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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: The guitar required a full adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability. A majority of frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. No further work was required.
A Strat that knows no bounds, and also one that knows no vibrato arm! This is a stellar instrument. While most "S" style guitars are known to have tremolos, it's not a common thing to find one that is a hardtail. As a result of its construction, theis guitar is warmier and airier sounding than your typical Stratocaster. True to Fender Custom Shop craftsmanship, this guitar plays like butter (thanks especially to our luthier's handiwork). The pickups are big, bold, and clear but with plenty of midrange honk and spank. There's nothing like a hardtail strat, and you shouldn't miss this one!
From Fender
1959 saw the advent of several important feature changes to the Stratocaster® including a slab rosewood fingerboard with clay position dots, a three-ply mint green pickguard with 8, 9 or 10 screws depending on the month it was built, and a metal spacer added to the string tree. This hardtail version would have been on the rare side, which ups the collectability and cool factors. This guitar features a hand-selected two-piece alder body and a rift-sawn maple neck with a 1959 "D" profile, a vintage compound-radius (7.25" - 9.5") rosewood fingerboard and 21 medium vintage frets.
Hand-wound 1959 Strat pickups are wired to a vintage '59 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, three-ply eight-hole mint green pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Available in Faded Aged Sonic Blue and Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
Model Name:Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat® Time Capsule Package, Faded Aged Sonic Blue
Model Number:9235001542
Series:Vintage Custom
Color:Faded Aged Sonic Blue
Body
Body Shape:Stratocaster®
Body Material:2-Piece Select Alder
Body Finish:Lacquer
Neck
Neck Material:Rift Sawn Maple
Scale Length:25.5" (64.77 cm)
Fingerboard Radius:7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets:21
Fret Size:Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
String Nut:Bone
Nut Width:1.650" (42 mm)
Neck Finish:Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard:Flat-Laminated Rosewood
Position Inlays:Vintage Clay Dot
Electronics
Bridge Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
Middle Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
Neck Pickup:Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
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
Pickup Configuration:SSS
Hardware
Bridge:6-Saddle Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
Tuning Machines:Vintage-Style
Orientation:Right-Hand
Hardware Finish:Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard:3-Ply Mint Green
Control Knobs:Vintage White
Switch Tips:Vintage White
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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