Fender Jeff Beck Stratocaster Surf Green One of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music, Jeff Beck has cited his major influences as Les Paul, the Shadows, Cliff Gallup, Ravi Shankar, Roy Buchanan, Chet Atkins, Django Reinhardt, Steve Cropper and Lonnie Mack. Of John McLaughlin, he said: "has given us so many different facets of the guitar and introduced thousands of us to world music, by blending Indian music with jazz and classical. I'd say he was the best guitarist alive." While Beck was not the first rock guitarist to experiment with electronic distortion, he nonetheless helped to redefine the sound and role of the electric guitar in rock music. Beck's work with the Yardbirds and the Jeff Beck Group's 1968 album Truth were seminal influences on heavy metal music, which emerged in full force in the early 1970s. Jeff is a musician that can play any instrument he chooses - and he chooses to play the FENDER® Jeff Beck Artist Series Strat®. This guitar features the Fender Special Design dual-coil ceramic Noiseless pickups, a contoured heel for easier access to the higher registers, and straight-ahead Strat® guitar five-way switching, a lightweight alder body with a Surf Green polyurethane finish and three-ply white pickguard. This Jeff Beck Stratocaster comes with a one-piece maple neck and a rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and Jeff's personal favorite "C" shape, allowing you to really dig into the strings. In keeping with contemporary player preferences, the fast playing neck is finished in a smooth satin polyurethane. Additionally, this guitar features a modern American two-point synchronized tremolo for outstanding tuning stability. Bend notes or entire chords up or down and the guitar stays in tune! This instrument is in Excellent + Condition with some light pick scratches on the pickguard as well as one small ding on the back near the bevel of the guitar. Includes Original Hardshell Case.Features :
Top Wood: Alder
Back Wood: Alder
Scale: 25 1/2"
Nut Width: 1 11/16"
Setup High E: 5/64"
Setup Low E: 5/64"
Weight: 8 lbs
Serial Number: SZ9383248
Neck Wood: Maple
Fretboard: Rosewood
Headstock Shape: Solid
Headstock Inlay: Fender Stratocaster Logo / Jeff Beck Signiture
Tuners: Fender Deluxe Staggered cast/sealed tuners
Inlays: White Dots
Pickguard: 3-Ply White Pickguard
Nut Material: LSR Roller
Saddle Material: Stainless Steel
Pickup(s): 3X Dual Coil Ceramic Noiseless
Pickup Controls: Volume, Tone, Tone, 3 way toggle
Case: Hardshell Case Included
List price: $1,299.99