Fender Cyclone II
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| Manufacturer | Fender |
| Period | 2002-2006 |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Bolt-on |
| Woods | |
| Body | Alder |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo |
| Pickup(s) | 3 Special Design American Vintage Jaguar Single-coil |
| Colors available | |
| Daphne Blue and Candy Apple Red | |
The Fender Cyclone II is an electric guitar made by Fender. Introduced as the successor to the Fender Cyclone in July 2002, the Cyclone II features changes such as the Mustang racing stripe as well as pickups and switching borrowed from the Fender Jaguar. Notably, the guitar employs three pickups angled in a similar fashion to the Fender Telecaster bridge pickup rather than the standard two straight pickups of a Jaguar. It also features a Fender Jazzmaster headstock, similar to a 1970's Strat headstock. It also features vintage tuning heads, as well as vintage, nickel string saddles, which were found on 1950's model Strats. It was available in a choice of two colours, candy-apple red, and Fender's Daphne Blue, both with the white racing stripe found on the Mustang.
The Cyclone II has a scale of 24.75 inches, a Stratocaster style synchronized tremolo and an on/off switch for each pickup. While it is different in design to the Stratocaster, it has six pickup selections, including bridge pickup with neck pickup, not available on a standard Stratocaster. This enables the guitarist to have the mixed sound of the more 'twangy' bridge pickup, mixed with the smootheness of the neck pickup. It received good reviews, mostly because of it's unusual, versatile sound, and good looks.
The Cyclone II was discontinued in January 2007.
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