Fender Stratocaster 1956, Sunburst

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Specs


Instrument	Solid Body
Brand	Fender
Model	Stratocaster
Finish	Sunburst
SKU	GS6100-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1956
Finish Material	Gloss Nitrocellulose
Neck/Fingerboard	Maple
Radius	7.25"
Weight	7.6 Lbs
Scale Length	25.5"
Nut Width	1.656"
Neck Profile	V
Neck Thickness	1st-0.932" 12th-0.991"
Electronics	1 Vol 2 Tone, 5 Way Switch, original Fender Pickups
Pickup Impedance	Bridge-6.18K Middle-5.73K Neck-5.42K
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	N
Case	OHSC
Modifications/Repairs	Rewired with new Capacitors and a 5 way switch. Original Pots. Neck date reads "12-56"

Description

A fine example of a mid '50s Strat! With a neck date of 12-56, this guitar was made at the end of '56 so it has a neck profile that is more commonly found on a '57. The neck has a comfortable V shape that is strong at the first fret and tapers toward the body. The guitar features an alder body and has the original pickups which are nicely balanced with loads of classic Strat tone.

The guitar is in excellent condition and was owned / played frequently by Erik Cartwright. Erik used this guitar while recording the Foghat record "Girls to Chat & Boys to Bounce" in 1981. He also did minor modifications on the instrument to bring its voice forward, including his hand notching of the pickup selector (to 5 way) and adding a tone capacitor. Comes with the original tweed case.