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Fender LTD custom shop 1957 Stratocaster HT JRN India Ivory
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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 called the Stratocaster. After consultations with some 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, moreover, a completely new feature: the vibrato.
In 1954 the Fender Stratocaster finally came to market. The instrument looked like no guitar before it: the body was curvier and more flowing than that of the Telecaster and was intended to increase playing comfort, the new headstock recalled the old Bigsby headstocks to some extent, 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 that era and reproduce them down to the smallest detail. Here we have a very special Custom Shop one-off inspired by a 1950s Stratocaster:
The Fender LTD Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster HT JRN India Ivory is a classic ST-style electric guitar with a two-piece ash body. Ash was already used in the original Stratocasters and provides the basis for the perfect vintage tone. The body wood was hand-selected to ensure particularly light weight and thus improved playing comfort. The aged AA flame maple neck with a maple fretboard is shaped in a 57-style Soft 'V' back-shape profile and has a 9.5" fretboard radius, offering the perfect compromise between vintage feel and modern comfort. The guitar is equipped with a classic S-S-S pickup combination of three Fender hand-wound '57 single coils. Further features include Fender Vintage Style tuners, parchment soft-touch knobs, a Fender 6-saddle strings-through-body hardtail bridge and a white, single-ply pickguard.
This model is finished in a classic India Ivory. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish allows the wood to vibrate particularly well and lets the finish age more attractively. It's about the look and the feel of a guitar that has been loved and played. If you play your instrument often, it's an easy truth that your guitar will eventually show signs of wear. Even players who treat their instruments very carefully can suffer the odd fall from a stand, wandering hands of others or even a mysteriously appearing ding. Each of those marks gives the guitar character. And that's what you get with the Journeyman Relic Level from Fender Custom Shop: a well-looked-after instrument that has been played, loved and used.
The Fender LTD Custom Shop 1957 Stratocaster HT JRN India Ivory is delivered with a certificate of authenticity in a luxurious original Fender Custom Shop case with tweed covering and wine-red interior lining, which lets you 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
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body Shape: ST-Style
- Body Material: Ash, 2-piece, Sorted for Lightweight
- Body finish: High Gloss
- Neck: Tinted 1-Piece 2A Flame Maple Neck
- Neck Profile: 57 Style Soft "V" Back-Shape
- Neck finish: Gloss aged
- Fretboard: Maple Flamed
- Fretboard radius: 9,5"
- Fretboard Inlays: Black Dots
- Nut material: Bone
- Frets: 21
- 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: Hand-Wound '57
- Middle Pickup: Hand-Wound '57 RWRP Middle
- Bridge Pickup: Hand-Wound '57
- Pickup Cover: parchment
- Pickup Selector Switch: 5-way switch
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 1x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Nickel / Chrome aged
- Tuning Machines: Fender Vintage Style Tuner
- Translation: 1:14
- Pickguard: White 1-Ply
- Pot Caps: Parchment Soft-Touch Knobs
- Bridge / Tremolo: Fender 6-Saddle Strings-Through-Body Hardtail
- Color/ Finish: India Ivory
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Aging: Journeyman Relic
- Includes: 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 LTD custom shop 1957 Stratocaster HT JRN India Ivory 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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