Detail 01
Five-position blade switch
Positions select bridge; bridge and middle; middle; middle and neck; or neck pickup.
Product detailSKU #1500000428072
FenderPlayer II Stratocaster HSS Electric Guitar - Rosewood Fingerboard, Birch Green
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The Birch Green Player II Stratocaster HSS pairs a rosewood fingerboard with Fender’s HSS layout: Alnico V single-coils at the neck and middle, and an Alnico II humbucker at the bridge. Its five pickup positions cover each pickup alone as well as the bridge/middle and middle/neck combinations, so changing parts does not require changing guitars. An alder body, satin-finished Modern C maple neck, rolled fingerboard edges, 22 medium-jumbo frets, and a two-point synchronized tremolo put the emphasis on hands-on Strat control with a wider bridge-pickup option.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Studio or rehearsal parts that call for isolated pickups and the two familiar combined pickup settings.
- Players wanting a rosewood-fingerboard Strat with a bridge humbucker for higher-output sounds.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Buyers who require a case or gig bag as part of the purchase.
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
Slab rosewood fingerboard
Paired with rolled edges, a 9.5-inch radius, and 22 medium-jumbo frets.
Detail 03
HSS electronics
Neck and middle Player Series Alnico V single-coils are joined by a Player Series Alnico II bridge humbucker.
Detail 04
Controls
Master volume, Tone 1 for neck/middle, and Tone 2 for bridge.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01A case or gig bag is sold separately.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Which pickups are active in position 2?
Position 2 selects the bridge and middle pickups together.
02What fingerboard is on the Birch Green model?
It has a slab rosewood fingerboard.
03Is it right-handed?
Yes, this model is right-handed.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
4 detailsPickups & controls
- Middle pickup
- Player Series Alnico V Strat single-coil
- Neck pickup
- Player Series Alnico V Strat single-coil
- Pickup Configuration
- HSS
- Bridge pickup
- Player Series Alnico II humbucker
8 detailsPlayability
- Factory strings
- Fender USA 250L Nickel Plated Steel
- Fingerboard radius
- 9.5"
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Scale Length
- 25.5"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
15 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Available colors
- 3-Color Sunburst, Birch Green, Coral Red, Polar White, Rallye Orange
- Neck material
- Maple
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Synthetic bone
- Color
- Green
- Body Material
- Alder
- Neck finish
- Satin urethane
- Neck Wood
- Maple
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel/chrome
- Body Shape
- Stratocaster
- Body finish
- Gloss polyester
- Neck joint
- Bolt-on
- Body material
- Alder
2 detailsSize & weight
- Nut width
- 1.65"
- Scale length
- 25.5"
23 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HSS
- Neck profile
- Modern C
- String gauge
- .009-.042
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Korena Special
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- Tuning machines
- Fender ClassicGear
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Bridge
- 2-point synchronized tremolo with bent steel saddles
- Body shape
- Stratocaster
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- White dots
- Truss rod
- Single-action, head adjust
- Pickup selector
- 5-way blade switch
- Case
- Sold separately
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Master volume, Tone 1 (neck/middle), Tone 2 (bridge)
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Double cut
- Series
- Player II
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- Stratocaster HSS
- Source Id
- site51500000428072
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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