Best Rosewood Fretboard Fender Electric Guitars in 2023
Here you'll find the best Rosewood fretboard Fender electric guitars. Since the ban of Brazillian Rosewood, this has become a rare and expensive wood. It's not usually used for guitar bodies because of this, and also because it's heavy. Instead, it's used mainly for fretboards. Sometimes it's also used for necks because it's an extremely hard wood (even harder than maple). Its tonality tends to favor warm tones.
Out of the more than 2000 guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.
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1. Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: D (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- From Fender's 2021 American Ultra series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless™ Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless™ Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose Original Double-Locking 2-Point Tremolo bridge
- Augmented “D” Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Deluxe Staggered Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender American Ultra Luxe Stratocaster Floyd Rose HSS
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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2. Fender American Ultra Luxe Telecaster

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: D (5 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2021 American Ultra series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Ash body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 6-Saddle American Tele with Chromed Brass Saddles bridge
- Augmented “D” Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo Stainless Steel frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender American Ultra Luxe Telecaster
- Stainless Steel Frets
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Ivory Tusq Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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3. Fender Cory Wong Stratocaster
- From Fender's 2023 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Seymour Duncan Cory Wong Clean Machine Custom Stack Plus (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Seymour Duncan Cory Wong Clean Machine Custom Stack Plus (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Seymour Duncan Cory Wong Clean Machine Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Seymour Duncan Cory Wong Clean Machine Single Coil (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo bridge
- Modern D Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender Cory Wong Stratocaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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4. Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (31 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (28 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (4 votes)
- Pickups power: Hot (4 votes)
- From Fender's 2020 Artist series
- Made in Mexico
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Seymour Duncan Hot Rails Strat SHR-1B (Rail Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Vintage Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Vintage Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Dome knobs
- 5-way Switch
- Floyd Rose FRT-O2000 Double-Locking Tremolo (Recessed) bridge
- Modern C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking tuners
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Fender Tom Morello Stratocaster
- Locking Tuners
- Expensive Wood
- Locking Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Killswitch Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- Made in Mexico
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Retainer Bar
- No Strap Lock
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5. Fender American Ultra Stratocaster HSS

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (2 votes)
- Fret edges: Smooth (5 votes)
- Tuning stability: Holds tune well (5 votes)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (3 votes)
- Neck profile shape: D (4 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (6 votes)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (5 votes)
- From Fender's 2019 American Ultra series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Double Tap Humbucking (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Hot Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 2-Point Deluxe Synchronized Tremolo with Pop-In Arm bridge
- Ultra Modern D Bolt-On neck
- 22 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender American Ultra Stratocaster HSS
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Coil Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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6. Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster

Player Feedback
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Not bad (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: D (4 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Fast (7 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2019 American Ultra series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 10" to 14" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazzmaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Ultra Noiseless Vintage Jazzmaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 2 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- American Professional Jazzmaster bridge
- Ultra Modern D Bolt-On neck
- 21 Medium Jumbo frets
- Deluxe Cast/Sealed Locking (all short posts) tuners
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Fender American Ultra Jazzmaster
- Locking Tuners
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Series Split Pickups
- Tremolo
- Compound Radius Fretboard
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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7. Fender Michael Landau Coma Stratocaster
- From Fender's 2023 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 7.25" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Slab Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom ML CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom ML CuNiFe Wide-Range Humbucker (Humbucker/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Custom ML Ultra Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom ML Ultra Noiseless Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Bent Steel Saddles bridge
- Custom C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Narrow Tall frets
- Fender ClassicGear tuners
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Fender Michael Landau Coma Stratocaster
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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8. Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster

Player Feedback
- Neck profile shape: C (2 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Slightly chunky (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2020 Artist series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 7.25" Fretboard Radius
- Chambered Ash body
- Quartersawn Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Bridge pickup: Fender Custom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Middle pickup: Fender Custom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender Custom-Voiced Kenny Wayne Shepherd Single-Coil Strat (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 2 tone Bell knobs
- 5-way Switch
- 6-Saddle Vintage-Style Synchronized Tremolo with Graph Tech Saddles bridge
- 60s C Bolt-On neck
- 21 Jumbo frets
- Vintage-Style tuners
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Fender Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- Weight Relief
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Push Knob or Extra Switch Option
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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9. Fender American Professional II Telecaster

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Won't get out of tune (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2020 American Professional II series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Tele (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Dome knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 3-Saddle Top-Load/String-Through Tele with Compensated Brass “Bullet” Saddles bridge
- Deep C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered tuners
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Fender American Professional II Telecaster
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Tremolo
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock
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10. Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster

Player Feedback
- Neck access to high frets: Easy (1 vote)
- Fret edges: Smooth (1 vote)
- Tuning stability: Sightly unstable (1 vote)
- Weight: Slightly heavy (1 vote)
- Neck profile shape: C (8 votes)
- Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (4 votes)
- Pickups noise: Slightly Noisy (1 vote)
- Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
- From Fender's 2020 American Professional II series
- Made in United States
- 6 strings
- 25.5"'' scale
- 9.5" Fretboard Radius
- Alder body
- Maple neck
- Rosewood fretboard
- Bridge pickup: Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Jazzmaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- Neck pickup: Fender V-Mod II Single-Coil Jazzmaster (Single Coil/Passive)
- 1 volume and 1 tone Bell knobs
- 3-way Switch
- 9.5” Radius Jazzmaster/Jaguar Bridge with Panorama™ Tremolo System bridge
- Deep C Bolt-On neck
- 22 Narrow Tall frets
- Fender® Standard Cast/Sealed Staggered tuners
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Fender American Professional II Jazzmaster
- Made in United States
- Expensive Wood
- Bone Nut
- Top Brand Pickups
- S-1 Switch Pickups
- Tremolo
- Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
- No Locking Tuners
- No Neck-Through Build
- No Weight Relief
- No Luminescent Inlay
- No Compound Radius Fretboard
- No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
- No Strap Lock