Note: IF YOU NEED FASTER SHIPPING--Through the holidays, I'm offering a USPS Priority Mail option on all guitars (that includes insurance and signature delivery). That gets it to most places in the USA in 2-3 business days, but keep in mind the mail slows down at this time of year. Questions? Message me. Happy Holidays! A signature model designed by one of the pioneers of hard rock.Acclaimed guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been creating memorable guitar riffs for decades. His deft phrasing, fleet-fingered picking, and unmistakable tone have helped make the phrase "guitar solo" a household term. The Fender Ritchie Blackmore Signature Stratocaster is based on his favorite '70s model and has a maple neck with a graduated scalloped rosewood fretboard, Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat pickups, and '70s-style "F" tuners. Just like Richie's Strat, the guitar's middle pickup has been replaced with a non-working dummy pickup. Deluxe gig bag included.Model Name: Ritchie Blackmore StratocasterSeries: Artist SeriesBody: AlderNeck: Maple, U-shaped, (gloss polyurethane finish)Fingerboard: Graduated scalloped, rosewood, 7.25" radius (184 mm)No. of Frets: 21 vintage-style fretsPickups:Neck: 1 Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup Middle: 1 non-active "dummy" pickup Bridge: 1 reverse-wound/reverse-polarity Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound Flat SSL-4 single-coil Strat pickup Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck pickup), Tone 2. (bridge pickup)Pickup Switching 3 Position Blade:Position 1: Bridge PickupPosition 2: Bridge and Neck PickupsPosition 3: Neck PickupBridge: Vintage-style synchronized tremoloMachine heads: Fender/Schaller vintage-style tunersHardware: ChromePickguard: 3-ply whiteScale Length: 25-1/2" (648mm)Width at Nut: 1.650" (42mm)Unique Features:Graduated scalloped rosewood fretboardRitchie Blackmore signature on front of headstockFlush-mounted Dunlop StraplocksLarge '70s-style headstock'70s-style decalBullet truss rod adjustment nut3-bolt neck plate with Micro-Tilt neck adjustment,Pearloid dot position inlays,Black plastic knobs, pickup covers, tremolo and switch tips, synthetic bone nut