DISC Fender Jimi Hendrix Monterey Stratocaster, Monterey Artwork

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50th Anniversary Model of the Famous Hendrix Guitar

50 years ago, Jimi Hendrix took the musical world by storm with his Monterey pop festival performance. To celebrate this 50th anniversary, Fender recreated the famous hand-painted strat he used which was then burned in the fiery culmination of his set. Only living on through photos and film, this limited edition guitar delivers the same style, feel, and tone of the original, with a wide range of hardware and electronics any player will appreciate.

A Classic Alder Body

Jimi Hendrix's Monterey Strat features a classic alder body to produce an incredibly resonant and balanced tone, with plenty of clarity for notes to sing. The body's comfortable contours provides a smooth performance while the lightness of the tonewood ensures players don't strain their shoulders during long performances. The alder provides a decent amount of sustain, creating bright, sizzling highs, excellently rounded lows, and beefy mids. Fender have used alder as their tonewood of choice since the 1950s, as the balanced response and slight upper middle definition makes it perfect for rock and blues playing.

Maple Neck & Pau Ferro Fingerboard

The Fender Guitar’s maple neck provides bright tonal characteristics, tightening up the sound and giving it plenty of cut. The maple delivers a powerfully sharp punch when the strings are hit hard, whilst still retaining its clarity to allow each note to sing. The vintage-style 7.5'' radius pau ferro fingerboard offers the same fundamental tones as a rosewood fingerboard, while the ''C'' shaped profile provides a smooth playing feel. The pau ferro also provides the Stratocaster with a warm, soft tone whilst helping to ‘fur up’ the maple’s natural sound. The neck and fingerboard combination provide the guitar with sparkling, sizzling highs, a thick, firm low end, and an open midrange with a snappy attack.

Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat Pickups

Equipped with a set of powerful vintage-style single-coil strat pickups, the Signature Fender Guitar delivers beautifully vintage tones suitable for a wide variety of playing styles. The pickups offer plenty of sustain to ensure each note sings, while its bell-like character and excellent articulation makes the guitar perfect for creating epic solos and massive soundscapes. Use the master volume and 2 x tone controls to dial in the perfect sound for any situation, and flick between pickups with the high quality 5-way switch.

Resonant Synthetic Bone Nut

Featuring a carefully fitted synthetic bone nut, the signature guitar delivers an increased resonance and bright tonality. When compared to traditional plastic and Tusq materials used to construct guitar nuts, synthetic bone improves the vibration transfer between the string and tuning machines without dampening the tone.

About Jimi Hendrix

Born in 1942, Jimi Hendrix was an American rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. Although his mainstream career spanned only four years, he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in history; The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as ''arguably the greatest instrumentalist in the history of rock music''. After moving to England in late 1966 and being discovered by Linda Keith, within months Hendrix had earned three top ten hits with the Jimi Hendrix Experience: ''Hey Joe'', ''Purple Haze'' and ''The Wind Cries Mary''.

Specifications

• Model Number: 0144953340
• Series: Artist

Body & Bridge

• Body: Alder
• Shape: Stratocaster
• Bridge: 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronised Tremolo
• Construction: Bolt-On
• Finish: Hendrix Monterey

Neck & Fingerboard

• Neck: Maple
• Profile: ‘’C’’ Shape
• Fingerboard: Pau Ferro
• Radius: 7.25’’
• Frets: 21 Vintage
• Inlays: White Dots
• Nut: Synthetic Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650’’

Electronics & Hardware

• Bridge Pickup: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat
• Middle Pickup: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat
• Neck Pickup: Vintage-Style Single-Coil Strat
• Controls: Master Volume, 2 x Tone
• Switching: 5-Position Blade
  • Position 1: Bridge Pickup
  • Position 2: Bridge & Middle Pickups
  • Position 3: Middle Pickup
  • Position 4: Middle & Neck Position
  • Position 5: Neck Pickup
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Control Knobs: White Plastic
• Neck Plate: 4-Bolt w/Exclusive Etched ‘Hendrix’
• Pickguard: White w/Printed Monterey Artwork
• Hardware: Chrome
• Strings: Fender USA 250R, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)