Guitarists don't have to wait until Independence Day to show their patriotic colors, not if they have the new Fender Wayne Kramer Stratocaster guitar on hand.

The new starred-and-striped signature model is an honorary replica of the starred-and-striped Stratocaster that MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer used back in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The guitar bears his distinctive U.S. flag finish, with a red-and-white striped body and white-stars-on-blue-background pickguard and headstock.

Special features include a Seymour Duncan ’59 humbucking middle pickup and a commemorative neck plate engraved with "This Tool Kills Hate."

Other features include an alder body, maple neck with C shape and large ’70s-style headstock, 21-fret rosewood fingerboard with 7.25-inch radius and vintage-style frets, vintage-style single-coil Stratocaster neck and bridge pickups, American Vintage hard-tail string-through-body bridge, vintage-style tremolo arm, Fender / Schaller vintage-style "F" tuners, and chrome hardware. A deluxe gig bag comes included.

Check the specs for the Wayne Kramer Signature Stratocaster:

• Body Material: Alder
• Body Shape: Stratocaster
• Body Finish: Lacquer
• Neck Shape: "C" Shape
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Vintage Style Frets
• Position Inlays: Synthetic Mother of Pearl
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" (18.41 cm)
• Fretboard: Rosewood
• Neck Material: Maple
• Neck Finish: Urethane Finish
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.8 cm)
• Headstock: Large '70s Style
• Neck Plate: Engraved 4-Bolt Neckplate
• Pickup Configuration: S/H/S
• Bridge Pickup: Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Bridge Pickup
• Middle Pickup: Seymuor Duncan Humbucking Pickup (Middle)
• Neck Pickup: Vintage Style Single-Coil Strat Neck Pickup
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Hardware Finish: Chrome
• Bridge: American Vintage Strat Strings-Through-Body Hardtail Bridge
• Tuning Machines: Vintage "F" Style Tuning Machines
• Pickup Covers: Parchment
• Switch Tips: Parchment Switch Tip
• Strings: Fender USA, NPS, (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Unique Features: Original Wayne Kramer Flag paint, custom Stars & Stripes headstock/pickguard, red stripes on body, Seymour Duncan '59 middle pickup, reliced to match the original Wayne Kramer guitar, engraved neckplate: "This Tool Kills Hate"
• Case Gig Bags: Deluxe Gig Bag
• Pickguard: 1-ply Blue / White Stars Graphic
• Control Knobs: Parchment

"I felt like this guitar could be part of (MC5’s) total assault on the culture," said Kramer. "When I painted the guitar with this motif, it was to claim my patriotism in spite of what the country was doing at the time. I see myself as the curator to MC5’s legacy … And I think this guitar goes in some ways towards maintaining that legacy."

Fender's Wayne Kramer Stratocaster is now available for $1,299.99 (MSRP). For more information, visit fender.com.