FENDER STRATOCASTER MANUAL, by Paul Balmer, foreword by Hank Marvin.
contents:
A CLASSIC STRAT
BUYING A FENDER STRATOCASTER:
new Stratocasters
other Strat options in 2006
second hand Stratocasters
verifying authenticity
KNOW YOUR VINTAGE STRAT
KNOW YOUR 'AMERICAN SERIES'
SETTING UP AND TUNING:
bridge adjustment
neck adjustment
replacing kluson tuners
tremolo/ vibrato alignment
tuning
REPAIRS, MAINTENANCE & ADJUSTMENTS:
safety first
tools and working facilities
essential gig bag accessories
it's worth doing a little maintenance
stageside repairs
three-monthly checks
earthing and RF induction issues
paint and lacquer repairs
'String guide' variants
'hard tail' options
pickup replacement
pickup height settings
volume controls
nut adjustment
pickup selection options and rewiring
truss rod adjustment
SPECIFIC CASE STUDIES:
introduction
USA- made '54 custom shop
USA- made '57 vintage reissue
Chinese- made Squier
Mexican- made 'fat Strat'
indonesian- made 'standard Squier'
custom shop Eric Clapton
USA- made '74 vintage reissue
Japanese made 50th anniversary
Fender american series 2005
chinese 'standard' Squier
KEY STRAT PLAYERS AND THEIR GUITARS:
BUDDY HOLLY
ERIC CLAPTON 1, 'brownie' a 1956 sunburst stratocaster serial no 12073
HANK MARVIN
THE BEATLES
JIMI HENDRIX
ERIC CLAPTON 2, 'BLACKIE' a hybrid Stratocaster pu together from three different Strats, including 1957 serial no 20036
MARK KNOPFLER
JEFF BECK
STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN
ERIC CLAPTON 3, signature Stratocaster
APPENDICES
GLOSSARY
USEFUL CONTACTS
neck profiles
serial numbers
Description
This is the ultimate guide - how to buy, maintain and set up the world's most popular electric guitar, the iconic Fender Stratocaster.
For over 50 years Leo Fender's legendary Stratocaster has defined the shape and sound of the electric guitar. Here, for the first time, is a Haynes practical manual on the Ferrari of its class.
This easy-to-use Fender Stratocaster Manual offers advice on how to get the best from your Strat, be it a budget Chinese Squier or the best the Corona Custom shop can deliver. With step-by-step guidance and clear colour photographs, subjects include changing pickups, adjusting a truss rod and understanding some great stage rigs.
Ten case studies examine in detail everything from a '54 US-built Classic to Indonesian, Japanese, Mexican and Chinese variants. Hank Marvin supplies a foreword and there are Tech Tip contributions from Eric Clapton's and Mark Knopfler's guitar technicians as well as highly respected guitar specialists John Diggins and Andy Gibson.
Special Features:
Buying a 'Strat', used and new options, pitfalls, authenticity issues, getting the right 'Strat' for the job.
Pre-gig checks, tuning, stageside repairs.
Routine maintenance and servicing.
Set-ups and careful 'customising'.
Safety, electric shocks, hearing damage, paint spray hazards, repetitive strain injury.
Dimensions and weights, buying spares, model identification.
How the pros set up their 'Strats' and related hardware.
Length: 176 pages, Language: English
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Fender Stratocaster Manual
How to buy, maintain and set up the world's most popular electric guitar
By: Paul Balmer
Foreword: Hank Marvin
Leo Fender launched the Stratocaster electric guitar in 1954 as an upgrade to his Telecaster. The Strat - streamlined, chrome-plated, efficient, fast and sexy - soon gained icon status. Today, while original models change hands for thousands of dollars, almost identical Stratocasters are mass-produced by Fender USA for sale worldwide. The Fender Stratocaster is still a low-maintenance good little runner and, with the help of this practical 'how to' manual, should last a lifetime.
This is a Haynes Featured Book. Hardback, 270 x 210mm, 176 pages, 568 colour illustrations
Italiano
English
