Fender Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster – 3-Color Sunburst w/ Pau Ferro Board Fender

If there were a Mount Rushmore of the Stratocaster, Stevie Ray Vaughan would be one of the greats enshrined there. Fender’s Stevie Ray Vaughan Stratocaster is a finely crafted like-new version of Vaughan’s favorite guitar—the famous “Number One” Strat® with which he electrified listeners everywhere and seared scorching Texas blues into the top of the charts. For pure SRV tone and style that evokes one of the Stratocaster’s most revered masters, this is the “one.”

Get the Feel of the Blues: Thick Oval Neck Profile

True to Fender Form, the Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat starts with an Adler body that most Fender fans will find comfortable and familiar. The maple neck is carved in an early ’60s thick oval profile, perfect for players who like to feel a bit of chunk as they grab the neck and bend strings. The neck is topped with a Pao Ferro fretboard. Similar to rosewood, Pao Ferro is known for its crisp high end and percussive sound.

Sound Like Stevie: 3 Texas Special Single-Coil Pickups

Blues guitarists can instantly recognize Stevie Ray Vaughan’s signature guitar sound from hearing just a few notes. Fender has loaded this Strat with three Texas Special single-coil pickups to put that rich sound in your hands. The single-coil twang is intact, but play this guitar through a hot tube amp and you’ll reach blues-rock heaven. The neck pickup delivers fat, rounded tone while the bridge pickup snarls and has plenty of bite. Placing the pickup selector between the middle and neck pickups will give you that lush, slightly out-of-phase sound that’s perfect for clean rhythms.

Hardware to Honor SRV: Down to the Left-Handed Tremolo

Being a signature model, the Stevie Ray Vaughan Strat pays tribute to the legendary guitarist right down to the details. Gold-plated vintage hardware on the tuners, bridge, input jack, and strap buttons recall the look of the guitars Stevie Ray played onstage. The tremolo even has a left-handed orientation, just like on the original. To cap it off, the “SRV” initials are inscribed into the black pick guard.

Features:

– Adler body
– Maple neck in thick oval profile
– Pao Ferro fretboard
– 21 Dunlop 6105 jumbo frets
– Three Texas Special single-coil pickups
– Five-position pickup selector switch
– Master volume, neck tone, and middle tone knobs
– 3-ply black pickguard
– Gold-plated vintage hardware
– Left-handed tremolo bar slot
– “SRV” inscribed on pick guard
– Hardshell case, strap, and cable included

Few guitars embody the spirit and sound of the blues like a Fender Stratocaster — and few musicians have influenced the sound of the Texas blues like Stevie Ray Vaughan. This guitar’s unique “oval” neck and pao ferro fretboard will have you feeling each note you pull from the smoldering Fender Texas Special single-coil pickups. Topped off with an “SRV”-engraved pickguard, gold-plated hardware, and a left-handed tremolo just like Stevie Ray’s, this is the perfect axe to channel your bluesiest riffs.