FENDER EOB SUSTAINER STRATOCASTER

Price: £979 (inc gigbag) Origin: Mexico Type: Twin-cutaway, solid body electric guitar Body: Alder Neck: Maple, bolt-on Scale length: 648mm (25.5") Nut/width: Synthetic bone/42mm Fingerboard: Maple, 241mm (9.5") Frets: 21, narrow tall Hardware: 6-saddle vintage-style Synchronized vibrato and nickelplated Kluson style tuners String spacing, bridge: 54mm Electrics: Seymour Duncan JB Jr humbucker, Fender Texas Special single coil, Fernandes Sustainer Driver humbucker, five-way lever pickup selector switch, master volume, master tone, Sustainer Intensity control, Sustainer on/off switch, Sustainer mode switch Weight (kg/lb): 3.2/7.11 Options: None Range options: The Eric Clapton Stratocaster (£1,929) with its active mid-boost, TBX tone circuits and Vintage Noiseless pickups Left handers: Not this model Finishes: Olympic White (as shown) Fender GBI 01342 331700 www.fender.com

PROS: Great neck and the Sustainer opens up a world of possibilities. The sub-£1,000 price tag is a bargain for such an innovative Stratocaster

CONS: The Sustainer’s novelty might wear off