Buddy Guy Fender Standard Stratocaster with Polka Dots
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Buddy Guy has been one of the driving forces behind Chicago blues for years and his loud and aggressive tone influenced a huge range of guitarists from Eric Clapton to Stevie Ray Vaughan. In celebration of this hero of the blues Fender have produced two Stratocasters the Buddy Guy strat (which features active electronics and lace sensor pickups) and the Buddy Guy standard Stratocaster |
Here we take a look at the standard Buddy Guy Strat which features a stunning polka dot finish.
Based on the tradition Stratocaster design, featuring an alder body, V shaped maple neck (with satin polyurethane finish) hardware wise it doesnt stray far at all from the usual Fender setup two tone controls, master volume, vintage style tremolo, chrome hardware 3 ply pickguard.
The neck is nice a comfortable to play its subtle v shaping making it great for those with smaller hands action is fast and great for those legato runs up and down the 21 medium jumbo fret neck.
Sound wise the tone is powered by 3 standard single coil strat pickups (ceramic magnets) which really sing and can provide tones from subtle cleans to screaming leads the five way selector switch adds the versatility that Fender is renowned for. The guitar has a characteristic mid-range and packs a really loud punch.
Whilst the Buddy Guy signature Stratocaster featuring fender lace pickups has more tonal options if you want a good Fender blues tone look no further.
For more info check out the Fender Guitar website