Fender Custom Shop Michael Landau 1963 Stratocaster Relic (Fiesta Red over 3-Colour Sunburst)

World-renowned session ace Michael Landau has played on hundreds of albums since the early 1980s, with artists as varied as Joni Mitchell, Seal, Michael Jackson, James Taylor, B.B. King, Pink Floyd and Miles Davis, to name only a few. He has also fronted several bands, including the Raging Honkies, Burning Water and, more recently, Renegade Creation with Robben Ford. With his own group, he continues to raise the bar in electric jazz, instrumental and rock guitar. The Fender Custom Shop Artist Collection Michael Landau Signature 1963 Relic Stratocaster is based on Landau's 1963 Stratocaster, with a hand-selected lightweight alder body, special "custom oval C" neck profile, custom hand-wound pickups and wiring, and a worn Fiesta Red over Three-colour Sunburst nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Other features include a round-laminated dark rosewood fingerboard with a 7.25" radius and 6105 frets, period-correct small headstock, five-way pickup switching, and custom vintage-style tremolo bridge. The guitar comes with a case, strap and Fender Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

GUITAR WEIGHT:

BODY

• Body Construction: Solid-body

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder (sorted for light weight)

• Relic Level: Relic

• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Binding: N/A

• Weight Relief: N/A

NECK

• Neck Material: Maple

• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Neck Profile: Michael Landau ’63 Custom “C” Shape

• Fingerboard Material: AAA Round Laminated Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″

• Frets: Narrow Tall / 6105

• Fret Count: 21

• Scale Length: 25.5″

• Inlays: Micarta White Dots .250

• Neck Joint: 4-Bolt

• Nut Material: Bone

NECK/BODY ASSEMBLY

• Neck/Body Assembly Type: Bolt-On

HARDWARE

• Bridge: Michael Landau Stratocaster Relic

• Tailpiece: N/A

• Tuning Machines: Vintage w/ Fender Logo Relic

• Hardware Finish: Relic

• Pickguard: ’60 Strat Nitro 3-Ply Mint Green / Black / Mint Green – Relic

• Strap Buttons: N/A

• Switch Tip: Vintage White Relic

• Mounting Rings: N/A

• Jack Plate Cover: Vintage Stratocaster Relic

• Control Knobs: Vintage White Relic

• Truss Rod Cover: N/A

• Switch Washer:N/A

• Control Covers: Michael Landau Stratocaster 3-Ply Mint Green / Black / Mint Green

• Pickup Covers: N/A

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound Stratocaster Fat ’50s Bridge Relic

• Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound Stratocaster Fat ’50s Neck Relic

• Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound Stratocaster Fat ’50s Neck Relic

• Controls: Michael Landau (Mid-tone wired to neck & mid / Rear tone wired to bridge)

• Pickup Switching: Stratocaster 5-Way CRL Pickup Selector Switch

• Auxiliary Switching: N/A

ADDITIONAL INFO / MISCELLANEOUS

• String Gauge: 10-46

• Case: Fender Custom Shop 70th Anniversary Stratocaster Deluxe Hardshell Brown

• Accessories: Strap & Certificate of Authenticity

This item ships via courier; fully insured for your peace of mind. Orders require a signature on delivery and we suggest using an address where someone will be present for the speediest delivery time. For delivery attempts with no one present to sign, your order will be taken to the courier depot and a card will be left for you to organise redelivery.