- Fender Custom Shop 1965 built to spec Stratocaster with relic/closet-classic finish (Nov. 2012)
- Serial #R53483, Part # 11180111-49
- Black, alder body, rosewood fingerboard, white pick-guard
- Mid 60's style oval "C" neck with custom 9.5" TO 12" compound radius
- Mother of pearl inlays
- Abby hand wound 65 pick-ups
- Vintage 2 7/32" string spacing at bridge
- Vintage tone pot wiring (no pot on bridge p/u)
I found this guitar (or it found me) in January 2015. I walked into a guitar store with the aim to get a new guitar (my second one). I didn't have a specific model in mind but I always liked strats. It was a quiet afternoon in the store and I just sat down and took my time trying out about 10 different guitars. Of the ones I tried, this one was just different - the feel, the sound, the look! I didn't know it was a custom shop model until after I had played it. The price was about twice my target budget but I had to have it. Checking the specs against the Fender Custom Shop options and price list after I had bought it, I realized that I actually got a good deal from the shop (a 35% discount).
My compliments, a very nice one. I recently got a similar black one MIM Player (in pau ferro) and new AlNiCo V pickups and would like to scientifically adjust the heights of three pickups (i.e. based on output levels) instead of the suggested standard heights. which proved to be disappointing. Any suggestion?
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