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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

 









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