Fender Player Plus Stratocaster - Belair Blue  

Fender

Fender was founded in 1946 by Clarence Leonidas ‘Leo’ Fender. Their first guitar, the Telecaster, became a huge success, and they started producing other similarly popular models, like the Stratocaster and the Precision Bass. Nowadays Fender has a huge assortment of different basses and guitars, with different sounds, colours, and prices, so that they have something for everyone. Consequently, they remain one of the most popular guitar brands today!

The Player Series

Fender developed the Player series specifically for beginning musicians and musicians with a relatively low budget. The Fender Player guitars and basses are made in Mexico and measure up to Fender’s American-made guitars quite well. The instruments are also very versatile and are even suited for recording and gigs. The Player guitars are thus more affordable versions of the popular Fender models. Consequently, they also feel and sound like a Fender guitar. However, the Player models are relatively standard, Fender did not add any unique modifications or special additions to the guitar. All models have Alnico pickups and are available in different colours.

The Fender Player Plus Belair Blue

The Player Plus in Belair Blue is the more creative spin on the standard Fender Player Stratocaster. This is because the Player Plus has a more unique finish, has an HSS pickup configuration, and better pickups. HSS means that the guitar has one humbucker and two single-coils, instead of three single-coils and no humbucker. These are also high quality pickups, because the humbucker has a coil-split function and the single-coil pickups have no-hum technology. Coil-splitting means that the humbucker, which has two coils, can be transformed in a single-coil, which obviously has one coil. This can be done by turning one of the two coils off by pulling the tone knob, and can be transformed back into a humbucker by pushing the tone knob back in place. The Fender Player Plus thus has many pickup and tone options! The no-hum technology means that the single-coils do not produce the typical humming noise. Single-coils have a beautiful sound but are also notorious for that humming sound. This is because single-coils do not form a magnetic circle and manage to pick up other signals. Fender thus designed this system which cancels out the hum. Furthermore, the body of the guitar is made of alder, which is lightweight yet quite strong. The guitar also has a maple neck and a pau ferro fretboard, which is a great combination and makes playing really comfortable. The Fender Player Plus Belair Blue is thus the ideal instrument for the creative player!