The Fender Stratocaster XII is the
12 string version of the
Fender Stratocaster electric guitar made by
Fender. It was introduced in 1988
and briefly re-issued 20 years later after a discontinuation in 1996. Unlike the
Fender Electric XII, it uses a Strat-style body. Fender discontinued the Strat XII in 2009. It was reintroduced in 2019 with either a Sunburst or Olympic White finish
The Stratocaster XII is designed in the
United States and manufactured in
Japan
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. The original 1985 version featured some slight differences compared to the re-issue model of 2005; it had a larger bridge and saddle system similar to that of an Electric XII and an altered
headstock
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shape with raised machine heads. It also used a 22-fret neck with a rosewood fingerboard and
pearloid dots. The current version features a modified hard-tail Strat bridge, a
pao ferro fretboard with 21 frets and clay dot inlays.
Image:My_strat_XII_005.jpg, Detail of headstock
Image:My_strat_XII_003.jpg, Detail of bridge
Telecaster XII
The Telecaster XII is similar in design, features and construction to the original Stratocaster XII of 1985, except for the addition of a 2-piece premium lightweight
ash Tele-style body, a 1-ply black pickguard and a 1-piece maple neck/fingerboard with black micarta dot inlays. This American-made
Custom Shop limited-edition guitar was made in 1995 and discontinued in 1998.
References
Stratocaster XII
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