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
solid-body electric guitar
associatedGenre glam metal
hard rock
progressive metal
associatedPlayingStyle fast alternate picking
legato playing
sweep picking
virtuoso lead guitar
basedOn Fender Stratocaster design NERFINISHED
commonBodyWoods alder
basswood
mahogany
commonFeature coil-splitting or coil-tapping options
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
maple
rosewood
designGoal enhanced upper fret access
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
jumbo frets
typicalNeckConstruction bolt-on neck
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
rock music
shred guitar playing
usedBy metal guitarists
rock guitarists
shred guitarists

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Fender Stratocaster influenced Superstrat guitars