Fender have brought out a new Blacktop Series which has been causing quite a stir in the blogoshpere this week and you can get one as a Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, or Jaguar.
Fender say “The Blacktop series delivers on modern player demands for a thick and heavy sound, with guitars that drive a wide array of deep, rich and aggressive tones to match the intensity of any playing style.”
I'm not sure what all the marketing speak means, but these are certainly some nice looking guitars and I can't wait to get my hands on a Strat to play around with.
Here's what the Fender marketing machine is saying:
Sleek and supercharged, the new series includes the Blacktop Stratocaster HH, Blacktop Telecaster HH, Blacktop Jaguar HH and Blacktop Jazzmaster HS guitars. All feature dual over-wound alnico humbucking pickups that deliver high-gain power and heavy tones (Blacktop Jazzmaster HS has a single humbucking bridge pickup and a single-coil neck pickup), skirted black amp knobs that impart a distinctive Fender look, modern 9.5”-radius fretboard and medium jumbo frets for easy playability, and a gloss polyester finish that looks sharp and withstands aggressive playing.
In addition to the features above, Blacktop Stratocaster HH features a synchronized tremolo bridge that allows smooth bends with stable intonation, alder body, maple neck, choice of maple or rosewood fretboard, and chrome hardware.
Blacktop Telecaster HH also features a reversed chrome control plate that puts both control knobs even closer at hand, a hard-tail bridge that anchors solid tuning stability, alder body, maple neck, choice of maple or rosewood fretboard, and chrome hardware.
Blacktop Jaguar HH has the shorter 24” scale the model has always been known for, an Adjusto-Matic™ bridge with stop tailpiece that takes a lot of punishment maintaining tuning stability, a lean control layout featuring a tonally convenient single three-way toggle switch, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard and chrome hardware.
Blacktop Jazzmaster HS has a Duncan Designed™ single-coil Jazzmaster neck pickup for classic Jazzmaster round tone; a Duncan Designed™ humbucking bridge pickup that delivers high-gain power and thickness; a Jazzmaster tremolo tailpiece for smooth, subtle bending with solid tuning stability; a lean control layout featuring a tonally convenient single three-way toggle switch; alder body; maple neck; rosewood fretboard; and chrome hardware.
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For more information visit www.fender.com
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