{"product_id":"fender-standard-stratocaster-2004-arctic-white","title":"Pearl! – Fender Standard Stratocaster 2004, Arctic White","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeet Pearl, a 2004 Fender Standard Stratocaster built at Fender’s Ensenada factory in Mexico and finished in beautifully aged Arctic White.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome guitars make it to their twenties looking as though every one of those years was an argument. Pearl appears to have been rather more carefully supervised.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemarkably, she still retains her original Standard Strat factory sticker on the rear of the body, along with the Fender Super Bullets sticker on her tremolo cover. After surviving for more than two decades, we decided they had earned the right to stay.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePearl pairs her Arctic White body with a maple neck and fingerboard and the classic Stratocaster arrangement of three single-coil pickups and five-way switching. From clear, glassy neck tones and the unmistakable sounds of positions two and four to the extra bite of the bridge pickup, this is the familiar Strat formula for very good reason.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe has been played and carries some evidence of her previous life. A small area of finish damage has been carefully colour-matched, touched in and stabilised during her restoration. It remains visible on close inspection, along with some minor age-related marks, and has been photographed clearly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs part of her preparation for adoption, Pearl’s frets have been levelled, crowned and polished, her fret ends dressed, her fingerboard edges carefully rolled, and her electronics and hardware checked and cleaned. She has then received a full professional setup and intonation before being restrung with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eErnie Ball Extra Slinkies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe result is a wonderfully comfortable, properly sorted example of the Mexican Standard era, with 22 years of history behind her and plenty more ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecification\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eModel:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fender Standard Stratocaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2004\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCountry of manufacture:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mexico\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSerial:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e MZ4263313\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinish:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Arctic White\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeck:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Maple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFingerboard:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Maple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrets:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 21\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePickups:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 3 x Fender single coils\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eControls:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Master volume, 2 x tone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwitching:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 5-way selector\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBridge:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Stratocaster tremolo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStrings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Ernie Ball Extra Slinky\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Very good used condition with minor age-related marks and a small professionally attended finish touch-up\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Stray Chord","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58581529624840,"sku":null,"price":400.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1059\/2829\/4664\/files\/IMG-8120.heic?v=1788205745","url":"https:\/\/thestraychord.com\/products\/fender-standard-stratocaster-2004-arctic-white","provider":"The Stray Chord","version":"1.0","type":"link"}