MODEL NUMBER
015-7002-(803)
BODY
Body Material: Hand Selected Off-centre Ash Body
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, hand rolled edge
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Master Builder Logo
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup RWRP: No
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck), Tone 2. (mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with Ashtray Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Vintage Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Back Plate: 6-Holes White, Serial
Control Knobs: White Polystyrene
Pickup covers: White Polystyrene
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Plain
COLORS
(803) 2-Color Sunburst
ACCESSORIES
Fender G&G "The Original Vintage Case Co." Center Pocket Tweed Case
Certificate signed by Buddy's widow, Maria Elena Holly
DVD interview with Maria Elena
2-disc set of Buddy Holly's gold records included
COMMENTS
Limited to 50 pieces worldwide.
Hand built by Fender Custom Shop Master Luthiers.
Serial on the Back Plate.
Fender Custom Shop's Relic treatment creates instruments that are spittin' images of the originals. Without sneaking a look at the neck heel stamps, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the Buddy Holly Tribute 1955 Stratocaster from the real deal.
To this day, it is hard to look at a Fender Stratocaster and not think of Buddy Holly. While his musical legacy remains unparalleled, his impact and contribution to launching the Stratocaster will always remain part of Fender's history.
He burst onto the music scene with a 1955 Stratocaster and wrote most of his earliest hits on that guitar. When that guitar was stolen, he bought another 1955 Stratocaster, and that too was stolen. That original '55 Strat has now been painstakingly reproduced from photographs, using all the original materials, pickups, woods, paint scheme, along with all the nicks and dings from Buddy's original, and offered as a special 50 piece tribute to one of Rock'nRoll's pioneers.
This master-built Stratocaster comes with a 2-disc set of Buddy's gold records, and a signed certificate by Buddy's widow, Maria Elena Holly. There is also a very special DVD interview with Maria Elena that makes this unique package not only a great tribute guitar, but also documents a beautiful and tragic love story.
ENG: About Fender Artist and Signature Stratocasters
ITA: Le Signature
015-7002-(803)
BODY
Body Material: Hand Selected Off-centre Ash Body
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: Quartersawn Maple
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple, hand rolled edge
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” (184 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Vintage Style
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "WITH SYNCHRONIZED TREMOLO", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: Master Builder Logo
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop 1954 single-coil pickup, staggered
Middle Pickup RWRP: No
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (neck), Tone 2. (mid)
Switching: 3-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: Vintage Style Synchronized Tremolo with Ashtray Cover
Saddles: Vintage Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Vintage Nickel
Pickguard: 1-Ply White, 8 Holes
Back Plate: 6-Holes White, Serial
Control Knobs: White Polystyrene
Pickup covers: White Polystyrene
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, Plain
COLORS
(803) 2-Color Sunburst
ACCESSORIES
Fender G&G "The Original Vintage Case Co." Center Pocket Tweed Case
Certificate signed by Buddy's widow, Maria Elena Holly
DVD interview with Maria Elena
2-disc set of Buddy Holly's gold records included
COMMENTS
Limited to 50 pieces worldwide.
Hand built by Fender Custom Shop Master Luthiers.
Serial on the Back Plate.
Fender Custom Shop's Relic treatment creates instruments that are spittin' images of the originals. Without sneaking a look at the neck heel stamps, you'd be hard-pressed to distinguish the Buddy Holly Tribute 1955 Stratocaster from the real deal.
To this day, it is hard to look at a Fender Stratocaster and not think of Buddy Holly. While his musical legacy remains unparalleled, his impact and contribution to launching the Stratocaster will always remain part of Fender's history.
He burst onto the music scene with a 1955 Stratocaster and wrote most of his earliest hits on that guitar. When that guitar was stolen, he bought another 1955 Stratocaster, and that too was stolen. That original '55 Strat has now been painstakingly reproduced from photographs, using all the original materials, pickups, woods, paint scheme, along with all the nicks and dings from Buddy's original, and offered as a special 50 piece tribute to one of Rock'nRoll's pioneers.
This master-built Stratocaster comes with a 2-disc set of Buddy's gold records, and a signed certificate by Buddy's widow, Maria Elena Holly. There is also a very special DVD interview with Maria Elena that makes this unique package not only a great tribute guitar, but also documents a beautiful and tragic love story.
ENG: About Fender Artist and Signature Stratocasters
ITA: Le Signature
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