Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop Limited Edition – 1956 STRATOCASTER RELIC LTD (Taos Turquoise)Guitar Review :: Fender Electric Guitars Reviews
These 1956 STRATOCASTER RELIC LTD (Taos Turquoise) guitars come in limited run of 100 instruments. Premium Lightweight Ash Body with a nitrocellulose lacquer finish and single-ply parchment pickguard; 10/’56 Boat Neck shape; maple fretboard, 9.5″ radius, 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets; 3 Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat Pickups, middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in switch positions 2 and 4; Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning machines heads. Unique Features: 10/’56 Boat Neck Shape, Middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity, Tinted Neck, Custom Shop Limited Edition Decal, Limited Edition Certificate, All Original Detailing, Built From Original Tooling. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts.
Features + Technical Specs | |
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Model Number | 927-5000-478 |
Series | Custom Shop Limited Edition Series |
Colors | (478) Taos Turquoise (Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
Body | Premium Lightweight Ash Body |
Neck | 1-Piece Maple, 10/’56 “Boat Neck” Shape, (Tinted Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish) |
Fingerboard | Maple, 9.5” Radius (241 mm) |
No. of Frets | 21 Dunlop 6105 Narrow Jumbo Frets |
Pickups | 3 Custom Mark Kendrick Design Single-Coil Strat Pickups, Middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity for hum canceling in switch positions 2 and 4 |
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 |
Bridge | American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo with “Ash Tray” Bridge Cover |
Machine Heads | Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines |
Hardware | Nickel/Chrome |
Pickguard | 1-Ply Parchment |
Scale Length | 25.5” (648 mm) |
Width at Nut | 1.650” (42 mm) |
Unique Features | 10/’56 “Boat Neck” Shape, Middle pickup is reverse wound/reverse polarity, Tinted Neck, Custom Shop Limited Edition Decal, Limited Edition Certificate, All Original Detailing, Built From Original Tooling. Shows natural wear and tear of years of heavy use, nicks, scratches, worn finish rusty hardware and aged plastic parts. |
Strings | Fender Super 250R, Nickel Plated Steel, Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046), p/n 073-0250-006 |
Accessories | Deluxe Limited Edition Black Hardshell Case (Black Interior), Strap, Cable, Limited Edition Certificate |
These musical instruments offer includes Case | Deluxe Limited Edition Black Hardshell Case with Black Crushed Velvet Interior and Embroidered Limited Edition Logo |
Introduced | 1/2006 |