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Fender Artist Series Mark Knopfler Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood, with Case)

Ash body. Maple "C" neck. Texas Special pickups. 67 People rated this product: Rate and Review This Product
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Manufacturer's Description for Fender Artist Series Mark Knopfler Signature Stratocaster Electric Guitar (Rosewood, with Case)

The Mark Knopfler Stratocaster guitar is a true "sultan of swing," with a '57 Strat Ash body and vintage tinted '62 C-shaped maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard. Knopfler's unmistakable tone comes from 3 Texas Special single-coil pickups and a 5-way switch. Other features include Fender/Gotoh vintage tuners and an American Vintage tremolo system.

While it may not get you your money for nothing or your chicks for free, the Mark Knopfler Stratocaster will help you conjure up the same tones that made the legendary Dire Straits guitarist and vocalist famous. Mark came to Fender and asked them to create a guitar that utilizes designs from his favorite vintage Stratocaster guitars. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Fender products.
Model Name: Mark Knopfler Stratocaster

Model Number: 011-7800-(815)

Series: Artist Series

Colors: (815) Hot Rod Red, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)

Body: Comfort Contoured '57 Lightweight Ash Body

Neck: Vintage Tinted '62 Maple Neck, 'C' Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)

Fingerboard: Rosewood (7.25 in. Radius/184 mm)

No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Nickel Silver Frets

Pickups: 3 Texas Special Single-Coil Strat(R) Pickups

Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)

Pickup Switching:
5-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup
Position 3. Middle Pickup
Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup
Position 5. Neck Pickup

Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines

Hardware: Chrome

Pickguard: 3-Ply, 11-Hole, Mint Green

Scale Length: 25.5 in. (648 mm)

Width at Nut: 1.625 in. (41.2mm)

Unique Features: Dot Inlays, Transitional Decal, Mark Knopfler Signature on Ball of Headstock

Strings: Fender Super 250R, (.010 to .046) Nickel Plated Steel p/n 073-0250-006

Accessories: Deluxe Black Hardshell Case, Strap, Cable, Meguiar's Mist and Wipe Kit

Case: Deluxe Brown Hardshell Case

Introduced: 7/2003

Notice: Product Prices, Features And Specifications Are Subject To Change
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This review has been selected by our experts as particularly helpful. "Look no further for a great 60s guitar! Mark Knopfler strat is here!"
Sound: The sound is almost perfect. I may put a set of Bill Lawrence pickups on it. The Texas Specials do sound great, but I have been spoiled by Bill's great products in the past few years... Feature: Great finish on the entire guitar. The neck is perfect... fret work is amazing! Nice and light Ash body (Try to find a Custom Shop with an Ash body, you can probably count on a woodshop teacher's right hand) Ease of Use: The guitar plays great. Good size frets makes it to where you can really dig in the neck for good lead work. Quality: I did not find anything wrong with the finish. Great warm tone from the rosewood neck, superb fret dressing, slightly chunkier great feeling neck, just amazing. Value: Like I said... This guitar plays better than most $2600 Custom Shops I was about to buy. You can get two of these for the price of one CS. This is how much a superior guitar should cost. Manufacturer Support: When is Fender going to get their head out of their asses and understand that customer service really matters. I guess while they are making money like gangbusters they will not change their philosophy. They have a great website, but try to find a phone number to call! You have to go through a dealer who you can trust and wait. Just don't hold your breath. If I took over Fender, it would be the first thing I would change. The Wow Factor: I didn't know that I wanted it, got it, love it. This is my first review to write. I just had to share my experience. I am not the kind of person who automatically likes everything I buy just because I now own it. I hate those people... They just make judging these reviews so hard. I never read people's reviews with all 10s... Looking back at my review, I may have to consider some of them to be honest unbiased opinions. Overall: Before I bought this guitar I was looking at various Custom Shops (60's, 1965, 1956, etc...). I really was looking for something with great feeling neck, light, good contours, great sustain, and always great looks. After my search I had decided that the '65 custom shop was what I liked best out of all of the guitars that I played, but still was not perfect. I really wanted something with some better feeling frets and the '65 didn't live up to it with the wimpy frets. I had read about the Mark Knopfler strat and it sounded just like what I was looking for, but could not find a dealer anywhere who had one in their store. I guess everyone wants a Stevie Ray strat these days because those were everywhere... I decided to take a chance and order one on-line with a reputable seller who would take it back if I just didn't like it. This thing is awesome... and I really am not a red guitar guy. First of all, the red has a cool orange vibe to it which makes it different from most red guitars. The finish on the guitar was perfect. What really impressed me was the fret work done on the guitar. The neck on this guitar is far superior than most Custom Shops. I didn't see frets dressed like this on any of the guitars I looked at previously. And the shine! The frets felt like class they were so smooth. The one thing that I wanted was a larger neck than the traditional "C" shape strat necks. Well, I was hoping for a little more meat on a '62 neck, but in all fairness it is slightly larger than the standard "C" neck. After playing it for a couple of hours it is not my #1 guitar. The sound... OMG... there is sustain and crystal clear tones when you strum it. It does have the same larger tremolo block as its Custom Shop brothers, and that could be why it sustains really well. In all, if you are looking for great '60s feeling guitar, that in my opinion, with just as good if not better quality than $2600 Custom Shop, this is it. Try it! You will not regret it. If you don't like it, send it back! I promise you will be right back here and writing about how great this guitar is.
Style of Music: Rock,Blues
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Sound: nman this guitar is a beauty everything about it rocks except for people that dislike red but red is a great expressional color i love red and blue and black and white... and if u like u can mess with the pick ups and electronics and stuff if u wanna change its sound but it comesn with an amazing sound the texas special pick ups are great... overall beautiful guitar no cons really Feature: best thing about it is when mark knopfler was asked to design it he put made this a beast and wanted it to represent him as a musician and give back to the community of guitarists with this great carefully Spec'd out guitar but its pretty much the basics of a standard nothing to complex nice lil tremolo and everything 62 neck on a nitrocellulose coated 57 body for awesome tone (Les Paul's are covered in nitrocellulose. Quality: quality is top notch the fender workers making these put tons of care and caution when making top of the line guitars (fenders over 800 dollars) Value: you'll be happy fender has lifetime warranty so dot worry in this department Manufacturer Support: fender is a great company, gibson is too ... they are the kings of the guitar world The Wow Factor: beautiful Hot rod red man so devilish and sweet all at one time... 62 neck has an amazing feel and the 57 body installed for lighter weight and nicer fit 57 bodys rock i will make love to my Mark Knopfler buying her this week Overall: forever
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