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Fender Custom Shop 1956 Stratocaster Masterbuilt Todd Krause Journeyman Relic Faded Aged Mercedes Blue

Fender Custom Shop · #R135461
BrandFender Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.R135461
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.9217100569
Archive ID62049
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The Story

1956 Stratocaster Masterbuilt Todd Krause Journeyman Relic Faded Aged Mercedes Blue

This awesome Stratocaster is a Zoo-Spec'd '56 Reissue masterbuilt by a certified legend, Todd Krause! If there was ever a guitar that marries the looks and feel of a Clapton Strat and Gilmour Strat, this could be it! Finished in a dark Faded Aged Mercedes Blue color, the guitar has a 1-ply black pickguard that reminds us of David Gilmours "The Black Strat", especially when paired with the tinted maple neck. The profile on this one is a 10/56 "V" shape, and if there was ever a Masterbuilder you want to make you a "V" shaped Strat neck, Todd is the pick after his years of making Claptons personal guitars with that specific profile. The guitar is loaded with a trio of Josefina handwound '50s Strat pickups, and we threw in jumbo frets with a compound radius to really make this a fast-playing axe!

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Tremolo Arm and Paperwork

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • Solidbody Electric Guitar
  • Journeyman Relic Faded Aged Mercedes Blue Finish
  • Alder Body
  • 10/56 “V” Shape Maple Neck
  • Maple Fingerboard
  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 1.65" Width Bone Nut
  • 9.5-12" Compound Fretboard Radius
  • Jumbo Frets
  • Josefina Handwound Fat '50s Stratocaster Pickups
  • 5-Position Blade Switch
  • Vintage-Style Tremolo
  • Master Volume, Master Tone
  • Nickel Hardware
  • 7 lbs, 10 oz.
  • .810" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • .910” Neck Profile at 12th Fret

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