Fender Katana
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| Fender Katana | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 1985–1986 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Glued-in |
| Scale | 24.75 in (629 mm) |
| Woods | |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Two-pivot vibrato |
| Pickup(s) | 2 humbuckers |
The Fender Katana is an electric guitar built by Fender. It was designed by marketing director Dan Smith in 1985. The Katana was designed to compete with the unconventionally-shaped guitars of the era, such as the Jackson Randy Rhoads, and to satisfy Fender dealers who were feeling the pinch by them.[citation needed] The Katana did not sell as well as Fender hoped, and it was discontinued in 1986, just a year later.
The Katana has a maple glued-in neck with bound rosewood fingerboard, offset triangle markers, a 629mm (24.75") scale with 22 frets, a truss rod adjuster at the headstock end. It features a string clamp, an arrow-head-shape headstock and a neck that matches the body colour. The guitar has two coverless humbucker pickups, two controls (volume, tone) and a three-way selector, all on body, and a side mounted jack socket. It also has a two-pivot bridge/vibrato unit.
A less expensive Squier version of the Katana was also made, with a single pickup, a bolt-on short scale neck and basic volume/tone controls. The Squier version is much more commonly available in the used market than the Fender.
External links[edit]
- Fender Katana at TheGuitarCollection.org
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