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Fender Custom Shop Reverse Headstock Stratocaster Masterbuilt John Cruz Brandywine Metallic

Reverse Headstock John Cruz Stratocaster · #JC3441
BrandFender Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.JC3441
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.9216009280
Archive ID40110
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The Story

Reverse Headstock Stratocaster Masterbuilt John Cruz Brandywine Metallic

This is a fantastic one of a kind Stratocaster built by John Cruz for the 2018 Fender Custom Shop Roadshow. The guitar has an alder body with a Brandywine Metallic finish. Imagine if Candy Apple Red was a bit darker, and with some added sparkle in there. The neck is an amazing piece of roasted flame quartersawn maple for the neck, an African blackwood fretboard with a flat 10" radius and big 6100 frets. If not the most notable feature, the guitar has a reverse headstock to give the bass strings a bit more tension and slinkiness to the treble strings, it's subtle but definitely makes a difference! The pickups are Mojotone Two-Face single-coils with a volume, tone, and blender controls - a feature often seen on Cruz-built guitars. The Two-Face pickups are loaded with ceramic magnets and adjustable pole pieces for the bass strings, with Alnico magnets on the treble for a tone that will give you a tight low-end combined with the traditional chime.

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Trem Arm, Case Candy

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • 8 lbs.
  • Masterbuilt by John Cruz
  • Nitrocellulose Lacquer NOS Brandywine Metallic Finish
  • Alder Body
  • Large "C" Shape Quartersawn Roasted Maple Neck with Oil Finish
  • African Blackwood Fretboard
  • 25.5" Scale Length
  • 12" Fretboard Radius
  • 21 Dunlop 6100 Frets
  • .890” Neck Thickness at 1st Fret
  • .980” Neck Thickness at 12th Fret
  • Bone Nut
  • Mojotone Two-Face Single-Coil Pickups
  • Volume, Tone, Blend Controls
  • Vintage Synchronized Tremolo Bridge
  • Nickel/Chrome Hardware

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