MODEL NUMBER
9235000580
BODY
Body Material: Roasted Okoume with AAAA Koa Top
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 4A Roasted Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Macassar Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius (241mm-305mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat. Pend."
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, flat poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, staggered poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, staggered poles
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
Aged Natural
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
NOS Finish
Replaced by Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster (2020)
FENDER SAYS
The Artisan Koa Strat is a refined and elegant guitar with all you would expect in playability and tone from the Fender Custom Shop. Stunning in looks and performance, the Artisan Koa Strat boasts a roasted okume body and 4A koa top that gives it an enticing aesthetic and near-perfect tone. Adding a 4A roasted flame maple neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard and a set of hot, hand-wound Ancho Poblano pickups makes it a pleasure to play and look at.
Additional features include a 1963 “C”-shaped neck profile, 9.5”-12” compound-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 5-way switch, Vintage Modified #2 wiring, single-ply gold anodized pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender
9235000580
BODY
Body Material: Roasted Okoume with AAAA Koa Top
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer Over Urethane Finish
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 4A Roasted Flame Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1963 "C"
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Macassar Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 9.5" to 12" Compound Radius (241mm-305mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: 6105 Narrow Jumbo
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Mother-of-Pearl Dots, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: None
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Transition
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body Pat. Pend."
Other Decals, back: Custom Shop V Logo "Fender"
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, flat poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, staggered poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound Ancho Poblano Single-Coil Strat, staggered poles
Middle Pickup RWRP: Yes
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck, Mid), Tone 2. (Bridge)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style with Fender Logo
String Tree: Wing
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Gold, 8 Holes
Control Knobs: Vintage White
Switch Tip: Vintage White
Tremolo Arm Tip: Vintage White
Pickup covers: Vintage White
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Custom Shop V Logo "Fender", Serial
COLORS
Aged Natural
MISCELLANEOUS:
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Black Hardshell Case (Red Interior)
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
NOS Finish
Replaced by Artisan Koa Thinline Stratocaster (2020)
FENDER SAYS
The Artisan Koa Strat is a refined and elegant guitar with all you would expect in playability and tone from the Fender Custom Shop. Stunning in looks and performance, the Artisan Koa Strat boasts a roasted okume body and 4A koa top that gives it an enticing aesthetic and near-perfect tone. Adding a 4A roasted flame maple neck with a Macassar ebony fingerboard and a set of hot, hand-wound Ancho Poblano pickups makes it a pleasure to play and look at.
Additional features include a 1963 “C”-shaped neck profile, 9.5”-12” compound-radius fingerboard, 21 6105 frets, 5-way switch, Vintage Modified #2 wiring, single-ply gold anodized pickguard, American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge, vintage-style tuning machines with Fender logo, bone nut and string tree. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender
Courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange
