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1956 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar

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Overview

Custom Shop '56 Strat with hand-wound Fat '60s and rift-sawn, V-profile neck

Every year for the winter NAMM show, the Fender Custom Shop creates a special group of very special guitars. These instruments, many from the Custom Shops coterie of Master Builders, are hotly contested over by NAMM show attendees for the privilege of making them available to customers. We are proud to have these spectacular instruments for you to select from.

Private Reserve Guitars by Musician's Friend are your gateway to some of the world's most exclusive, hand-built, custom and semi-custom instruments. This carefully curated collection of spectacular guitars and basses contains many extremely limited-edition and unique one-off instruments that you won't find anywhere else. The world's major custom shops are represented here, as well as many top-flight small builders and individual luthiers. Our PRG associates are specially trained to provide you with detailed information about any guitar in the collection, so you can be sure you're choosing the special instrument that's perfect for you. Call now, and have the instrument of your dreams in your hands as soon as tomorrow.

Features

  • Heavy Relic-finished 2-piece select ash body
  • 21-fret, rift-sawn maple on maple, offset V neck
  • Hand-wound, Custom Shop Fat '50s pickups, 5-way switch
  • Vintage-style synchronize tremolo, vintage-style tuners

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Specs

1956 Stratocaster Heavy Relic Electric Guitar Specifications:

  • Heavy RelicĀ® Lacquer Finish
  • 2-Piece Select Ash Body
  • Tinted Rift Sawn Maple Neck with 11/56 Offset "V" Back-Shape
  • 9.5" Radius
  • 21 Narrow Tall Frets
  • Hand-Wound Fat '50's Pickups with RWRP Middle
  • 5-Way Switch
  • Fat '50's Wiring
  • Single-Ply Eggshell Pickguard
  • American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
  • Vintage Style Tuning Machines
  • Bone Nut
  • Wing String Tree
  • Deluxe Hardshell Case
  • Strap
  • Certificate of Authenticity
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