Fender Debuts Limited Edition Whiteguard Strat

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Fender's latest Parallel Universe model blends the twang of a Telecaster with the sleek contours of a Strat.

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Fender has debuted the latest model in its ongoing Parallel Universe series, the Whiteguard Strat.

The limited-edition Whiteguard Strat seeks to blend the twang of a Telecaster with the sleek contours of a Strat. It features an Ash Strat body with a lacquer finish and a custom-shaped white pickguard.

The guitar also features 22 narrow-tall frets, a Modern C”-shaped maple Tele neck, a 9.5”-radius fingerboard and Fender Custom Shop ‘51 Nocaster single-coil bridge  and neck pickups.

The Limited Edition Whiteguard Strat is available now for $1,999.

For more on the instrument, head on over to fender.com.

Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.

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