[GUITAR PLAYING]
Hey, this is Josh Smith.
Hanging with Fender, checking out the Fender Rarities Flame
Ash Top Stratocaster.
The Rarities is a limited collection
with showcases the best of everything Fender has to offer.
The best hardware, either custom-made pickups
for each guitar, or Custom Shop pickups, or US pure vintage.
And the guitar is made in the Corona, California factory.
The tone you heard in the beginning
was a guitar plugged into a '64 handwired Deluxe Reverb
with a little fuzz and a little delay.
Now let's hear the guitar clean, and we'll
talk about the key features.
[GUITAR PLAYING]
Quick look at the features.
The guitar has a two-piece alder body, with a flame ash top
and lacquer finish.
This Rarities guitar features a set
of Custom Shop '54 Stratocaster pickups.
Clear and cutting, with that classic glassy Strat tone.
Standard Strat controls, volume, two tones, and a switch.
It's got a '60 C-shaped neck profile for vintage playing
field, a 9 and 1/2 inch fingerboard
radius, and narrow tall frets for modern playability.
So let's hear some more tones from this guitar.
I'm going to kick in the fuzz, get some dirt happening.
Let's check it out.
[GUITAR PLAYING]
Thanks for checking out the Fender Rarities Flame Ash Top
Stratocaster.
Check this guitar out and more at Fender.com.
We'll see you for more soon.
[GUITAR PLAYING]