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Fender custom shop Early 1955 Stratocaster TCP HT MN 2TSB #R129514
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Introducing: Your dream instrument from Fender
All the info to help you decide
As early as 1950 Fender began developing the new guitar that would later be named the Stratocaster. After consulting with several well-known guitarists, including Western-swing musician Bill Carson and entertainer Rex Galleon, for whom Leo Fender wanted to build the perfect guitar, the design for the Stratocaster took shape. It was to have three pickups, a more comfortable, ergonomically shaped body and also an entirely new feature: the vibrato.
In 1954 the Fender Stratocaster finally came to market. The instrument looked like no guitar before it: the body appeared curvier and more flowing than that of the Telecaster and was intended to increase playing comfort; the new headstock was somewhat reminiscent of the old Bigsby headstocks; the jack socket was elegantly recessed into the side of the body instead of on the top; and the Strat was equipped with three single-coil pickups. The Fender Custom Shop has made it its mission to study the high-quality vintage Stratocasters of the time and reproduce them down to the smallest detail. Here we have a very special Custom Shop one-off for you, modelled on a 1950s Stratocaster:
The Fender Custom Shop Early 1955 Stratocaster TCP HT MN 2TSB is a classic ST-style electric guitar with a two-piece ash body. Ash was already used on the original Stratocaster guitars and provides the basis for the perfect vintage tone. The body wood was hand-selected to ensure particularly light weight and thereby improve playing comfort. The maple neck with maple Fretboard has a 1954 "U" profile and a compound Fretboard radius of 7.25" - 9.5", offering the perfect compromise between vintage feel and modern comfort and making fingering easier for your fretting hand. The guitar is fitted with a classic S-S-S pickup configuration of three Fender 1954 Single-Coil Stratocaster pickups. Further features include Fender Vintage Style tuners, a Fender Vintage-Style Strat hardtail bridge and a single-ply white pickguard.
This model is finished in a classic 2-Color Sunburst. The thin Fender Flash Coat lacquer finish ensures that the wood can resonate particularly well and that the finish ages more attractively. The instrument is built to vintage specifications but shows no wear, faded finish, chipped hardware or other signs of ageing. This kind of finish is perfect for you if you want everything that characterised Fender guitars of the era, but want every scratch and ding to come from your own playing and hands.
The Fender Custom Shop Early 1955 Stratocaster TCP HT MN 2TSB is delivered with a certificate of authenticity in a luxurious original Fender Custom Shop case with tweed covering and orange interior, allowing you to safely transport your new dream guitar and protect it from external influences.
- Strings: 6 string
- Country of Origin: USA
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Factory Stringing: Fender Nickel Plated Steel
- Special Features: NOS Flash Coat Nitro Lacquer finish
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body Shape: ST-Style
- Body Material: Ash
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: Ahorn (Plain Grain Maple)
- Neck Profile: 1954 "U"
- Neck finish: High Gloss
- Fretboard: Maple
- Fretboard radius: 7,25" - 9,5" Compound
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Dots
- Nut Width: 1.650" (42 mm)
- Nut material: Bone
- Frets: 21
- Fret size: Medium Vintage 47095
- Fret material: Nickel silver
- Neck construction: Bolt on neck
- Scale Length: 25,5" (648 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: S-S-S (3x Single Coil)
- Neck Pickup: Fender 1954 Single-Coil Stratocaster
- Middle Pickup: Fender 1954 Single-Coil Stratocaster
- Bridge Pickup: Fender 1954 Single-Coil Stratocaster
- Pickup Cover: White
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage Style Tuner
- Translation: 1:14
- Pickguard: White 1-Ply
- Pot Caps: White
- Bridge / Tremolo: Fender Vintage-Style Strat Hardtail Bridge
- Color/ Finish: 2 Tone Sunburst
- Finish: Fender Flash Coat Lacqeur
- Aging: Time Capsule Finish
- Includes: Original Fender case, certificate
About Fender
To make a Fender instrument available to everyone, they are offered in different price ranges. The subsidiary Squier sells affordable, Far East-made models built to original specifications with Fender know-how in the background. An affordable, "real" Fender can be found in the series made in Mexico. The classic original Fender instruments, such as the American Pro series, are made in the USA. For lovers of hand-built instruments and guitars with vintage flair there is the Fender Custom Shop, where you can even have a guitar built completely to your own specifications.
But Fender is not only known and appreciated for its instruments, it is also famous for various amplifiers such as the Deluxe Reverb, the Princeton, the Champion, the Blues Junior and the Fender Rumble bass amp range. Fender now also offers a wide range of guitar accessories like strings, picks, cables, straps, cases, tuners and care products, as well as spare parts and pickups, plus accessories and merchandising. You can of course find all of this at the music shop you trust – session in Frankfurt and Walldorf!
Custom Reserve - Only the finest from session!
At Custom Reserve by session you'll find handpicked Custom Shop instruments. Whether you're looking for guitars, basses or other masterpieces, with us you'll discover the best creations the market has to offer. Each instrument, like this gem from Fender, is personally inspected and selected by us to guarantee you an unparalleled playing experience.
What are you waiting for?
Remember, it's the only one.
Our Custom Shop instruments are not mass-produced, but true works of art crafted with meticulous handwork. They not only offer outstanding tone and exceptional playability, but are also visually unique collector's items that stand for individuality and exclusivity. This Fender custom shop Early 1955 Stratocaster TCP HT MN 2TSB #R129514 is no exception.
With over 40 years of experience and one of the largest selections of Custom Shop instruments in Europe, you can trust that every single piece meets the highest quality standards. At Custom Reserve we place great value on offering you only the finest instruments – hand-selected and perfectly set up, exclusively for you.
Use our expertise and make use of our help. We'll find your dream instrument together!
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