MODEL NUMBER
9235001540: Aged White Blonde
9235001541: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: NOS Flash Coat Lacquer, No Buff
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Medium Tinted Nitrocellulose Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1954 “U”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” to 9.5” Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail
Saddles: Vintage-Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style with Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8-Hole
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Switch Tip: Eggshell
Pickup covers: Eggshell
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo, Serial Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case with Red Interior
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Time Capsule Package: NOS Finish and Plastics and Closet Classic Hardware
String Ferrules Flush on Body
’54 Style Pickup Covers
FENDER SAYS
A rare and compelling find indeed, the Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat has all the tremolo-less charm needed to inspire any player, collector or aficionado. Start with a two-piece ash body finished in NOS flashcoat lacquer and add a one-piece rift-sawn maple neck with a 1954 “U” profile, vintage compound-fingerboard radius fingerboard (7.25”– 9.5”) and medium vintage 47095 frets.
Hand-wound 1955 Strat pickups with 1954 covers are wired to a vintage ’55 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, single-ply eggshell pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and a disc string tree. Available in Wide-Fade Two-Color Sunburst and Aged White Blonde finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
9235001540: Aged White Blonde
9235001541: Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
BODY
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: NOS Flash Coat Lacquer, No Buff
Body Shape: Stratocaster
NECK
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Finish: Medium Tinted Nitrocellulose Flash Coat Lacquer
Neck Shape: 1954 “U”
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25” to 9.5” Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Number of Frets: 21
Fret Size: Medium Vintage (47095)
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650” (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot, Wide Spacing
Truss Rod: Vintage Style
Skunk Stripe: Yes
Walnut Plug
HEADSTOCK
Type: Small
Logo: Spaghetti
Other Decals, front: "STRATOCASTER", "ORIGINAL Contour Body"
Other Decals, back: "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat, Staggered Poles
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck), Tone 2. (Mid)
Switching: 5-Position Blade
Configuration: SSS
HARDWARE
Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail
Saddles: Vintage-Style, "FENDER"/"PAT.PEND."
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style with Logo
String Tree: Button
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell, 8-Hole
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Switch Tip: Eggshell
Pickup covers: Eggshell
Neck Plate: 4-Bolt, "Fender" Custom Shop V Logo, Serial Number
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010-.046
ACCESSORIES
Deluxe Tweed Hardshell Case with Red Interior
Certificate of Authenticity
COMMENTS
Time Capsule Package: NOS Finish and Plastics and Closet Classic Hardware
String Ferrules Flush on Body
’54 Style Pickup Covers
FENDER SAYS
A rare and compelling find indeed, the Vintage Custom ’55 Hardtail Strat has all the tremolo-less charm needed to inspire any player, collector or aficionado. Start with a two-piece ash body finished in NOS flashcoat lacquer and add a one-piece rift-sawn maple neck with a 1954 “U” profile, vintage compound-fingerboard radius fingerboard (7.25”– 9.5”) and medium vintage 47095 frets.
Hand-wound 1955 Strat pickups with 1954 covers are wired to a vintage ’55 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, single-ply eggshell pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and a disc string tree. Available in Wide-Fade Two-Color Sunburst and Aged White Blonde finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.
ENG: The birth of Fender Custom Shop and the Vintage Custom Series
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita della Vintage Custom Series
ITA: La nascita del Custom Shop Fender e la nascita della Vintage Custom Series
Courtesy of Eddie's Guitars
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