Northwest Guitars

Stratocaster Compatible Guitar Body SSS - Fiesta Red

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Our SSS Stratocaster Style guitar bodies offer the iconic Stratocaster shape and configuration, known for delivering the classic tone that’s been featured on countless hit records. Perfectly routed to accommodate your choice of pickups, these replacement bodies are ideal for guitarists seeking the legendary sound of single-coil pickups.

Hand-Selected Alder

Our guitar 2-piece bodies are crafted from A-grade alder, a popular choice among leading guitar manufacturers due to its lightweight to medium weight and ease of use. Alder is known for its light colour and fine grain, making it an excellent wood for applying finishes. Whether you prefer a solid or transparent finish, alder handles both beautifully.

Sonically, alder offers many benefits, including a resonant, well-balanced tone. Its closed-pore structure helps produce a full-bodied sound with excellent sustain and attack. With its balanced tonal properties and versatile nature, alder remains a favourite for guitar builders and players alike.

Finished in Iconic Colours

Our guitar bodies are finished in a range of iconic colours, faithfully recreated by us using genuine shades from the big F. Whether you’re after a classic vintage look or something bold and modern, you’ll find a finish to suit your style and inspire your next build.

Perfectly Sized Neck Pocket

Our guitar bodies are designed with precise compatibility in mind. Each neck pocket is carefully crafted to ensure a snug fit and comes with pre-drilled holes for easy installation. This makes our bodies an excellent match for most aftermarket guitar necks, including those designed for Fender-style guitars.

Built for Compatibility

All of our bodies are engineered to be compatible with genuine Fender hardware, as well as our own branded parts. This ensures that you have maximum flexibility when it comes to selecting components, whether you’re aiming for a traditional build or a custom project with upgraded hardware.

Ready-to-Use Routing

We ensure that all our guitar bodies are fully routed for electronics, including pickups, control cavities, and hardware mounts, so you can get started on your project quickly. Some models may not include pre-drilled tremolo or bridge mounting holes, as this allows for greater flexibility in selecting and installing different types of bridges.

Material: Alder
Body Thickness: 46mm (1 13/16")
Neck Pocket Width: 55.5mm (2 3/16")
Neck Pocket Depth: 17mm (43/74")
Control Cavity Depth: 38.5mm (1 33/64")
Pickup Cavity Depth: 17mm (43/64")
Finish: Polyurethane
String Spacing: N/A
Other Info: Strap button holes pre-drilled
Weight: 2.4kg (5lb 3oz)

• Northwest Guitars, Unit A Hoyle Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA5 0LW, GB
• Phone: +44 1925 407056
• Email: sales@northwestguitars.co.uk

Responsible Person:
• EU Comply OÜ, Pärnu Mnt 139b-14, Tallinn, Tallinn, 11317, EE
• Email: hello@eucompliancepartner.com
• Phone: +33 757 690241

2 3/16" Neck Pocket

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Standard/Vintage Trem Routing

Our Stratocaster bodies are expertly routed for standard and vintage tremolos, ensuring seamless compatibility. Designed for optimal tone and performance, they provide the perfect fit for authentic tremolo systems in custom builds.

Customer Reviews

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James Tyler
Excellent stratocaster body

After letting the body settle for a week, I have built my part caster. The finish of the body and colour is perfect to my taste, the only thing for foreign customer is beware of the import tax. Spanish customers charged me 95€ for the privilege which made the cost of the body expensive, but that's not the suppliers fault.

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Karl Redlich
Stratocaster Compatible Guitar Body SSS

The body was well packed and arrived in excellent condition. The finish was excellent and customer service great.

The only disappointing feature is that the neck pocket was too small. I tried 3 different necks on this body including a genuine Fender 57 RI Strat, a Musicraft & Warmoth - but none fit the neck cavity in the body. I had to rout out the neck pocket to a Stewmac Stratocaster heel template to get the correct fit. Not an easy task due to the risk of cracking or tearing the paint finish.
I am not sure whether other customers have experienced the same issue but it would be good if the the final quality check was extended to test the neck pocket dimensions with an actual Fender neck prior to dispatch.

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Konstantinos Bizovitis
Stratocaster Compatible Guitar Body SSS - Fiesta Red

Excellent quality body with an exceptional finish. Neck pocket is relatively tight so in the case of a wide neck heel some sanding work might be required in order to perfect fit, easy fix. Very pleased!

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Simon Sykes
Stratocaster SSS Fiesta Red Body

Overall decent finish but neck pocket size was bigger than stated so did not fit Genuine Fender neck very well