Unmistakable Blackmore Style

A pioneering master of neo-classical heavy rock, metal godfather Ritchie Blackmore is the man who gave the world the most imitated Stratocaster riff ever ("Smoke on the Water"), and his deft phrasing and unmistakable tone helped make the extended guitar solo an essential art form in itself. The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is based on his favorite '70s model and puts artful Blackmore Strat® style in your hands with distinctive features and modifications, including a graduated fingerboard scalloping, special pickups and more.
  • Body Material
    Alder
  • Body Finish
    Gloss Polyester
  • Body Shape
    Stratocaster®
  • Neck Material
    Maple
  • Neck Finish
    Gloss Urethane
  • Neck Shape
    "U" Shape
  • Scale Length
    25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Fingerboard Material
    Graduated Scalloped Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius
    7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Number of Frets
    21
  • Fret Size
    Vintage-Style
  • Nut Material
    Synthetic Bone
  • Nut Width
    1.650" (42 mm)
  • Position Inlays
    White Pearloid Dot
  • Truss Rod
    Bullet Style
  • Bridge Pickup
    Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-Coil
  • Middle Pickup
    Non-Active "Dummy"
  • Neck Pickup
    Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Single-Coil
  • Controls
    Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
  • Switching
    3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Configuration
    SSS
  • Bridge
    6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
  • Hardware Finish
    Chrome
  • Tuning Machines
    Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
  • Pickguard
    3-Ply White
  • Control Knobs
    Black Plastic
  • Switch Tip
    Black
  • Neck Plate
    3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
  • Strings
    Fender® USA Bullets® 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403
  • Other Features
    Graduated Scalloped Rosewood Fingerboard, Ritchie Blackmore Signature on Front of Headstock, Flush Mounted Dunlop®; Straplocks, Large '70s Style Headstock, '70s Style Decal, Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment Nut, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™; Neck Adjustment, Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Black Plastic Knobs, Pickup Covers, Tremolo and Switch Tips, Synthetic Bone Nut
  • Legal Notice
    WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
  • Case/Gig Bag
    Included: Deluxe Gig Bag
  • Included Accessories
    Deluxe Gig Bag
  • Recommended Case
    Deluxe Stratocaster®/Telecaster® Molded Case, P/N 0996102306 (Not Included)

Features

  • Maple neck with "U" profile and "bullet" truss rod
  • Three-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate with Micro-Tilt™
  • 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with graduated scalloping and 21 vintage-style frets
  • Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat™ SSL-4 single-coil neck and bridge pickups (bridge pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity)
  • Non-active middle pickup
  • Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge

Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster®

Model #: 0139010305
$1,449.99

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Unmistakable Blackmore Style

A pioneering master of neo-classical heavy rock, metal godfather Ritchie Blackmore is the man who gave the world the most imitated Stratocaster riff ever ("Smoke on the Water"), and his deft phrasing and unmistakable tone helped make the extended guitar solo an essential art form in itself. The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster is based on his favorite '70s model and puts artful Blackmore Strat® style in your hands with distinctive features and modifications, including a graduated fingerboard scalloping, special pickups and more.
  • Body Material
    Alder
  • Body Finish
    Gloss Polyester
  • Body Shape
    Stratocaster®
  • Neck Material
    Maple
  • Neck Finish
    Gloss Urethane
  • Neck Shape
    "U" Shape
  • Scale Length
    25.5" (64.77 cm)
  • Fingerboard Material
    Graduated Scalloped Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Radius
    7.25" (184.1 mm)
  • Number of Frets
    21
  • Fret Size
    Vintage-Style
  • Nut Material
    Synthetic Bone
  • Nut Width
    1.650" (42 mm)
  • Position Inlays
    White Pearloid Dot
  • Truss Rod
    Bullet Style
  • Bridge Pickup
    Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity Single-Coil
  • Middle Pickup
    Non-Active "Dummy"
  • Neck Pickup
    Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Strat® SSL-4 Flat Pole Single-Coil
  • Controls
    Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
  • Switching
    3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
  • Configuration
    SSS
  • Bridge
    6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo
  • Hardware Finish
    Chrome
  • Tuning Machines
    Fender® Vintage "F" Stamped
  • Pickguard
    3-Ply White
  • Control Knobs
    Black Plastic
  • Switch Tip
    Black
  • Neck Plate
    3-Bolt "F" Stamped with Micro-Tilt™
  • Strings
    Fender® USA Bullets® 3250L Nickel Plated Steel (.009-.042 Gauges), PN 0733250403
  • Other Features
    Graduated Scalloped Rosewood Fingerboard, Ritchie Blackmore Signature on Front of Headstock, Flush Mounted Dunlop®; Straplocks, Large '70s Style Headstock, '70s Style Decal, Bullet Truss Rod Adjustment Nut, 3-Bolt Neck Plate with Micro-Tilt™; Neck Adjustment, Pearloid Dot Position Inlays, Black Plastic Knobs, Pickup Covers, Tremolo and Switch Tips, Synthetic Bone Nut
  • Legal Notice
    WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
  • Case/Gig Bag
    Included: Deluxe Gig Bag
  • Included Accessories
    Deluxe Gig Bag
  • Recommended Case
    Deluxe Stratocaster®/Telecaster® Molded Case, P/N 0996102306 (Not Included)

Features

  • Maple neck with "U" profile and "bullet" truss rod
  • Three-bolt "F"-stamped neck plate with Micro-Tilt™
  • 7.25"-radius rosewood fingerboard with graduated scalloping and 21 vintage-style frets
  • Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound Flat™ SSL-4 single-coil neck and bridge pickups (bridge pickup reverse wound/reverse polarity)
  • Non-active middle pickup
  • Vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge
Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster®
$1,449.99
$1,449.99

Highlights

Graduated Scalloped Fingerboard

Blackmore has long preferred this kind of specially scalloped fingerboard, on which the effect starts lightly at the fourth or fifth fret on the low E, A and D strings and immediately on the G, B and high E strings, gradually becoming more pronounced toward the upper reaches of the fingerboard.

Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Pickups

The formidable tone of the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster comes from dual Seymour Duncan® Quarter Pound™ Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickups, with reverse winding and reverse polarity on the bridge pickup for hum cancellation.

Dummy Middle Pickup

With accurate and classic Blackmore style, the middle pickup on his signature Strat model is actually a non-active dummy pickup.

Three-way Pickup Switch

The Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster features a three-way pickup switch that gives you the bridge pickup alone, the bridge and neck pickups together, and the neck pickup alone.

Flush-Mount Dunlop® Strap Locks

For Blackmore-esque guitar strap security and style, his signature Stratocaster features distinctive flush-mount Dunlop® Strap Locks.

Three-Screw “F”-Stamped Neck Plate

In an authentic nod to early-1970s Fender style, the Ritchie Blackmore Stratocaster has a three-screw neck plate stamped with the stylized capital “F” of the traditional Fender script logo. The neck plate also features the Micro-Tilt™ neck angle adjustment mechanism.

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