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.
Body Finish: Time Capsule Finish Package
Body Material: 2-Piece Select Alder Body
Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Middle Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '55 Single-Coil Strat
Neck Pickup: Custom Shop Hand-Wound '5 Single-Coil Strat
Configuration: SSS
Controls: 1 Volume, 2 Tone
Fingerboard Material: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius
Fret Size: Medium Vintage
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: Custom Shop Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Neck Finish: Lacquer
Neck Material: 1-Piece Quartersawn Maple
Neck Shape: 1954 "U"
Number of Frets: 21
Nut Material: Bone
Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
Position Inlays: Dot
Pickguard: 1-Ply Eggshell
Switching: 5-way
Tuning Machines: Vintage-Style Tuning Machines
Included Accessories: Tremolo Arm, Deluxe Hardshell Case; Certificate of Authenticity.
