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Condition: Used, Excellent

At once old and new, this '56 Strat straddles the line perfectly! The figuring and snap issuing from this beautiful Birdseye Maple neck is both visually and tonally striking while setting off a host of more vintage-styled features. 

SP Luthier Notes: Fret dress and setup

From Fender

Since 1987, the Fender Custom Shop has been a "dream factory," producing guitars that are to playing what Ferraris are to driving. The skilled craftsmen in Fender's Corona, Calif., Custom Shop are known worldwide for their artistry in making guitars that range from the fine to the fantastic. Whether it's building a new custom instrument from the ground up or modifying an existing one, their best is the best.

Fender Custom Shop instruments have been crafted for and with the input of the world's finest players-names like Clapton, Beck, Burton, Cray, Gilmour, Townshend and Vaughan, to name just a few. One could be yours.

Model: '56 Strat NOS

Weight: 7.6 lbs

Serial #: R9794

Year: 2000

Body Material: Ash

Color: Blonde

Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose

Neck Material: Birdseye Maple

Neck Shape: V

Scale Length: 25.5"

Fingerboard Radius: 7.25"

Number of Frets: 21

Fret Size: Medium-Jumbo

Nut Material: Bone

Nut Width: 1.650"

Neck Plate: 4-Bolt

Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose

Fingerboard: Birdseye Maple

Position Inlays: Black Dots

Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Strat

Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Strat

Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Strat

Controls: Volume, Tone, Tone

Pickup Switching: 5-Way Pickup Selector

Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo

Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style

Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome

Pickguard: 1-Ply White

Knobs: White

Case: Hardshell

Warranty

This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.

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