FACTOIDS & TRIVIA
This is a custom-made reissue of a 1955 Stratocaster designed and manufactured by the Fender Custom Shop. It is very accurate in nearly every detail, right down to the nail holes under the pickguard and its center-pocket tweed case.
Fender '55 Stratocaster Reissue (2000)
Body: Solid, 2-piece ash
Finish: Sunburst, nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck: 1-piece maple, bolt-on
Fingerboard: Maple, black plastic dot markers
Number of Frets: 21
Pickguard: Single ply white plastic
Bridge: Fender adjustable steel with Synchronized Tremolo, chrome
Nut: Plastic
Tuners: Gotoh “Kluson Deluxe" style, enclosed, nickel
Pickups: Three, Fender single coil
Controls: Master volume, separate tone controls for neck and bridge pickups, 3-way pick-up selector switch
Scale Length: 25 1/2 inches
Neck Width at Nut: 1 5/8 inches
Body Width at Lower Bout: 12 3/4 inches
Body Depth: 1 3/4 inches
Weight:
6.6 lb