Fender Custom Shop 1959 Vintage Custom Time Capsule Package Hardtail Stratocaster Guitar, Faded Aged Sonic Blue

Manufacturer's Description

More about Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat®

1959 saw the advent of several important feature changes to the Stratocaster® including a slab rosewood fingerboard with clay position dots, a three-ply mint green pickguard with 8, 9 or 10 screws depending on the month it was built, and a metal spacer added to the string tree. This hardtail version would have been on the rare side, which ups the collectability and cool factors. This guitar features a hand-selected two-piece alder body and a rift-sawn maple neck with a 1959 "D" profile, a vintage compound-radius (7.25" - 9.5") rosewood fingerboard and 21 medium vintage frets.

Hand-wound 1959 Strat pickups are wired to a vintage '59 control assembly and five-way switch. Other features include Closet Classic hardware, three-ply eight-hole mint green pickguard, vintage-style hardtail bridge with patent pending saddles, vintage-style tuning machines, bone nut and wing string tree with metal spacer. Available in Faded Aged Sonic Blue and Chocolate Three-Color Sunburst finishes. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity.

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Specifications

General

• Model Name: Vintage Custom '59 Hardtail Strat® Time Capsule Package, Faded Aged Sonic Blue
• Model Number: 9235001542
• Series: Vintage Custom
• Color: Faded Aged Sonic Blue

Body

• Body Shape: Stratocaster®
• Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder
• Body Finish: Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: Rift Sawn Maple
• Scale Length: 25.5" (64.77 cm)
• Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
• Number of Frets: 21
• Fret Size: Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
• String Nut: Bone
• Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
• Neck Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Fingerboard: Flat-Laminated Rosewood
• Position Inlays: Vintage Clay Dot

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
• Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
• Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '59 Single-Coil Strat®
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Pickup Configuration: SSS

Hardware

• Bridge: 6-Saddle Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles
• Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style
• Orientation: Right-Hand
• Hardware Finish: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
• Control Knobs: Vintage White
• Switch Tips: Vintage White

Miscellaneous

• Strings: Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
• Included Accessories: Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity.

Overall Condition

Music Store Live is proud to be an authorized dealer for Fender . This Custom Shop 1959 Vintage is 100% brand new and is being sold with a full manufacturer's warranty.

note: The photos above may not be of the exact guitar you'll receive. The serial number may differ but specs will all be the same. Please feel free to get in touch with us for an in-hand description.

Our in-house guitar tech will inspect, test, set up, and clean all of our instruments on site prior to shipping. All of our instruments are guaranteed to be fully functional upon arrival.