Fender Wayne Kramer Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitar, with Gig Bag

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Kick out the jams with Wayne Kramer's signature stars and stripes Strat. It features a U.S. flag finish and a blue pickguard with white stars.

Overview

Fender introduces a replica of the starred-and-striped Stratocaster guitar that infamous MC5 guitarist and Detroit proto-punk Wayne Kramer used back in the late 1960s and early 1970s to kick out the jams and kill hate. It bears his distinctive U.S. flag finish, with a red-and-white striped body and white-stars-on-blue-background pickguard and headstock.

Special features include a roaring Seymour Duncan(R) '59 humbucking middle pickup and a commemorative neck plate engraved with "This Tool Kills Hate." Other features include an alder body, lacquer body finish, maple neck with C shape and large '70s-style headstock, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 7.25" radius and vintage-style frets, vintage-style single-coil Stratocaster neck and bridge pickups, American Vintage hard-tail string-through-body bridge, Fender/Schaller(R) vintage-style "F" tuners and chrome hardware. Deluxe gig bag included.

Specs

General
- Model Name: Wayne Kramer Signature Strat(R)
- Series: Artist

Body
- Body: Alder
- Body Shape: Stratocaster(R)
- Body Finish: 0134550350 Lacquer

Neck
- Neck Shape: "C" Shape
- Number of Frets: 21
- Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
- Position Inlays: Synthetic Mother of Pearl
- Fretboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Neck Material: Maple
- Neck Finish: Urethane Finish
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
- Headstock: Large '70s Style
- Neck Plate: Engraved 4-Bolt Neckplate

Electronics
- Pickup Configuration: S/H/S
- Bridge Pickup: Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat(R) Bridge Pickup
- Middle Pickup: Seymuor Duncan(R) Humbucking Pickup (Middle)
- Neck Pickup: Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat(R) Neck Pickup
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup

Hardware
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge: American Vintage Strat(R) Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge
- Tuning Machines: Vintage "F" Style Tuning Machines
- Pickup Covers: Parchment
- Switch Tip: Parchment Switch Tip

Miscellaneous
- Strings: Fender(R) USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
- Unique Features: Original Wayne Kramer Flag paint, custom Stars & Stripes headstock/pickguard, red stripes on body, Seymour Duncan '59 middle pickup, reliced to match the original Wayne Kramer guitar, engraved neckplate: "This Tool Kills Hate"

Accessories
- Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Gig Bag
- Pickguard: 1-ply Blue/White Stars Graphic
- Control Knobs: Parchment

Documents and Manuals

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-488-1818

Reviews

(4 ratings)

Submitted February 27, 2012 by Ian H in East Lansing, MI

"Awesome Purchase!"

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This guitar sounds great - it gets a real gritty sound but can also clean up quite nicely. The Kramer signature guitar is a hard tail so it is a bit heavier than other Strats - but I think that is what allows it to get such a throaty sound. I love the Seymour Duncan in the middle pickup position - a favorite spot of mine on normal Strats. It gets a slightly bassier sound but not muddy and not so much high end as a bridge pickup. Perfect for dirty blues sounds, proto-punk sounds or just raucous rock. Blends perfectly with my (mostly Fender) sound. I really can't say enough good things about this guitar. The radius was a bit to get used to but after a band practice or two I've completely adapted. One caveat - the frets were pretty sharp when I received the guitar. A quick trip to the local repair shop and I was good to go by the next day.