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.
Weight: 7lbs 1oz
Neck
NECK MATERIAL
Rift Sawn Maple
NECK FINISH
Nitrocellulose Lacquer
FINGERBOARD RADIUS
7.25″ to 9.5″ Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm)
FINGERBOARD MATERIAL
Flat-Laminated Rosewood
POSITION INLAYS
Vintage Clay Dot
SIDE DOTS
Vintage Clay
NUMBER OF FRETS
21
STRING NUT
Bone
NUT WIDTH
1.650″ (42 mm)
NUT MATERIAL
Bone
FRET SIZE
Jescar Medium Vintage (47095)
SCALE LENGTH
25.5″ (64.77 cm)
Body
BODY
2-Piece Select Alder
BODY FINISH
Lacquer
BODY SHAPE
Stratocaster®
BODY MATERIAL
2-Piece Select Alder
Hardware
BRIDGE
6-Saddle Hardtail with “Pat. Pend.” Saddles
PICKGUARD
3-Ply Mint Green
CONTROL KNOBS
Vintage White
SWITCH TIP
Vintage White
HARDWARE FINISH
Nickel/Chrome
TUNING MACHINES
Vintage-Style
STRINGS
Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges)
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®
PICKUP CONFIGURATION
SSS
CONTROLS
Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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
All instruments are setup and inspected before shipping. We offer the option to upgrade to a Plek setup at a discounted rate when purchasing an instrument. To learn more about Plek, please message us, or call at: 740-522-0277.
Plek add-ons are non-refundable once completed. In the event of a return, a refund will be issued minus the cost of the Plek and any other add-on services.
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