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Limited Edition Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar

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Overview

A rare Fender Custom Shop guitar that was on display at the 2009 NAMM exhibit!

This Limited Edition Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar is a one-of-a-kind custom shop guitar that was actually displayed at the 2009 NAMM booth.

By 1956, the still-young Stratocaster was really starting to come into its own; Fender built only 50 Two-color Sunburst and 50 Desert Sand models for the Custom Shop Limited Collection.

Features include a premium ash body with a two-color sunburst finish, a one-piece large U-shaped maple neck with 9.5"-radius maple fingerboard and 6105 frets, three custom-designed single-coil pickups with hum-canceling reverse-wound/reverse-polarity middle pickup, five-way switching, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuners and a single-ply parchment pickguard.

Features

Series: Limited Collection
Model Name: 1956 Stratocaster Relic
Model Number: 015-1602-(867)
Body: Premium Ash
Neck: 1-piece Maple, Large "U" Shape, (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5" Radius (241 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets
Pickups: 3 Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat Pickups,
(Middle Pickup is Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity for Hum Canceling in Switch Positions 2 and 4)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Parchment
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650" (42 mm)
Unique Features: Middle Pickup is Reverse Wound/Reverse Polarity for Hum Canceling in Switch Positions 2 and 4,
Tinted Neck,
Relic Finish Shows Natural Wear and Tear of Years of Heavy use, Nicks, Scratches, Worn Finish, Rusty Hardware and Aged Plastic Parts.
Strings: Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel,
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
P/N 073-0250-006
Accessories: Vintage Tweed Case (Orange Interior), Strap, Cable, "Ash Tray" Bridge Cover, Limited Edition Certificate

WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.

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Limited Edition Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Relic Electric Guitar

A rare Fender Custom Shop guitar that was on display at the 2009 NAMM exhibit!

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