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Spalted Maple on Roasted Alder body with a AAA Bird's Eye Maple Neck and African Blackwood fingerboard, and Hand-Wound Pickups -

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From Fender

The Artisan Spalted Maple Strat is a uniquely splendid guitar with the signature playability and tone of the Fender Custom Shop. The Artisan Spalted Maple Strat sports a roasted alder body and spalted maple top that gives it a luxurious aesthetic and unforgettable sustain. Complemented with a 4A roasted flame maple neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard, the result is a striking combination of tone wood that galvanizes creativity.

Additional highlights include a NOS lacquer finish, 9.5”-12” compound-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, hand-wound Ancho Poblano pickups, 5-way switching, Vintage Modified #2 wiring, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and wing string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Model
Custom Shop Artisan Spalted Maple Stratocaster
Weight
8.05 lbs
Year
2017
Serial #
CZ531483
Body Material
Alder with Figured Splated Maple Top
Color
Aged Natural
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
Neck Material
AAA Bird's Eye Maple
Neck Shape
1963 "C"
Scale Length
25.5"
Fingerboard Radius
9.5" - 12" Compound
Number of Frets
21
Fret Size
6105 Narrow Tall
Nut Material
Bone
Nut Width
1.650"
Neck Plate
4-Bolt
Neck Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Fingerboard
African Blackwood
Position Inlays
Clay Dots
Neck Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound 60/63 Single-Coil
Middle Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound 60/63 Single-Coil
Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop Hand-Wound 60/63 Single-Coil
Controls
Master Volume, Tone 1 (Neck/Middle), Tone 2 (Bridge)
Pickup Switching
5-Position Blade
Bridge
6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Tuning Machines
Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
Hardware Finish
Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard
1-Ply Gold
Knobs
Vintage White
Case
Deluxe 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.

Returns

Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.

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