designed Alnico Single-Coil
- Pickup Configuration: SSS
- Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone (with Push/Pull)
- 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
- Auxiliary Switching: Push/Pull Switch On Tone Adds Neck Pickup To Positions 1 and 2
- Truss Rod Wrench: 4 mm Hex (Allen)
