Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat Time Capsule Package - Maple Neck - Aged White Blonde
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.
Main Features:
Body: 2-Piece Select Ash
Body Finish: Lacquer
Body Shape: Stratocaster
Control Knobs: Eggshell
Fingerboard: 1-Piece Maple
Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Position Inlays: Micarta Black Dot
Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Side Dots: Black
Orientation: Right-Hand
Configuration: SSS
Refinement Pickups: Custom Shop
String Nut: Bone
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge with Neck Blend, Position 2. Bridge and Middle with Neck Blend, Position 3. Middle, Position 4. Neck and Middle, Position 5. Neck
Pickup Configuration: SSS
Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
Tuning Machines: Vintage Style
Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.
Case/Gig Bag: Deluxe Hardshell
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
Refinement Fingerboard Radius: Vintage
Fret Size: Medium Vintage (47095)
Neck Material: 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Scale Length: 25.5" (648 mm)
Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
