Fender Stratocaster

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The Fender Stratocaster is an iconic solid-body electric guitar renowned for its contoured body, three single-coil pickups, and distinctive tone that has shaped rock, blues, and pop music since the 1950s.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf electric guitar
solid-body guitar
alsoKnownAs Strat NERFINISHED
bodyContour comfort-contoured body
bodyShape double cutaway
bodyType solid body
bridgeType synchronized tremolo
vibrato bridge
controlLayout one volume knob
pickup selector switch
two tone knobs
countryOfOrigin United States
designer Freddie Tavares NERFINISHED
George Fullerton NERFINISHED
Leo Fender NERFINISHED
famousFor bright tone
glassy clean sound
quack tones in positions 2 and 4
hasVariant Fender American Professional Stratocaster NERFINISHED
Fender American Standard Stratocaster NERFINISHED
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster NERFINISHED
Fender Player Stratocaster NERFINISHED
Fender Stratocaster HH NERFINISHED
Fender Stratocaster HSS NERFINISHED
headstockShape Fender Stratocaster headstock
influenced Superstrat guitars NERFINISHED
introduced 1954
laterPickupSelector 5-way switch
manufacturer Fender Musical Instruments Corporation NERFINISHED
marketSegment amateur musicians
professional musicians
neckConstruction bolt-on neck
notablePlayer Buddy Holly NERFINISHED
David Gilmour NERFINISHED
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED
Jeff Beck NERFINISHED
Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED
John Frusciante NERFINISHED
Mark Knopfler NERFINISHED
Ritchie Blackmore NERFINISHED
Stevie Ray Vaughan NERFINISHED
Yngwie Malmsteen NERFINISHED
numberOfFrets 21
22
originalPickupSelector 3-way switch
productionStatus in continuous production since 1954
scaleLength 25.5 inches
typicalFingerboardWood maple
rosewood
typicalNeckWood maple
typicalNumberOfStrings 6
typicalPickupConfiguration three single-coil pickups
typicalPickupType single-coil pickup
usedInGenre blues music
country music
funk music
pop music
rock music

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jimi Hendrix
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