Description

The Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster features a chambered ash body for vibrant and resonant tone, while the Transparent Faded Sonic Blue lacquer finish highlights the beautiful ash grain. The early ‘60s inspired “C”-shaped maple neck and bound rosewood fingerboard—with a 7.25” radius—offer comfort and playability straight out of Fender’s golden age. Loaded with three Kenny Wayne Shepherd custom pickups, this guitar delivers punchy and full-throated Strat tones.

CHAMBERED ASH BODY
Chambered ash delivers resonant and articulate tone, as well as beautiful grain patterns.

CUSTOM COLOR
Transparent Faded Sonic Blue shows off the wonderful ash grain while honoring a celebrated Fender custom color from the ’50s and ‘60s.

MAPLE NECK WITH BOUND ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD
A traditional pairing of classic Fender tone-woods elevated with white fingerboard binding – a distinctly 60s Fender appointment.

PEARLOID BLOCK INLAYS
Adorned with white pearloid blocks and a custom 12th fret ‘split-block’ for a touch of high-class style.

SIGNATURE PICKUPS
Three custom voiced single-coil Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster pickups.

UPDATED CLASSIC HARDWARE
Six-point synchronized tremolo bridge with Graph Tech® saddles provides vintage vibrato action and added tuning stability.

KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD
Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced significant commercial success as a blues artist. In 2013, Shepherd, along with Stephen Stills and Barry Goldberg, formed The Rides. They released their debut album Can’t Get Enough on August 27, 2013. Stills refers to the band as “the blues band of my dreams”.

ABOUT FENDER
In 1950, Fender introduced the first mass-produced solid-body Spanish-style electric guitar, the Telecaster. Following its success, Fender created the first mass-produced electric bass, the Precision Bass (P-Bass). In 1954, Fender unveiled the Stratocaster (“Strat”) guitar. With the Telecaster and Precision Bass on the market for some time, Leo Fender was able to incorporate input from working musicians into the Stratocaster’s design. The Strat’s comfortable contoured edges and in-built vibrato system led to its soaring popularity. shop.fender.com