Fender Guitar User manual

Stratocaster®

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ENGLISH - PAGES . . . . . . 3–17
ESPAÑOL - PAGINAS. . . . 18–31
FRANÇAIS - PAGES . . . . . 32–45
ITALIANO - PAGINE. . . . . 46–59
DEUTSCH - SEITEN . . . . . 60–73
PORTUGUÊS - PAGINA . . 74–87
. . . . . . . . 88–101

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Stratocaster®
ORIGINAL
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FCC COMPLIANCE NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules.
These limits are designed to provide a reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if
not used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications and there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna,
increase the separation between the equipment and receiver, connect
the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that of the
receiver. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician if
help is needed.

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Stratocaster®
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations on your purchase of this fine and uniquely innovative
instrument, the Fender® VG Stratocaster® guitar. True, the VG Strat®
is a Stratocaster in every sense of the tradition, but beyond its sleek
shape and familiar feel, you will find yourself overwhelmed with new,
incredible possibilities!
Of course, the VG Strat gives you a flawless Stratocaster sound, but with
the turn of a knob your options become seemingly limitless, from the
bright tone of the Telecaster® to the warm, full sound of an assortment
of acoustic guitars. Within the many sounds of the VG Strat there’s yet
another option to conveniently personalize your experience with the
guitar. You also get an array of open and alternate tunings without
having to turn a single tuning key. It truly is like having several guitars
all in one incredible instrument.
The VG Stratocaster guitar is the innovative result of collaboration
between two companies, each with a history of pioneering greatness
in the musical instrument industry. This extraordinary guitar is the
combined result of a powerful partnership between Fender, an iconic
leader in legendary guitar design, and the Roland Corporation, an
international company whose cutting edge technology consistently
revolutionizes the way we make and capture music.
ORIGINAL
C
ontour
B
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Roland
S T R A T O C A ST E R
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THE MANY MODES OF THE VG STRATOCASTER®
• Normal
• Modeled Stratocaster
• Telecaster®
• Humbucking Pickups
• Acoustic
A QUICK WORD ABOUT THE GUITAR MODELS
Fender has been around since 1946, and we have made many fantastic
instruments over the last several decades. With such a rich and
extensive history, the VG Strat brought a challenge as to which guitars
to model. There’s a reason Fender offers many different models of each
instrument, as players have different preferences. The varying guitars
Fender makes also have varying components, many of which affect the
tone the guitar produces. Our main objective was to make sure we
modeled the inherent tonal characteristics of each instrument rather
than the specifics of a particular guitar…thus creating more widely
representative models.
ORIGINAL
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5 MODES OF THE VG STRATOCASTER®
The 5-way selectable “Mode” control is what you will use to choose
among the VG’s distinct modeling modes. While in each mode, simply
use the blade 5-way selector switch to switch pickups as if you are
playing the guitar type that you’ve selected. Here are the modes:
• Normal (N): In this non-modeling mode, your guitar uses it's three
standard Strat pickups only and plays like a standard Stratocaster®
guitar.
• Modeled Stratocaster (S): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays
with the sound of a slightly different Stratocaster tone, but with some
new possibilities. You now have the option of a 12-string sound or
several different alternate tunings (see page 11).
• Telecaster (T): In this modeling mode, the guitar plays with the
sound of a Telecaster guitar. The 'snap' of the bridge position, the
'chirp' of the middle position, it's all there. And of course there's the
option of the 12-string sound and the alternate tunings.
• Humbucking Pickups (H): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays
with the sound of two high output humbucking pickups; one in the
neck position and one in the bridge position. This is the mode where
you’ll find that oh-so desirable warm, full tone you’d expect from high
end humbucking pickups.
• Acoustic (A): In this modeling mode, your guitar plays with the
warm, full sound of an acoustic guitar. In this position the blade
switch switches between various acoustic tones from the warmth of
a dreadnought to the bright, cutting sound of a resonator’s smooth
bluesy twang.

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A) Neck Pickup (Magnetic)
B) Mid Pickup (Magnetic)
C) Bridge Pickup (Magnetic)
D) Roland GK Pickup
1) Volume Control
2) 5-Way Switch
3) Tone Control
4) Tuning Control
5) Mode Control

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Normal Stratocaster® Guitar (N)
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION
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POSITION
NECK (A)
MIDDLE (B)
BRIDGE (C)
PICKUP IS ON
PICKUP IS OFF
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S T R A T O C A S T E R
WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO
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Stratocaster®
Modeled Stratocaster® Guitar (S)
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION
54
3
2
1
POSITION
NECK (A)
MIDDLE (B)
BRIDGE (C)
PICKUP IS ON
PICKUP IS OFF
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S T R A T O C A S T E R
WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO
ody
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ontour
C
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Stratocaster®
Modeled Telecaster® Guitar (T)
5 WAY SWITCH POSITION
54
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POSITION
NECK (A)
BRIDGE (C)
PICKUP IS ON
PICKUP IS OFF
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