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The Fender Stratocaster XII is the 12 string version of the Fender Stratocaster electric guitar made by Fender. It was introduced in 1988[1] and briefly re-issued 20 years later after a discontinuation in 1996. Unlike the Fender Electric XII, it uses a Strat-style body. Fender discontinued the Strat XII in 2009. It was reintroduced in 2019 with either a Sunburst or Olympic White finish
Fender Stratocaster XII | |
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Manufacturer | Fender |
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Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Bolt-on |
Woods | |
Body | Alder |
Neck | Maple |
Fretboard | |
Hardware | |
Bridge |
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Pickup(s) | 3 single coil Stratocaster pickups |
Colors available | |
(2005 version) Three-Tone Sunburst, Lake Placid Blue, Burgundy Mist Metallic |
The Stratocaster XII is designed in the United States and manufactured in Japan. The original 1985 version featured some slight differences compared to the re-issue model of 2005; it had a larger bridge and saddle system similar to that of an Electric XII and an altered headstock shape with raised machine heads. It also used a 22-fret neck with a rosewood fingerboard and pearloid dots. The current version features a modified hard-tail Strat bridge, a pao ferro fretboard with 21 frets and clay dot inlays.
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Detail of headstock
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Detail of bridge
Telecaster XII
editThe Telecaster XII is similar in design, features and construction to the original Stratocaster XII of 1985, except for the addition of a 2-piece premium lightweight ash Tele-style body, a 1-ply black pickguard and a 1-piece maple neck/fingerboard with black micarta dot inlays. This American-made Custom Shop limited-edition guitar was made in 1995 and discontinued in 1998.
References
edit- ^ Bacon, Tony (2000). 50 years of Fender (1st British ed.). London, England: Balafon. p. 92. ISBN 0879306211.