Welcome to the Troposphere. The lowest layer of our Earth’s atmosphere lies just below the Stratosphere and is the place where earthy sounds meet the cosmos. The Limited Edition Tropo Strat features a new set of pickups that deliver those cosmic tones to the most discerning ear. Developed in the Custom Shop by master builder Paul Waller, Tropo Strat pickups are underwound, sweet-sounding pickups that allow more headroom with overdriven sounds and clean up for the most delicate tones to emerge. It’s a calibrated pickup set with ’50s-style formvar wire on the bridge pickup, a reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup, and ’60s-style enamel wire on the neck pickup.
The Troposphere Strat features a two-piece off-center-seam alder body and single-piece tinted rift-sawn maple neck with a ’57 soft “V” back-shape, 7.25”-9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 medium vintage frets. Tropo pickups feature five-way switching and vintage modified #2 wiring with tone-saver treble bleed. Other features include a single-ply eggshell pickguard, hardtail Strat bridge with “Pat-Pend” saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Name: Limited Edition Troposphere™ Strat® Hard-Tail Heavy Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Super Faded Aged 2-Color Sunburst
Model #: 9231012532
Series: Limited Edition
Country Of Origin: US
Color: Faded Aged 2-Color Sunburst
Body: 2-Piece Offset Seam Lightweight Alder
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster®
Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Frets Size: Medium Vintage
String Nut: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Truss Rods: Vintage-Style Heel Adjust
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tropo Single Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tropo RWRP Single Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Tropo Single-Coil Strat®
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity
Dimensions: 6.40x17.30x43.70 IN
Weight: 23.20 LB
