Squier Simon Neil Stratocaster Overview
The Simon Neil Stratocaster guitar puts the Biffy Clyro guitarist's own personal touch on a Squier Classic Vibe series instrument. Based on Neil's Fender® Custom Shop Time MachineGäó '60s Stratocaster, features include an alder body finished in Fiesta Red, vintage-tint gloss maple neck, Neil's signature on the back of the headstock and Biffy Clyro logo on the front, three-ply mint green pickguard, vintage-style tuning machines and tremolo, aged plastic parts, and three custom vintage-style single-coil pickups with a mix of alnico III and V magnets-perfect for rhythm parts and rich, clear leads.Scottish alt-rock trio Biffy Clyro is known for complex and interwoven guitar riffs, chord sequences and melodies, and an intense and exciting live show. Formed by guitarist/vocalist Simon Neil and twins James Johnston (bass/vocals) and Ben Johnston (drums/vocals) in the mid-'90s, the band achieved mainstream U.K. success with 2007 Puzzle and a subsequent string of chart topping singles. Highly anticipated album Only Revolutions was released in November 2009.
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- Body: Alder
- Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Modern "C" Shape, (Gloss Polyester Finish with Vintage Tint)
- Fingerboard: Rosewood, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
- No. of Frets: 21 Medium Jumbo Frets
- Pickups: 3 Custom Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat® Pickups with Staggered, AlNiCo 5 Magnet Pole Pieces (Bass Strings), AlNiCo 3 Magnet Pole Pieces (Treble Strings), and Aged White Covers
- Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
- Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
- Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo
- Machine Heads: Vintage Style Tuning Machines
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
- Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
- Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Unique Features: Simon's Signature on the Back of the Headstock, Biffy Clyro Band Logo on the Front of the Headstock, Aged White Knobs, Pickup Covers and Switch Tip, Vintage Tinted Neck, White Dot Position Inlays, Vintage Styling, Synthetic Bone Nut,
- Exclusive release, available only in Europe.
- Strings: Fender Super 250L, (.009 to .042) Nickel Plated Steel