PARALLEL UNIVERSE VOL II JAZZ STRAT

One of the best Fender Stratocasters for left-field fans.

RRP: $3,999

Body: Offset Alder With Maple Top

Neck: Solid Rosewood (C-shape)

Scale: 25.5 inches

Fingerboard: Rosewood Frets: 22

Pickups: 3x Texas Special Single-Coils

Controls: Master Volume, Master Tone Blend

Hardware: Chrome

PROS

• A truly one-off design.

• Ultra vintage aesthetic.

CONS

• Maybe a bit too out-there for some.

2020’s instalment in the Fender Parallel Universe range saw some truly curious additions, including this limited-edition Jazz Strat – effectively combining the body of a Strat with the neck, vibrato and pickups of a Jazzmaster, along with a custom Decoboom Streamline pinstriped pickguard and aluminium radio knobs.

Along with the Pure Vintage 65 single-coils found on Jazzmasters, which feature vintage bobbin construction to genuine original-era cloth wiring, there’s the Jazzmaster bridge with brass Mustang saddles that keep the strings where they belong and a screw-in arm that stays securely in the tremolo. Finished in Transparent Seafoam Green that makes it feel even more collectable and obscure, here’s a Strat completely reimagined in every sense of the word.