First teased at this year's NAMM show, Fender has unveiled its new Tom Morello signature guitar, the Soul Power Stratocaster.
Based on the modified Designer Series Strat Morello used during his time in Audioslave, the Soul Power Strat features an alder slab body with binding and a "Modern C"-shape maple neck with a 9.5"-14" compound radius rosewood fingerboard and 22 medium-jumbo frets.
“This Fender Soul Power signature guitar is made to my exact specifications and is an authentic replica of the instrument that forged my sound in Audioslave,” Morello said in a press release.
"That was a period of renewed artistic freedom and limitless expression on the guitar for me and Soul Power was the sonic divining rod leading the way."
Pickups on the guitar are a Seymour Duncan Hot Rails humbucker in the bridge, and Fender Noiseless pickups in the neck and middle. A recessed Floyd Rose locking tremolo system and a kill switch - for Morello-esque "stutter" effects - also come standard on the guitar.
Other features on the Soul Power Strat include locking tuners, a matching painted headcap and a "Soul Power" body decal on the black Fender case.
Aside from getting the specs, tones and look exactly where he wanted it, Morello also wanted to use his new signature guitar for a good cause. "Just as important as getting the specs right is the charitable/social justice component of my collaboration with Fender," he said.
"Together we are giving away hundreds of guitars to underprivileged schools and to the Jail Guitar Doors prison rehabilitation program to help unlock creative doors and create better (and louder) futures.”
The Fender Tom Morello Soul Power Stratocaster is available now for $1,299.99.
For more info on the guitar, stop by fender.com.
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