Fender Stratocaster Ultra

The Fender Stratocaster Ultra is a variant of the Fender Stratocaster Plus electric guitar, defined primarily by its pickup configuration. The Strat Ultra features a dual Red Lace Sensor pickup in the bridge position and a single Lace Sensor pickup in each of the middle (Gold) and neck (Blue) positions. In addition to the standard Stratocaster 5-way pickup selector switch, these guitars include a "mini-toggle" that allows the dual Lace Sensor to be operated as a humbucker (middle position) or as a single-coil pickup (top and bottom positions), providing a total of 9 pickup combinations and a TBX tone circuit for the middle/bridge pickups.

The Strat Ultra was manufactured between 1990 and 1997 [ [http://www.xhefriguitars.com/page4.html Xhefri’s Guitars – Strat Plus Ultra ] ] and replaced by the Fender American Deluxe Series models in 1998. Its operation and pickup configuration are similar to the Fender Telecaster Plus and Jeff Beck Stratocaster guitars, manufactured roughly during the same period. This guitar usually came with a deluxe locking tremolo assembly, abalone fretboard dots and an aged white pearloid pickguard; earlier versions featured a standard American Fender 2-point tremolo system (or a "deluxe" bridge with a pop-in tremolo bar), white fretboard dots, a 3-ply white pickguard and a Silver Lace Sensor single-coil pickup in the middle position. The Strat Ultra was among the first post-CBS era Fender guitars to be fitted with an ebony fingerboard.

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