With a body based off of one of the most notable guitars in history and dressed up in black, the Squier Vintage Modified 70s Stratocaster electric guitar looks wonderfully familiar. Squier tweaks the classic to give it a custom look and feel. Modified means adding new twists to familiar designs. Squier"s Vintage Modified series excels at just that, imparting hot-output chop-shop sound, feel and value to traditional instrument designs. . The Vintage Modified Stratocaster electric guitar is constructed of basswood which has excellent sustain and a great resonance at mid and high frequencies. Three Duncan DesignedTM SC-101 single-coil pickups with black covers spruce up the look and sound of the guitar. Squier also included a maple fretboard, five-way pickup switch with black tip, three-ply pickguard, numbered volume and tone control knobs, vintage-style synchronized tremolo bridge with vintage-style tremolo arm, vintage-style chrome tuners, chrome hardware and an engraved neck plate.Basswood body Stratocaster body shape Maple, C shape neck Maple fretboard Chrome hardware Vintage style chrome tuners Vintage style synchronized tremolo Engraved neckplate Dot position inlays Three Duncan DesignedTM SC-101 Single-Coil pickups Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck pickup), Tone 2. (middle pickup) Strings: NPS, Gauges: .009, .011, .016, .024, .032, .042 Wrenches included: 1.5mm and 4mm Fretboard radius: 9.5 Frets: 21 medium jumbo Scale length: 25.5 Nut width: 1.65