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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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T835459 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fender Stratocaster Context triple: [Jimi Hendrix, notableInstrument, Fender Stratocaster]
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A.
Trigger (Martin N-20 guitar)
Trigger is Willie Nelson’s famously worn Martin N-20 classical guitar, renowned for its distinctive sound, visible wear, and central role in his signature style.
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B.
Mogami
Mogami was a lead ship of a class of Japanese World War II heavy cruisers known for their high speed, heavy armament, and participation in major Pacific naval battles.
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C.
Nation (via Line 6)
Nation (via Line 6) is a major Paris Métro station and transport hub in eastern Paris, serving multiple metro and RER lines and the busy Place de la Nation.
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D.
Streicher
Streicher is a German surname most infamously associated with Julius Streicher, a prominent Nazi propagandist and publisher of the antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer.
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E.
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American sports car known for its powerful performance, distinctive styling, and central role in popular car culture since the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fender Stratocaster Target entity description: 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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A.
Trigger (Martin N-20 guitar)
Trigger is Willie Nelson’s famously worn Martin N-20 classical guitar, renowned for its distinctive sound, visible wear, and central role in his signature style.
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B.
Mogami
Mogami was a lead ship of a class of Japanese World War II heavy cruisers known for their high speed, heavy armament, and participation in major Pacific naval battles.
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C.
Nation (via Line 6)
Nation (via Line 6) is a major Paris Métro station and transport hub in eastern Paris, serving multiple metro and RER lines and the busy Place de la Nation.
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D.
Streicher
Streicher is a German surname most infamously associated with Julius Streicher, a prominent Nazi propagandist and publisher of the antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer.
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E.
Ford Mustang
The Ford Mustang is an iconic American sports car known for its powerful performance, distinctive styling, and central role in popular car culture since the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electric guitar
ⓘ
solid-body guitar ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fender Stratocaster
ⓘ
surface form:
Strat
|
| 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 of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer |
Freddie Tavares
ⓘ
George Fullerton ⓘ Leo Fender ⓘ |
| famousFor |
bright tone
ⓘ
glassy clean sound ⓘ quack tones in positions 2 and 4 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Fender Stratocaster
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Fender American Professional Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fender American Standard Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fender Player Stratocaster
Fender Stratocaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fender Stratocaster HH
Fender Stratocaster self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Fender Stratocaster HSS
|
| headstockShape | Fender Stratocaster headstock ⓘ |
| influenced | Superstrat guitars ⓘ |
| introduced | 1954 ⓘ |
| laterPickupSelector | 5-way switch ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fender Musical Instruments Corporation ⓘ |
| marketSegment |
amateur musicians
ⓘ
professional musicians ⓘ |
| neckConstruction | bolt-on neck ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Buddy Holly
ⓘ
David Gilmour ⓘ Eric Clapton ⓘ Jeff Beck ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ John Frusciante ⓘ Mark Knopfler ⓘ Blackmore ⓘ
surface form:
Ritchie Blackmore
Stevie Ray Vaughan ⓘ Yngwie Malmsteen ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fender Stratocaster Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Strat
this entity surface form:
Fender American Standard Stratocaster
this entity surface form:
Fender American Professional Stratocaster
this entity surface form:
Fender Player Stratocaster
this entity surface form:
Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster
this entity surface form:
Fender Stratocaster HSS
this entity surface form:
Fender Stratocaster HH
subject surface form:
Joe Perry
this entity surface form:
Fender Stratocaster guitar