UK retailer Andertons and Chicago Music Alternate have partnered with Fender on an unique Lavender Haze-finished line of basic guitar and bass fashions.

Comprising a Jazzmaster, Stratocaster, Telecaster and Jazz Bass within the “never-before-seen” end, every mannequin additionally sports activities Chicago Music Alternate’s new proprietary Fender “Full Dip” pickups.

Developed in collaboration with Fender and knowledgeable by “many years of classic experience and participant suggestions”, these Full Dip pickups are infused with DNA from Large F’s Vintera II line, however with two key refinements: Alnico 2 magnets to easy harsh frequencies and 5% overwound coils for “added punch and grit”.

Elsewhere, every mannequin within the limited-edition vary options distinctive circuit enhancements which unlock tonal choices not accessible with customary wiring.

Described because the “could-have-been-but-never-was” end, Lavender Haze is impressed by mid-century home equipment, basic automobiles and the golden period of electrical guitars, Andertons and CME say.

“The Participant II already delivers distinctive tone, really feel, and reliability, and this collaboration takes it even additional,” says Lee Anderton, Managing Associate at Andertons.

“Pair that with CME’s new ‘Full Dip’ pickups, which have actual heat and musicality, and also you’ve bought guitars and basses that don’t simply look unimaginable, they encourage you to play. We’re thrilled to carry them to Andertons clients!”

“I like to romanticise the golden years at Fender and picture what might have been, however merely wasn’t – Lavender Haze is strictly that,” provides Daniel Bordonaro, Product Director at Chicago Music Alternate. 

“Anybody needing one thing snug and acquainted, however overtly distinctive each aesthetically and sonically ought to look no additional.”

The Andertons x Chicago Music Alternate Fender Participant II RW Lavender Haze Assortment is on the market now for pre-order.

For more information, you possibly can head to Andertons or Chicago Music Alternate.

Sam is the Affiliate Information Editor for Guitar.com and MusicTech. Completely immersed in music tradition for almost all of his life, Sam has performed guitar for 20 years, studied music know-how and manufacturing at college, and likewise written for the likes of Guitar World, Complete Guitar, Steel Hammer and MusicRadar.