taos turqouise

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
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

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