Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster Relic Guitar, Maple Fretboard, Daphne Blue

Description: YOUR BEST SOURCE FOR PRO AUDIO GEAR Free shipping on Domestic orders* 30-day returns moneyback guarantee Customer Support Online Chat Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster Relic Guitar, Maple Fretboard, Daphne Blue Description Player's Perspective Just in from the Fender Custom Shop - this beautiful 1957 Stratocaster Relic in a stunning Faded Aged Daphne Blue. As you'd expect with anything these guys build, it's top notch from top to bottom. Only Fender's top luthiers are working at their Custom Shop and it's immediately evident as soon as you pick the guitar up. This feels like the closest thing to a real deal '57 Strat you can get without spending tens of thousands of dollars. There is a lot of love and care that went into building this guitar. Even the relic job is tasteful, carefully done, and looks authentic. The playability is off the charts and the neck feels absolutely incredible. The fretwork is buttery smooth and the guitar works with you, not against you (something that wasn't always the case with those old vintage guitars). Even the pickups are handwound, to really put a ribbon on the entire Custom Shop experience. They sound lovely with a warm and wooly neck pickup, a bright and twangy middle pickup, and a bridge pickup that sizzles without having that shrill ice-picky sound that some of those really old Strats sometimes had. There's a naturally vocal-like quality to these pickups. They're open and airy while still having the right amount of definition to them. When Fender puts their best builders to work, the result is nothing short of impressive. This is a prime example of that. Details Rock ‘n’ roll was steaming ahead in 1957, and the electric guitar was taking on a prominent role in stripped-down bands, replacing the saxophone as the main lead instrument. The Fender Stratocaster was taking center stage in the hands of legendary musicians and reshaping the sound of modern music. The Fender Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster Relic brings you back to that time in all its greatness with a few player-centric modifications under the hood. A two-piece hand-selected alder body (ash on aged white blonde) wears a Relic lacquer finish and the one-piece tinted quartersawn maple neck hosts a “1957 V” profile, 9.5” fingerboard radius and 21 narrow tall frets. Hand-wound ’57 pickups with reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup are wired up to a five-way switch and Fat ’50s wiring on a single-ply parchment pickguard for vintage-accurate tone and look. Other features include Custom Shop vintage synchronized tremolo, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. Fender®, Squier®, Stratocaster®, Telecaster®, Precision Bass®, Jazz Bass® and the distinctive headstock designs commonly found on the Strat®, Tele® & P Bass® guitars are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation Specifications General Model Name: 1957 Stratocaster® Relic®, Maple Fingerboard, Faded Aged Daphne Blue Model Number: 9231012785 Series: Time Machine Color: Faded Aged Daphne Blue Body Body Shape: Stratocaster® Body Material: 2-Piece Alder Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Neck Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple Neck Shape: 1957 Soft "V" Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm) Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" (241 mm) Number of Frets: 21 Fret Size: Narrow Tall String Nut: Bone Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm) Truss Rod Nut: Vintage-Style Slotted Neck Plate: 4-Bolt with Custom Shop "V" Logo Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard: Maple Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot Electronics Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat® Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 RWRP Single-Coil Strat® Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '57 Single-Coil Strat® Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge 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 Pickup Configuration: SSS Hardware Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Orientation: Right-Hand Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment Control Knobs: Vintage White Switch Tips: Vintage White Miscellaneous Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) Case: Hardshell Instrument Weight: 7.8 lbs *We only offer free shipping to the lower 48 contiguous states. AK, HI, APO, FPO and US Protectorates (PR, VI and American Samoa) addresses will incur additional shipping charges. Please contact us for a shipping quote. These shipments will only be shipped via Priority Mail. There are some instances that free shipping will be offered if they are smaller and lighter items.

Price: 4050 USD

Location: National City, California

End Time: 2024-09-25T23:08:27.000Z

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