This is a guitar built to match Ariel’s genre-defying tone and slide guitar mastery.
Last week, Fender announced a Custom Shop signature for the low-tuned, slide guitar virtuoso Ariel Posen.
“More than anything, this Strat® embodies everything I love about Fender and condenses it into one instrument.”
Fender Custom Shop
The Fender Limited Edition Ariel Posen Stratocaster is an instrument with enough versatility and raw playing power to properly honour the virtuosic guitarist, songwriter, producer and vocalist. Posen’s playing is unique not just in its sheer technical proficiency and musicality, but in the way it spans a number of genres ranging from old delta blues to neo soul to good old fashion rock and roll. With this in mind, the Fender Custom Shop understood that Posen’s signature instrument had to come ready to tackle just about any sonic assignment under the sun. Thanks to a set of custom AP- 90 pickups, designed in tandem with Tim Shaw, and simple but powerful controls, the Limited Edition Ariel Posen Stratocaster® can handle scorching hot solos and sultry chord work in equal measure.
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P90 Pickups
“This is the most genuine and authentic representation of what I’m looking for in a guitar,” said Ariel Posen. “I was always a Strat guy and always felt most comfortable playing them, so it was important to capture those qualities. But the AP90 pickups really highlight my love for Jazzmasters— there’s something so open and airy about those guitars. More than anything, this Strat embodies everything I love about Fender and condenses it into one instrument.”
Check out the guitar with the man himself below:
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