Superstrat guitars
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Superstrat guitars are high-performance, modified Stratocaster-style electric guitars typically featuring features like humbucking pickups, locking tremolos, and faster necks, popular among rock and metal players.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric guitar type
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solid-body electric guitar ⓘ |
| associatedGenre |
glam metal
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hard rock ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ |
| associatedPlayingStyle |
fast alternate picking
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legato playing ⓘ sweep picking ⓘ virtuoso lead guitar ⓘ |
| basedOn | Fender Stratocaster design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonBodyWoods |
alder
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basswood ⓘ mahogany ⓘ |
| commonFeature |
coil-splitting or coil-tapping options
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contoured body ⓘ deep cutaways for upper fret access ⓘ double-locking tremolo system ⓘ high-access neck joint ⓘ high-output pickups ⓘ hot-rodded electronics ⓘ lightweight body woods ⓘ locking nut ⓘ pointed or aggressive headstock shapes ⓘ sculpted neck heel ⓘ |
| commonFingerboardWoods |
ebony
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maple ⓘ rosewood ⓘ |
| designGoal |
enhanced upper fret access
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high performance playability ⓘ stable tuning under heavy tremolo use ⓘ |
| historicalPopularityPeak | 1980s ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Fender Stratocaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalBodyShape | double-cutaway ⓘ |
| typicalBridgeType | locking tremolo ⓘ |
| typicalFingerboardRadius | flat or compound radius ⓘ |
| typicalFrets |
24 frets
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jumbo frets ⓘ |
| typicalNeckConstruction |
bolt-on neck
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neck-through (on some models) ⓘ set-neck (on some models) ⓘ |
| typicalNeckProfile | thin fast neck ⓘ |
| typicalPickupConfiguration | humbucking pickups ⓘ |
| typicalScaleLength | 25.5 inch scale ⓘ |
| typicalToneAssociation |
metal music
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rock music ⓘ shred guitar playing ⓘ |
| usedBy |
metal guitarists
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rock guitarists ⓘ shred guitarists ⓘ |
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