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FACTOIDS & TRIVIA

The Fender Stratosonic DVII was introduced at the Winter NAMM show in 2003. The semi-hollow Strat-style mahogany body has five tone chambers which retains the customary back and front body contours of a Stratocaster.  The Fender Tech-Tonic bridge is a clever blend of tune-a-matic and wrap-around. There are separate saddles for string intonation, but these are curved and seamlessly blend into the tailpiece as an integral unit allowing for the strings to wraparound. It feels very comfortable for palm muting though it’s a bit bigger than a traditional wraparound style bridge. The Black Dove pickups are Fender’s own P-90 recipe, but they aren’t vintage clones. It was available in Brown Sunburst, Butterscotch and Crimson Red Transparent. This model is one of the best that FMIC has developed in a long time, but sadly, the Stratosonic was discontinued in 2006.

Fender Stratosonic DVII (2003)

 Body:  Semi-hollow, Honduran mahogany

 Finish:  Brown Sunburst, polyurethane

 Neck:  1-piece maple, bolt-on

 Fingerboard:  Indian rosewood, white pearloid dot markers

 Number of Frets:  22

 Pickguard:  2-ply white-black plastic

 Bridge:  Fender Tech-tonic adjustable wraparound, chrome

 Nut:  Plastic

 Tuners:  Gotoh, sealed, chrome

 Pickups:  Two, Fender Black Dove P-90 type single coil

 Controls:  Master volume, master tone, 3-way pick-up selector switch

 Scale Length:  24 3/4 inches

 Neck Width at Nut:  1 5/8 inches

 Body Width at Lower Bout:  12 3/4 inches

 Body Depth:  1 3/4 inches

 Weight:  7.5 lb











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