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Fender Stratocaster 1956 Sunburst

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Vintage Guitar Gallery of Long Island
Huntington, NY, United States

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About This Listing

Here is a really nice 1956 Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is absolutely amazing in every way and sounds killer. The guitar neck has stamp marks indicating that it was brought back to the factory at some point years ago for service. Comes with original tweed case. The guitar is completely original and the action is set nice and low.  The guitar plays and sounds exactly how you would expect, chimey tones, loads of tone, and feels like something you never want to let go of. The guitar comes from the estate of a gentleman who was a local vintage guitar dealer who went out of his way to collect only the finest guitars around.

Listed6 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Stratocaster
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1956
Made In
  • United States
Color Family
  • Brown
Pickup Configuration
  • SSS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Bridge
Model Family
Series
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Fretboard Radius
  • 7.25"
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Vintage Guitar Gallery of Long Island

Huntington, NY, United States
(211)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:408
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Fender Stratocaster 1956

The 1956 Fender Stratocaster is considered one of true classic Stratocasters. Fender switched from Ash to Alder as their primary body wood in 1956. However, pickup covers were still made of Bakelite, and the neck had a thicker V-shaped profile.

Years of Production: 1954 - present

Unique to this Year: One of the last years of V-shaped neck profile and "2-tone" sunburst finish. String holes in the back transitioned from round to oval. 

Body Style: Solidbody 

Wood Composition: Ash body, Maple neck with Maple fingerboard

Design Elements: Bolt-on neck, dot inlays, 3 single-coil pickups, 3-way pickup selector

Finish Specifications: 1956 was one of the last years of the "2-tone" sunburst finish as the "3-tone" sunburst was introduced in 1958. Blonde and black were available as custom finishes. 

Notable Players:  Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix
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Fender Stratocaster 1956 Sunburst
Fender Stratocaster 1956 Sunburst

About This Listing

Here is a really nice 1956 Fender Stratocaster. This guitar is absolutely amazing in every way and sounds killer. The guitar neck has stamp marks indicating that it was brought back to the factory at some point years ago for service. Comes with original tweed case. The guitar is completely original and the action is set nice and low.  The guitar plays and sounds exactly how you would expect, chimey tones, loads of tone, and feels like something you never want to let go of. The guitar comes from the estate of a gentleman who was a local vintage guitar dealer who went out of his way to collect only the finest guitars around.

Listed6 years ago
Condition
Brand
Model
  • Stratocaster
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1956
Made In
  • United States
Color Family
  • Brown
Pickup Configuration
  • SSS
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Fretboard Material
  • Maple
Body Shape
  • S-Style
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Neck Material
  • Maple
Offset Body
  • No
Wood Top Style
  • Plain
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Bridge
Model Family
Series
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Fretboard Radius
  • 7.25"
Neck Construction
  • Bolt-On
Number of Frets
  • 21

About the Seller

Vintage Guitar Gallery of Long Island

Huntington, NY, United States
(211)
Joined Reverb:2013
Items Sold:408
Message SellerSeller ReviewsSeller's other items
Product Overview

Fender Stratocaster 1956

The 1956 Fender Stratocaster is considered one of true classic Stratocasters. Fender switched from Ash to Alder as their primary body wood in 1956. However, pickup covers were still made of Bakelite, and the neck had a thicker V-shaped profile.

Years of Production: 1954 - present

Unique to this Year: One of the last years of V-shaped neck profile and "2-tone" sunburst finish. String holes in the back transitioned from round to oval. 

Body Style: Solidbody 

Wood Composition: Ash body, Maple neck with Maple fingerboard

Design Elements: Bolt-on neck, dot inlays, 3 single-coil pickups, 3-way pickup selector

Finish Specifications: 1956 was one of the last years of the "2-tone" sunburst finish as the "3-tone" sunburst was introduced in 1958. Blonde and black were available as custom finishes. 

Notable Players:  Bob Dylan, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jimi Hendrix
Shop 6 options from $35,225.40
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