Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom ’59 Hardtail Stratocaster (Faded Aged Sonic Blue)

The Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat Time Capsule Package in Faded Aged Sonic Blue

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-Colour Sunburst finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

GUITAR WEIGHT:

BODY

• Body Construction: Solid-body

• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder

• Relic Level: Time Capsule Finish Package

• Body Finish: NOS Flash Coat Lacquer – No Buff

• Binding: None

• Weight Relief: Alder body wood sorted for light-weight

NECK

• Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift-Sawn Maple

• Neck Finish: Medium Tint Flash Coat Lacquer – No Buff

• Neck Profile: 1959 “D”

• Fingerboard Material: Flat-Laminated AAA Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25″ – 9.5″ Compound Radius

• Frets: Medium Vintage / 47095

• Fret Count: 21

• Scale Length: 25.5″

• Inlays: Vintage Clay Dots

• Neck Joint: 4-Bolt

• Nut Material: Bone

NECK/BODY ASSEMBLY

• Neck/Body Assembly Type: Bolt-On

HARDWARE

• Bridge: Hardtail w/ “Pat. Pend.” Saddle

• Tailpiece: N/A

• Tuning Machines: Vintage w/ Fender Logo

• Hardware Finish: Closet Classic

• Pickguard: ’59 Stratocaster 8-Hole 3-Ply Mint Green/Black/Mint Green

• Strap Buttons: N/A

• Switch Tip: Vintage White

• Mounting Rings: N/A

• Jack Plate Cover: Vintage Stratocaster Closet Classic

• Control Knobs: Vintage White NOS

• Truss Rod Cover: N/A

• Switch Washer: N/A

• Control Covers: None

• Pickup Covers: N/A

ELECTRONICS

• Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound ’59 Strat Closet Classic

• Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound ’59 Strat RWRP (Reverse Wound Reverse Polarity) Closet Classic

• Neck Pickup: Hand-Wound ’59 Strat Closet Classic

• Controls: Stratocaster Vintage ’59-’60 Closet Classic

• Pickup Switching: Stratocaster 5-Way Pickup Selector Switch

• Auxiliary Switching: N/A

ADDITIONAL INFO / MISCELLANEOUS

• String Gauge: 10-46

• Case: Fender Custom Shop G&G Stratocaster / Telecaster Deluxe Hardshell Case Blonde

• Accessories: Strap, Bridge Cover, Picks, & Certificate of Authenticity

Fender guitars and amps are covered by a 2 year manufacturer warranty. Amp tubes are covered for 90 days by manufacturer warranty.

Although we are not authorised to determine if any repair is covered under warranty, if the item was purchased through World of Music, then we are often the best people to facilitate the claim for you and will do so as timely as possible. Warranty does not apply to cosmetic damage or faults that are a result of user neglect. Although your mate is really handy with a soldering iron, any product modification or home repair will also result in a void warranty.

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.