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Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar

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Overview

Vintage tone and feel in a powerhouse Custom Shop package.

The Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat electric guitar with maple fingerboard recreates the look and feel of a true vintage instrument, packed with rare appointments and meticulous details for a top-of-the-line playing experience. It features a 2-piece select ash body with a lacquer finish and a riftsawn maple neck. The 1-piece maple fingerboard is topped with 21 medium-vintage frets and Micarta black dot inlays. Its sound is driven by a trio of Custom Shop hand-wound ’55 single-coil Strat pickups, with master volume, two individual tone controls and a 5-way pickup switch. Additional appointments to the Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat include vintage-style tuners, a bone nut, 6-saddle hardtail bridge and chrome/nickel hardware. Comes with a deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

Features

  • 2-piece select ash body with a lacquer finish
  • Riftsawn maple neck
  • 1-piece maple fingerboard with Micarta black dot inlays
  • Three Custom Shop hand-wound ’55 Strat single-coil pickups

Bring old-school sound and style with the Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat electric guitar. Order today.

Specs

Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Stratocaster Maple Fingerboard Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body type: Double cutaway
  • Body wood: 2-piece select ash
  • Body finish: Lacquer
Neck
  • Neck wood: Riftsawn maple
  • Scale length: 25.5"
  • Neck finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Material: 1-piece maple
  • Fret size: Medium-vintage
  • Number of frets: 21
  • Inlays: Micarta black dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.650" (42 mm) bone
Electronics
  • Configuration: SSS
  • Neck: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Middle: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary hand-wound single coil
  • Control layout: Master volume, Tone 1, Tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 5-way
Hardware
  • Bridge design: 6-saddle hardtail
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel/chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 string
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Orientation: Right-handed
  • Country of origin: United States
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