Grammy-nominated artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd has been carrying the blues torch since he exploded on the scene in the mid-'90s. Inspired by his own vintage '61 Strat (currently on display at the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame), the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster has vintage styling coupled with modern player-centric appointments.
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster has a 12" fingerboard radius, jumbo frets, Graph Tech bridge saddles, the "Kenny Wayne Shepherd" signature on back of headstock, custom-voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd pickups with reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup, a racing stripe on black version and a cross on arctic white version.
Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster Electric Guitar Features:
Body: Alder
Finish: Polyester
Neck: Maple
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 12" radius
No. of Frets: 21, Jumbo
Scale Length: 25.5 (648mm)
Nut Width: 1.650", (42mm)
Hardware: Chrome
Tuning Keys: Fender® Vintage Style
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with Graph Tech®
Saddles
Pickguard: 3-ply Mint Green
Pickups: Custom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Sheppard
Pickup Switching: 5 Position Blade
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck and Middle Pickups); Tone 2
(Bridge Pickup)
Strings: Fender Standard Tension Bullet End ST3250R, Nickel Plated
Unique features: 12" Fingerboard radius, jumbo frets, Graph Tech® bridge saddles, "Kenny Wayne Shepherd" signature on back of headstock, custom-voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd pickups with reverse wound/reverse polarity middle pickup, racing stripe graphic on black, cross graphic on arctic white.
Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster Electric Guitar Includes:
deluxe gig bag
This signature Fender Strat is ready to rock. Order yours today!
Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster Electric Guitar
Reviewer's Background: active hobbyist taking lessons
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock, Blues
If you are into the KWS sound this strat is for you. I tried several strats, including the clayton signature and this guitar played and felt as good as the Clapton. I own a custom LP (Slash signature) as well as a standard LP, Ibanez Prestige, and a Jackson. I was thoroughly impressed with this guitar and look forward to buying another Fender soon. This guitar is one dimensional in that it is very bluesy so if you are trying to get a hard rock sound you may wanna look at something else. I play this through a Dr.Z mini head with a Fender custom cabinet and the pickups on this guitar sound great. I also play through a Mesa Boogie Head (Recto-verb) and sounds great there too just knocks the plaster off the wall in my townhouse. As for the fit and finish I was pleasantly surprised. I'm sorry, I really don't buy that made in America is always so much better.
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Posted by BillyB from Texas on Aug 8, 2009
Experience w/product: I have heard about it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician 25+ years
Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Rock, Country
Definately a blues players axe! I couldn't find a single flaw anywhere. Kudos to the Mexican factory. They are putting out some really good stuff these days. I love the KWS pups on this guitar. Plug her straight into a tube amp and you will be in heaven....
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Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guitar
Posted by Bluesman from Ambridge, PA on Aug 3, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Been playing for 30 years, Hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Rock and Blues
I am also a Fender fan, I purchased the White Kenny Wayne Shepherd guitar with the Cross on it. I was impressed with the looks of the guitar. I checked the guitar over very carefully, the nut is centered, the fretwork is good, no frets falling out and no sharp edges. I looked for flaws and could not find any. When I plugged the guitar into the Fender Blues Jr, I was pleasantly surprised by the sound of the pickups and various combination's of the pickups. You do get that fat Fender sound. Even though it is a guitar made in Mexico, I am very satisfied with the guitar. I do own the SRV and Eric Clapton signature guitars and really like them. I do give a thumbs up to the Kenny Wayne Shepherd Guitar. I wouldn't change anything on it, play it the way it was made. Check Kenny playing the guitars on You Tube.
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Never another Fender
Posted by Never another Fender from Oregon on Jun 1, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: 2-3 years
Reviewer's Play Style: Blues, Rock
Tried two of theses things. Both required fret work, one required nut work, one neck was sooo crooked that the high E was hanging off the neck! No joke. Body cavities had polishing wax! I temporarily owned two.
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Typical MIM Strat...
Posted by Kurt from VT on Apr 19, 2009
Experience w/product: I have used it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Christian Rock
First let me say that I am a huge fender fan, I have owned many fenders/squiers in my life, so I know what to typically expect from a fender. The finish is beautiful, I had the black w/racing stripes, really cool retro finish with the off white pickup covers and volume/tone knobs. The features are what you would expect from a non-US strat, so I am not going to knock them on that rating. For quality, I must say I was a little dissappointed, the nut was mis-aligned, slightly to the right, and weather this attributed to the fact that this guitar would not stay in tune, I do not know, but I could not get this guitar to stay in tune, I ended up shipping it back as defective. I did like the graph-tech saddles, but the tremelo action was also a little stiff. I do not consider this guitar to have poor quality, just average, because I know that if mine was not defective, it would have played just fine, but the overall issue is that this is not much different from a typical MIM strat, other than a cool paint job, and some upgraded saddles, you have a Mexican strat, I would definately like to see a little more justification of Fender's latest round of significant price increases.
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