Fender Announces Hardtail Strat Bridge, Black Painted Headstock Options for Mod Shop Guitars
Fender's sweet Mod Shop options continue to grow with these additions.
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Fender always likes to keep its Mod Shop updated with all sorts of interesting, customizable options, and today, it unveiled a couple of tantalizing new ones.
Now, guitarists interested in spec'ing their own Fenders can select hardtail bridges for their custom Stratocasters, an option previously available only on Robert Cray and Billy Corgan signature models.
Buyers can also now select Inca Silver finishes on alder-bodied instruments and black-painted headstocks. The finishes and hardtail bridges come at no extra charge, while the black-painted headstock will add another $50 to your total.
The new finishes and headstocks are available on the Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazzmaster body shapes.
To create your own Mod Shop Fender, take a hike on over to fender.com.
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Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.
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