MODEL NUMBER
9235000581
BODY
Body Material: Roasted Alder with Spalted Maple 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”-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
Replaces 2017 Artisan Spalted Maple Stratocaster
Replaced by 2020 Artisan SPalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
NOS Finish
FENDER SAYS
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.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender
9235000581
BODY
Body Material: Roasted Alder with Spalted Maple 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”-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
Replaces 2017 Artisan Spalted Maple Stratocaster
Replaced by 2020 Artisan SPalted Maple Thinline Stratocaster
NOS Finish
FENDER SAYS
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.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender
Courtesy of Chicago Music Exchange
