Fender Stratocaster 1956, Two Tone Sunburst

$20,000.00

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Specs


Instrument	Solid Body
Brand	Fender
Model	Stratocaster
Finish	Two Tone Sunburst
SKU	GS10074-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1956
Body Material	Alder
Neck/Fingerboard	Maple
Tuners	Kluson Deluxe
Weight	7.4lbs
Scale Length	25.5"
Nut Width	1.62"
Neck Profile	U
Neck Depth	.94" - .97"
Radius	7.25"
Electronics	Original pickups, neck pickup rewound, volume pot replaced
Pickup Impedance	N = 6.6K, M = 5.6K, B = 6.1K
Case	50s center pocket tweed Fender case
Modifications/Repairs	Converted to lefty a long time ago with added cutaway on bass bout of body, cutaway repaired and area refinished, body routed non-professionally for 3 humbuckers, areas of overspray on body and neck, slight finish damage from water on headstock, neck pickup rewound with replaced wires, volume pot replaced, other two pots are original, one replaced pickup cover on middle pickup, pickguard, knobs, and 2 covers are replaced with units that are slightly later, the middle pickup cover may be original, refret by CVG, nut shimmed.
Neck	XA 5 - 56
Body	4/56 (in trem cavity)
Pots	Codes covered with solder

Description

This 1956 Fender Stratocaster is a great playing and sounding Strat. The price makes it a great guitar for a player as it's about 1/3 the price of a straight one. It has a good sized "U" (sort of heading to "V") shaped neck. Collectors call them, "Boat" necks. It's a great feeling neck with a brand new refret courtesy of Carter Vintage that makes the guitar a breeze to play. The pickups definitely channel 50s Strat tone in each position of the 3 way switch. The guitar has had some work. At one point it was converted to a left handed instrument with some of the upper bout cut away. This was fixed years ago and new finish was applied. in the area This repair was professionally done. The guitar was routed for humbuckers, 3 of them, under the guard. The neck pickup was rewound at some point and the volume pot was replaced. The pickguard, knobs and two of the pickup covers appear to be replaced. Take a look at the guitar's, "Specs" column for all the issues, work/changes to the instrument. It comes with a mid '50s tweed Fender center pocket case.

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