Fender has unveiled the Khruangbin Collection, a restricted version run of guitars and basses modeled after the devices utilized by the band’s Mark Speer and Laura Lee.
The collaboration honors the sounds that colour Khruangbin’s lush, psych fusion preparations, and marks the primary time in Fender’s historical past that they’ve launched a signature instrument line for a band’s guitarist and bassist on the similar time.
The guitar is the Restricted Version Mark Speer Stratocaster, which is available in a good looking pure end with a custom-contoured ash physique, all-white {hardware}, a Customized “C” neck profile, and 21 jumbo frets. For pickups, it boasts DiMarzio Professional Observe pickups on the neck and bridge, and a ‘70s Strat center pickup. The guitar additionally encompasses a vintage-style tremolo and Graph Tech saddles and string timber.
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The bass, the Restricted Version Laura Lee Jazz Bass, is available in a traditional classic white end with chrome {hardware}, vintage-style concentric knobs, a {custom} “U” neck, and a rosewood fingerboard with 21 jumbo frets. Within the pickup division, the bass will function DiMarzio Extremely Jazz pickups.
Each devices are “precise replicas” of the respective axes performed by Speer and Lee since their debut album, The Universe Smiles Upon You, was launched ten years in the past.
Watch a Fender Signature Classes video showcasing the Restricted Version Mark Speer Stratocaster and the Restricted Version Laura Lee Jazz Bass under.
In the meantime, Khruangbin launched their fourth studio album, A La Sala, in April 2024. Later this month, the band will play a run of US exhibits, stopping in Pittsburgh, Boston, and extra cities, adopted by a jaunt of European dates. Get tickets here.
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