Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat® Time Capsule Package, Maple Neck, Aged White Blonde
Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat® Time Capsule Package, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst
More about Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat®
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.
Specs
| Model Name: | Vintage Custom '55 Hardtail Strat® Time Capsule Package, Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst |
| Model Number: | 9235001541 |
| Series: | Vintage Custom |
| Color: | Wide-Fade 2-Color Sunburst |
| Body Shape: | Stratocaster® |
| Body Material: | 2-Piece Select Ash |
| Body Finish: | Lacquer |
| Neck Material: | 1-Piece Rift Sawn Maple |
| Neck Shape: | 1954 "U" |
| Scale Length: | 25.5" (64.77 cm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius (184 mm to 241 mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 21 |
| Fret Size: | Jescar Medium Vintage (47095) |
| String Nut: | Bone |
| Nut Width: | 1.650" (42 mm) |
| Neck Finish: | Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Fingerboard: | 1-Piece Maple Neck |
| Position Inlays: | Black Micarta Dot - 0.25" |
| 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 '55 Single-Coil Strat® |
| Controls: | Master Volume, Tone 1. (Neck Pickup), Tone 2. (Middle 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 Hardtail with "Pat. Pend." Saddles |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage Style |
| Orientation: | Right-Hand |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel/Chrome |
| Pickguard: | 1-Ply Eggshell |
| Control Knobs: | Eggshell |
| Switch Tips: | Eggshell |
| Strings: | Nickel Plated Steel (.010-.046 Gauges) |
| Included Accessories: | Deluxe Hardshell Case, Strap and Certificate of Authenticity. |
Features and Specifications Subject to Change Without Notice