More about MARK KENDRICK FOUNDERS DESIGN STRATOCASTER®
Mark Kendrick looks for inspiration all around him, finding creative ideas from the sky, sunsets and sunrises, to the California coast and Technicolor movies. His Founders Design Stratocaster is an amalgam of the work he did during his time at the Custom Shop - focusing on simplicity, as well as his three core design elements: color, lines and sound. The golden teal sparkle burst with transparent walnut back and sides is inspired by the "Cholo low-rider culture" out of Santa Ana during the '70s.
The Stratocaster will feature three Mark Kendrick OEM Strat pickups, and the control plate is a tip of the hat to George Fullerton, who did something similar but less characteristic to a Stratocaster pickguard, on an unreleased '50s guitar. Taking on a vintage feel, the Stratocaster features nickel/chrome hardware with vintage-style staggered tuning machines and an American Vintage synchronized tremolo bridge.
Specs
| Model Name: | Mark Kendrick Founders Design Stratocaster®, Flat-Lam Indian Rosewood Fingerboard, Golden Teal Sparkle Burst |
| Model Number: | 1587170145 |
| Series: | Founders Design |
| Color: | Golden Teal Sparkle Burst |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | Select Alder |
| Body Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | Flat Sawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | '60s "C" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" to 12" Compound Radius (184 mm to 305 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Medium Jumbo |
| String Nut: | White Micarta |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Neck Plate: | Founders Design Signature |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | Flat-Lam Indian Rosewood |
| Position Inlays: | White Pearloid Dot |
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat® |
| Middle Pickup: | Custom Mark Kendrick Design RWRP Single-Coil Strat® |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat® |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck/Middle Pickups), Tone 2. (Bridge Pickup) |
| 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 |
| Pickup Configuration: | SSS |
| Bridge: | 6-Saddle American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage-Style Staggered |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 3-Ply Aged White |
| Control Knobs: | Knurled Flat-Top |
| Switch Tips: | Aged White |
| Strings: | Fender® USA 250R Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges), PN 0730250406 |
| Included Accessories: | Custom accessory kit; Founders Design Signature neck plate; engraved bridge cover; G&G Founders Design Signature embroidered case; signed Certificate of Authenticity. |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice