Wednesday, May 18, 2022

Fender Player Stratocaster® Floyd Rose® HSS | Part One

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Part One | Part Two | Part Three

Part One: Stock Specifications
One fine day, Muadzam Shah-based player Roslan Hussin brought in his newly-purchased Fender Player Stratocaster® Floyd Rose® HSS for a couple upgrades and mods, as discussed in Part Two. Thus said, let us begin our journey by taking a look at stock specifications of the Fender Player Stratocaster® Floyd Rose® HSS.
    
BODY
Material: Alder
Finish: Gloss Polyester
Color: Polar White
Shape: Stratocaster®

NECK
Material: Maple
Finish: Satin Urethane [Back], Gloss Urethane [Front]
Shape: Modern "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" [648 mm]
Fretboard Material: Maple
Fretboard Radius: 12" [305 mm]
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Size: Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: Floyd Rose® Locking
Nut Width: 1.6875" [42.86 mm]
Position Inlays: Black Dot
Truss Rod: Standard
Truss Rod Nut: 3/16" Hex Adjustment

ELECTRONICS
Pickup Configuration: HSS 
Bridge Pickup: Player Series Alnico 2 Humbucking
Middle Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Strat® Single-Coil
Neck Pickup: Player Series Alnico 5 Strat® Single-Coil

Controls
Master Volume
Tone 1 [Neck/Middle Pickups]
Tone 2 [Bridge Pickup]
Pickup Selector Switch: 5-Position Blade 

Switching
1: Bridge Humbucking Pickup
2: Middle Pickup and Outer Coil of Humbucking
3: Middle Pickup
4: Neck and Middle Pickup
5: Neck Pickup

HARDWARE
Bridge: Floyd Rose® Special Double-Locking Tremolo [Recessed]
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Standard Cast/Sealed
Pickguard: 3-Ply Black/White/Black
Control Knobs: Parchment Plastic
Switch Tip: Parchment
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with "F" Logo
Pickguard: Standard Strat HSS FR Black/White/Black
Switch Tip: Parchment
Knobs: Parchment

Information above courtesy of Fender




Full Front and Rear View

A Closer Look at the Body

Pickups and Floyd Rose® Special Double-Locking Tremolo

Switch | Controls | Output Jack

Stock Pickups and B/W/B Pickguard

Stock Pickups

Pickguard Bar Code Sticker

Stock Electronics

Five-Way Super Switch

Output Jack and Jack Plate

Shielded Body Cavities

Body Cavity Bar Code Sticker

Neck Heel

Micro-Tilt Mechanism

Tremolo Cavity


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