Detail 01
Chambered ash body
Chambering removes excess wood to reduce weight while supporting the body’s resonance.
Product detailSKU #1500000428074
FenderPlayer II Stratocaster HSS Chambered Ash Body Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar White Blonde
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The White Blonde Player II Stratocaster HSS is built around a chambered ash body, a rosewood fingerboard, and three pickups arranged for broad on-guitar selection. Its neck and middle Alnico 5 single-coils are described as crisp and articulate, while the Alnico 2 bridge humbucker adds warmer, higher-output material and has overwound coils that cancel hum. Chambering removes excess wood to reduce weight and promote resonance. With a Modern C maple neck, 22 medium-jumbo frets, five-way switching, and a two-point tremolo, it is set up for varied rhythm and lead work.
Strong match
Who this is for
- High-gain or distorted parts where the bridge humbucker’s hum-cancelling coils are relevant.
- Set changes that need neck, middle, bridge, and blended pickup combinations from one guitar.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Buyers who need a case or gig bag included.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Five-position switching
The switch accesses neck, neck/middle, middle, middle/bridge, and bridge pickup combinations.
Detail 03
HSS pickup layout
The bridge uses a Player Series Alnico 2 humbucker; the neck and middle use Player Series Alnico 5 Strat single-coils.
Detail 04
Rosewood fingerboard
It has a 9.5-inch radius and 22 medium-jumbo frets.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01No case or gig bag is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What is the body made from?
It has a chambered ash body.
02Does the bridge humbucker cancel hum?
Yes. Its overwound coils are described as hum-cancelling.
03What tremolo does it use?
It uses a two-point synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- Player Series Alnico 2 humbucker
- Middle pickup
- Player Series Alnico 5 Strat single-coil
- Neck pickup
- Player Series Alnico 5 Strat single-coil
- Pickup Configuration
- HSS
5 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- Fender USA 250L nickel plated steel (.009-.042 gauges)
- Scale Length
- 25.5" (64.77 cm)
8 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Tan
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Slab rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/chrome
- Color Finish
- Satin urethane finish on back of neck with gloss urethane headstock face
- Nut material
- Synthetic bone
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster
- Position inlays
- White dot
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 25.5" (64.77 cm)
- Nut width
- 1.650" (42 mm)
24 detailsOther
- Shape
- Stratocaster
- Pickup configuration
- HSS
- Truss rod
- Single action, head adjust
- Case
- None
- Tier
- new
- Side dots
- White
- Control knobs
- Aged white plastic
- Controls
- Master volume, tone 1 (neck/middle pickups), tone 2 (bridge pickup)
- Fret size
- Medium jumbo
- Finish
- Satin urethane finish on back of neck with gloss urethane headstock face
- Category Source
- detail
- Construction
- 4-bolt standard
- Wood
- Chambered ash
- Material
- Slab rosewood
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Fender ClassicGear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Strings
- Fender USA 250L nickel plated steel (.009-.042 gauges)
- Switching
- 5-position blade
- Series
- Player II
- Pickguard
- 3-ply parchment
- Source Id
- site51500000428074
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
- Bridge
- 2-point synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles
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