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Series: | Squier Paranormal |
Product Color: | Vintage Blonde |
Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body Shape: | Stratocaster |
Body Material: | Okoume |
Body Finish: | Gloss Polyurethane |
Neck Material: | Maple |
Neck Finish: | Gloss Urethane |
Neck Shape: | "C" Shape |
Fingerboard Material: | Laurel |
Nut Material: | Graphite |
Nut Width: | 1.65" (42mm) |
Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (305mm) |
Scale Length: | 24.75" (629mm) |
Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
Neck Joint: | 4-Bolt Squier |
Fingerboard Inlay: | Pearloid Dots |
Inlay Shape: | Dots |
Bridge Pickup: | Fender Designed Alnico Soapbar Single-Coil |
Neck Pickup: | Fender Designed Alnico Soapbar Single-Coil |
Controls and Switching: | 3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup, Master Volume (Push/Pull), Master Tone (Push/Pull) |
Electronics Notes: | Push/Pull Volume Knob Selects Pickups In Series (Up) And Parallel (Down) In Position 2, Push/Pull Tone Knob Selects Pickups In-Phase (Down) And Out-Of-Phase (Up) In Position 2 |
Hardware Color: | Chrome |
Bridge: | Compensated Wrap-Around |
Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style |
String Tree: | Dual-Wing |
Fret Wire: | Narrow Tall |
Saddle: | Metal |
Pickguard: | 3-Ply Black |
Knobs: | Black "Bell-Style" |
Switch Cap: | Black |
I have the transparent red color. The body is so familiar and comfortable - the Strat shape is one of the most comfortable designs ever. It is surprising how athletic the neck feels. You’re so used to a Strat feeling a certain size and when you put your hand on the fretboard it makes you stop and think, woah, this is amazing. Think about this guitar as Fender’s LP Junior, except that it’s so much more comfortable than one. The pickups are actually very good, really good and some people will change them but you really don’t need to. The tuners are good, and the wraparound tail piece is fine. It’s actually branded for a rival company, so why reinvent the wheel. There’s no need to change anything, but I’ve seen a video where they change the bridge to an adjustable wraparound. I think I might add some shielding paint and maybe look at the output jack, switch and pots, but it is definitely good enough out of the box. I lowered the action, so maybe that took a minute or two. But otherwise it is hard to find a niftier guitar regardless of price. I’m hoping that CME can have these made in a CME Exclusive transparent orange. That might be the best thing I have ever suggested to anyone about a guitar in my 50 plus years of playing. So hey you gents at CME, have these done up in a smoky dark orange!!
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