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708-795-0510 |
| Year |
1956 |
| Manufacturer |
Fender |
| Model |
100% original Fender Stratocaster |
| Case |
Hard |
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| Condition |
Excellent |
| Price |
$4,999.00 |
SKU: GS3041452
This is the greatest Stratocaster I have ever had in my possession. 100% original, every screw, every fret, untouched, unrepaired just as Leo Fender saw her as she left the Fullerton factory floor 54 years ago. This Fall of 1956 Strat was manufactured in only the second full year of production. She has the typical specifications for the era with a complete set of fully intact Bakelite, an incredibly thin 2 tone nitro lacquer tobacco sunburst, deep and comfortable hand carved and shaped body contours. Beautiful form and function here, a piece of early Americana --this is art and genius, a part of western musical history that functions as one of the best sounding and playing electric guitars in existence!
This guitar proudly sports the most sought after neck shape in Fender history: the near mythical "10-56" neck. It seems that for this month, the art-form of hand shaping the single piece maple neck reached a pinnacle. The large profile and soft-vee shape with the perfect tapering to the nut is a shape of lore and high desirability. In the 1990's until today the Fender Custom Shop tries, with their computer driven CNC machines, to recreate this "10-56" shape, you can actually request a "10-56" neck when ordering a masterbuilt Fender, but as with all reproduced "art" the custom shop copies are supreme flattery but not a completely successful "duplicate". Well here is the real thing, what the legend is based on, the "10-56" October 1956 neck on this guitar is beyond words, pure heaven to play.
This guitar is with untouched, 100% original parts. All the Bakelite is present and with only minimal wear and cracks, the pickguard is in outstanding condition. The original 3-way switch is fresh and snaps eagerly into the various positions, including nailing the in-between settings. Neck date 10-56, body date 10-56, pot dates (all three) "304633 250K" 33rd week of 1956, July production. Kluson single lines, pat. pend. saddles, original decals
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| 100% Original |
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| Original Electronics |
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| Original Tags/receipts |
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| Original Case |
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| Original Packaging |
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| Refinished |
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| Refurbished |
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| Reissue |
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